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    M.P.E.C. 2003-E05                                Issued 2003 Mar. 1, 17:07 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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                                  S/2001 J 5

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-J54

Additional Observations:
    SK01J050  C2003 02 08.34332 08 56 43.98 +18 34 48.8          23.7 R      568
    SK01J050  C2003 02 08.36322 08 56 43.29 +18 34 52.1                      568
    SK01J050  C2003 02 26.38863 08 47 33.94 +19 16 43.6          23.7 R      568
    SK01J050  C2003 02 26.41172 08 47 33.36 +19 16 45.8                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna.  Measurer
    S. S. Sheppard.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
S/2001 J 5
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M  47.71952              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46360515     Peri.   81.02198     +0.60839603     +0.72118747
a   0.1628071      Node   128.12711     +0.45465562     -0.65885138
e   0.4825054      Incl.  155.09440     +0.65049407     -0.21401750
P   2.13           H   16.7           P/d   776.52
Residuals in seconds of arc
011209 568  0.0   0.1+    020108 568  0.0   0.0     030208 568  0.3-  0.0
011209 568  0.1-  0.1+    020108 568  0.1-  0.0     030226 568  0.6-  0.4-
011209 568  0.1-  0.1-    020210 568  0.1+  0.4-    030226 568  0.0   0.7-
011219 568  0.7-  0.1-    020210 568  0.2+  0.2-
011219 568  0.6+  0.1+    030208 568  0.2-  0.0

Ephemeris:
    S/2001 J 5                                                   q = 0.0843
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_J   dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl.m1"/')
2003 02 20    08 50.62   +19 03.1    4.406    0.085  2889-/3.40-  2432+/ 40.5+
2003 03 02    08 46.11   +19 22.4    4.455    0.084  2969-/3.50-  2517+/ 41.9+
2003 03 12    08 42.69   +19 35.4    4.531    0.086  2924-/3.45-  2482+/ 41.4+
2003 03 22    08 40.57   +19 41.7    4.628    0.089  2756-/3.25-  2340+/ 39.0+
2003 04 01    08 39.83   +19 41.4    4.744    0.094  2477-/2.92-  2111+/ 35.2+
2003 04 11    08 40.50   +19 35.0    4.874    0.099  2108-/2.49-  1818+/ 30.3+
2003 04 21    08 42.51   +19 23.0    5.013    0.106  1673-/1.97-  1483+/ 24.7+
2003 05 01    08 45.76   +19 05.9    5.158    0.113  1192-/1.40-  1123+/ 18.7+
2003 05 11    08 50.11   +18 44.2    5.305    0.120   684-/0.80-   749+/ 12.5+
2003 05 21    08 55.44   +18 18.2    5.450    0.127   164-/0.19-   369+/  6.1+
2003 05 31    09 01.59   +17 48.3    5.590    0.134   356+/0.42+    12-/  0.2-
2003 06 10    09 08.45   +17 14.8    5.723    0.142   869+/1.01+   391-/  6.5-
2003 06 20    09 15.87   +16 38.0    5.845    0.149  1366+/1.58+   767-/ 12.8-
2003 06 30    09 23.76   +15 58.2    5.956    0.155  1844+/2.13+  1137-/ 18.9-
2003 07 10    09 32.00   +15 15.6    6.052    0.162  2298+/2.65+  1501-/ 25.0-

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E05

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