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MPEC 2003-E24 : S/2003 J 8

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M.P.E.C. 2003-E24                                Issued 2003 Mar. 6, 22:05 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
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                  S/2003 J 8

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-E15

Additional Observations:
    SK03J080  C2002 01 11.31203 06 43 16.51 +24 13 23.4                      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 11.32895 06 43 15.96 +24 13 24.2                      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 11.34561 06 43 15.41 +24 13 25.1                      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 15.31525 06 41 11.05 +24 16 19.3          22.3 R      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 15.35125 06 41 09.83 +24 16 21.0                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt.  Measurer S. S.
    Sheppard.  8.3-m Subaru Telescope + CCD, 2.2-m University of Hawaii
    Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
S/2003 J 8
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M  98.73156              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46096860     Peri.  235.38499     -0.08820478     +0.96515757
a   0.1634273      Node   327.60966     +0.99591615     +0.09023056
e   0.2641043      Incl.  152.62010     +0.01925965     -0.24562025
P   2.14           H   15.9           P/d   780.96
Residuals in seconds of arc
020111 568  0.2-  0.0     030208 568  0.2+  0.1-    030304 568  0.0   0.3-
020111 568  0.1-  0.0     030208 568  0.0   0.0     030304 568  0.1+  0.2-
020111 568  0.1-  0.1+    030210 568  0.3-  0.1+    030305 568  0.1+  0.1+
020115 568  0.8+  0.1-    030226 568  0.1+  0.3+    030305 568  0.4-  0.2-
020115 568  0.4-  0.1+    030226 568  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
    S/2003 J 8                                                   q = 0.1203
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_J   dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl.m1"/')
2003 03 02    08 42.70   +18 30.7    4.377    0.146  5900-/6.91-   585-/  9.7-
2003 03 12    08 39.52   +18 46.6    4.461    0.150  5643-/6.62-   446-/  7.4-
2003 03 22    08 37.57   +18 57.7    4.567    0.153  5320-/6.25-   299-/  5.0-
2003 04 01    08 36.95   +19 03.7    4.691    0.157  4939-/5.81-   149-/  2.5-
2003 04 11    08 37.69   +19 04.6    4.828    0.161  4507-/5.30-     4-/  0.1-
2003 04 21    08 39.74   +19 00.5    4.972    0.164  4033-/4.74-   133+/  2.2+
2003 05 01    08 43.02   +18 51.4    5.121    0.167  3524-/4.14-   256+/  4.3+
2003 05 11    08 47.42   +18 37.7    5.270    0.171  2986-/3.50-   362+/  6.0+
2003 05 21    08 52.79   +18 19.5    5.416    0.174  2426-/2.84-   448+/  7.5+
2003 05 31    08 59.02   +17 57.1    5.555    0.177  1850-/2.16-   514+/  8.6+
2003 06 10    09 05.96   +17 30.6    5.686    0.180  1264-/1.47-   558+/  9.3+
2003 06 20    09 13.51   +17 00.5    5.806    0.183   671-/0.78-   583+/  9.7+
2003 06 30    09 21.54   +16 26.9    5.913    0.186    77-/0.09-   587+/  9.8+
2003 07 10    09 29.95   +15 50.2    6.005    0.188   516+/0.60+   574+/  9.6+

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E24

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