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  • MPEC 2003-L16 : 2003 LW2

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-L16                                Issued 2003 June 5, 13:06 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 LW2
    
    Observations:
         K03L02W* C2003 06 04.32665 19 05 53.84 -04 29 07.7          18.5        704
         K03L02W  C2003 06 04.33752 19 06 00.83 -04 30 25.3          19.2        704
         K03L02W  C2003 06 04.34774 19 06 07.32 -04 31 36.8          19.0        704
         K03L02W  C2003 06 04.35792 19 06 13.76 -04 32 48.1          18.9        704
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.04799 19 14 00.83 -05 40 03.5                      557
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.04869 19 14 01.13 -05 40 05.7                      557
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.04939 19 14 01.48 -05 40 09.2                      557
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.27185 19 16 18.99 -05 54 51.4          18.8 R      G90
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.27396 19 16 19.74 -05 55 00.5          18.9 R      G90
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.27711 19 16 20.96 -05 55 13.2          18.7 R      G90
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.40326 19 17 04.51 -06 04 03.0          19.2 R      854
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.40511 19 17 05.06 -06 04 08.8          19.2 R      854
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.40605 19 17 05.38 -06 04 12.9          19.1 R      854
         K03L02W IC2003 06 05.41624 19 17 08.53 -06 04 47.5                      926
         K03L02W IC2003 06 05.41800 19 17 09.23 -06 04 54.3                      926
         K03L02W IC2003 06 05.41889 19 17 09.42 -06 04 57.7                      926
         K03L02W IC2003 06 05.41978 19 17 09.70 -06 05 01.1                      926
         K03L02W  C2003 06 05.42067 19 17 10.02 -06 05 05.7          18.2 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + 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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 LW2
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M  12.17541              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38372111     Peri.  335.19605     -0.73746586     +0.67437608
    a   1.8755368      Node   247.26168     -0.61278673     -0.69108169
    e   0.4785409      Incl.    2.29248     -0.28396572     -0.26004422
    P   2.57           H   26.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030604 704  0.6+  0.0     030605 557  0.5+  0.2+    030605 854  0.1+  0.2-
    030604 704  0.0   0.3-    030605 G90  0.8+  0.7-    030605 926  1.1-  0.4+
    030604 704  0.4-  0.2+    030605 G90  0.4-  0.5-    030605 926  1.1+  0.6+
    030604 704  0.1-  0.1+    030605 G90  0.6-  0.7+    030605 926  0.2-  0.7+
    030605 557  0.2-  0.7-    030605 854  0.3+  1.5-    030605 926  0.2-  0.8+
    030605 557  0.2-  0.4+    030605 854  0.2-  0.1+    030605 926  0.5+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 LW2                 a,e,i = 1.88, 0.48, 2                   q = 0.9780
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 31    09 43.31   +22 25.7    0.0066   1.012    71.7   108.0    19.4
    2003 06 01    12 52.83   +29 19.5    0.0035   1.015   106.1    73.7    16.5
    2003 06 02    17 21.66   +10 01.4    0.0049   1.018   146.1    33.7    16.1
    2003 06 03    18 34.52   +00 01.1    0.0089   1.022   144.7    35.0    17.4
    2003 06 04    19 00.56   -03 39.8    0.013    1.025   142.5    37.1    18.4
    2003 06 05    19 13.53   -05 29.5    0.018    1.029   141.5    37.9    19.0
    2003 06 06    19 21.20   -06 34.7    0.022    1.032   141.2    38.0    19.6
    2003 06 07    19 26.23   -07 18.2    0.027    1.036   141.3    37.8    20.0
    2003 06 08    19 29.74   -07 49.4    0.032    1.040   141.6    37.3    20.3
    2003 06 09    19 32.29   -08 13.1    0.036    1.044   142.1    36.6    20.6
    2003 06 10    19 34.21   -08 32.0    0.041    1.048   142.8    35.9    20.8
    2003 06 11    19 35.68   -08 47.5    0.046    1.052   143.4    35.1    21.1
    2003 06 12    19 36.81   -09 00.7    0.050    1.057   144.2    34.2    21.3
    2003 06 13    19 37.68   -09 12.1    0.055    1.061   145.0    33.3    21.4
    2003 06 14    19 38.36   -09 22.2    0.060    1.066   145.8    32.4    21.6
    2003 06 15    19 38.87   -09 31.4    0.065    1.070   146.6    31.5    21.7
    2003 06 16    19 39.25   -09 39.8    0.069    1.075   147.5    30.5    21.9
    2003 06 17    19 39.51   -09 47.6    0.074    1.080   148.4    29.6    22.0
    2003 06 18    19 39.68   -09 55.0    0.079    1.085   149.3    28.6    22.1
    2003 06 19    19 39.76   -10 02.1    0.084    1.090   150.2    27.6    22.2
    2003 06 20    19 39.77   -10 08.9    0.089    1.095   151.1    26.6    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-L16
    

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