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MPEC 2004-V49 : 2001 KO20

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V49                                Issued 2004 Nov.  9, 16:09 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 KO20

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-K32

Additional Observations:
     K01K20O  C2004 11 08.34985 06 14 28.55 +02 52 46.2          19.3 R EV049649
     K01K20O  C2004 11 08.35162 06 14 28.66 +02 52 48.7          19.3 R EV049649
     K01K20O  C2004 11 08.35340 06 14 28.73 +02 52 51.0          19.3 R EV049649
     K01K20O  C2004 11 08.35517 06 14 28.84 +02 52 53.7          19.5 R EV049649
     K01K20O 7C2004 11 09.32317 06 15 27.76 +03 16 27.6                 EV049696
     K01K20O 7C2004 11 09.32554 06 15 27.86 +03 16 31.6                 EV049696

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observer K. Smalley.  Measurer
    T. B. Spahr.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
041108 649 0.37+ 0.16+    041109 696 0.38+ 0.16+    MPO 57826   -0.15 day

Orbital elements:
2001 KO20
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M 347.87911              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.73180065     Peri.   66.26930     -0.75667558     -0.60923661
a   1.2195722      Node    75.33254     +0.47408434     -0.76115067
e   0.1211113      Incl.   14.19424     +0.45020673     -0.22244192
P   1.35           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
010519 608  1.5-  0.8-    010524 682  0.5+  1.0+    010525 587  2.0-  0.1+
010519 608  0.5-  0.0     010524 704  0.2+  0.7-    010526 649  0.2+  1.7+
010519 608  0.2-  0.1+    010524 649  0.4+  0.3-    010526 649  0.9+  0.6+
010523 704  0.9+  0.1+    010524 649  0.3+  0.5-    010526 649  0.5-  0.5-
010523 704  0.4-  1.0+    010524 704  0.8+  0.2+    010526 649  0.6+  1.8+
010523 704  0.2-  0.3+    010524 682  0.5+  0.5-    010528 402  0.8-  0.9-
010523 704  0.2-  0.3-    010524 649  0.2-  0.3-    010528 402  0.6-  1.2-
010523 704  0.8+  0.6+    010524 704  1.5-  1.1-    010528 402  0.4-  0.7+
010523 046  0.2+  1.0-    010524 658  0.6+  0.2+    010610 608  0.0   0.6-
010523 046  0.3-  0.3+    010524 658  0.4+  0.2+    010610 608  0.1+  0.3-
010523 046  0.2-  0.4+    010524 704  0.0   0.5+    010618 493  0.0   0.1-
010523 046  0.3+  0.2+    010524 658  0.6+  1.3-    010618 493  0.2-  0.7+
010523 046  0.0   0.1-    010524 704  0.2-  0.8+    041108 649  0.2-  0.1+
010523 118  1.1-  0.1+    010524 422  0.1-  0.4-    041108 649  0.1+  0.1+
010523 118  0.0   0.1-    010524 422  0.1+  0.4+    041108 649  0.2-  0.1-
010523 118  0.5+  0.3-    010524 118  0.2+  0.4-    041108 649  0.1+  0.0
010524 557  0.5+  0.8-    010524 118  0.5-  0.4-    041109 696  0.3+  0.3-
010524 557  0.7+  0.2-    010524 118  0.1-  0.1+    041109 696  0.0   0.2+
010524 557  0.7+  0.2-    010525 587  1.2+  1.4-
010524 682  0.0   1.7+    010525 587  0.2-  1.0+

Ephemeris:
2001 KO20                a,e,i = 1.22, 0.12, 14                  q = 1.0719
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 01    06 06.06   +00 30.2    0.328    1.206   123.8    43.1    20.0
2004 11 11    06 17.04   +04 00.5    0.272    1.187   131.3    38.8    19.4
2004 11 21    06 24.02   +10 01.0    0.222    1.169   140.9    32.2    18.7
2004 12 01    06 25.69   +19 50.1    0.182    1.151   152.8    23.1    18.0
2004 12 11    06 19.42   +34 13.7    0.156    1.133   161.7    15.9    17.4
2004 12 21    06 01.03   +51 03.9    0.149    1.118   152.4    24.1    17.5
2004 12 31    05 25.13   +65 24.9    0.160    1.104   135.9    38.3    18.1
2005 01 10    04 27.72   +74 33.1    0.182    1.092   122.5    49.4    18.6
2005 01 20    03 20.66   +79 19.6    0.208    1.083   113.1    56.7    19.1
2005 01 30    02 29.69   +81 57.4    0.234    1.076   106.8    61.2    19.5
2005 02 09    02 13.89   +84 02.8    0.256    1.073   102.7    63.8    19.8
2005 02 19    03 04.42   +86 12.1    0.275    1.072   100.2    65.1    19.9
2005 03 01    06 46.62   +87 08.0    0.288    1.075    99.1    65.6    20.1
2005 03 11    09 41.58   +84 16.4    0.297    1.080    98.9    65.3    20.1
2005 03 21    10 35.12   +79 22.1    0.303    1.089    99.7    64.4    20.2
2005 03 31    10 59.77   +73 09.3    0.305    1.100   101.2    63.0    20.2
2005 04 10    11 16.07   +65 40.4    0.307    1.113   103.3    61.2    20.1
2005 04 20    11 29.97   +56 57.8    0.310    1.128   105.6    59.0    20.1
2005 04 30    11 43.33   +47 15.6    0.318    1.145   107.8    56.9    20.2
2005 05 10    11 56.91   +36 58.3    0.332    1.163   109.3    55.0    20.2
2005 05 20    12 11.26   +26 39.6    0.356    1.182   109.9    53.6    20.4
2005 05 30    12 26.54   +16 52.9    0.389    1.201   109.5    52.8    20.6
2005 06 09    12 42.86   +07 59.7    0.431    1.219   108.1    52.3    20.8
2005 06 19    13 00.40   +00 08.4    0.481    1.238   106.0    52.1    21.1
2005 06 29    13 19.19   -06 40.9    0.538    1.256   103.5    51.9    21.4
2005 07 09    13 39.31   -12 34.2    0.601    1.274   100.7    51.7    21.6
2005 07 19    14 00.90   -17 38.8    0.668    1.290    97.9    51.3    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V49

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