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    M.P.E.C. 2009-S76                                Issued 2009 Sept. 24, 02:00 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      S/2003 J 17
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2003-G19
    
    Additional Observations:
        SK03J170  C2009 08 18.29351 21 28 01.07 -15 28 15.3          22.5 R ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 18.30026 21 28 00.86 -15 28 16.3                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 18.35026 21 27 59.24 -15 28 24.2          23   R ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 19.23836 21 27 30.99 -15 30 42.4                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 19.24437 21 27 30.76 -15 30 43.8                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 19.33777 21 27 27.76 -15 30 58.0                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 19.34636 21 27 27.45 -15 30 59.5                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 22.32184 21 25 53.67 -15 38 35.3          22.7 R ES076568
        SK03J170  C2009 08 22.32462 21 25 53.59 -15 38 35.7                 ES076568
        SK03J170  C2009 08 22.32732 21 25 53.50 -15 38 36.2                 ES076568
        SK03J170  C2009 08 22.33003 21 25 53.41 -15 38 36.6          22.8 R ES076568
        SK03J170  C2009 08 25.31399 21 24 21.09 -15 46 03.1                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 25.32685 21 24 20.68 -15 46 05.2                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 25.33833 21 24 20.32 -15 46 06.7                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 08 25.34217 21 24 20.21 -15 46 07.0                 ES076675
        SK03J170  C2009 09 15.33926 21 15 14.72 -16 29 25.8                 ES076568
        SK03J170  C2009 09 15.34196 21 15 14.66 -16 29 26.1                 ES076568
        SK03J170  C2009 09 15.34467 21 15 14.61 -16 29 26.3                 ES076568
        SK03J170  C2009 09 15.34737 21 15 14.56 -16 29 26.6                 ES076568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers Queue observing team.  Measurer B. Gladman.
        3.5-m Canada France Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    675 Palomar.  Observers (Aug. 18, 19) P. Nicholson, B. Gladman, M. Brozovic,
        S. Lawler, (Aug. 25) M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, A. McAuley, T. Barajas.
        Measurers B. Gladman, R. Jacobson, P. Nicholson.  5-m Hale reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2003 J 17
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M  41.90787              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50404272     Peri.  355.67814     +0.89215222     -0.42931074
    a   0.1539787      Node   329.01063     -0.40584536     -0.89837719
    e   0.1995315      Incl.  164.15753     -0.19837834     -0.09279397
    P   1.96           H   16.5           P/d   714.23
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030208 568  0.0   0.1-    030403 568  0.3+  0.2-    090822 568  0.3+  0.1+
    030208 568  0.1-  0.0     090818 675  0.5-  0.2-    090825 675  0.1+  0.1+
    030226 568  0.2+  0.1+    090818 675  0.3-  0.1-    090825 675  0.0   0.1-
    030226 568  0.3+  0.1-    090818 675  0.0   0.2-    090825 675  0.0   0.1+
    030227 568  0.0   0.3+    090819 675  0.1-  0.1-    090825 675  0.1+  0.4+
    030227 568  0.0   0.3+    090819 675  0.6-  0.6-    090915 568  0.0   0.4+
    030227 568  0.2-  0.4+    090819 675  0.1+  0.3-    090915 568  0.1-  0.4+
    030228 568  0.2-  0.3+    090819 675  0.3-  0.4-    090915 568  0.0   0.4+
    030228 568  0.1-  0.2+    090822 568  0.3+  0.1+    090915 568  0.1+  0.4+
    030228 568  0.0   0.2+    090822 568  0.4+  0.2+
    030403 568  0.1-  0.5-    090822 568  0.4+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
        S/2003 J 17                                                  q = 0.1233
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta    r_J    Elong.  dRA/" dDecl/"  V
    2009 09 16    21 15.03   -16 30.5    4.163   0.1573  143.0   7755-  336-   23.7
    2009 09 26    21 12.34   -16 43.2    4.252   0.1594  132.5   7631-  352-   23.8
    2009 10 06    21 10.97   -16 50.1    4.360   0.1614  122.4   7430-  376-   23.9
    2009 10 16    21 10.97   -16 51.0    4.482   0.1633  112.5   7159-  405-   24.0
    2009 10 26    21 12.38   -16 45.6    4.616   0.1651  102.9   6826-  437-   24.1
    2009 11 05    21 15.14   -16 34.2    4.755   0.1667   93.6   6438-  466-   24.2
    2009 11 15    21 19.16   -16 17.0    4.897   0.1682   84.5   6000-  489-   24.3
    2009 11 25    21 24.33   -15 54.2    5.037   0.1696   75.7   5519-  501-   24.3
    2009 12 05    21 30.51   -15 26.0    5.172   0.1710   67.2   4998-  499-   24.3
    
         The 2009 observations were identified and the linked orbit was computed
    by G. V. Williams.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-S76
    

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