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MPEC 2003-T78 : 2003 TS9

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M.P.E.C. 2003-T78                                Issued 2003 Oct. 15, 22:25 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2003 TS9

Observations:
     K03T09S* C2003 10 14.39553 07 01 42.08 +55 32 38.2          18.6        704
     K03T09S  C2003 10 14.40718 07 01 40.80 +55 32 18.9          18.9        704
     K03T09S  C2003 10 14.41867 07 01 39.44 +55 31 59.3          18.7        704
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.22859 07 00 07.94 +55 09 23.8          18.2 R      649
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.23214 07 00 07.49 +55 09 17.8          17.9 R      649
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.23752 07 00 06.91 +55 09 09.3          18.0 R      649
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.39569 06 59 48.31 +55 04 46.2          18.4 R      G90
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.40118 06 59 47.62 +55 04 37.0          18.5 R      G90
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.40666 06 59 46.96 +55 04 27.8          18.5 R      G90
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.42442 06 59 44.73 +55 03 58.9          18.5 R      854
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.43099 06 59 43.95 +55 03 47.2          18.5 R      854
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.43578 06 59 43.40 +55 03 39.2          18.0 R      926
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.43757 06 59 43.16 +55 03 36.4          18.5 R      854
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.43922 06 59 43.00 +55 03 33.6          18.1 R      926
     K03T09S 5C2003 10 15.44271 06 59 42.64 +55 03 26.9          18.5 R      673
     K03T09S 5C2003 10 15.44491 06 59 42.36 +55 03 23.0                      673
     K03T09S 5C2003 10 15.44699 06 59 42.09 +55 03 19.4                      673
     K03T09S 5C2003 10 15.44884 06 59 41.90 +55 03 16.6                      673
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.46657 06 59 39.25 +55 02 45.5                      H36
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.47329 06 59 38.50 +55 02 35.9          18.4 R      H36
     K03T09S  C2003 10 15.47847 06 59 37.95 +55 02 27.3          18.5 R      H36

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 TS9
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
M  10.61237              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37707063     Peri.  135.43895     +0.59816548     +0.06701443
a   1.8975253      Node   241.75669     +0.19424435     +0.95465615
e   0.2743874      Incl.   65.02424     +0.77747488     -0.29007018
P   2.61           H   16.7           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2003 Oct. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2003 TS9                 a,e,i = 1.90, 0.27, 65                  q = 1.3769
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 08    07 11.41   +58 10.8    0.932    1.394    92.3    45.8    19.0
2003 10 18    06 54.35   +53 47.3    0.798    1.407   102.7    43.7    18.6
2003 10 28    06 26.39   +47 18.0    0.670    1.425   116.5    38.6    18.1
2003 11 07    05 48.13   +37 02.3    0.564    1.445   134.9    29.1    17.5
2003 11 17    05 04.35   +21 56.9    0.507    1.469   157.0    15.2    16.9
2003 11 27    04 22.89   +04 51.9    0.523    1.496   163.5    10.8    16.8
2003 12 07    03 50.07   -08 50.7    0.608    1.524   145.1    21.7    17.6
2003 12 17    03 27.63   -17 30.3    0.738    1.555   128.5    29.7    18.3
2003 12 27    03 14.35   -22 25.3    0.891    1.587   115.6    34.0    18.9
2004 01 06    03 08.30   -25 03.9    1.053    1.621   105.4    35.8    19.3
2004 01 16    03 07.67   -26 23.3    1.215    1.655    97.1    36.1    19.7
2004 01 26    03 11.13   -26 55.9    1.372    1.690    90.1    35.6    20.0
2004 02 05    03 17.76   -27 01.2    1.522    1.725    84.0    34.6    20.2
2004 02 15    03 26.89   -26 50.8    1.662    1.761    78.8    33.4    20.4
2004 02 25    03 38.06   -26 31.9    1.791    1.797    74.3    32.0    20.6
2004 03 06    03 50.98   -26 09.8    1.908    1.832    70.4    30.7    20.7
2004 03 16    04 05.39   -25 47.9    2.014    1.867    67.1    29.4    20.9
2004 03 26    04 21.15   -25 28.8    2.107    1.901    64.4    28.2    21.0
2004 04 05    04 38.13   -25 14.6    2.189    1.935    62.1    27.2    21.1
2004 04 15    04 56.23   -25 06.9    2.260    1.968    60.4    26.3    21.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T78

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