MPEC 2003-Q20 : 2003 QC10
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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q20 Issued 2003 Aug. 23, 14:09 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2003 QC10
Observations:
K03Q10C* C2003 08 22.37898 03 52 40.72 +19 08 38.2 18.7 704
K03Q10C C2003 08 22.39249 03 52 47.19 +19 09 05.1 19.1 704
K03Q10C C2003 08 22.40709 03 52 54.24 +19 09 33.0 18.9 704
K03Q10C C2003 08 22.42041 03 53 00.68 +19 09 58.1 19.1 704
K03Q10C C2003 08 22.43303 03 53 06.69 +19 10 21.6 19.4 704
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.04396 03 58 06.81 +19 29 28.6 18.4 R 113
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.04526 03 58 07.61 +19 29 33.6 18.1 R 176
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.04605 03 58 07.83 +19 29 32.4 18.2 R 113
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.04918 03 58 09.35 +19 29 38.8 18.6 R 113
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.05156 03 58 10.75 +19 29 45.1 18.2 R 176
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.05365 03 58 11.79 +19 29 48.9 18.3 R 176
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.05573 03 58 12.82 +19 29 52.7 18.1 R 176
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.05787 03 58 13.88 +19 29 56.6 18.2 R 176
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.06473 03 58 17.23 +19 30 06.4 18.7 R J95
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.06993 03 58 19.76 +19 30 17.0 18.6 R J95
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.07502 03 58 22.28 +19 30 25.9 18.6 R J95
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.08566 03 58 27.52 +19 30 50.1 18.3 R 599
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.08668 03 58 28.02 +19 30 51.9 18.2 R 599
K03Q10C FC2003 08 23.10379 03 58 36.36 +19 31 25.6 118
K03Q10C FC2003 08 23.10696 03 58 37.90 +19 31 29.6 118
K03Q10C FC2003 08 23.11014 03 58 39.49 +19 31 35.0 118
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.39851 04 01 05.05 +19 40 41.3 19.0 R 854
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.39961 04 01 05.67 +19 40 43.5 19.1 R 854
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.40069 04 01 06.28 +19 40 43.0 19.2 R 854
K03Q10C C2003 08 23.40178 04 01 06.74 +19 40 47.7 19.1 R 854
Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn. Observer A. Knoefel. 0.50-m f/4.0
reflector + 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.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS. Observers A. Boattini, A. Di Paola. 0.60-m f/3
Schmidt + 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.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 QC10 PHA 0.015A
Epoch 2003 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2452860.5 MPC
M 316.16654 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.62306978 Peri. 119.94969 -0.50218796 -0.86475844
a 1.3576201 Node 0.19590 +0.76064526 -0.44188915
e 0.7226325 Incl. 4.95625 +0.41137092 -0.23859341
P 1.58 H 17.9 G 0.15
From 23 observations 2003 Aug. 22-23. E-assumed.
Ephemeris:
2003 QC10 a,e,i = 1.36, 0.72, 5 q = 0.3766
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 08 19 03 27.52 +17 23.4 0.529 1.156 91.7 61.1 19.0
2003 08 20 03 34.55 +17 54.3 0.517 1.143 90.9 62.2 19.0
2003 08 21 03 41.91 +18 25.4 0.505 1.131 90.0 63.5 18.9
2003 08 22 03 49.64 +18 56.8 0.493 1.118 89.1 64.7 18.9
2003 08 23 03 57.73 +19 28.3 0.482 1.106 88.1 66.1 18.9
2003 08 24 04 06.21 +19 59.6 0.472 1.093 87.0 67.5 18.8
2003 08 25 04 15.10 +20 30.6 0.462 1.080 85.8 69.0 18.8
2003 08 26 04 24.40 +21 01.0 0.452 1.067 84.5 70.5 18.8
2003 08 27 04 34.12 +21 30.7 0.444 1.054 83.2 72.1 18.8
2003 08 28 04 44.27 +21 59.1 0.435 1.041 81.8 73.8 18.8
2003 08 29 04 54.85 +22 26.2 0.428 1.028 80.2 75.5 18.8
2003 08 30 05 05.84 +22 51.3 0.421 1.015 78.6 77.3 18.8
2003 08 31 05 17.24 +23 14.3 0.415 1.001 77.0 79.2 18.8
2003 09 01 05 29.01 +23 34.7 0.410 0.988 75.2 81.1 18.8
2003 09 02 05 41.14 +23 52.1 0.405 0.974 73.4 83.1 18.8
2003 09 03 05 53.57 +24 06.2 0.402 0.960 71.5 85.1 18.8
2003 09 04 06 06.27 +24 16.6 0.399 0.947 69.6 87.1 18.8
2003 09 05 06 19.17 +24 23.1 0.398 0.933 67.6 89.1 18.9
2003 09 06 06 32.21 +24 25.4 0.397 0.919 65.6 91.2 18.9
2003 09 07 06 45.32 +24 23.5 0.397 0.904 63.6 93.2 19.0
2003 09 08 06 58.44 +24 17.3 0.398 0.890 61.6 95.2 19.1
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-Q20
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