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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. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U16
    

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