MPEC 2003-B34 : 2003 BM4
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M.P.E.C. 2003-B34 Issued 2003 Jan. 28, 18:14 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
Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2003 BM4
Observations:
K03B04M* C2003 01 26.32216 09 33 07.01 +18 20 38.2 18.6 R 699
K03B04M C2003 01 26.33834 09 33 17.15 +18 24 30.2 699
K03B04M C2003 01 26.35457 09 33 27.26 +18 28 21.3 699
K03B04M C2003 01 26.37074 09 33 37.45 +18 32 12.6 699
K03B04M C2003 01 27.25421 09 45 59.23 +22 30 52.9 18.6 R 699
K03B04M C2003 01 27.25959 09 46 04.11 +22 32 33.5 699
K03B04M C2003 01 27.26501 09 46 08.91 +22 34 12.7 699
K03B04M C2003 01 27.27034 09 46 13.66 +22 35 53.9 699
K03B04M C2003 01 27.30684 09 46 45.20 +22 47 23.0 18.7 704
K03B04M C2003 01 27.32223 09 46 58.87 +22 52 12.7 19.6 704
K03B04M C2003 01 27.33757 09 47 12.69 +22 56 59.3 18.8 704
K03B04M C2003 01 27.35299 09 47 26.65 +23 01 49.4 19.0 704
K03B04M C2003 01 27.36841 09 47 40.64 +23 06 39.4 18.9 704
K03B04M C2003 01 27.37021 09 47 43.41 +23 07 25.0 18.8 R 926
K03B04M C2003 01 27.37064 09 47 43.74 +23 07 30.5 18.2 R 926
K03B04M C2003 01 27.37104 09 47 44.14 +23 07 39.7 18.2 R 926
K03B04M C2003 01 28.18467 10 03 39.59 +27 53 22.7 18.1 R J95
K03B04M C2003 01 28.18794 10 03 43.92 +27 54 38.5 17.8 R J95
K03B04M C2003 01 28.19148 10 03 48.66 +27 56 01.2 17.9 R J95
K03B04M C2003 01 28.19455 10 03 52.78 +27 57 12.8 17.4 R J95
K03B04M C2003 01 28.25073 10 05 34.95 +28 21 05.5 18.4 R 651
K03B04M C2003 01 28.25169 10 05 36.30 +28 21 29.6 18.6 R 651
K03B04M C2003 01 28.25251 10 05 37.42 +28 21 49.5 18.4 R 651
K03B04M C2003 01 28.37564 10 08 26.02 +29 12 44.3 17.6 R 926
K03B04M C2003 01 28.37596 10 08 26.44 +29 12 53.0 17.9 R 926
K03B04M C2003 01 28.37625 10 08 26.82 +29 12 59.4 17.9 R 926
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observers M. E. Van Ness, B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m
LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 BM4
Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5 MPC
M 309.10501 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.75075391 Peri. 84.30572 -0.85545186 +0.49960808
a 1.1989590 Node 125.59281 -0.51618255 -0.80124189
e 0.3366877 Incl. 9.65341 -0.04192477 -0.32924641
P 1.31 H 25.1 G 0.15
From 26 observations 2003 Jan. 26-28.
Ephemeris:
2003 BM4 a,e,i = 1.20, 0.34, 10 q = 0.7953
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 01 21 08 59.53 +06 30.9 0.073 1.054 162.0 16.8 20.4
2003 01 22 09 03.26 +07 50.7 0.067 1.048 163.3 15.7 20.2
2003 01 23 09 07.76 +09 27.7 0.060 1.042 164.5 14.6 19.9
2003 01 24 09 13.30 +11 27.4 0.054 1.037 165.6 13.6 19.6
2003 01 25 09 20.32 +13 57.4 0.048 1.031 166.3 13.0 19.3
2003 01 26 09 29.48 +17 08.6 0.042 1.026 166.2 13.3 19.1
2003 01 27 09 41.92 +21 17.1 0.037 1.020 164.3 15.2 18.8
2003 01 28 09 59.67 +26 44.3 0.032 1.014 159.8 19.6 18.6
2003 01 29 10 26.65 +33 53.9 0.027 1.009 152.2 27.1 18.5
2003 01 30 11 10.85 +42 49.4 0.023 1.003 140.9 38.3 18.5
2003 01 31 12 27.03 +52 01.7 0.021 0.998 125.8 53.2 18.7
2003 02 01 14 24.03 +57 04.1 0.021 0.992 108.8 70.0 19.2
2003 02 02 16 20.75 +54 43.8 0.023 0.987 92.8 85.8 19.9
2003 02 03 17 36.58 +48 31.2 0.026 0.981 79.9 98.6 20.7
2003 02 04 18 20.58 +42 14.5 0.030 0.976 70.3 108.1 21.5
2003 02 05 18 47.49 +37 02.3 0.035 0.971 63.2 114.9 22.2
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-B34
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