MPEC 2003-U16 : 2003 UD5
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M.P.E.C. 2003-U16 Issued 2003 Oct. 19, 02:39 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 UD5 Observations: K03U05D* C2003 10 18.19363 00 36 56.79 -08 49 11.8 18.7 R 699 K03U05D C2003 10 18.20699 00 36 59.30 -08 48 10.4 699 K03U05D C2003 10 18.22038 00 37 01.92 -08 47 08.9 699 K03U05D C2003 10 18.23368 00 37 04.48 -08 46 06.4 699 K03U05D C2003 10 18.26021 00 37 09.15 -08 44 02.8 19.0 704 K03U05D C2003 10 18.28458 00 37 13.71 -08 42 05.1 19.0 704 K03U05D C2003 10 18.29631 00 37 15.97 -08 41 12.4 19.7 704 K03U05D C2003 10 18.30810 00 37 18.32 -08 40 16.7 19.0 704 K03U05D C2003 10 18.39113 00 37 35.41 -08 33 44.4 18.7 R 699 K03U05D C2003 10 18.39449 00 37 36.02 -08 33 27.6 699 K03U05D C2003 10 18.39777 00 37 36.76 -08 33 12.1 699 K03U05D C2003 10 18.40109 00 37 37.51 -08 32 54.4 699 K03U05D 5C2003 10 18.41296 00 37 40.26 -08 31 58.3 19.0 R 673 K03U05D C2003 10 18.41358 00 37 39.87 -08 31 50.0 18.9 R 854 K03U05D 5C2003 10 18.41644 00 37 41.01 -08 31 40.9 673 K03U05D 5C2003 10 18.42130 00 37 41.93 -08 31 19.0 673 K03U05D 5C2003 10 18.42488 00 37 42.68 -08 31 01.7 673 K03U05D C2003 10 18.54225 00 38 12.93 -08 19 30.3 18.4 R 474 K03U05D C2003 10 18.54444 00 38 13.40 -08 19 19.0 18.2 R 474 K03U05D C2003 10 18.54664 00 38 13.85 -08 19 08.6 18.1 R 474 K03U05D C2003 10 18.55161 00 38 14.85 -08 18 44.9 18.0 R 474 K03U05D C2003 10 18.78594 00 39 16.32 -08 02 13.9 246 K03U05D C2003 10 18.78652 00 39 16.39 -08 02 11.7 246 K03U05D C2003 10 18.78834 00 39 16.84 -08 02 02.1 246 K03U05D C2003 10 18.78904 00 39 16.99 -08 01 58.6 246 K03U05D C2003 10 18.78965 00 39 17.09 -08 01 56.4 246 K03U05D C2003 10 18.95936 00 39 54.47 -07 47 43.8 18.6 R 176 K03U05D C2003 10 18.96029 00 39 54.66 -07 47 39.2 18.5 R 176 K03U05D C2003 10 18.96530 00 39 55.71 -07 47 13.7 620 K03U05D C2003 10 18.96631 00 39 55.87 -07 47 09.0 18.5 R 176 K03U05D C2003 10 18.97346 00 39 57.42 -07 46 32.9 19.0 R 620 K03U05D C2003 10 18.98232 00 39 59.26 -07 45 47.8 620 Observer details: 176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell. Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco. 0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD. 246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD. 474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. Measurer P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD. 620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss, J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m reflector + CCD. 699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer M. E. Van Ness. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + 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. 854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/10.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: 2003 UD5 Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5 MPC M 12.76607 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27704374 Peri. 17.39509 +0.64382708 -0.76353056 a 2.3304359 Node 32.57934 +0.69050756 +0.55156075 e 0.5573206 Incl. 5.33624 +0.32967559 +0.33585982 P 3.56 H 23.2 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 031018 699 1.1+ 0.4- 031018 699 1.2+ 1.1+ 031018 246 0.9- 0.8- 031018 699 0.1- 0.6- 031018 673 0.2- 0.2+ 031018 246 0.2- 0.1- 031018 699 0.4+ 1.0- 031018 854 0.4+ 1.3+ 031018 246 0.2- 0.0 031018 699 0.4+ 0.1- 031018 673 0.2+ 0.9+ 031018 246 0.7- 0.8- 031018 704 1.5+ 1.8- 031018 673 1.1- 0.6- 031018 176 0.7+ 0.3- 031018 704 0.3- 1.7+ 031018 673 1.1- 0.5- 031018 176 0.7+ 0.4- 031018 704 0.4- 0.8- 031018 474 0.5+ 0.6- 031018 620 0.9+ 0.1- 031018 704 0.4+ 0.8- 031018 474 0.8+ 0.1+ 031018 176 0.1- 0.4- 031018 699 0.6+ 1.1- 031018 474 0.8+ 0.1- 031018 620 0.9+ 0.4- 031018 699 0.6- 0.5- 031018 474 0.5+ 0.5- 031018 620 0.6+ 0.1+ 031018 699 0.3+ 0.7- 031018 246 0.1- 0.2- Ephemeris: 2003 UD5 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.56, 5 q = 1.0316 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2003 10 18 00 36.17 -09 02.9 0.084 1.074 157.3 21.0 19.0 2003 10 23 01 00.05 -00 47.3 0.066 1.059 163.1 15.9 18.3 2003 10 28 01 39.54 +12 39.8 0.053 1.046 173.2 6.5 17.4 2003 11 02 02 45.52 +30 58.3 0.047 1.038 163.0 16.2 17.5 2003 11 07 04 23.53 +46 26.7 0.051 1.033 143.6 34.8 18.3 2003 11 12 06 06.46 +52 43.6 0.063 1.032 130.4 46.9 19.0 2003 11 17 07 19.78 +53 11.2 0.078 1.034 123.9 52.5 19.7 2003 11 22 08 03.47 +51 56.4 0.095 1.041 121.6 53.9 20.2 2003 11 27 08 28.61 +50 30.5 0.114 1.051 121.9 52.8 20.5 2003 12 02 08 42.76 +49 14.9 0.132 1.065 123.8 50.3 20.8 2003 12 07 08 50.01 +48 11.6 0.151 1.082 126.8 46.8 21.0 2003 12 12 08 52.55 +47 17.9 0.170 1.102 130.5 42.8 21.2 2003 12 17 08 51.63 +46 30.1 0.189 1.125 134.7 38.4 21.4 2003 12 22 08 48.13 +45 44.6 0.210 1.151 139.3 33.9 21.5 2003 12 27 08 42.82 +44 57.9 0.232 1.179 144.0 29.4 21.7 2004 01 01 08 36.44 +44 07.4 0.255 1.208 148.6 25.1 21.8 2004 01 06 08 29.64 +43 12.1 0.280 1.239 152.9 21.2 21.9 Kyle E. 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