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    M.P.E.C. 2003-S15                                Issued 2003 Sept. 18, 09:56 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.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 SK5
    
    Observations:
         K03S05K* C2003 09 16.42389 00 37 39.36 +13 40 52.8          19.6        644
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.43688 00 37 38.12 +13 40 55.9          19.6        644
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.44546 00 37 37.33 +13 40 57.6          19.5        644
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.44830 00 37 37.02 +13 40 58.2          19.4        644
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.46111 00 37 35.85 +13 41 01.2          19.5        644
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.46831 00 37 35.20 +13 41 02.6          19.3        644
         K03S05K 1C2003 09 16.77725 00 37 07.82 +13 42 33.3          19.8 R      413
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.83262 00 37 04.86 +13 42 17.9                      246
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.83510 00 37 04.74 +13 42 18.2                      246
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.83584 00 37 04.56 +13 42 18.5                      246
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.83659 00 37 04.54 +13 42 18.6                      246
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.83759 00 37 04.50 +13 42 19.6                      246
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.83839 00 37 04.27 +13 42 19.1                      246
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.84024 00 37 04.22 +13 42 19.8                      246
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.90646 00 36 58.28 +13 42 35.3                      118
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.91304 00 36 57.49 +13 42 36.8                      118
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.92022 00 36 56.76 +13 42 37.6          18.8 R      118
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.93276 00 36 55.94 +13 42 42.9          18.9 R      176
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.93438 00 36 55.79 +13 42 43.6          19.1 R      176
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.93600 00 36 55.63 +13 42 44.2          19.0 R      176
         K03S05K  C2003 09 16.93847 00 36 55.40 +13 42 45.2          19.1 R      176
         K03S05K  C2003 09 17.18894 00 36 33.47 +13 43 37.8          18.6 R      H59
         K03S05K  C2003 09 17.20252 00 36 32.25 +13 43 39.6          19.3 R      H59
         K03S05K  C2003 09 17.21486 00 36 30.95 +13 43 42.0                      H59
         K03S05K  C2003 09 17.29326 00 36 24.10 +13 44 00.4          18.9 R      854
         K03S05K  C2003 09 17.29616 00 36 23.85 +13 44 03.2          19.3 R      854
         K03S05K  C2003 09 17.29905 00 36 23.57 +13 44 02.2          19.2 R      854
         K03S05K 5C2003 09 17.35880 00 36 18.02 +13 44 16.2          19.5 R      673
         K03S05K 5C2003 09 17.37755 00 36 16.20 +13 44 19.7                      673
         K03S05K 5C2003 09 17.40069 00 36 14.09 +13 44 24.3                      673
         K03S05K 1C2003 09 17.58149 00 35 58.83 +13 45 22.3          19.8 R      413
         K03S05K 1C2003 09 17.58381 00 35 58.61 +13 45 22.7          19.3 R      413
         K03S05K 1C2003 09 17.58612 00 35 58.38 +13 45 23.2          19.6 R      413
         K03S05K  C2003 09 17.98597 00 35 23.40 +13 46 15.1          19.1 R      620
         K03S05K 5C2003 09 18.32234 00 34 53.91 +13 47 16.1          19.0 R      673
         K03S05K 5C2003 09 18.32674 00 34 53.57 +13 47 16.9                      673
         K03S05K 5C2003 09 18.33277 00 34 52.96 +13 47 17.9                      673
         K03S05K 5C2003 09 18.33472 00 34 52.78 +13 47 18.3                      673
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer L. Kornos.  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.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8
        reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H59 Camp Cullom.  Observer J. Mahony.  0.30-m Schmidt Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 SK5
    Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
    M  18.44354              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32327608     Peri.  318.49095     +0.42454414     +0.90421692
    a   2.1025855      Node   336.51717     -0.79696552     +0.34887909
    e   0.4568938      Incl.    6.68860     -0.42966060     +0.24632325
    P   3.05           H   20.0           G   0.15
    From 38 observations 2003 Sept. 16-18.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 SK5                 a,e,i = 2.10, 0.46, 7                   q = 1.1419
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 09 18    00 35.37   +13 46.4    0.410    1.396   159.0    14.9    19.6
    2003 09 28    00 21.35   +13 54.4    0.457    1.453   167.8     8.4    19.7
    2003 10 08    00 10.16   +13 31.3    0.521    1.511   166.9     8.6    20.1
    2003 10 18    00 03.19   +12 56.9    0.601    1.571   158.6    13.4    20.7
    2003 10 28    00 00.70   +12 25.6    0.697    1.632   149.1    18.2    21.2
    2003 11 07    00 02.31   +12 06.3    0.809    1.693   140.0    22.1    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S15
    

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