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  • MPEC 2003-X30 : 2003 XJ7

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X30                                Issued 2003 Dec. 6, 02:30 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 XJ7
    
    Observations:
         K03X07J* C2003 12 05.24126 05 20 18.90 +54 21 01.7          18.7        704
         K03X07J  C2003 12 05.25230 05 20 20.46 +54 19 47.9          18.8        704
         K03X07J  C2003 12 05.26321 05 20 22.01 +54 18 31.6          18.6        704
         K03X07J  C2003 12 05.27422 05 20 23.44 +54 17 10.4          18.6        704
         K03X07J  C2003 12 06.02413205 30 40.51 +50 51 11.2          16.6 R      J95
         K03X07J  C2003 12 06.02514505 30 41.55 +50 50 38.1          16.8 R      J95
         K03X07J  C2003 12 06.02615705 30 42.67 +50 50 05.8          16.8 R      J95
         K03X07J  C2003 12 06.04454905 31 02.40 +50 39 52.4          16.2 R      J95
         K03X07J  C2003 12 06.04657405 31 04.56 +50 38 41.9          16.9 R      J95
    
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 XJ7
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M 334.62634              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.71179162     Peri.  271.69562     -0.92146901     -0.24718603
    a   1.2423219      Node   254.07708     +0.33685980     -0.89263827
    e   0.4653346      Incl.   18.15643     -0.19344338     -0.37695621
    P   1.38           H   25.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    031205 704  0.0   0.8-    031205 704  0.4+  0.3-    031206 J95  0.5+  0.0
    031205 704  0.2-  0.2+    031206 J95  0.2+  0.1+    031206 J95  0.6+  0.1+
    031205 704  0.4+  0.6+    031206 J95  0.1-  0.4-    031206 J95  0.1-  0.5-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 XJ7                 a,e,i = 1.24, 0.47, 18                  q = 0.6642
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 27    05 08.93   +56 48.1    0.095    1.064   142.5    34.3    22.2
    2003 11 28    05 09.31   +56 48.5    0.085    1.056   142.9    34.3    21.9
    2003 11 29    05 09.72   +56 47.6    0.076    1.048   143.3    34.2    21.6
    2003 11 30    05 10.20   +56 44.9    0.066    1.040   143.7    34.2    21.3
    2003 12 01    05 10.79   +56 39.8    0.056    1.032   144.1    34.1    20.9
    2003 12 02    05 11.56   +56 30.9    0.046    1.024   144.5    34.0    20.5
    2003 12 03    05 12.70   +56 15.5    0.037    1.016   145.0    33.8    20.0
    2003 12 04    05 14.57   +55 47.4    0.027    1.008   145.7    33.4    19.3
    2003 12 05    05 18.33   +54 45.5    0.017    1.000   146.9    32.6    18.3
    
    2003 12 06.0  05 30.04   +51 04.2    0.0078   0.992   150.2    29.6    16.4
    2003 12 06.1  05 32.72   +50 07.0    0.0068   0.991   151.0    28.8    16.1
    2003 12 06.2  05 36.13   +48 50.6    0.0059   0.991   152.0    27.9    15.8
    2003 12 06.3  05 40.57   +47 04.4    0.0049   0.990   153.3    26.6    15.3
    2003 12 06.4  05 46.69   +44 24.1    0.0040   0.989   155.1    24.8    14.8
    2003 12 06.5  05 55.25   +40 10.6    0.0030   0.988   157.6    22.4    14.2
    2003 12 06.6  06 09.02   +31 59.5    0.0021   0.987   160.2    19.8    13.3
    2003 12 06.7  06 32.92   +13 24.4    0.0014   0.987   154.2    25.8    12.5
    2003 12 06.8  07 24.16   -30 41.0    0.0010   0.986   115.4    64.5    12.9
    2003 12 06.9  09 46.35   -69 09.0    0.0014   0.985    74.6   105.3    15.3
    2003 12 07.0  13 37.6    -74 39.4    0.0022   0.984    57.9   122.0    17.4
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X30
    

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