MPEC 2003-K57 : 2003 KR18
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M.P.E.C. 2003-K57 Issued 2003 May 31, 13:29 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 KR18 Observations: K03K18R* C2003 05 30.37993 20 30 30.16 -13 16 43.1 18.2 704 K03K18R C2003 05 30.39055 20 30 31.64 -13 16 30.0 18.6 704 K03K18R C2003 05 30.40126 20 30 33.13 -13 16 16.4 18.5 704 K03K18R C2003 05 30.41186 20 30 34.60 -13 16 03.7 18.8 704 K03K18R C2003 05 30.42253 20 30 36.09 -13 15 51.2 19.3 704 K03K18R C2003 05 31.01840 20 32 02.45 -13 03 33.6 246 K03K18R C2003 05 31.01905 20 32 02.57 -13 03 33.5 246 K03K18R C2003 05 31.01994 20 32 02.69 -13 03 31.8 246 K03K18R C2003 05 31.02155 20 32 02.91 -13 03 30.4 246 K03K18R C2003 05 31.02240 20 32 03.01 -13 03 29.9 246 K03K18R C2003 05 31.02257 20 32 03.18 -13 03 26.2 17.5 R 176 K03K18R C2003 05 31.02340 20 32 03.16 -13 03 28.6 246 K03K18R C2003 05 31.03472 20 32 04.97 -13 03 11.7 18.2 R 176 K03K18R C2003 05 31.03819 20 32 05.48 -13 03 07.6 17.8 R 176 K03K18R C2003 05 31.04113 20 32 05.86 -13 03 03.7 18.6 R 620 K03K18R C2003 05 31.04648 20 32 06.59 -13 02 57.6 18.6 R 620 K03K18R C2003 05 31.04676 20 32 06.74 -13 02 57.4 18.1 R 176 K03K18R C2003 05 31.05184 20 32 07.37 -13 02 51.5 18.7 R 620 K03K18R C2003 05 31.42854 20 33 01.77 -12 54 58.5 19.5 R 854 K03K18R C2003 05 31.43594 20 33 02.75 -12 54 48.6 19.4 R 854 K03K18R C2003 05 31.43773 20 33 02.95 -12 54 46.4 19.4 R 854 Observer details: 176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell. Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco. 0.41-m reflector + CCD. 246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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 KR18 Epoch 2003 May 21.0 TT = JDT 2452780.5 MPC M 326.81036 (2000.0) P Q n 0.35447828 Peri. 95.89604 +0.92965712 +0.35946934 a 1.9773170 Node 243.05946 -0.36359883 +0.85981304 e 0.4229330 Incl. 5.19652 -0.05944347 +0.36263387 P 2.78 H 17.9 G 0.15 From 21 observations 2003 May 30-31. Ephemeris: 2003 KR18 a,e,i = 1.98, 0.42, 5 q = 1.1410 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2003 05 31 20 31.99 -13 03.8 0.584 1.413 121.9 37.5 19.0 2003 06 10 20 56.68 -09 11.7 0.499 1.360 124.4 38.0 18.6 2003 06 20 21 22.92 -04 25.8 0.425 1.311 125.9 38.9 18.2 2003 06 30 21 51.31 +01 18.8 0.365 1.266 126.1 40.4 17.8 2003 07 10 22 22.52 +07 57.7 0.317 1.227 125.0 42.7 17.5 2003 07 20 22 57.25 +15 11.5 0.283 1.193 122.7 45.8 17.3 2003 07 30 23 35.46 +22 20.5 0.261 1.167 119.8 49.0 17.2 2003 08 09 00 16.13 +28 33.5 0.250 1.150 117.3 51.6 17.1 2003 08 19 00 57.01 +33 11.3 0.246 1.142 116.1 52.8 17.1 2003 08 29 01 34.57 +35 57.1 0.247 1.143 116.8 52.1 17.1 2003 09 08 02 05.49 +36 55.8 0.252 1.154 119.8 49.3 17.1 2003 09 18 02 27.69 +36 25.0 0.259 1.174 125.2 44.4 17.0 2003 09 28 02 40.35 +34 40.8 0.269 1.202 133.0 37.6 17.0 2003 10 08 02 44.42 +31 57.2 0.283 1.237 142.9 29.2 16.9 2003 10 18 02 42.31 +28 33.3 0.305 1.278 154.3 19.8 16.8 2003 10 28 02 37.02 +24 53.4 0.338 1.324 166.1 10.4 16.8 2003 11 07 02 31.73 +21 27.1 0.385 1.374 173.6 4.6 16.9 2003 11 17 02 28.58 +18 37.8 0.447 1.427 166.1 9.6 17.6 2003 11 27 02 28.50 +16 35.2 0.526 1.482 155.8 15.8 18.2 2003 12 07 02 31.74 +15 18.9 0.619 1.538 146.1 20.9 18.8 2003 12 17 02 37.94 +14 41.3 0.726 1.595 137.1 24.8 19.4 2003 12 27 02 46.66 +14 33.5 0.847 1.652 128.9 27.6 19.9 2004 01 06 02 57.47 +14 47.3 0.978 1.709 121.3 29.5 20.3 2004 01 16 03 09.94 +15 15.4 1.118 1.765 114.1 30.6 20.7 2004 01 26 03 23.77 +15 52.5 1.267 1.821 107.3 31.1 21.0 2004 02 05 03 38.70 +16 34.2 1.421 1.876 100.8 31.1 21.4 2004 02 15 03 54.51 +17 16.9 1.581 1.929 94.6 30.7 21.6 2004 02 25 04 11.03 +17 58.3 1.743 1.982 88.5 30.0 21.9 Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-K57


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