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MPEC 2001-W28 : 2001 VR78

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W28                                Issued 2001 Nov. 19, 20:18 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2001 VR78

Observations:
     K01V78R* C2001 11 11.22027 02 14 02.78 +34 53 31.6          19.6        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 11.23475 02 14 01.58 +34 53 09.6          19.7        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 11.26378 02 13 59.23 +34 52 27.7          19.6        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 11.27828 02 13 58.04 +34 52 06.7          19.6        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 14.05054 02 10 21.28 +33 44 08.4                      557
     K01V78R  C2001 11 14.05926 02 10 20.59 +33 43 55.7                      557
     K01V78R  C2001 11 15.77286 02 08 13.50 +33 01 24.8          19.1 R      046
     K01V78R  C2001 11 15.77602 02 08 13.38 +33 01 21.3                      046
     K01V78R  C2001 11 15.77740 02 08 13.22 +33 01 19.2                      046
     K01V78R  C2001 11 17.21128 02 06 30.75 +32 25 37.0          19.7        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 17.23998 02 06 28.65 +32 24 54.4          20.1        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 17.26875 02 06 26.49 +32 24 11.4          19.8        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 18.21084 02 05 21.53 +32 00 38.0          19.3        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 18.22578 02 05 20.44 +32 00 15.1          20.0        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 18.24069 02 05 19.39 +31 59 53.0          19.9        704
     K01V78R  C2001 11 18.27048 02 05 17.24 +31 59 07.9          20.0        704

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 VR78
Epoch 2001 Nov. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452220.5                  MPC
M 151.91678              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30992489     Peri.    1.78993     -0.56784458     +0.47956174
a   2.1625446      Node   234.37014     -0.76507051     -0.60733877
e   0.2321486      Incl.   55.39579     -0.30367687     +0.63337206
P   3.18           H   15.2           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2001 Nov. 11-18.

Ephemeris:
2001 VR78                a,e,i = 2.16, 0.23, 55                  q = 1.6605
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 11 17    02 06.76   +32 30.9    1.694    2.633   157.1     8.4    19.0
2001 11 27    01 56.67   +28 22.2    1.747    2.640   148.7    11.2    19.2
2001 12 07    01 50.07   +24 27.7    1.832    2.647   137.9    14.5    19.4
2001 12 17    01 46.89   +21 00.5    1.944    2.652   126.7    17.3    19.7
2001 12 27    01 46.83   +18 07.1    2.077    2.657   115.8    19.5    19.9
2002 01 06    01 49.43   +15 47.7    2.222    2.660   105.5    20.9    20.1
2002 01 16    01 54.27   +13 59.1    2.376    2.663    95.8    21.6    20.3
2002 01 26    02 00.97   +12 36.8    2.533    2.664    86.7    21.7    20.4
2002 02 05    02 09.20   +11 36.0    2.687    2.665    78.1    21.2    20.5
2002 02 15    02 18.69   +10 52.1    2.836    2.664    70.0    20.4    20.6
2002 02 25    02 29.24   +10 21.0    2.976    2.663    62.2    19.2    20.7
2002 03 07    02 40.65   +09 59.0    3.105    2.660    54.9    17.8    20.7
2002 03 17    02 52.82   +09 43.2    3.221    2.657    47.8    16.1    20.7
2002 03 27    03 05.61   +09 31.0    3.322    2.653    41.1    14.3    20.7
2002 04 06    03 18.94   +09 20.0    3.407    2.648    34.8    12.5    20.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W28

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