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M.P.E.C. 2003-C59 Issued 2003 Feb. 11, 16:26 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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2001 SK9
Revision to MPEC 2001-S15
Additional Observations:
K01S09K 9C2003 01 27.05730 02 56 01.05 -05 02 42.9 22.6 R 809
K01S09K 9C2003 01 27.05974 02 56 01.05 -05 02 42.1 22.6 R 809
K01S09K 9C2003 01 27.06218 02 56 01.05 -05 02 41.3 23.0 R 809
K01S09K 9C2003 01 29.06084 02 56 07.65 -04 51 09.7 22.8 R 809
K01S09K 9C2003 01 29.06398 02 56 07.65 -04 51 08.5 22.9 R 809
K01S09K 9C2003 01 29.06709 02 56 07.66 -04 51 07.3 22.7 R 809
Observer details:
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla. Observers A. Boattini,
O. Hainaut, R. Michelsen. Measurers A. Boattini, H. Scholl, G. Hahn,
M. Carpino, G. Forti, G. D'Abramo. 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
030127 809 26.8- 2.1- 030129 809 27.2- 1.5- MPO 20981 +0.13 day
Orbital elements:
2001 SK9
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 220.44399 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.41321444 Peri. 34.22047 -0.65511135 +0.74568108
a 1.7851953 Node 196.04321 -0.75338603 -0.65685652
e 0.7883404 Incl. 26.10619 -0.05690872 +0.11179996
P 2.39 H 18.6 G 0.15 U 4
Residuals in seconds of arc
010917 704 0.0 1.0+ 010919 704 0.3- 0.3+ 010920 691 0.0 0.3-
010917 704 0.1- 0.2- 010919 704 0.8- 0.2- 010920 691 0.8+ 0.0
010917 704 0.8- 0.6- 010919 704 0.2- 0.2+ 010920 691 0.1+ 0.3-
010918 691 0.5- 0.2- 010919 704 0.5- 1.3+ 010924 704 0.1+ 1.2+
010918 691 0.3- 0.1+ 010919 691 0.4- 0.4- 010924 704 0.1+ 0.3+
010918 691 0.4- 0.3- 010919 691 0.5- 0.4- 010924 704 0.3- 0.6+
010918 684 0.4- 0.1+ 010919 691 0.5- 0.2- 011012 649 0.2+ 0.0
010918 684 0.4- 0.3- 010919 046 0.0 0.5- 011012 649 0.1- 0.2+
010918 684 0.2+ 0.2- 010919 046 0.4+ 0.6- 011012 649 0.2+ 0.5+
010918 422 1.7+ 1.4+ 010919 046 1.8+ 0.0 011017 644 0.4+ 0.7-
010918 422 1.0+ 1.3+ 010919 046 0.5- 0.6- 011017 644 0.2+ 0.5-
010918 046 0.2- 0.6- 010920 704 0.2+ 0.1- 011017 644 0.2- 0.7-
010918 046 0.4+ 0.3- 010920 704 0.9- 0.1+ 011017 644 0.3+ 0.7-
010918 046 0.1+ 0.0 010920 704 0.4+ 0.3- 011017 644 0.2- 0.4-
010918 046 0.2+ 0.4+ 010920 704 1.7+ 0.2- 011017 644 1.1+ 0.2-
010919 557 0.1- 0.2- 010920 704 0.4+ 0.4- 011115 291 (0.1- 2.7+)
010919 557 0.3- 0.1- 010920 704 0.1+ 0.3- 011115 291 (0.4- 2.5+)
010919 557 0.1- 0.1- 010920 704 0.5+ 0.4- 011115 291 1.6- 1.3+
010919 557 0.2- 0.3+ 010920 704 0.0 0.5- 030127 809 0.3+ 0.3-
010919 704 0.2- 0.3- 010920 291 0.2+ 0.2+ 030127 809 0.3+ 0.3-
010919 704 0.4- 0.5+ 010920 291 0.5+ 0.4+ 030127 809 0.2+ 0.3-
010919 704 0.5- 0.3+ 010920 649 0.8- 0.0 030129 809 0.2- 0.2+
010919 704 1.2- 0.4+ 010920 649 0.1- 0.3- 030129 809 0.3- 0.3+
010919 704 0.2- 0.2+ 010920 649 0.0 0.3- 030129 809 0.4- 0.5+
010919 704 0.6- 0.1- 010920 291 1.4+ 0.7+
Ephemeris:
2001 SK9 a,e,i = 1.79, 0.79, 26 q = 0.3779
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 02 10 02 58.66 -03 37.3 2.801 2.818 80.9 20.2 24.1
2003 02 20 03 03.02 -02 31.0 2.902 2.773 72.7 19.9 24.1
2003 03 02 03 09.15 -01 22.9 2.993 2.725 64.9 19.2 24.1
2003 03 12 03 16.87 -00 14.7 3.071 2.674 57.6 18.3 24.1
2003 03 22 03 25.98 +00 52.4 3.135 2.619 50.7 17.1 24.1
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