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MPEC 2003-C27 : 1999 RC32

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M.P.E.C. 2003-C27                                Issued 2003 Feb. 5, 18:34 UT

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                                   1999 RC32

                           Revision to MPEC 1999-R31

Additional Observations:
     J99R32C 9C2003 01 29.36208 15 14 29.58 -38 05 45.9          22.4 R      809
     J99R32C 9C2003 01 29.36452 15 14 29.73 -38 05 48.0          22.5 R      809
     J99R32C 9C2003 01 30.36099 15 15 39.78 -38 22 40.1          22.3 R      809
     J99R32C 9C2003 01 30.36342 15 15 39.99 -38 22 42.9          22.2 R      809
     J99R32C 9C2003 01 30.36584 15 15 40.11 -38 22 45.1          22.4 R      809

Observer details:
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers A. Boattini,
    O. Hainaut.  Measurers A. Boattini, H. Scholl, G. Hahn, M. Carpino.
    3.58-m New Technology Telescope + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
030129 809  9.2+  6.3-    030130 809  9.1+  6.0-    MPC 39550   -0.013 day

Orbital elements:
1999 RC32
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5                 MPC
M  69.62746              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39524708     Peri.   82.73355     +0.23658696     -0.96927910
a   1.8388950      Node   352.48862     +0.55547379     +0.19173445
e   0.4319458      Incl.   30.96834     +0.79716716     +0.15406471
P   2.49           H   18.7           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
990908 704  0.5+  1.3-    990913 848  0.3+  0.3-    990928 704  0.3+  0.4+
990908 704  0.5+  1.1-    990913 848  0.5-  0.1-    990928 704  0.5-  1.2+
990908 704  0.8+  1.4-    990914 046  0.6-  0.2-    990928 704  0.7+  0.0
990908 704  0.3+  1.3-    990914 046  0.3+  0.1-    990928 704  0.9+  0.8+
990908 704  0.6+  1.0-    990914 046  0.0   0.2+    990928 587  0.3+  0.6-
990908 557  0.0   0.7-    990914 046  0.3-  0.4+    990928 587  0.2+  0.9-
990908 557  0.0   0.4-    990914 658  0.1-  0.1-    990928 587  0.1+  0.9-
990908 557  0.1+  0.5+    990914 658  0.2-  0.0     991001 118  0.7+  0.1+
990909 118  0.1-  0.0     990914 658  0.0   0.1-    991001 118  0.9+  0.1+
990909 118  0.1+  0.1+    990914 595  0.1+  0.0     991001 118  0.9+  0.4+
990909 118  0.7+  1.0+    990914 595  0.3-  0.4-    991002 118  0.5-  1.0+
990909 046  0.0   0.5+    990914 595  0.0   0.3-    991002 118  1.0+  0.5+
990909 046  0.3+  0.9+    990915 658  0.5-  0.1+    991009 360  0.3+  0.1+
990909 046  0.1-  0.2-    990915 658  0.6-  0.3+    991009 360  0.3+  0.0
990909 046  0.2-  0.5+    990915 658  0.5-  0.1+    991009 360  0.2+  0.2+
990909 704  0.1+  0.1-    990915 848  0.7-  0.0     991013 118  0.2-  0.4+
990909 704  0.1+  0.5+    990915 848  0.5+  0.3+    991013 118  0.1+  0.1+
990909 704  0.2-  0.8-    990915 848  0.2+  0.4-    991021 402  0.9-  1.3-
990909 704  0.2+  0.5-    990916 118  0.5+  0.3+    991021 402  0.9+  0.6-
990909 704  0.2+  0.3-    990916 118  0.5+  0.2-    991021 402  0.7+  0.6-
990910 118  0.5+  0.4-    990916 118  0.1+  0.1+    991031 587  1.0+  0.6-
990910 118  0.2+  1.4+    990917 848  0.0   0.1+    991031 587  0.8+  0.3+
990910 118  0.8-  0.2+    990917 848  0.3-  0.4-    000212 711  1.6-  0.6-
990910 046  0.5-  0.1-    990917 848  0.2+  0.4+    000212 711  1.9-  0.6-
990910 046  0.0   0.6+    990918 848  0.2-  1.3-    000213 587  0.3+  0.3-
990910 046  0.1+  0.0     990918 848  0.1-  0.3+    000213 587  1.1+  0.8-
990910 611 (1.2-  2.9-)   990918 848  0.1-  1.4+    000226 704  0.0   0.3+
990910 611 (0.2+  2.1-)   990919 848  0.6+  0.7+    000226 704  0.2-  0.2-
990910 611  0.1+  1.5+    990919 848  0.5-  0.3+    000226 704  0.3-  0.1-
990911 046  0.0   0.3-    990919 848  0.1-  0.3+    000227 704  0.5+  0.0
990911 046  0.5-  0.3+    990920 848  0.2+  0.7+    000227 704  0.3+  0.3+
990911 046  0.2-  0.6+    990920 848  0.2+  0.2-    000227 704  0.6+  0.6-
990911 046  0.3-  0.5+    990920 848  0.2-  0.4+    000227 704  0.2+  0.1+
990911 848  0.4-  0.3-    990922 118  0.0   0.3+    000227 704  0.0   0.4+
990911 848  0.5-  0.4+    990922 118  0.4-  0.1+    000307 360  0.0   0.2+
990911 848  0.3-  0.1+    990922 118  0.1-  0.2-    000307 360  0.1+  0.1-
990911 848  1.1-  0.1+    990922 704  0.1+  1.3-    000307 360  0.1+  0.2-
990911 704  0.0   0.5-    990922 704  0.2+  1.8-    000312 704  0.2-  0.6+
990911 704  0.6+  0.2-    990922 704  0.2+  0.5-    000312 704  0.8+  0.6+
990911 704  0.6+  0.5+    990924 046  0.7-  0.6-    000312 704  0.2-  0.8+
990911 704  0.7+  0.4+    990924 046  0.8-  0.8+    000312 704  0.3+  0.8+
990911 704  0.5+  0.8+    990924 046  0.1-  0.1-    000312 704 (0.5+  2.3+)
990911 658  0.0   0.5-    990924 046  0.5-  0.2+    030129 809  0.2+  0.0
990911 658  0.1-  0.1+    990924 046  0.7-  0.3+    030129 809  0.0   0.4+
990911 658  0.3-  0.7+    990927 402  0.6-  1.3-    030130 809  0.0   0.3+
990912 587  0.3-  0.1-    990927 402  0.6-  1.0+    030130 809  0.6+  0.0
990912 587  0.5+  0.1-    990927 402  0.7-  1.2+    030130 809  0.0   0.3+
990913 848  0.2-  0.1-    990927 402  0.2-  0.8-

Ephemeris:
1999 RC32                a,e,i = 1.84, 0.43, 31                  q = 1.0446
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 31    15 16.40   -38 33.5    2.272    2.223    74.6    25.3    23.4
2003 02 10    15 27.01   -41 23.4    2.187    2.262    81.5    25.6    23.3
2003 02 20    15 35.46   -44 14.8    2.099    2.299    88.6    25.5    23.3
2003 03 02    15 41.08   -47 07.6    2.012    2.333    96.0    25.0    23.2
2003 03 12    15 43.03   -50 00.1    1.929    2.366   103.5    24.1    23.1
2003 03 22    15 40.33   -52 47.9    1.852    2.397   111.0    22.8    23.0
2003 04 01    15 31.98   -55 23.6    1.786    2.426   118.4    21.2    22.9
2003 04 11    15 17.27   -57 35.0    1.734    2.453   125.2    19.5    22.8
2003 04 21    14 56.58   -59 07.6    1.700    2.478   131.0    17.8    22.8
2003 05 01    14 31.88   -59 48.5    1.685    2.501   135.1    16.5    22.7
2003 05 11    14 06.71   -59 32.5    1.691    2.523   136.6    16.0    22.7
2003 05 21    13 44.84   -58 26.6    1.719    2.542   135.5    16.2    22.8
2003 05 31    13 28.57   -56 46.4    1.768    2.559   132.0    17.1    22.9
2003 06 10    13 18.59   -54 50.0    1.835    2.575   126.8    18.4    23.0
2003 06 20    13 14.40   -52 52.9    1.918    2.589   120.7    19.7    23.2
2003 06 30    13 15.07   -51 05.0    2.013    2.601   114.2    20.9    23.3
2003 07 10    13 19.70   -49 32.2    2.118    2.611   107.5    21.8    23.5

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C27

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