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  • MPEC 2003-T57 : 2001 UW17

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T57                                Issued 2003 Oct.  9, 12:51 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
    
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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2001 UW17
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2001-U66
    
    Additional Observations:
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 08.36806 04 42 11.78 +30 14 33.8          20.5 R      673
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 08.38183 04 42 13.94 +30 14 19.6                      673
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 08.38843 04 42 14.96 +30 14 12.8                      673
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.33912 04 44 51.23 +29 56 51.2          20.5 R      673
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.34144 04 44 51.52 +29 56 48.2                      673
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.34803 04 44 52.62 +29 56 41.0                      673
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.35440 04 44 53.63 +29 56 34.0                      673
         K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.36076 04 44 54.61 +29 56 27.4                      673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, D. Mayes.
        0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    031008 673 98.2+ 19.4-    031009 673 98.8+ 19.9-    MPO 23849   -0.014 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 UW17
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M   8.62164              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50683113     Peri.  217.72149     +0.16620408     -0.97411229
    a   1.5579752      Node   223.32683     +0.95034442     +0.19969503
    e   0.2321855      Incl.   12.90441     +0.26310016     -0.10595821
    P   1.94           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    011026 644  0.9-  1.1-    011106 649  0.1+  0.1+    011120 704  0.1+  0.7+
    011026 644  0.4+  0.1+    011106 649  0.2+  0.1-    011120 704  0.3+  0.2+
    011026 644  0.5-  0.8-    011109 704  0.8-  0.1-    011120 704  0.0   0.1-
    011026 644  0.4+  0.0     011109 704  0.2+  0.7-    011120 704  0.0   0.1+
    011026 644  0.4-  0.7-    011109 704  1.1+  0.5-    011210 715  0.0   0.2-
    011026 644  0.5+  0.1-    011109 704  0.4+  0.1+    011210 715  0.3-  0.3+
    011028 644  0.2+  0.4+    011109 644  0.3+  0.2+    011210 715  1.3-  1.0+
    011028 644  0.3+  0.4+    011109 704  0.4-  1.3-    031008 673  0.8+  0.7+
    011028 644  0.1-  0.3+    011109 644  0.1+  0.3-    031008 673  0.5+  0.8+
    011029 644  0.1-  0.6+    011109 644  0.1+  0.3+    031008 673  0.3+  0.8+
    011029 644  0.3-  0.3+    011116 402  0.3+  1.1-    031009 673  0.3+  0.9+
    011029 644  0.1-  0.1-    011116 402  1.0+  1.6-    031009 673  0.7-  0.4+
    011105 715  0.2-  0.2+    011116 402  0.3+  0.4+    031009 673  0.0   0.4+
    011105 715  1.4+  0.3-    011118 715  1.8-  0.0     031009 673  0.1+  0.3+
    011105 715  0.5+  0.8+    011118 715  0.3-  0.2-    031009 673  0.2-  0.6+
    011106 649  0.3+  0.3-    011118 715  0.9-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 UW17                a,e,i = 1.56, 0.23, 13                  q = 1.1962
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 08    04 41.17   +30 21.1    0.441    1.283   121.0    41.9    20.8
    2003 10 18    05 07.58   +26 37.6    0.383    1.259   125.8    39.9    20.4
    2003 10 28    05 30.85   +21 06.7    0.334    1.239   130.9    37.3    20.0
    2003 11 07    05 49.73   +13 45.7    0.297    1.222   135.8    34.5    19.6
    2003 11 17    06 03.36   +04 58.0    0.272    1.209   139.5    32.1    19.3
    2003 11 27    06 11.22   -04 18.0    0.261    1.200   140.8    31.3    19.2
    2003 12 07    06 13.86   -12 40.7    0.262    1.196   139.5    32.3    19.2
    2003 12 17    06 12.73   -19 05.0    0.273    1.197   136.7    34.3    19.4
    2003 12 27    06 09.89   -23 02.2    0.292    1.203   133.5    36.3    19.6
    2004 01 06    06 07.89   -24 37.2    0.316    1.213   130.8    37.8    19.8
    2004 01 16    06 08.56   -24 15.6    0.344    1.228   128.6    38.8    20.1
    2004 01 26    06 12.90   -22 25.4    0.377    1.247   126.7    39.3    20.3
    2004 02 05    06 21.33   -19 35.8    0.413    1.269   124.9    39.6    20.6
    2004 02 15    06 33.51   -16 13.1    0.456    1.294   123.0    39.8    20.8
    2004 02 25    06 48.95   -12 38.2    0.504    1.321   120.9    40.0    21.1
    2004 03 06    07 07.10   -09 09.4    0.559    1.350   118.3    40.3    21.4
    2004 03 16    07 27.28   -05 59.4    0.622    1.381   115.4    40.6    21.7
    2004 03 26    07 48.96   -03 16.2    0.693    1.413   112.2    40.8    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T57
    

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