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    • MPEC 2003-X26 : 2003 XM

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X26                                Issued 2003 Dec. 4, 13:36 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 XM

Observations:
     K03X00M* C2003 12 03.33176 08 13 01.67 +36 12 59.5          19.3        704
     K03X00M  C2003 12 03.36025 08 13 08.13 +36 13 08.0          19.8        704
     K03X00M  C2003 12 03.37312 08 13 11.02 +36 13 11.7          19.4        704
     K03X00M  C2003 12 03.38605 08 13 14.07 +36 13 16.2          19.7        704
     K03X00M  C2003 12 04.33288 08 16 59.37 +36 17 24.2          19.1 R      854
     K03X00M  C2003 12 04.33838 08 17 00.66 +36 17 25.4          19.2 R      854
     K03X00M 5C2003 12 04.34236 08 17 01.68 +36 17 25.1          19.0 R      673
     K03X00M 5C2003 12 04.34433 08 17 02.18 +36 17 25.7                      673
     K03X00M 5C2003 12 04.34619 08 17 02.52 +36 17 26.3                      673
     K03X00M 5C2003 12 04.34803 08 17 03.04 +36 17 27.2                      673
     K03X00M 5C2003 12 04.34988 08 17 03.51 +36 17 27.7                      673
     K03X00M 5C2003 12 04.35174 08 17 03.95 +36 17 28.2                      673
     K03X00M  C2003 12 04.41205 08 17 17.87 +36 17 46.3          19.2 R      926
     K03X00M  C2003 12 04.41323 08 17 18.16 +36 17 46.8          19.5 R      926
     K03X00M  C2003 12 04.41444 08 17 18.44 +36 17 47.2          19.3 R      926

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    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, 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 XM                                                              PHA 0.012D
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
M 344.75001              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18147275     Peri.  163.00820     -0.90712166     -0.42065305
a   3.0897863      Node   352.07616     +0.37389651     -0.79078050
e   0.6781978      Incl.    5.60509     +0.19321410     -0.44465404
P   5.43           H   19.2           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2003 Dec. 3-4.

Ephemeris:
2003 XM                  a,e,i = 3.09, 0.68, 6                   q = 0.9943
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 27    07 50.11   +35 39.5    0.554    1.408   129.9    32.5    20.0
2003 12 07    08 28.05   +36 27.4    0.444    1.322   131.7    33.8    19.5
2003 12 17    09 18.02   +36 25.9    0.350    1.242   130.9    36.8    18.9
2003 12 27    10 24.84   +34 12.3    0.276    1.168   126.2    42.8    18.4
2004 01 06    11 47.89   +27 26.1    0.226    1.103   116.6    52.9    18.1
2004 01 16    13 13.81   +15 11.3    0.207    1.051   103.3    65.7    18.2
2004 01 26    14 26.35   +01 19.1    0.219    1.014    91.4    76.1    18.6
2004 02 05    15 21.50   -09 50.6    0.253    0.996    84.9    80.4    19.0
2004 02 15    16 03.17   -17 37.5    0.298    0.998    83.3    79.4    19.3
2004 02 25    16 35.20   -22 57.1    0.344    1.020    85.1    75.3    19.6
2004 03 06    16 59.70   -26 43.2    0.386    1.059    89.2    69.4    19.7
2004 03 16    17 17.45   -29 31.7    0.424    1.114    95.0    62.8    19.8
2004 03 26    17 28.20   -31 44.0    0.455    1.181   102.3    55.6    19.9
2004 04 05    17 31.55   -33 31.4    0.481    1.257   111.2    47.9    19.9
2004 04 15    17 27.29   -34 56.6    0.506    1.339   121.4    39.8    19.9
2004 04 25    17 15.79   -35 53.9    0.534    1.424   132.9    31.2    19.9
2004 05 05    16 58.88   -36 14.4    0.572    1.513   145.0    22.5    20.0
2004 05 15    16 39.64   -35 54.0    0.623    1.603   156.8    14.4    20.0
2004 05 25    16 21.46   -34 58.6    0.693    1.693   165.7     8.5    20.1
2004 06 04    16 06.98   -33 43.4    0.783    1.783   165.4     8.2    20.5
2004 06 14    15 57.28   -32 24.4    0.893    1.873   157.5    12.0    21.0
2004 06 24    15 52.34   -31 12.9    1.023    1.961   148.1    15.9    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X26

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