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    • MPEC 2003-X01 : 2003 WX153

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X01                                Issued 2003 Dec. 1, 03:02 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.

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                                  2003 WX153

Observations:
     K03WF3X* C2003 11 26.33498 05 57 37.18 -16 41 22.6          18.6        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 26.34771 05 57 36.58 -16 41 18.6          18.5        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 26.36060 05 57 35.95 -16 41 14.5          19.2        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 29.31715 05 55 10.44 -16 17 42.1          17.7        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 29.32912 05 55 09.63 -16 17 34.7          17.9        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 29.34440 05 55 08.65 -16 17 25.8          17.8        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 29.36458 05 55 07.37 -16 17 14.0          17.8        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 29.37928 05 55 06.40 -16 17 05.0          17.6        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 30.31243 05 54 10.92 -16 07 04.4          17.5        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 30.32459 05 54 10.06 -16 06 55.8          17.5        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 30.33574 05 54 09.37 -16 06 49.3          18.1        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 30.34686 05 54 08.44 -16 06 40.1          17.3        704
     K03WF3X  C2003 11 30.35799 05 54 07.72 -16 06 32.9          17.6        704

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, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 WX153
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
M 330.89499              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32340132     Peri.   62.87803     -0.76949918     -0.35456601
a   2.1020426      Node    92.01876     +0.20546688     -0.92495268
e   0.5833244      Incl.   32.10764     +0.60469362     -0.13691415
P   3.05           H   17.0           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2003 Nov. 26-30.

Ephemeris:
2003 WX153               a,e,i = 2.10, 0.58, 32                  q = 0.8759
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 27    05 57.14   -16 36.8    0.466    1.353   134.0    31.7    17.3
2003 12 07    05 44.73   -14 07.3    0.340    1.268   141.2    29.2    16.4
2003 12 17    05 16.56   -06 25.6    0.226    1.185   149.9    24.6    15.3
2003 12 27    04 08.84   +15 33.8    0.141    1.106   148.0    28.1    14.2
2004 01 06    01 09.01   +50 16.0    0.135    1.033   107.8    65.0    15.0
2004 01 16    21 44.14   +54 52.8    0.206    0.969    79.9    88.0    16.6
2004 01 26    20 21.91   +49 42.7    0.297    0.919    68.7    93.8    17.5
2004 02 05    19 47.56   +44 51.7    0.389    0.887    64.0    92.8    18.0
2004 02 15    19 31.81   +40 27.0    0.474    0.876    62.5    88.9    18.2
2004 02 25    19 25.71   +36 20.6    0.547    0.887    63.0    83.7    18.4
2004 03 06    19 24.98   +32 31.8    0.606    0.919    65.1    78.2    18.5
2004 03 16    19 26.93   +29 01.6    0.647    0.969    68.6    72.9    18.5
2004 03 26    19 29.40   +25 48.2    0.670    1.033    73.6    67.9    18.6
2004 04 05    19 30.59   +22 43.6    0.677    1.106    79.9    63.0    18.6
2004 04 15    19 29.06   +19 36.5    0.669    1.185    87.8    57.8    18.6
2004 04 25    19 23.39   +16 11.7    0.652    1.268    97.5    51.9    18.5
2004 05 05    19 12.44   +12 10.3    0.631    1.353   109.0    44.8    18.4
2004 05 15    18 55.62   +07 17.0    0.614    1.438   122.6    36.3    18.2
2004 05 25    18 33.32   +01 28.4    0.610    1.522   138.0    26.4    18.0
2004 06 04    18 07.66   -04 53.7    0.631    1.606   154.2    16.0    17.9
2004 06 14    17 41.99   -11 05.1    0.682    1.688   167.5     7.5    17.8
2004 06 24    17 19.66   -16 26.3    0.765    1.768   165.9     8.1    18.2
2004 07 04    17 02.84   -20 41.6    0.877    1.846   154.3    13.8    18.8
2004 07 14    16 52.01   -23 56.8    1.013    1.922   142.6    18.7    19.4
2004 07 24    16 46.75   -26 25.7    1.167    1.996   132.1    22.2    19.9
2004 08 03    16 46.20   -28 21.3    1.336    2.067   122.6    24.4    20.3
2004 08 13    16 49.46   -29 53.1    1.515    2.137   113.9    25.7    20.7
2004 08 23    16 55.79   -31 07.5    1.701    2.204   105.8    26.2    21.1
2004 09 02    17 04.56   -32 08.7    1.892    2.268    98.2    26.1    21.4
2004 09 12    17 15.28   -32 59.2    2.085    2.331    91.0    25.6    21.6
2004 09 22    17 27.58   -33 40.4    2.278    2.391    84.0    24.7    21.8
2004 10 02    17 41.14   -34 13.5    2.468    2.449    77.2    23.5    22.0

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2003-W78)

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X01

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