MPEC 2003-A53 : 2003 AL18
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M.P.E.C. 2003-A53 Issued 2003 Jan. 8, 16:23 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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2003 AL18
Observations:
K03A18L* C2003 01 07.39677 10 13 21.45 +25 56 44.9 17.3 704
K03A18L C2003 01 07.41196 10 13 22.14 +25 56 23.7 17.8 704
K03A18L C2003 01 07.42771 10 13 22.73 +25 56 01.2 17.9 704
K03A18L C2003 01 07.44268 10 13 23.32 +25 55 40.3 17.8 704
K03A18L C2003 01 07.45778 10 13 23.90 +25 55 18.6 17.5 704
K03A18L C2003 01 08.04146 10 13 52.48 +25 41 13.3 17.1 R J95
K03A18L C2003 01 08.04404 10 13 52.59 +25 41 09.7 17.1 R J95
K03A18L C2003 01 08.04635 10 13 52.69 +25 41 06.3 17.1 R J95
K03A18L C2003 01 08.24385 10 14 02.53 +25 36 19.7 17.2 R 858
K03A18L C2003 01 08.24617 10 14 02.66 +25 36 16.4 17.0 R 858
K03A18L C2003 01 08.25087 10 14 02.85 +25 36 09.6 17.2 R 858
K03A18L C2003 01 08.35764 10 14 06.80 +25 33 31.0 17.1 R 850
K03A18L C2003 01 08.37691 10 14 07.42 +25 33 08.4 16.9 R 850
K03A18L C2003 01 08.39236 10 14 08.06 +25 32 45.0 16.4 R 850
K03A18L C2003 01 08.41771 10 14 08.92 +25 32 07.8 16.4 R 850
Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.3-m f/5.75
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.3-m f/3.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 AL18
Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5 MPC
M 319.65275 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.44502737 Peri. 244.32939 -0.92844450 +0.31578856
a 1.6990712 Node 313.37885 -0.16161952 -0.81755853
e 0.4116849 Incl. 15.61347 -0.33446965 -0.48153467
P 2.21 H 17.3 G 0.15
From 14 observations 2003 Jan. 7-8.
Ephemeris:
2003 AL18 a,e,i = 1.70, 0.41, 16 q = 0.9996
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 01 01 10 07.41 +28 08.6 0.477 1.360 134.2 31.2 17.7
2003 01 11 10 15.99 +24 24.6 0.378 1.301 141.4 28.1 17.0
2003 01 21 10 20.19 +18 26.2 0.291 1.243 149.4 23.7 16.2
2003 01 31 10 18.65 +08 19.1 0.217 1.189 157.1 18.8 15.3
2003 02 02 10 17.49 +05 32.5 0.205 1.178 158.0 18.3 15.2
2003 02 04 10 16.00 +02 26.8 0.193 1.168 158.3 18.2 15.0
2003 02 06 10 14.17 -00 59.4 0.183 1.157 158.0 18.6 14.9
2003 02 08 10 11.98 -04 47.2 0.173 1.147 156.8 19.8 14.8
2003 02 10 10 09.40 -08 57.1 0.164 1.138 154.8 21.7 14.7
2003 02 12 10 06.40 -13 28.5 0.157 1.128 151.9 24.4 14.7
2003 02 14 10 02.94 -18 19.5 0.151 1.119 148.2 27.7 14.7
2003 02 16 09 58.97 -23 26.9 0.147 1.110 144.0 31.6 14.7
2003 02 18 09 54.44 -28 45.7 0.143 1.101 139.3 35.8 14.8
2003 02 20 09 49.25 -34 09.9 0.142 1.092 134.4 40.3 14.8
2003 02 22 09 43.32 -39 32.8 0.141 1.084 129.3 44.9 14.9
2003 02 24 09 36.52 -44 47.8 0.142 1.076 124.3 49.4 15.1
2003 02 26 09 28.69 -49 48.9 0.144 1.068 119.5 53.8 15.2
2003 02 28 09 19.65 -54 31.7 0.148 1.061 114.9 57.8 15.4
2003 03 02 09 09.15 -58 53.1 0.152 1.054 110.7 61.6 15.5
2003 03 04 08 56.87 -62 51.4 0.157 1.048 106.8 65.0 15.7
2003 03 06 08 42.38 -66 25.9 0.163 1.041 103.2 68.0 15.8
2003 03 08 08 25.15 -69 36.7 0.169 1.035 100.1 70.7 16.0
2003 03 10 08 04.5 -72 23.8 0.176 1.030 97.3 73.0 16.1
2003 03 12 07 39.6 -74 47.4 0.183 1.025 94.8 75.0 16.3
2003 03 14 07 09.6 -76 47.2 0.190 1.020 92.6 76.7 16.4
2003 03 16 06 34.0 -78 22.4 0.198 1.016 90.7 78.1 16.5
2003 03 18 05 52.9 -79 31.8 0.206 1.013 89.0 79.3 16.7
2003 03 20 05 07.7 -80 15.0 0.213 1.009 87.5 80.3 16.8
2003 03 22 04 21.6 -80 33.0 0.221 1.006 86.3 81.0 16.9
2003 03 24 03 37.7 -80 28.7 0.229 1.004 85.3 81.6 17.0
2003 03 26 02 58.6 -80 07.0 0.236 1.002 84.4 82.0 17.0
2003 03 28 02 25.4 -79 32.7 0.244 1.001 83.7 82.3 17.1
2003 03 30 01 57.8 -78 50.1 0.251 1.000 83.1 82.4 17.2
2003 04 01 01 35.0 -78 02.4 0.259 1.000 82.7 82.5 17.2
2003 04 03 01 16.2 -77 11.9 0.266 1.000 82.4 82.4 17.3
2003 04 05 01 00.6 -76 20.1 0.273 1.000 82.2 82.2 17.4
2003 04 07 00 47.5 -75 27.8 0.280 1.001 82.1 81.9 17.4
2003 04 09 00 36.4 -74 35.8 0.286 1.003 82.1 81.5 17.4
2003 04 11 00 26.8 -73 44.3 0.293 1.005 82.2 81.1 17.5
2003 04 21 23 53.90 -69 42.8 0.320 1.022 83.9 77.9 17.6
2003 05 01 23 33.17 -66 15.0 0.341 1.050 87.5 73.5 17.6
2003 05 11 23 15.19 -63 23.4 0.354 1.087 92.9 68.1 17.6
2003 05 21 22 54.90 -61 02.2 0.361 1.131 99.9 61.8 17.6
2003 05 31 22 28.68 -58 59.8 0.363 1.181 108.7 54.4 17.4
2003 06 10 21 54.26 -56 49.5 0.365 1.236 119.5 45.7 17.3
2003 06 20 21 13.13 -53 52.4 0.370 1.293 131.9 35.8 17.2
2003 06 30 20 30.77 -49 40.5 0.387 1.352 145.0 25.5 17.1
2003 07 10 19 54.33 -44 22.7 0.419 1.411 156.5 16.7 17.1
2003 07 20 19 27.93 -38 46.2 0.472 1.471 161.1 13.0 17.3
2003 07 30 19 11.57 -33 38.1 0.545 1.530 156.1 15.6 17.8
2003 08 09 19 03.58 -29 21.5 0.637 1.588 147.3 20.2 18.3
2003 08 19 19 01.94 -25 57.8 0.745 1.644 138.2 24.2 18.9
2003 08 29 19 04.95 -23 18.0 0.867 1.700 129.7 27.2 19.4
2003 09 08 19 11.43 -21 11.0 1.000 1.753 121.7 29.3 19.8
2003 09 18 19 20.46 -19 26.8 1.141 1.805 114.3 30.5 20.2
2003 09 28 19 31.39 -17 57.3 1.290 1.854 107.3 31.1 20.5
2003 10 08 19 43.79 -16 36.7 1.445 1.902 100.6 31.1 20.8
2003 10 18 19 57.26 -15 20.5 1.602 1.947 94.1 30.7 21.1
2003 10 28 20 11.56 -14 05.6 1.762 1.990 87.9 29.9 21.3
2003 11 07 20 26.49 -12 49.8 1.921 2.031 81.7 28.9 21.5
2003 11 17 20 41.87 -11 31.5 2.079 2.070 75.7 27.6 21.7
2003 11 27 20 57.57 -10 09.7 2.233 2.107 69.8 26.1 21.8
2003 12 07 21 13.51 -08 43.8 2.383 2.141 63.9 24.4 22.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-A53
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