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  • MPEC 2003-M02 : 1990 OS

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-M02                                Issued 2003 June 16, 16:34 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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                                        1990 OS
    
    Additional Observations:
         J90O00S 1C2003 06 11.53926 16 55 19.57 -25 47 50.5          19.5 R      413
         J90O00S 1C2003 06 11.54156 16 55 19.25 -25 47 50.4          19.6 R      413
         J90O00S 1C2003 06 11.59363 16 55 12.34 -25 47 44.5          19.2 R      413
         J90O00S 1C2003 06 11.60689 16 55 10.47 -25 47 42.7          19.7 R      413
         J90O00S 1C2003 06 16.60845 16 44 06.80 -25 35 05.5                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    030611 413 0.89- 0.12+    030616 413 0.91- 0.14+    MPO 41516   +0.69 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1990 OS                                                              PHA 0.009
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M 304.24121              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45259097     Peri.   19.93770     +0.99002470     -0.14083748
    a   1.6800884      Node   348.15650     +0.12649013     +0.90091978
    e   0.4630511      Incl.    1.11293     +0.06205912     +0.41049769
    P   2.18           H   19.9           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc (radar residuals in s.d.)
    900721 675  0.3-  1.2-    900730 675 (3.4-  1.1-)   900802 657  0.6+  1.2+
    900721 675 (3.5-  1.4-)   900731 657 (0.6-  2.7-)   900802 253/253D 0.063+
    900726 675  0.2+  0.6+    900731 657 (4.1-  4.6-)   900802 474  0.2+  0.3+
    900726 675  1.0+  1.7+    900731 474  0.7-  0.6-    900802 474  0.3+  0.5-
    900728 675  1.2+  0.6+    900731 474  1.6-  0.7-    900803 253/253D 0.561+
    900728 675  1.7+  0.8+    900731 474  0.2-  0.4-    900803 657 (2.5+  3.0-)
    900729 675  0.3+  0.2+    900731 474  1.2+  1.1+    900803 657 (2.0+  2.3-)
    900729 657  1.2-  0.3+    900801 657 (0.5-  2.8-)   030611 413  0.3-  0.4+
    900729 474 (3.6-  0.9-)   900801 474  0.3-  1.0-    030611 413  0.5-  0.2+
    900729 474 (3.4-  0.5-)   900801 474  0.2+  1.0-    030611 413  0.7+  0.0+
    900729 474  1.7-  0.4-    900801 657 (0.4+  4.1-)   030611 413  0.5-  0.2+
    900729 474  0.7-  0.2-    900802 657  0.0-  0.5-    030616 413  0.4+  1.6-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1990 OS                  a,e,i = 1.68, 0.46, 1                   q = 0.9021
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 10    16 58.56   -25 50.6    0.558    1.572   176.0     2.6    19.9
    2003 06 20    16 36.31   -25 23.3    0.506    1.506   162.6    11.6    20.0
    2003 06 30    16 13.38   -24 34.8    0.472    1.439   147.9    22.0    20.1
    2003 07 10    15 53.57   -23 35.1    0.453    1.370   133.8    32.4    20.2
    2003 07 20    15 39.50   -22 38.8    0.443    1.301   121.0    42.1    20.3
    2003 07 30    15 32.10   -21 56.8    0.435    1.232   109.6    50.9    20.4
    2003 08 09    15 31.17   -21 33.9    0.426    1.164    99.8    59.1    20.5
    2003 08 19    15 35.72   -21 27.9    0.410    1.100    91.2    67.0    20.5
    2003 08 29    15 44.65   -21 33.1    0.385    1.040    83.6    74.8    20.5
    2003 09 08    15 56.78   -21 42.0    0.351    0.988    76.7    83.1    20.5
    2003 09 18    16 10.56   -21 44.6    0.308    0.946    70.1    92.1    20.5
    2003 09 28    16 24.31   -21 29.7    0.257    0.917    63.4   102.1    20.5
    2003 10 08    16 35.80   -20 40.6    0.200    0.903    56.1   113.3    20.6
    
    2003 10 13    16 39.67   -19 53.9    0.172    0.902    52.0   119.4    20.6
    2003 10 18    16 41.57   -18 42.6    0.143    0.906    47.4   126.0    20.8
    2003 10 23    16 40.63   -16 51.3    0.114    0.914    42.1   133.1    21.0
    2003 10 28    16 35.24   -13 44.9    0.086    0.925    35.9   140.9    21.4
    2003 11 02    16 21.18   -07 47.9    0.059    0.941    28.8   149.4    22.0
    2003 11 07    15 43.59   +06 36.5    0.036    0.959    26.7   152.3    21.5
    2003 11 12    13 15.34   +44 28.6    0.023    0.981    67.0   111.8    15.9
    2003 11 17    08 02.58   +51 58.9    0.035    1.006   117.7    60.6    14.8
    2003 11 22    06 33.69   +42 20.4    0.058    1.032   138.7    39.2    15.4
    2003 11 27    06 03.55   +37 10.9    0.084    1.061   150.4    27.3    15.9
    2003 12 02    05 47.95   +34 09.0    0.112    1.091   159.0    18.9    16.3
    2003 12 07    05 38.10   +32 08.0    0.141    1.123   166.0    12.2    16.6
    2003 12 12    05 31.29   +30 40.1    0.172    1.155   171.5     7.3    16.9
    2003 12 17    05 26.46   +29 32.6    0.206    1.189   173.4     5.5    17.3
    
    2003 12 27    05 21.30   +27 55.5    0.280    1.257   165.9    11.0    18.3
    2004 01 06    05 21.20   +26 51.1    0.366    1.326   156.1    17.5    19.2
    2004 01 16    05 25.17   +26 07.7    0.463    1.395   146.9    22.6    20.0
    2004 01 26    05 32.44   +25 38.0    0.573    1.463   138.4    26.5    20.7
    2004 02 05    05 42.44   +25 16.6    0.694    1.530   130.5    29.3    21.3
    2004 02 15    05 54.53   +24 59.1    0.824    1.595   123.2    31.2    21.8
    2004 02 20    06 01.20   +24 50.8    0.893    1.627   119.6    31.9    22.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M02
    

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