MPEC 2003-W29 : 2003 WP21
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M.P.E.C. 2003-W29 Issued 2003 Nov. 21, 12:52 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,
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2003 WP21
Observations:
K03W21P* C2003 11 20.20533 01 30 43.19 +14 56 04.1 19.8 704
K03W21P C2003 11 20.21858 01 30 36.37 +14 55 44.9 20.1 704
K03W21P C2003 11 20.23140 01 30 29.75 +14 55 25.0 20.0 704
K03W21P C2003 11 20.25741 01 30 16.25 +14 54 46.3 20.1 704
K03W21P C2003 11 21.12830 01 22 45.91 +14 32 09.4 19.5 R 854
K03W21P C2003 11 21.13492 01 22 42.19 +14 31 57.6 19.3 R 854
K03W21P C2003 11 21.14153 01 22 38.66 +14 31 47.1 19.3 R 854
K03W21P C2003 11 21.15571 01 22 30.53 +14 31 23.5 20.9 R 448
K03W21P C2003 11 21.16122 01 22 27.67 +14 31 14.2 20.1 R 448
K03W21P C2003 11 21.17976 01 22 17.50 +14 30 44.5 19.1 R 448
K03W21P C2003 11 21.18311 01 22 15.71 +14 30 38.7 20.8 R 448
K03W21P C2003 11 21.18717 01 22 13.48 +14 30 32.1 20.4 R 448
Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. L. Stevens. 0.3-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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, A. Milner. 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. 0.356-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 WP21
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5 MPC
M 343.52437 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.26559766 Peri. 123.38189 -0.94615254 -0.32037537
a 2.3969182 Node 37.99082 +0.26628410 -0.85178182
e 0.7965734 Incl. 4.32520 +0.18408737 -0.41452063
P 3.71 H 21.8 G 0.15
From 12 observations 2003 Nov. 20-21.
Ephemeris:
2003 WP21 a,e,i = 2.40, 0.80, 4 q = 0.4876
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 11 17 01 55.07 +16 02.4 0.271 1.244 157.9 17.4 20.4
2003 11 18 01 48.01 +15 44.3 0.261 1.230 155.2 19.7 20.3
2003 11 19 01 40.47 +15 24.0 0.252 1.217 152.3 22.2 20.3
2003 11 20 01 32.44 +15 01.3 0.242 1.203 149.4 24.8 20.3
2003 11 21 01 23.89 +14 35.8 0.233 1.189 146.2 27.5 20.2
2003 11 22 01 14.80 +14 07.4 0.225 1.175 143.0 30.4 20.2
2003 11 23 01 05.13 +13 35.7 0.217 1.162 139.6 33.4 20.2
2003 11 24 00 54.89 +13 00.5 0.210 1.148 136.0 36.7 20.2
2003 11 25 00 44.05 +12 21.4 0.202 1.134 132.3 40.1 20.2
2003 11 26 00 32.60 +11 38.3 0.196 1.119 128.4 43.7 20.2
2003 11 27 00 20.56 +10 50.9 0.190 1.105 124.4 47.5 20.2
2003 11 28 00 07.93 +09 59.1 0.185 1.091 120.2 51.4 20.2
2003 11 29 23 54.75 +09 02.9 0.180 1.077 115.8 55.6 20.3
2003 11 30 23 41.04 +08 02.4 0.176 1.063 111.3 59.9 20.3
2003 12 01 23 26.88 +06 57.9 0.172 1.048 106.6 64.3 20.4
2003 12 02 23 12.32 +05 49.6 0.169 1.034 101.8 68.9 20.4
2003 12 03 22 57.45 +04 38.2 0.167 1.020 97.0 73.7 20.5
2003 12 04 22 42.37 +03 24.4 0.166 1.005 92.0 78.5 20.7
2003 12 05 22 27.18 +02 09.0 0.165 0.991 87.0 83.4 20.8
2003 12 06 22 11.99 +00 52.9 0.166 0.976 82.0 88.3 21.0
2003 12 07 21 56.90 -00 23.0 0.167 0.962 77.1 93.2 21.1
2003 12 08 21 42.01 -01 37.7 0.168 0.947 72.2 98.1 21.3
2003 12 09 21 27.42 -02 50.6 0.171 0.933 67.4 102.9 21.6
2003 12 10 21 13.20 -04 00.9 0.174 0.918 62.6 107.7 21.8
2003 12 11 20 59.42 -05 08.1 0.178 0.903 58.1 112.3 22.1
2003 12 12 20 46.13 -06 11.8 0.182 0.889 53.6 116.9 22.5
2003 12 13 20 33.38 -07 11.7 0.187 0.874 49.3 121.3 22.8
2003 12 14 20 21.18 -08 07.8 0.193 0.859 45.2 125.6 23.2
2003 12 15 20 09.55 -09 00.0 0.199 0.845 41.3 129.8 23.6
2003 12 16 19 58.49 -09 48.5 0.206 0.830 37.5 133.8 24.1
2003 12 17 19 48.00 -10 33.4 0.213 0.816 33.9 137.7 24.6
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-W29
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