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    M.P.E.C. 2013-X31                                Issued 2013 Dec. 7, 00:23 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 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2013 XS3
    
    Observations:
         K13X03S* C2013 12 03.29076 03 56 18.822+25 37 48.69         21.1 wLEX031F51
         K13X03S  C2013 12 03.30490 03 56 16.521+25 37 20.58         21.0 wLEX031F51
         K13X03S  C2013 12 03.31902 03 56 14.212+25 36 52.51         21.2 wLEX031F51
         K13X03S  C2013 12 03.33320 03 56 11.886+25 36 23.95         21.5 wLEX031F51
         K13X03S _C2013 12 04.43613303 53 17.687+24 59 09.10         20.6 RtEX031568
         K13X03S _C2013 12 04.43738403 53 17.483+24 59 06.54         20.6 RtEX031568
         K13X03S _C2013 12 04.43863703 53 17.282+24 59 03.99         20.5 RtEX031568
         K13X03S KC2013 12 04.79224 03 52 23.14 +24 46 55.5                qEX031J95
         K13X03S KC2013 12 04.83734 03 52 16.00 +24 45 25.3                qEX031J95
         K13X03S KC2013 12 04.85764 03 52 12.82 +24 44 43.5          20.9 RqEX031J95
         K13X03S KC2013 12 06.31678 03 48 29.40 +23 55 07.4                oEX031291
         K13X03S KC2013 12 06.31889 03 48 29.07 +23 55 02.4                oEX031291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers T. H. Bressi, R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7
        reflector + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, D. Woodworth.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz. T. Goggia,
        M. Willman.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien
        + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2013 XS3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2819 AU
    Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5                  MPC
    M 189.34509              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.74890124     Peri.  340.81604     -0.57573898     +0.68620281
    a   1.2009355      Node   251.44110     -0.67542082     -0.70558414
    e   0.4029252      Incl.   27.96723     -0.46079426     +0.17685228
    P   1.32           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    131203 F51  0.1-  0.2-    131204 568  0.0   0.1-    131204 J95  0.3-  0.5+
    131203 F51  0.0   0.0     131204 568  0.0   0.1-    131204 J95  0.0   0.2-
    131203 F51  0.0   0.2+    131204 568  0.0   0.1-    131206 291  0.1-  0.4+
    131203 F51  0.0   0.1+    131204 J95  0.4+  0.4-    131206 291  0.1-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2013 XS3                 a,e,i = 1.20, 0.40, 28                  q = 0.7170
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2013 11 07    05 04 49.9 +36 53 17   0.7765  1.6798   143.4    20.6    21.9
    ...
    2013 11 22    04 27 34.6 +31 28 48   0.6901  1.6653   165.8     8.4    21.2
    ...
    2013 11 30    04 05 12.5 +27 26 49   0.6706  1.6537   172.8     4.3    20.9
    ...
    2013 12 06    03 49 17.6 +24 05 59   0.6697  1.6432   166.0     8.3    21.1
    2013 12 07    03 46 47.7 +23 31 51   0.6707  1.6413   164.5     9.2    21.1
    2013 12 08    03 44 21.1 +22 57 41   0.6720  1.6394   162.9    10.2    21.2
    ...
    2013 12 14    03 30 59.1 +19 35 20   0.6863  1.6268   153.3    15.8    21.4
    ...
    2013 12 22    03 17 04.7 +15 25 52   0.7203  1.6077   140.8    22.7    21.7
    ...
    2014 01 06    03 03 23.7 +09 24 02   0.8168  1.5645   120.4    32.8    22.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-X31
    

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