MPEC 2003-S15 : 2003 SK5
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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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