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    • MPEC 2017-N78 : S/2003 J 3

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    M.P.E.C. 2017-N78                                Issued 2017 July 15, 13:18 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 3

Additional Observations:
    SK03J030  C2017 02 24.56974 13 18 52.43 -06 56 30.0          23.6 rcEN078568
    SK03J030  C2017 02 24.64168 13 18 51.37 -06 56 25.7          23.4 rcEN078568
    SK03J030  C2017 03 23.24858 13 09 29.43 -06 11 56.6          23.1 rcEN078807
    SK03J030  C2017 03 23.27130 13 09 28.80 -06 11 53.8          23.0 rcEN078807
    SK03J030  C2017 03 26.28417 13 08 07.47 -06 05 09.5          23.2 rcEN078807
    SK03J030  C2017 03 26.32711 13 08 06.27 -06 05 03.6          22.9 rcEN078807
    SK03J030  C2017 04 23.06484 12 55 18.02 -05 00 58.6          23.0 rcEN078304
    SK03J030  C2017 04 23.08048 12 55 17.60 -05 00 56.7          23.0 rcEN078304
    SK03J030  C2017 04 23.13891 12 55 16.09 -05 00 49.2          22.9 rcEN078304
    SK03J030  C2017 06 18.17915 12 45 50.38 -04 27 34.6                cEN078688
    SK03J030  C2017 06 18.21056 12 45 50.62 -04 27 36.6                cEN078688

Observer details:
304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observer S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Magellan-Baade
    telescope + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer S. Sheppard.  8.2-m Subaru telescope + CCD.
688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observer A. Thirouin.  4-m
    Discovery Channel Telescope + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo.  4.0-m CTIO
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
S/2003 J 3
Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
M 168.64855              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57319227     Peri.  108.95292     -0.86505994     -0.09881838
a   0.1413314      Node   291.98877     -0.19867009     +0.96773310
e   0.2531738      Incl.  147.96588     +0.46065334     +0.23179209
P   1.72           H   16.6           P/d   628.06
From 26 observations 2003 Feb. 5-2017 June 18, mean residual 0".25.

Residuals in seconds of arc
030205 568  0.1-  0.1-    030225 568  0.3-  0.2-    170323 807  0.4-  0.3-
030205 568  0.1+  0.2+    030227 568  0.1+  0.3+    170326 807  0.4-  0.2+
030206 568  0.1+  0.2+    030227 568  0.2+  0.3+    170326 807  0.4-  0.3+
030206 568  0.0   0.2+    030227 568  0.2+  0.2+    170423 304  0.3+  0.2+
030206 568  0.3+  0.1-    030303 568  0.1+  0.4-    170423 304  0.1+  0.1+
030206 568  0.3+  0.2-    030303 568  0.2-  0.3-    170423 304  0.5+  0.3+
030223 568  0.6-  0.1-    170224 568  0.2+  0.3-    170618 688  0.0   0.2-
030223 568  0.2+  0.1-    170224 568  0.3+  0.3-    170618 688  0.1-  0.1+
030225 568  0.3-  0.1-    170323 807  0.2-  0.1-

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-N78

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