MPEC 2003-A18 : 2003 AY2
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M.P.E.C. 2003-A18 Issued 2003 Jan. 4, 13:55 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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2003 AY2
Observations:
K03A02Y* C2003 01 02.25222 09 17 30.69 +04 34 09.6 19.1 R 699
K03A02Y C2003 01 02.27359 09 17 32.86 +04 32 56.4 699
K03A02Y C2003 01 02.29490 09 17 34.97 +04 31 42.8 699
K03A02Y C2003 01 02.31633 09 17 37.12 +04 30 29.5 699
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.30156 09 19 24.16 +03 32 25.3 19.2 R 651
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.30297 09 19 24.29 +03 32 20.6 19.3 R 651
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.30432 09 19 24.46 +03 32 15.6 19.4 R 651
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.36235 09 19 30.19 +03 28 42.7 19.0 R 858
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.36806 09 19 30.72 +03 28 21.4 18.9 R 858
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.37380 09 19 31.25 +03 27 59.8 18.9 R 858
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.42248 09 19 36.33 +03 25 05.6 20.3 R 926
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.42419 09 19 36.57 +03 24 58.3 19.0 R 926
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.42593 09 19 36.68 +03 24 51.2 18.2 R 926
K03A02Y C2003 01 03.99812 09 20 41.58 +02 49 15.3 946
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.00666 09 20 42.51 +02 48 42.4 946
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.28541 09 21 14.25 +02 30 59.7 18.8 R 858
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.29104 09 21 14.91 +02 30 37.4 18.9 R 858
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.29663 09 21 15.47 +02 30 16.1 18.4 R 858
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.35975 09 21 22.07 +02 26 13.8 18.2 R 448
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.36439 09 21 22.56 +02 25 55.8 18.1 R 448
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.36897 09 21 23.01 +02 25 38.1 18.5 R 448
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.41606 09 21 27.99 +02 22 35.7 18.9 R 926
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.41748 09 21 28.10 +02 22 29.3 18.8 R 926
K03A02Y C2003 01 04.41885 09 21 28.14 +02 22 27.2 19.7 R 926
Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. Stevens. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.3 m f/3.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar. Observers R. Stoss, J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 AY2 PHA 0.021
Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5 MPC
M 326.26365 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.45073330 Peri. 286.86585 -0.91668471 +0.36283775
a 1.6847015 Node 274.66166 -0.27170131 -0.87317603
e 0.5282692 Incl. 9.67161 -0.29303163 -0.32544184
P 2.19 H 20.3 G 0.15
From 24 observations 2003 Jan. 2-4.
Ephemeris:
2003 AY2 a,e,i = 1.68, 0.53, 10 q = 0.7947
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 01 01 09 15.29 +05 43.5 0.313 1.239 139.7 30.9 19.6
2003 01 03 09 18.83 +03 50.8 0.293 1.222 139.9 31.2 19.4
2003 01 05 09 22.59 +01 44.5 0.274 1.206 139.9 31.7 19.2
2003 01 07 09 26.62 -00 38.0 0.255 1.189 139.6 32.4 19.1
2003 01 09 09 31.02 -03 19.1 0.238 1.173 138.9 33.4 18.9
2003 01 11 09 35.87 -06 22.1 0.221 1.156 137.8 34.9 18.8
2003 01 13 09 41.31 -09 50.6 0.205 1.140 136.1 36.7 18.6
2003 01 15 09 47.53 -13 48.3 0.190 1.124 133.8 39.2 18.5
2003 01 17 09 54.75 -18 19.0 0.177 1.107 130.9 42.2 18.4
2003 01 19 10 03.30 -23 25.5 0.165 1.091 127.1 46.0 18.3
2003 01 21 10 13.68 -29 08.9 0.155 1.075 122.6 50.5 18.3
2003 01 23 10 26.55 -35 26.8 0.147 1.059 117.2 55.7 18.3
2003 01 25 10 42.97 -42 11.4 0.141 1.044 111.2 61.6 18.3
2003 01 27 11 04.53 -49 07.8 0.137 1.028 104.6 67.9 18.4
2003 01 29 11 33.67 -55 53.6 0.136 1.013 97.8 74.5 18.6
2003 01 31 12 13.86 -61 59.3 0.138 0.997 91.1 80.9 18.8
2003 02 02 13 08.87 -66 49.6 0.142 0.983 84.7 87.0 19.1
2003 02 04 14 18.93 -69 49.1 0.149 0.968 78.8 92.5 19.4
2003 02 06 15 35.0 -70 40.6 0.157 0.954 73.6 97.3 19.7
2003 02 08 16 42.74 -69 43.3 0.167 0.940 69.1 101.4 20.0
2003 02 10 17 35.00 -67 39.4 0.178 0.926 65.2 104.8 20.3
2003 02 12 18 13.14 -65 05.5 0.190 0.913 61.9 107.5 20.5
2003 02 14 18 41.02 -62 23.6 0.204 0.900 59.2 109.6 20.8
2003 02 16 19 01.94 -59 44.3 0.218 0.888 57.0 111.1 21.0
2003 02 18 19 18.18 -57 12.3 0.232 0.877 55.2 112.2 21.1
2003 02 20 19 31.20 -54 49.2 0.248 0.866 53.8 112.8 21.3
2003 02 22 19 41.98 -52 35.2 0.264 0.855 52.7 113.1 21.4
2003 02 24 19 51.16 -50 29.6 0.280 0.846 51.9 113.1 21.5
2003 02 26 19 59.17 -48 31.8 0.297 0.837 51.2 112.7 21.6
2003 02 28 20 06.32 -46 40.9 0.314 0.829 50.8 112.1 21.7
2003 03 02 20 12.83 -44 56.0 0.331 0.821 50.5 111.3 21.7
2003 03 04 20 18.86 -43 16.5 0.349 0.815 50.4 110.3 21.8
2003 03 06 20 24.53 -41 41.6 0.367 0.809 50.4 109.2 21.8
2003 03 08 20 29.93 -40 10.8 0.385 0.804 50.5 107.8 21.8
2003 03 10 20 35.12 -38 43.5 0.403 0.800 50.7 106.4 21.8
2003 03 12 20 40.15 -37 19.5 0.422 0.798 50.9 104.9 21.8
2003 03 14 20 45.07 -35 58.3 0.440 0.796 51.2 103.3 21.8
2003 03 16 20 49.91 -34 39.5 0.459 0.795 51.5 101.6 21.8
2003 03 18 20 54.68 -33 23.0 0.478 0.795 51.9 99.9 21.8
2003 03 20 20 59.39 -32 08.6 0.496 0.796 52.3 98.1 21.8
2003 03 22 21 04.07 -30 56.0 0.515 0.798 52.8 96.3 21.8
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