MPEC 2003-S17 : 1998 SO
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1998 SO
Revision to MPEC 1998-S07
Additional Observations:
J98S00O 1C2003 09 17.66393 00 34 38.26 +01 00 38.1 18.2 R 413
J98S00O 1C2003 09 17.66543 00 34 37.65 +01 00 28.0 18.3 R 413
J98S00O 1C2003 09 17.66693 00 34 37.04 +01 00 18.2 18.3 R 413
J98S00O 1C2003 09 18.56352 00 28 42.838-00 39 08.68 18.1 R 413
J98S00O 1C2003 09 18.56503 00 28 42.219-00 39 18.75 18.3 R 413
J98S00O 1C2003 09 18.56653 00 28 41.597-00 39 28.74 18.0 R 413
Observer details:
413 Siding Spring. Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught. 1.0-m f/8
reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
1998 SO PHA 0.002
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5 MPC
M 342.81784 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.57593866 Peri. 359.80700 -0.99758127 -0.06082186
a 0.7313240 Node 176.18190 +0.06443200 -0.99075840
e 0.6986200 Incl. 30.35373 +0.02607938 +0.12123738
P 0.63 H 20.7 G 0.15 U 6
Residuals in seconds of arc
980916 691 0.2- 0.9- 980917 587 0.7+ 0.6+ 980920 046 0.7+ 0.3+
980916 691 0.6- 1.0- 980917 587 0.2+ 0.3+ 980920 046 1.0+ 0.1-
980916 691 0.2- 0.4- 980918 704 0.3+ 1.4- 980923 587 0.8+ 0.8+
980916 691 0.3- 0.2- 980918 704 1.3+ 0.6+ 980923 587 0.3+ 0.1+
980916 691 0.1+ 0.7+ 980918 704 0.5- 1.7+ 980923 587 0.4+ 0.2+
980916 691 0.5+ 0.1- 980918 704 0.8- 0.4- 980923 046 0.5+ 0.7+
980916 691 0.1+ 0.5+ 980918 704 0.3- 0.8- 980923 046 1.0- 1.3-
980916 691 1.0+ 0.2- 980918 422 0.7- 0.3+ 980923 046 0.7- 0.4-
980916 691 0.5+ 0.3+ 980918 422 0.3- 0.5+ 980923 046 0.6- 0.8+
980916 691 1.2+ 0.5+ 980918 422 0.2- 0.2+ 980924 046 0.2+ 0.9+
980917 691 0.3+ 0.1- 980918 422 0.4- 0.5+ 980924 046 0.1- 0.1-
980917 691 0.3- 0.1+ 980918 426 1.1- 0.2+ 980924 046 0.4+ 0.2-
980917 691 0.2+ 0.6- 980918 426 0.5- 0.6+ 980924 046 0.3+ 0.2+
980917 693 0.1+ 0.9- 980918 426 0.1+ 0.0 980927 422 1.0+ 0.3-
980917 693 0.7+ 0.6- 980918 426 1.6- 0.4- 980927 422 0.3- 0.1+
980917 691 0.4+ 0.3- 980918 426 0.5- 1.1- 980927 422 0.8+ 1.3-
980917 691 0.2- 0.4+ 980919 422 0.5- 0.5+ 980927 422 0.1- 0.6-
980917 422 0.3- 0.4+ 980919 422 0.3- 0.3+ 030917 413 0.0 0.0
980917 422 0.5+ 0.5- 980919 422 0.6- 0.0 030917 413 0.0 0.2-
980917 422 1.0- 0.3- 980919 402 0.8- 0.0 030917 413 0.1- 0.1-
980917 422 0.1- 0.1+ 980919 402 0.6- 0.1- 030918 413 0.0 0.3-
980917 422 0.3- 0.5+ 980919 402 0.3- 0.2+ 030918 413 0.0 0.2-
980917 587 1.2+ 0.7+ 980920 046 0.6+ 0.3+ 030918 413 0.0 0.1-
Ephemeris:
1998 SO a,e,i = 0.73, 0.70, 30 q = 0.2204
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 09 18 00 32.45 +00 23.4 0.242 1.241 166.7 10.7 18.8
2003 09 28 23 21.93 -18 07.4 0.245 1.230 156.0 19.3 19.1
2003 10 08 22 18.18 -30 53.8 0.297 1.206 128.1 40.7 20.1
2003 10 18 21 34.51 -37 11.0 0.372 1.167 108.0 54.3 20.9
2003 10 28 21 08.58 -40 09.9 0.452 1.113 93.0 63.1 21.4
2003 11 07 20 53.69 -41 46.1 0.525 1.044 80.7 69.6 21.8
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-S17
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