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    • MPEC 2003-U26 : 2003 UL9

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U26                                Issued 2003 Oct. 21, 00:42 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 UL9

Observations:
     K03U09L* C2003 10 19.25511 00 26 52.77 -05 59 20.2          19.1        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 19.26648 00 26 37.36 -05 56 36.7          19.1        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 19.27774 00 26 22.00 -05 53 53.6          18.8        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 19.28922 00 26 06.37 -05 51 07.9          19.1        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 20.19532 00 06 50.99 -02 20 49.7          19.3        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 20.20705 00 06 36.43 -02 18 12.5          20.1        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 20.21856 00 06 22.33 -02 15 38.5          19.4        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 20.23045 00 06 07.63 -02 12 59.4          19.8        704
     K03U09L  C2003 10 20.95423 23 52 05.03 +00 21 58.8          20.1 R      J95
     K03U09L  C2003 10 20.96416 23 51 53.77 +00 24 00.9          19.2 R      J95
     K03U09L  C2003 10 20.97552 23 51 41.06 +00 26 21.2          19.7 R      J95

Observer details:
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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 UL9
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 172.63475              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.96170394     Peri.  229.82451     -0.45594654     +0.81683096
a   1.0165025      Node    23.32656     -0.25343526     +0.26149045
e   0.2274799      Incl.   63.19152     -0.85316078     -0.51420806
P   1.02           H   21.5           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
031019 704  0.6-  0.0     031020 704  0.3-  0.3-    031020 J95  0.2-  0.4+
031019 704  0.6+  0.7-    031020 704  1.0-  0.1-    031020 J95  0.7-  0.3-
031019 704  0.2+  0.1-    031020 704  0.8+  0.0     031020 J95  0.9+  0.2-
031019 704  0.2-  0.0     031020 704  0.5+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2003 UL9                 a,e,i = 1.02, 0.23, 63                  q = 0.7853
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 18    00 56.60   -11 09.9    0.133    1.121   157.9    19.5    18.4
2003 10 28    22 25.08   +15 56.7    0.238    1.151   126.2    44.1    20.4
2003 11 07    21 39.59   +23 28.8    0.397    1.177   108.2    53.1    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U26

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