MPEC 2001-M30: 2001 MS3

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M.P.E.C. 2001-M30                                Issued 2001 June 22, 19:07 UT

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                                   2001 MS3

Observations:
     K01M03S* C2001 06 21.38280 20 23 47.59 -20 29 19.6          19.2        644
     K01M03S  C2001 06 21.39316 20 23 46.74 -20 28 33.7          19.2        644
     K01M03S  C2001 06 21.40424 20 23 45.81 -20 27 44.0          19.6        644
     K01M03S  C2001 06 22.27189 20 23 16.99 -19 26 05.3          20.4        644
     K01M03S  C2001 06 22.28120 20 23 16.36 -19 25 28.8          20.5        644
     K01M03S  C2001 06 22.29363 20 23 15.55 -19 24 41.1          20.6        644
     K01M03S  C2001 06 22.34566 20 23 09.26 -19 21 29.9          18.8 R      649
     K01M03S  C2001 06 22.34787 20 23 09.11 -19 21 21.4          19.0 R      649
     K01M03S  C2001 06 22.35002 20 23 08.90 -19 21 12.6          19.2 R      649

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
    A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, D. Trentman.
    Measurer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 MS3
Epoch 2001 June 20.0 TT = JDT 2452080.5                 Spahr
M  10.39729              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31741413     Peri.  319.09055     -0.61083428     +0.78810835
a   2.1283933      Node   273.12243     -0.70517488     -0.58513891
e   0.5349262      Incl.    4.36166     -0.36001370     -0.19104366
P   3.11           H   23.3           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2001 June 21-22.

Ephemeris:
2001 MS3                 a,e,i = 2.13, 0.53, 4                   q = 0.9899
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 05 31    08 21.05   -28 18.1    0.045    1.003    74.7   102.8    20.3
2001 06 05    08 14.19   -56 36.3    0.027    1.015    89.8    88.7    18.6
2001 06 10    20 41.22   -66 06.5    0.025    1.030   125.9    53.0    17.3
2001 06 15    20 28.52   -34 13.1    0.043    1.049   140.5    38.0    18.1
2001 06 20    20 24.67   -22 22.6    0.066    1.071   145.5    32.5    18.9
2001 06 25    20 21.47   -16 51.3    0.090    1.096   149.7    27.9    19.5
2001 06 30    20 18.39   -13 50.9    0.116    1.122   154.1    23.3    20.0
2001 07 05    20 15.37   -12 05.2    0.144    1.151   158.4    18.9    20.4
2001 07 10    20 12.44   -11 02.2    0.172    1.182   162.7    14.8    20.7
2001 07 15    20 09.69   -10 26.3    0.203    1.214   166.5    11.3    21.0
2001 07 20    20 07.28   -10 08.4    0.235    1.248   169.2     8.8    21.2
2001 07 25    20 05.35   -10 02.7    0.270    1.283   169.9     8.0    21.6
2001 07 30    20 04.05   -10 05.1    0.308    1.318   168.3     9.0    21.9
2001 08 04    20 03.41   -10 12.5    0.348    1.354   165.3    11.0    22.4
2001 08 09    20 03.45   -10 23.0    0.391    1.391   161.6    13.3    22.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-M30

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