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    M.P.E.C. 2017-L21                                Issued 2017 June 2, 23:24 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
        on behalf of Division F 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
    
                                      S/2003 J 5
    
    Additional Observations:
        SK03J050  C2016 04 10.25724 10 59 12.92 +07 55 16.4          22.6 rcEL021568
        SK03J050  C2016 04 10.49682 10 59 08.46 +07 55 35.5          22.6 rcEL021568
        SK03J050  C2017 02 24.56584 13 32 36.95 -08 14 52.2          23.8 rcEL021568
        SK03J050  C2017 02 24.64549 13 32 35.92 -08 14 44.4          23.8 rcEL021568
        SK03J050  C2017 03 23.25159 13 23 42.64 -07 11 59.6          22.9 rcEL021807
        SK03J050  C2017 03 23.27395 13 23 42.03 -07 11 55.8          22.8 rcEL021807
        SK03J050  C2017 03 25.22644 13 22 49.66 -07 06 05.3          22.6 rcEL021807
        SK03J050  C2017 03 25.23746 13 22 49.35 -07 06 03.5          22.7 rcEL021807
        SK03J050  C2017 03 26.27648 13 22 20.96 -07 02 53.7          22.7 rcEL021807
        SK03J050  C2017 03 26.32458 13 22 19.61 -07 02 45.0          22.7 rcEL021807
        SK03J050  C2017 04 23.05937 13 08 54.39 -05 35 11.4          22.6 rcEL021304
        SK03J050  C2017 04 23.07344 13 08 54.01 -05 35 08.9          22.6 rcEL021304
    
    Observer details:
    304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observer S. S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Magellan-Baade
        telescope + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. J. Tholen, S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo.  8.2-m
        Subaru Telescope + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo.  4.0-m CTIO
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2003 J 5
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 284.35823              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48394951     Peri.  159.96766     -0.09599192     +0.95467484
    a   0.1582118      Node   256.29989     +0.86917112     +0.21834072
    e   0.2216489      Incl.  163.14216     +0.48510526     -0.20229501
    P   2.04           H   15.8           P/d   743.88
    From 33 observations 2003 Feb. 6-2017 Apr. 23, mean residual 0".28.
    
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030206 568  0.2+  0.4-    030303 568  0.5-  0.2-    170224 568  0.3+  0.0
    030206 568 (1.9+  0.2+)   030325 568  0.1+  0.3+    170224 568  0.2+  0.1+
    030210 568  0.3+  0.6-    030325 568  0.1+  0.2+    170323 807  0.3+  0.1+
    030223 568  0.1-  0.6-    030325 568  0.2+  0.2+    170323 807  0.3+  0.1-
    030223 568  0.2-  0.3-    030327 568  0.1-  0.2+    170325 807  0.2-  0.3-
    030224 568  0.1-  0.6+    030327 568  0.2-  0.3+    170325 807  0.2-  0.5-
    030224 568  0.2+  0.4+    030327 568  0.0   0.1+    170326 807  0.1-  0.0
    030224 568  0.1+  0.4+    030425 568  0.3-  0.1-    170326 807  0.0   0.1-
    030227 568  0.2+  0.1+    030425 568  0.3-  0.1+    170423 304  0.4-  0.5+
    030227 568  0.2+  0.0     030425 568  0.3-  0.2-    170423 304  0.0   0.5+
    030227 568  0.2+  0.0     160410 568  0.2+  0.2+
    030303 568  0.4-  0.3-    160410 568  0.4+  0.4+
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-L21
    

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