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    M.P.E.C. 2021-A169                             Issued 2021 January 13, 18:21 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.
    
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                                   S/2003 J 12                               
                              Satellite of Jupiter                           
    
    
    Additional Observations:
        SK03J120 UC2001 12 10.35721 07 04 35.81 +21 29 55.2                 EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2001 12 10.40978 07 04 34.13 +21 29 57.5                 EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 03 25.28078 08 51 12.54 +18 06 02.3          24.1 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 03 25.29703 08 51 12.36 +18 06 02.6          24.0 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 03 25.31153 08 51 12.23 +18 06 02.9          24.0 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 04 25.25185 08 52 10.99 +17 51 48.7          24.6 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 04 25.27010 08 52 11.18 +17 51 47.5          24.4 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 04 25.28833 08 52 11.39 +17 51 46.2          24.3 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 04 27.30913 08 52 38.84 +17 49 22.0          24.4 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 04 27.32778 08 52 39.08 +17 49 20.9          24.4 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 04 27.34623 08 52 39.36 +17 49 19.3          24.8 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 06 02.25943 09 07 18.60 +16 40 17.8          24.6 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 06 02.28047 09 07 19.28 +16 40 14.0          24.5 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 06 02.29524 09 07 19.78 +16 40 11.9          24.5 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 12 24.54885 11 14 43.45 +05 49 03.2          24.6 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 12 24.57966 11 14 43.69 +05 49 03.4          24.5 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2003 12 24.61086 11 14 43.89 +05 49 03.5          24.7 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.52935 02 25 23.36 +12 37 40.9          24.3 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.53873 02 25 23.56 +12 37 41.5          24.0 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.54811 02 25 23.77 +12 37 42.1          24.1 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.55619 02 25 23.94 +12 37 42.7          24.2 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.56382 02 25 24.08 +12 37 43.2          24.1 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.57200 02 25 24.26 +12 37 43.5          24.3 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.57992 02 25 24.41 +12 37 43.9          24.4 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.58663 02 25 24.56 +12 37 44.2          24.3 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.59338 02 25 24.71 +12 37 44.6          24.4 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.60009 02 25 24.84 +12 37 45.2          24.4 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.60689 02 25 24.99 +12 37 45.5          24.2 R EA169568
        SK03J120 UC2011 08 05.61362 02 25 25.13 +12 37 45.9          24.1 R EA169568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers B. J. Gladman, S. S. Sheppard, C. Veillet.  Measurer
        K. Ly.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        S/2003 J 12
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Alexandersen
    M 295.36521              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.55672625     Peri.   86.84711     +0.68239418     +0.64759171
    a   0.1441046      Node   127.52296     +0.37463960     -0.70813001
    e   0.3657005      Incl.  154.69036     +0.62768093     -0.28138384
    P   1.77           H   17.0           P/d   646.64
    From 40 observations 2001 Dec. 10-2011 Aug. 05, mean residual 0".12
    
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    011210 568  0.2+  0.2-    030325 568  0.4-  0.2-    110805 568  0.1-  0.1+
    011210 568  0.3-  0.7-    030325 568  0.1-  0.1-    110805 568  0.0-  0.2+
    030208 568  0.1-  0.4-    030425 568  0.5+  0.0+    110805 568  0.2+  0.2+
    030208 568  0.1-  0.3-    030425 568  0.0-  0.1+    110805 568  0.2+  0.3+
    030209 568  0.3-  0.4-    030425 568  0.2-  0.1+    110805 568  0.1-  0.3+
    030209 568  0.4-  0.5-    030427 568  0.2+  0.0-    110805 568  0.0+  0.1+
    030224 568  0.1-  0.0+    030427 568  0.0-  0.3+    110805 568  0.2-  0.1+
    030224 568  0.0+  0.2+    030427 568  0.3+  0.1+    110805 568  0.0-  0.1-
    030227 568  0.0+  0.5+    030602 568  0.0+  0.5+    110805 568  0.1+  0.1-
    030227 568  0.1+  0.5+    030602 568  0.1-  0.0-    110805 568  0.0-  0.1+
    030227 568  0.0-  0.6+    030602 568  0.1+  0.2+    110805 568  0.1+  0.0+
    030307 568  0.5+  0.0+    031224 568  0.1-  0.0-    110805 568  0.1+  0.0+
    030307 568  0.2-  0.3-    031224 568  0.4+  0.1+
    030325 568  0.2-  0.3-    031224 568  0.3+  0.0+
    
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-A169
    


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