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  • MPEC 2003-W78 : 2003 WY153

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W78                                Issued 2003 Nov. 30, 22:10 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 WY153
    
    Observations:
         K03WF3Y* C2003 11 29.25957 04 47 59.76 -00 04 06.3          17.6        704
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 29.27227 04 48 20.16 -00 03 18.8          18.2        704
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 29.28516 04 48 40.86 -00 02 30.6          18.0        704
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 29.29827 04 49 01.89 -00 01 41.2          17.8        704
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 29.31088 04 49 22.07 -00 00 54.4          18.3        704
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 29.95674 05 07 15.18 +00 37 37.5          17.9 R      J95
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 29.95803 05 07 17.26 +00 37 40.3          17.4 R      J95
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.34297 05 17 21.22 +01 01 28.0          17.9 R      854
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.34614 05 17 24.73 +01 01 38.4          17.7 R      448
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.34635 05 17 26.10 +01 01 39.5          17.9 R      854
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.34858 05 17 28.33 +01 01 46.7          17.9 R      448
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.34970 05 17 31.06 +01 01 50.9          17.8 R      854
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.35101 05 17 31.90 +01 01 55.3          18.1 R      448
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.35345 05 17 35.46 +01 02 03.8          17.8 R      448
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.35829 05 17 43.52 +01 02 23.9          17.9 R      926
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.35858 05 17 43.99 +01 02 25.7          18.1 R      926
         K03WF3Y  C2003 11 30.35888 05 17 44.41 +01 02 26.4          17.9 R      926
    
    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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 WY153
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M   8.01868              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25561253     Peri.  211.42159     +0.46536328     -0.88505818
    a   2.4589401      Node   210.84827     +0.81624605     +0.43368466
    e   0.5872381      Incl.    1.16685     +0.34231477     +0.16908468
    P   3.86           H   24.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    031129 704  0.3+  0.2+    031129 J95  0.6+  0.8-    031130 448  0.3+  0.0
    031129 704  0.2-  0.0     031130 854  0.6+  0.2+    031130 448  0.2+  0.0
    031129 704  0.1-  0.1-    031130 448  0.4-  0.0     031130 926  0.7-  0.3-
    031129 704  0.0   0.1+    031130 854  0.3-  0.1-    031130 926  0.0   0.5+
    031129 704  0.1-  0.3-    031130 448  0.1+  0.2-    031130 926  0.2-  0.1+
    031129 J95  0.6-  1.1+    031130 854  0.7+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 WY153               a,e,i = 2.46, 0.59, 1                   q = 1.0150
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 27    03 40.60   -02 24.7    0.031    1.015   155.6    23.7    18.1
    2003 11 29    04 40.48   -00 17.9    0.032    1.016   157.6    21.7    18.1
    2003 12 01    05 33.81   +01 40.4    0.035    1.017   154.1    25.1    18.4
    2003 12 03    06 16.86   +03 15.8    0.039    1.019   149.0    29.9    18.8
    2003 12 05    06 49.92   +04 27.7    0.045    1.022   144.6    33.9    19.2
    2003 12 07    07 14.95   +05 21.6    0.051    1.026   141.5    36.7    19.6
    
    2003 12 17    08 15.82   +07 48.9    0.089    1.052   138.8    38.1    20.9
    2003 12 27    08 33.73   +09 22.7    0.130    1.093   145.3    30.8    21.6
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W78
    

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