MPEC 2003-E53 : 2003 EF54
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M.P.E.C. 2003-E53 Issued 2003 Mar. 13, 15:56 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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2003 EF54
Observations:
K03E54F* C2003 03 12.37622 13 13 30.55 -23 45 02.6 18.5 704
K03E54F C2003 03 12.38975 13 13 32.42 -23 45 39.4 18.9 704
K03E54F C2003 03 12.40310 13 13 34.33 -23 46 14.7 18.8 704
K03E54F C2003 03 12.41660 13 13 36.26 -23 46 50.5 18.9 704
K03E54F C2003 03 12.42998 13 13 38.19 -23 47 25.2 19.2 704
K03E54F C2003 03 13.17725 13 15 36.96 -24 21 21.2 18.2 R 620
K03E54F C2003 03 13.18309 13 15 37.85 -24 21 37.1 17.8 R 620
K03E54F C2003 03 13.27975 13 15 56.35 -24 26 04.7 18.4 R 854
K03E54F C2003 03 13.28155 13 15 56.82 -24 26 10.2 18.4 R 854
K03E54F C2003 03 13.28337 13 15 57.10 -24 26 15.0 18.6 R 854
K03E54F C2003 03 13.53669 13 16 38.54 -24 37 24.7 17.3 R 474
K03E54F C2003 03 13.53808 13 16 38.75 -24 37 28.6 17.2 R 474
K03E54F C2003 03 13.54398 13 16 39.66 -24 37 45.5 17.2 R 474
Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 EF54 PHA 0.040
Epoch 2003 Mar. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5 MPC
M 320.89800 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.48092894 Peri. 352.95106 -0.13744548 +0.98916292
a 1.6134250 Node 269.13942 -0.90623549 -0.14661924
e 0.4738088 Incl. 2.95972 -0.39980742 -0.00771476
P 2.05 H 19.8 G 0.15
From 12 observations 2003 Mar. 12-13.
Ephemeris:
2003 EF54 a,e,i = 1.61, 0.47, 3 q = 0.8490
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 03 12 13 12.54 -23 28.0 0.246 1.198 142.6 30.2 18.4
2003 03 14 13 17.94 -24 59.7 0.228 1.184 142.5 30.7 18.3
2003 03 16 13 24.11 -26 41.8 0.212 1.169 142.1 31.5 18.1
2003 03 18 13 31.27 -28 36.2 0.196 1.155 141.4 32.5 17.9
2003 03 20 13 39.75 -30 45.0 0.181 1.140 140.3 33.9 17.8
2003 03 22 13 49.97 -33 10.8 0.166 1.126 138.7 35.7 17.6
2003 03 24 14 02.56 -35 55.9 0.152 1.112 136.6 38.0 17.5
2003 03 26 14 18.44 -39 02.4 0.139 1.098 133.8 40.9 17.3
2003 03 28 14 38.97 -42 30.2 0.127 1.084 130.3 44.6 17.2
2003 03 30 15 06.16 -46 14.8 0.116 1.070 125.8 49.2 17.1
2003 04 01 15 42.79 -50 01.9 0.107 1.057 120.3 54.7 17.1
2003 04 03 16 31.85 -53 20.3 0.099 1.044 113.7 61.3 17.1
2003 04 05 17 34.14 -55 18.7 0.095 1.031 106.1 68.8 17.2
2003 04 07 18 44.00 -55 04.1 0.092 1.018 97.9 76.9 17.3
2003 04 09 19 50.10 -52 22.5 0.093 1.005 89.6 85.1 17.6
2003 04 11 20 44.15 -47 54.3 0.096 0.993 81.7 92.8 18.0
2003 04 13 21 25.07 -42 39.3 0.101 0.981 74.7 99.5 18.4
2003 04 15 21 55.51 -37 23.2 0.109 0.969 68.8 105.2 18.8
2003 04 17 22 18.46 -32 30.3 0.118 0.958 64.0 109.6 19.2
2003 04 19 22 36.20 -28 09.4 0.129 0.947 60.3 112.9 19.6
2003 04 21 22 50.30 -24 21.2 0.141 0.936 57.4 115.4 19.9
2003 04 23 23 01.83 -21 02.7 0.153 0.926 55.2 117.0 20.2
2003 04 25 23 11.49 -18 09.7 0.167 0.917 53.6 118.0 20.4
2003 04 27 23 19.79 -15 38.2 0.181 0.908 52.4 118.5 20.6
2003 04 29 23 27.07 -13 24.5 0.195 0.899 51.7 118.5 20.8
2003 05 01 23 33.59 -11 25.7 0.210 0.891 51.2 118.2 20.9
2003 05 03 23 39.53 -09 39.0 0.225 0.884 51.0 117.6 21.0
2003 05 05 23 45.02 -08 02.6 0.240 0.877 51.0 116.8 21.0
2003 05 07 23 50.18 -06 34.6 0.256 0.871 51.1 115.8 21.1
2003 05 09 23 55.09 -05 13.8 0.271 0.866 51.3 114.6 21.1
2003 05 11 23 59.81 -03 58.9 0.287 0.861 51.6 113.2 21.1
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