MPEC 2001-S51: 2001 SR263

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M.P.E.C. 2001-S51                                Issued 2001 Sept. 26, 20:53 UT

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                                  2001 SR263

Observations:
     K01SQ3R* C2001 09 24.37683 00 46 51.88 +18 18 07.5          19.0        644
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 24.39751 00 46 52.29 +18 17 51.8          19.3        644
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 24.41955 00 46 52.62 +18 17 35.2          19.6        644
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.26161 00 47 14.99 +18 07 00.9          19.8        704
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.27661 00 47 15.39 +18 06 49.6          20.2        704
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.29163 00 47 15.48 +18 06 38.0          19.5        704
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.31902 00 47 16.19 +18 06 17.0          19.5        644
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.32160 00 47 15.99 +18 06 15.9          19.2        704
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.34021 00 47 16.50 +18 06 00.7          19.4        644
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.36258 00 47 16.84 +18 05 43.4          19.2        644
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.37979 00 47 16.62 +18 05 27.1          19.1 R      649
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.40461 00 47 17.06 +18 05 07.5          18.9 R      649
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 25.42038 00 47 17.35 +18 04 55.0          19.3 R      649
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.28307 00 47 38.98 +17 53 44.7          19.5 R      918
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.29417 00 47 39.27 +17 53 36.6          19.6 R      918
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.30074 00 47 39.33 +17 53 31.6          19.3 R      918
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.30788 00 47 39.42 +17 53 25.6          19.4 R      918
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.33522 00 47 39.88 +17 53 09.3          19.2 R      711
     K01SQ3R  C2001 09 26.34422 00 47 40.03 +17 53 02.5          19.1 R      711
     K01SQ3R IC2001 09 26.35400 00 47 40.14 +17 52 54.4                      711

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.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 SR263
Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5                 Spahr
M   5.03635              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28803573     Peri.  114.01390     +0.92809750     +0.36743377
a   2.2707630      Node   224.49365     -0.36515979     +0.86661202
e   0.4346863      Incl.    4.93000     -0.07275550     +0.33760336
P   3.42           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2001 Sept. 24-26.

Ephemeris:
2001 SR263               a,e,i = 2.27, 0.43, 5                   q = 1.2837
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 09 18    00 43.54   +19 27.9    0.334    1.313   153.8    19.7    19.2
2001 09 28    00 48.28   +17 31.0    0.346    1.337   162.8    12.8    19.1
2001 10 08    00 51.08   +15 04.3    0.371    1.367   170.7     6.8    19.0
2001 10 18    00 53.50   +12 36.1    0.410    1.403   170.2     6.9    19.3
2001 10 28    00 56.98   +10 30.6    0.465    1.443   162.1    12.2    19.9
2001 11 07    01 02.30   +09 01.2    0.534    1.487   153.1    17.5    20.4
2001 11 17    01 09.64   +08 10.0    0.619    1.535   144.5    22.0    20.9
2001 11 27    01 19.00   +07 53.8    0.717    1.585   136.4    25.4    21.4
2001 12 07    01 30.09   +08 06.0    0.828    1.637   128.9    27.9    21.9
2001 12 17    01 42.63   +08 39.7    0.950    1.690   121.8    29.6    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-S51

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