MPEC 2003-S81 : 2003 SM215
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M.P.E.C. 2003-S81 Issued 2003 Sept. 29, 13:17 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 SM215 Observations: K03SL5M* C2003 09 28.23242 00 25 40.54 -05 23 46.4 18.0 704 K03SL5M C2003 09 28.24573 00 26 02.14 -05 18 07.6 18.6 704 K03SL5M C2003 09 28.25861 00 26 23.12 -05 12 36.3 18.6 704 K03SL5M C2003 09 28.27121 00 26 43.83 -05 07 08.2 18.8 704 K03SL5M C2003 09 28.28385 00 27 04.61 -05 01 37.8 18.8 704 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.04535 00 56 35.28 +02 06 57.1 18.6 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.05409 00 56 59.82 +02 13 14.8 18.3 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.05530 00 57 03.27 +02 14 07.5 17.9 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.05704 00 57 08.15 +02 15 22.6 17.9 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.05873 00 57 12.94 +02 16 36.8 17.7 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.06877 00 57 41.53 +02 23 55.0 18.1 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.07039 00 57 46.13 +02 25 06.0 18.0 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.07227 00 57 51.53 +02 26 29.0 18.3 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.07381 00 57 55.91 +02 27 36.1 18.2 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.07909 00 58 11.05 +02 31 28.3 18.4 R J95 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.20322 01 05 21.83 +04 09 26.8 17.5 R G90 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.20466 01 05 26.55 +04 10 38.0 17.5 R G90 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.20521 01 05 28.25 +04 11 04.8 17.4 R G90 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.23558 01 07 04.89 +04 35 51.9 19.1 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.23587 01 07 05.80 +04 36 04.5 18.6 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.23612 01 07 06.61 +04 36 17.2 18.6 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.23639 01 07 07.48 +04 36 30.6 18.5 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.23665 01 07 08.32 +04 36 43.4 19.4 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.24312 01 07 29.02 +04 42 02.5 19.2 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.24340 01 07 29.94 +04 42 15.7 18.9 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.24461 01 07 33.80 +04 43 15.6 18.6 R 333 K03SL5M C2003 09 29.24484 01 07 34.60 +04 43 28.5 18.4 R 333 Observer details: 333 Desert Eagle Observatory. Observer W. K. Y. Yeung. 0.45-m reflector + CCD. 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary, H. Stange. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD. G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson. Observer G. R. Jones. 0.32-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: 2003 SM215 Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5 MPC M 18.46893 (2000.0) P Q n 0.32307005 Peri. 40.77334 +0.68418722 -0.72924816 a 2.1034794 Node 6.07558 +0.64446253 +0.59862718 e 0.5603770 Incl. 4.99646 +0.34140283 +0.33142514 P 3.05 H 27.5 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 030928 704 0.5- 0.5+ 030929 J95 0.2- 0.0 030929 333 0.5+ 1.3+ 030928 704 0.2- 0.3- 030929 J95 0.6+ 0.2- 030929 333 0.1+ 0.4- 030928 704 0.3- 0.5- 030929 J95 0.2+ 0.2- 030929 333 0.3+ 0.0 030928 704 0.8+ 0.5+ 030929 J95 0.6+ 0.3+ 030929 333 0.3+ 0.1+ 030928 704 0.0 0.0 030929 J95 0.1+ 0.3- 030929 333 0.4+ 0.1+ 030929 J95 0.2+ 0.2+ 030929 J95 0.2- 0.5- 030929 333 0.8- 0.3- 030929 J95 0.3- 0.3- 030929 G90 1.0- 0.2+ 030929 333 0.6- 1.0- 030929 J95 0.2+ 0.1- 030929 G90 1.5+ 2.0+ 030929 333 1.1- 1.0- 030929 J95 0.4- 0.6- 030929 G90 (0.8+ 2.2+) 030929 333 0.2- 0.5+ Ephemeris: 2003 SM215 a,e,i = 2.10, 0.56, 5 q = 0.9247 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2003 09 28 00 19.05 -06 51.2 0.019 1.021 171.4 8.5 19.5 2003 09 29 00 54.41 +01 42.3 0.014 1.016 171.3 8.5 18.8 2003 09 30 02 04.96 +17 55.7 0.010 1.010 150.7 29.0 18.8 2003 10 01 04 26.73 +38 32.8 0.0093 1.005 115.0 64.5 19.6 2003 10 02 07 05.29 +44 10.7 0.012 1.000 86.1 93.2 21.2 2003 10 03 08 30.90 +41 15.0 0.017 0.995 71.2 107.9 22.7 2003 10 04 09 12.63 +38 08.7 0.022 0.991 63.5 115.3 23.7 2003 10 05 09 35.87 +35 51.5 0.028 0.986 59.2 119.4 24.5 2003 10 06 09 50.44 +34 12.1 0.034 0.982 56.7 121.6 25.1 2003 10 07 10 00.41 +32 57.8 0.040 0.977 55.2 122.8 25.5 2003 10 08 10 07.67 +32 00.2 0.046 0.973 54.3 123.5 25.9 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-S81


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