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    M.P.E.C. 2004-W03                                Issued 2004 Nov. 16, 21:42 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 Brinson 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 UZ291, 2003 UB292, 2003 UV292
    
                          Revision to MPEC 2003-Y80, 2003-Y84
    
    Additional Observations:
         K03UT1Z  C2004 11 09.37002 03 47 05.31 +18 42 32.6          23.1 R EW003695
         K03UT1Z  C2004 11 09.46361 03 47 04.89 +18 42 31.2                 EW003695
         K03UT1Z  C2004 11 10.36058 03 47 00.94 +18 42 17.2                 EW003695
         K03UT2B  C2004 11 09.18872 02 08 53.30 +15 50 00.0          22.0 R EW003695
         K03UT2B  C2004 11 09.28093 02 08 52.82 +15 49 58.7                 EW003695
         K03UT2B  C2004 11 10.26483 02 08 48.76 +15 49 40.3                 EW003695
         K03UT2V  C2004 11 09.41846 03 53 52.72 +19 23 17.3          21.8 R EW003695
         K03UT2V  C2004 11 10.36606 03 53 47.07 +19 22 56.5                 EW003695
         K03UT2V  C2004 11 10.44059 03 53 46.63 +19 22 54.9                 EW003695
    
    Observer details:
    695 Kitt Peak.  Observers M. W. Buie, L. H. Wasserman.  Measurers M. W. Buie,
        J. F. Kane, L. H. Wasserman.  4-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UZ291
    Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
    M 247.60796              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00326032     Peri.  318.20599     -0.99540043     +0.06864007
    a  45.0432382      Node   225.86343     -0.04227273     -0.94071547
    e   0.1304197      Incl.    5.34324     -0.08597091     -0.33217909
    P 302              H    6.5           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K03AM  695  0.0   0.0     K041E  304  0.0   0.0     K04B9  695  0.0   0.1+
    K03AM  695  0.1+  0.1-    K041E  304  0.0   0.2+    K04B9  695  0.1-  0.1+
    K03BK  695  0.1-  0.0     K043G  695  0.0   0.1-    K04BA  695  0.1+  0.2-
    K03BK  695  0.0   0.0     K043G  695  0.0   0.1+
    
    2003 UB292
    Eccentricity assumed
    Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
    M 225.61519              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00305839     Peri.  148.28299     -0.98414406     -0.08362855
    a  47.0046376      Node    28.22070     -0.03714778     -0.76513303
    e   0.0754946      Incl.   19.31649     +0.17343732     -0.63841813
    P 322              H    5.7           G   0.15
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K03AN  695  0.0   0.0     K03BM  695  0.1+  0.3+    K04B9  695  0.9+  0.2-
    K03AN  695  0.1+  0.1-    K03BO  695  0.0   0.0     K04B9  695  0.4-  0.2+
    K03BM  695  0.1+  0.0     K03BO  695  0.2-  0.2-    K04BA  695  0.5-  0.1+
    
    2003 UV292
    Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
    M  42.75026              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00400744     Peri.  122.05180     +0.98639086     +0.04758136
    a  39.2546585      Node   235.68155     -0.09249738     +0.95195931
    e   0.2126993      Incl.   10.98513     +0.13593124     +0.30250534
    P 246              H    7.1           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K03AO  695  0.0   0.0     K03BK  695  0.0   0.0     K04B9  695  0.1+  0.1-
    K03AO  695  0.1+  0.1-    K043G  695  0.0   0.1-    K04BA  695  0.1-  0.0
    K03BK  695  0.1-  0.0     K043G  695  0.0   0.2+    K04BA  695  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemerides:
    2003 UZ291               a,e,i = 45.04, 0.13, 5                  q = 39.169
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 11 11    03 46.97   +18 42.1   46.932   47.907   170.1     0.2    23.3
    2004 11 21    03 46.22   +18 39.6   46.917   47.904   178.7     0.0    23.3
    2004 12 01    03 45.47   +18 37.0   46.933   47.902   169.2     0.2    23.3
    2004 12 11    03 44.75   +18 34.6   46.979   47.899   158.9     0.4    23.4
    2004 12 21    03 44.09   +18 32.4   47.054   47.896   148.6     0.6    23.4
    2004 12 31    03 43.51   +18 30.5   47.155   47.893   138.3     0.8    23.4
    2005 01 10    03 43.03   +18 29.0   47.280   47.891   128.0     0.9    23.4
    2005 01 20    03 42.67   +18 27.9   47.423   47.888   117.7     1.0    23.4
    2005 01 30    03 42.45   +18 27.3   47.580   47.885   107.5     1.1    23.5
    2005 02 09    03 42.37   +18 27.1   47.747   47.882    97.3     1.2    23.5
    2005 02 19    03 42.45   +18 27.5   47.917   47.880    87.2     1.2    23.5
    2005 03 01    03 42.67   +18 28.3   48.086   47.877    77.2     1.2    23.5
    2005 03 11    03 43.03   +18 29.6   48.249   47.874    67.3     1.1    23.5
    2005 03 21    03 43.52   +18 31.3   48.400   47.871    57.5     1.0    23.5
    2005 03 31    03 44.13   +18 33.3   48.535   47.869    47.7     0.9    23.5
    2005 04 10    03 44.85   +18 35.6   48.651   47.866    38.0     0.7    23.5
    
    2003 UB292               a,e,i = 47.00, 0.08, 19                 q = 43.456
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 11 11    02 08.76   +15 49.4   48.661   49.623   166.3     0.3    22.7
    2004 11 21    02 08.10   +15 46.4   48.717   49.622   156.1     0.5    22.7
    2004 12 01    02 07.50   +15 43.6   48.801   49.621   145.9     0.6    22.7
    2004 12 11    02 06.98   +15 41.1   48.910   49.619   135.7     0.8    22.8
    2004 12 21    02 06.57   +15 39.0   49.042   49.618   125.4     0.9    22.8
    2004 12 31    02 06.27   +15 37.5   49.191   49.617   115.2     1.0    22.8
    2005 01 10    02 06.10   +15 36.7   49.353   49.616   104.9     1.1    22.8
    2005 01 20    02 06.06   +15 36.5   49.523   49.615    94.7     1.1    22.8
    2005 01 30    02 06.16   +15 37.0   49.696   49.613    84.6     1.1    22.8
    2005 02 09    02 06.40   +15 38.2   49.866   49.612    74.6     1.1    22.8
    2005 02 19    02 06.76   +15 40.1   50.028   49.611    64.6     1.0    22.8
    2005 03 01    02 07.25   +15 42.6   50.177   49.610    54.6     0.9    22.8
    2005 03 11    02 07.83   +15 45.8   50.309   49.608    44.8     0.8    22.8
    2005 03 21    02 08.51   +15 49.5   50.420   49.607    35.0     0.7    22.8
    
    2003 UV292               a,e,i = 39.25, 0.21, 11                 q = 30.905
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 11 11    03 53.72   +19 22.7   33.148   34.119   168.4     0.3    22.4
    2004 11 21    03 52.71   +19 19.0   33.136   34.124   178.5     0.0    22.4
    2004 12 01    03 51.69   +19 15.3   33.155   34.129   170.8     0.3    22.4
    2004 12 11    03 50.71   +19 11.7   33.205   34.134   160.4     0.6    22.5
    2004 12 21    03 49.81   +19 08.4   33.284   34.140   150.0     0.8    22.5
    2004 12 31    03 49.02   +19 05.5   33.390   34.145   139.7     1.1    22.5
    2005 01 10    03 48.37   +19 03.1   33.519   34.150   129.3     1.3    22.6
    2005 01 20    03 47.90   +19 01.2   33.668   34.156   119.0     1.4    22.6
    2005 01 30    03 47.61   +19 00.0   33.831   34.161   108.8     1.6    22.6
    2005 02 09    03 47.53   +18 59.4   34.004   34.166    98.6     1.6    22.6
    2005 02 19    03 47.66   +18 59.5   34.182   34.172    88.5     1.7    22.6
    2005 03 01    03 47.99   +19 00.3   34.360   34.177    78.6     1.6    22.7
    2005 03 11    03 48.52   +19 01.6   34.531   34.182    68.7     1.6    22.7
    2005 03 21    03 49.24   +19 03.5   34.691   34.188    58.9     1.4    22.7
    2005 03 31    03 50.13   +19 05.9   34.837   34.193    49.2     1.3    22.7
    2005 04 10    03 51.16   +19 08.7   34.964   34.198    39.6     1.1    22.6
    2005 04 20    03 52.31   +19 11.8   35.069   34.204    30.1     0.8    22.6
    
         The Neptune 2:3 librator 2003 UV292 remains more than 17 AU from Neptune
    over a 14 000-year period.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-W03
    

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