MPEC 2003-K51 : 2003 KX16
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M.P.E.C. 2003-K51 Issued 2003 May 30, 15:42 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 MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2003 KX16 Observations: K03K16X* C2003 05 29.57197 17 15 03.82 +15 59 34.3 19.4 608 K03K16X C2003 05 29.58321 17 15 00.73 +15 58 54.9 19.8 608 K03K16X C2003 05 29.59407 17 14 57.69 +15 58 16.7 19.8 608 K03K16X C2003 05 29.90451 17 13 36.06 +15 40 08.4 17.8 R 176 K03K16X C2003 05 29.90602 17 13 35.64 +15 40 03.2 17.7 R 176 K03K16X C2003 05 29.90741 17 13 35.26 +15 39 58.3 17.8 R 176 K03K16X C2003 05 29.90880 17 13 34.88 +15 39 53.4 17.6 R 176 K03K16X C2003 05 29.91030 17 13 34.47 +15 39 48.2 17.8 R 176 K03K16X C2003 05 29.92586 17 13 29.93 +15 38 52.4 17.6 R 106 K03K16X C2003 05 29.93154 17 13 28.65 +15 38 34.9 17.9 R 620 K03K16X C2003 05 29.93636 17 13 27.33 +15 38 17.9 18.0 R 620 K03K16X C2003 05 29.94119 17 13 26.01 +15 38 01.2 17.8 R 620 K03K16X C2003 05 29.94384 17 13 25.04 +15 37 50.2 17.8 R 106 K03K16X C2003 05 29.95774 17 13 21.17 +15 37 01.8 17.8 R 106 K03K16X C2003 05 29.99699 17 13 10.37 +15 34 44.2 18.0 R 118 K03K16X C2003 05 29.99947 17 13 09.72 +15 34 35.4 118 K03K16X C2003 05 30.00204 17 13 09.03 +15 34 27.1 118 K03K16X C2003 05 30.24644 17 12 04.44 +15 20 20.0 17.7 R 734 K03K16X C2003 05 30.24826 17 12 03.94 +15 20 13.2 17.9 R 734 K03K16X C2003 05 30.25201 17 12 02.96 +15 20 00.5 734 K03K16X C2003 05 30.26490 17 11 59.33 +15 19 14.2 18.4 R 734 K03K16X C2003 05 30.26567 17 11 59.50 +15 19 13.9 17.7 R G90 K03K16X C2003 05 30.26685 17 11 58.82 +15 19 07.5 18.3 R 734 K03K16X C2003 05 30.26927 17 11 58.09 +15 18 59.3 17.7 R 734 K03K16X C2003 05 30.26988 17 11 58.37 +15 18 59.2 17.8 R G90 K03K16X C2003 05 30.27222 17 11 57.72 +15 18 51.2 18.0 R G90 K03K16X C2003 05 30.30523 17 11 48.70 +15 16 57.7 18.3 R 854 K03K16X C2003 05 30.30887 17 11 47.65 +15 16 44.0 18.4 R 854 K03K16X C2003 05 30.31068 17 11 47.18 +15 16 38.0 18.3 R 854 K03K16X C2003 05 30.34700 17 11 37.12 +15 14 32.4 17.9 R 711 K03K16X C2003 05 30.35091 17 11 36.04 +15 14 18.6 17.9 R 711 K03K16X C2003 05 30.35492 17 11 34.96 +15 14 04.8 17.9 R 711 K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.37986 17 11 28.40 +15 12 35.4 18.0 R 673 K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.38235 17 11 27.80 +15 12 27.7 18.0 R 673 K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.39091 17 11 25.47 +15 11 57.7 18.0 R 673 K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.39369 17 11 24.72 +15 11 48.1 18.0 R 673 K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.40168 17 11 22.55 +15 11 20.3 18.0 R 673 K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.40424 17 11 21.85 +15 11 11.3 18.0 R 673 Observer details: 106 Crni Vrh. Observer H. Mikuz. 0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.. 118 Modra. Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD. 176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell. Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco. 0.41-m reflector + CCD, 0.2-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS. Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda. 1.2-m reflector + CCD. 620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss, J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m reflector + CCD. 711 McDonald Observatory. Observer P. J. Shelus. 0.76-m reflector with prime focus corrector + CCD. 734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/10.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson. Observer G. R. Jones. 0.32-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. Orbital elements: 2003 KX16 Epoch 2003 May 21.0 TT = JDT 2452780.5 MPC M 52.84910 (2000.0) P Q n 0.65211088 Peri. 28.32582 -0.49034532 -0.77017649 a 1.3170080 Node 93.79553 +0.70239781 -0.62630955 e 0.5687713 Incl. 24.12982 +0.51594455 +0.12068355 P 1.51 H 18.5 G 0.15 From 38 observations 2003 May 29-30. Ephemeris: 2003 KX16 a,e,i = 1.32, 0.57, 24 q = 0.5679 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2003 05 31 17 08.77 +14 36.8 0.388 1.342 142.3 27.5 18.3 2003 06 10 16 31.94 +05 25.6 0.450 1.423 150.1 20.9 18.6 2003 06 20 16 07.64 -02 09.4 0.541 1.499 146.9 21.7 19.1 2003 06 30 15 53.63 -07 59.4 0.654 1.569 138.7 25.3 19.7 2003 07 10 15 47.45 -12 26.5 0.784 1.633 129.7 28.6 20.3 2003 07 20 15 47.02 -15 54.6 0.927 1.693 121.2 30.9 20.8 2003 07 30 15 50.84 -18 41.5 1.079 1.748 113.2 32.3 21.2 2003 08 09 15 57.90 -20 59.3 1.236 1.798 105.7 32.9 21.6 2003 08 19 16 07.47 -22 55.5 1.396 1.844 98.7 32.9 21.9 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-K51


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