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  • MPEC 2003-X54 : 2003 XE11

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X54                                Issued 2003 Dec. 14, 12:11 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 XE11
    
    Observations:
         K03X11E* C2003 12 13.06155 22 04 54.79 -01 41 50.5          19.7   EX054704
         K03X11E  C2003 12 13.07455 22 04 57.89 -01 41 56.8          20.1   EX054704
         K03X11E  C2003 12 13.08765 22 05 01.16 -01 42 05.1          20.0   EX054704
         K03X11E  C2003 12 13.10090 22 05 04.32 -01 42 11.7          20.1   EX054704
         K03X11E  C2003 12 13.11388 22 05 07.45 -01 42 20.1          19.7   EX054704
         K03X11E 5C2003 12 14.06806 22 09 02.10 -01 51 02.6          19.0 R EX054673
         K03X11E 5C2003 12 14.07234 22 09 03.13 -01 51 04.9                 EX054673
         K03X11E 5C2003 12 14.07442 22 09 03.72 -01 51 05.7                 EX054673
         K03X11E 5C2003 12 14.07882 22 09 04.72 -01 51 08.3                 EX054673
         K03X11E 5C2003 12 14.08113 22 09 05.34 -01 51 09.7                 EX054673
         K03X11E  C2003 12 14.08177 22 09 05.25 -01 51 10.6          19.5 R EX054448
         K03X11E 5C2003 12 14.08449 22 09 06.19 -01 51 11.6                 EX054673
         K03X11E  C2003 12 14.09707 22 09 09.15 -01 51 18.8          20.1 R EX054448
         K03X11E  C2003 12 14.10286 22 09 10.55 -01 51 22.2          19.7 R EX054448
         K03X11E  C2003 12 14.10809 22 09 11.76 -01 51 25.4          18.9 R EX054448
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 XE11
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
    M 353.47870              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26766480     Peri.  180.26928     +0.66354507     -0.68429603
    a   2.3845616      Node   228.18298     +0.68715797     +0.71729313
    e   0.5418062      Incl.   23.93858     +0.29584093     -0.13126120
    P   3.68           H   17.7           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2003 Dec. 13-14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 XE11                a,e,i = 2.38, 0.54, 24                  q = 1.0926
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 07    21 40.80   -00 43.3    0.909    1.131    73.2    56.5    19.8
    2003 12 17    22 21.21   -02 16.9    0.897    1.106    71.9    57.7    19.8
    2003 12 27    23 04.45   -03 34.1    0.894    1.094    71.1    58.3    19.7
    2004 01 06    23 49.50   -04 30.8    0.901    1.095    70.9    58.1    19.8
    2004 01 16    00 35.17   -05 04.4    0.921    1.109    71.1    57.1    19.8
    2004 01 26    01 20.36   -05 13.4    0.954    1.135    71.7    55.4    19.9
    2004 02 05    02 04.20   -04 59.6    1.000    1.173    72.4    53.2    20.0
    2004 02 15    02 46.09   -04 27.4    1.058    1.220    73.1    50.8    20.1
    2004 02 25    03 25.82   -03 42.1    1.129    1.274    73.6    48.2    20.3
    2004 03 06    04 03.33   -02 50.1    1.212    1.335    73.8    45.5    20.5
    2004 03 16    04 38.70   -01 57.3    1.305    1.400    73.6    43.0    20.7
    2004 03 26    05 12.09   -01 08.4    1.408    1.468    72.9    40.5    20.9
    2004 04 05    05 43.66   -00 27.4    1.521    1.538    71.8    38.2    21.1
    2004 04 15    06 13.52   +00 03.4    1.642    1.609    70.2    35.9    21.3
    2004 04 25    06 41.86   +00 22.6    1.770    1.680    68.2    33.8    21.5
    2004 05 05    07 08.76   +00 29.3    1.905    1.752    65.8    31.7    21.7
    2004 05 15    07 34.35   +00 24.0    2.044    1.824    63.0    29.6    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X54
    

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