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  • MPEC 2003-U77 : 2003 UX26

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U77                                Issued 2003 Oct. 27, 01:26 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 UX26
    
    Observations:
         K03U26X* C2003 10 25.32161 04 43 35.15 +16 19 24.7          18.7        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 25.33322 04 43 13.90 +16 20 43.8          18.9        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 25.34495 04 42 52.53 +16 22 03.2          18.8        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 25.36817 04 42 10.16 +16 24 39.0          19.4        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.34546 04 16 42.78 +17 54 28.4          18.7        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.35699 04 16 25.83 +17 55 22.4          19.4        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.36857 04 16 08.54 +17 56 15.0          19.3        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.38024 04 15 51.31 +17 57 07.2          19.2        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.39186 04 15 34.30 +17 57 59.3          19.1        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.41939 04 14 53.98 +18 00 01.4          19.2        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.43142 04 14 36.52 +18 00 52.9          19.2        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.44343 04 14 19.04 +18 01 44.7          19.9        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.45540 04 14 01.80 +18 02 35.4          19.5        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.46735 04 13 44.61 +18 03 25.4          19.1        704
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.93645 04 03 47.55 +18 33 42.2                      J95
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.97763 04 02 55.13 +18 36 19.2          19.4 R      J95
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.98422 04 02 46.74 +18 36 44.2          19.2 R      J95
         K03U26X  C2003 10 26.99152 04 02 37.49 +18 37 11.7          19.1 R      J95
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.01807 04 02 01.49 +18 38 59.3                      246
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.01869 04 02 00.69 +18 39 01.7                      246
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.01906 04 02 00.18 +18 39 03.4                      246
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.01947 04 01 59.70 +18 39 04.5                      246
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.02028 04 01 58.71 +18 39 07.7                      246
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.02069 04 01 58.11 +18 39 09.1                      246
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.03536 04 01 39.37 +18 39 58.0          19.4 V      557
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.03701 04 01 37.33 +18 40 04.1          18.8 V      557
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.03736 04 01 36.88 +18 40 04.7          19.2 V      557
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.03840 04 01 35.48 +18 40 08.3          19.3 V      557
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.03876 04 01 35.08 +18 40 09.4          18.9 V      557
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.03911 04 01 34.60 +18 40 11.3          18.7 V      557
         K03U26X  C2003 10 27.03946 04 01 34.22 +18 40 11.9          19.0 V      557
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
        KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UX26
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M  38.31958              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.79666090     Peri.  264.00408     +0.48894167     +0.87112600
    a   1.1524455      Node    35.38429     -0.76598414     +0.45374430
    e   0.3628048      Incl.    4.51248     -0.41737793     +0.18776474
    P   1.24           H   24.5           G   0.15
    From 31 observations 2003 Oct. 25-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UX26                a,e,i = 1.15, 0.36, 5                   q = 0.7343
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    09 52.69   -11 43.1    0.034    0.977    53.2   125.2    22.3
    2003 10 19    09 16.83   -08 34.2    0.030    0.983    63.2   115.2    21.4
    2003 10 20    08 34.18   -04 29.4    0.028    0.989    75.2   103.3    20.5
    2003 10 21    07 46.23   +00 19.9    0.027    0.995    88.7    89.8    19.8
    2003 10 22    06 56.47   +05 18.4    0.027    1.002   102.8    75.7    19.3
    2003 10 23    06 09.27   +09 43.9    0.028    1.008   116.0    62.6    19.0
    2003 10 24    05 27.80   +13 12.0    0.031    1.014   127.4    51.2    18.9
    2003 10 25    04 53.20   +15 42.6    0.035    1.020   136.9    41.8    18.9
    2003 10 26    04 25.08   +17 27.4    0.039    1.027   144.5    34.2    18.9
    2003 10 27    04 02.39   +18 39.5    0.044    1.033   150.8    28.0    19.0
    2003 10 28    03 44.03   +19 29.4    0.049    1.039   155.9    23.0    19.1
    2003 10 29    03 29.05   +20 04.4    0.055    1.045   160.2    18.8    19.3
    2003 10 30    03 16.69   +20 29.1    0.060    1.051   163.8    15.3    19.4
    2003 10 31    03 06.39   +20 46.8    0.066    1.058   166.8    12.4    19.5
    2003 11 01    02 57.70   +20 59.6    0.072    1.064   169.3    10.0    19.6
    2003 11 02    02 50.31   +21 08.9    0.078    1.070   171.3     8.0    19.7
    2003 11 03    02 43.97   +21 15.6    0.084    1.076   172.9     6.6    19.8
    2003 11 04    02 38.48   +21 20.4    0.091    1.082   173.8     5.7    19.9
    2003 11 05    02 33.70   +21 23.8    0.097    1.088   174.0     5.5    20.1
    2003 11 06    02 29.52   +21 26.2    0.104    1.094   173.5     5.8    20.2
    2003 11 07    02 25.83   +21 27.7    0.110    1.100   172.7     6.6    20.4
    2003 11 08    02 22.58   +21 28.6    0.117    1.106   171.6     7.5    20.6
    2003 11 09    02 19.69   +21 29.0    0.123    1.112   170.4     8.5    20.8
    2003 11 10    02 17.13   +21 29.0    0.130    1.118   169.2     9.5    20.9
    2003 11 11    02 14.84   +21 28.7    0.137    1.124   168.0    10.6    21.1
    2003 11 12    02 12.81   +21 28.2    0.144    1.130   166.7    11.6    21.3
    2003 11 13    02 11.00   +21 27.5    0.151    1.136   165.5    12.6    21.4
    2003 11 14    02 09.38   +21 26.7    0.158    1.142   164.2    13.6    21.6
    2003 11 15    02 07.95   +21 25.8    0.165    1.148   163.0    14.6    21.7
    2003 11 16    02 06.68   +21 24.9    0.172    1.154   161.8    15.5    21.8
    2003 11 17    02 05.55   +21 23.9    0.179    1.160   160.7    16.4    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U77
    

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