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MPEC 2003-G40 : 2000 WB1

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M.P.E.C. 2003-G40                                Issued 2003 Apr.  9, 01:10 UT

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                                   2000 WB1

                           Revision to MPEC 2000-W07

Additional Observations:
     K00W01B  C2003 04 07.88434 06 59 34.51 +65 12 55.8          20.4 R      966
     K00W01B  C2003 04 07.92841 06 59 38.73 +65 11 42.8          20.0 R      966
     K00W01B  C2003 04 08.87690 07 01 12.90 +64 45 38.2                      966
     K00W01B  C2003 04 08.91949 07 01 17.15 +64 44 27.4          20.0 R      966

Observer details:
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
030407 966  3.0+  1.4+    030408 966  4.0+  1.6+    MPO 12253   -0.010 day

Orbital elements:
2000 WB1
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M 320.38487              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.66393422     Peri.  262.87310     +0.15866558     +0.95744170
a   1.3013257      Node    21.50914     -0.42029315     +0.28646308
e   0.6189631      Incl.   41.11587     -0.89340859     +0.03527453
P   1.48           H   17.7           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
001116 704  0.1-  0.1+    001118 704  0.6-  0.2+    001220 696  0.0   0.2+
001116 704  0.3-  0.5-    001118 704  0.2+  0.4+    001220 696  0.1+  0.1+
001116 704  0.5-  0.7-    001118 704  0.2+  0.1+    001223 696  0.2+  0.5+
001116 704  0.7-  1.0-    001118 557  0.4+  0.1-    001223 696  0.0   0.5-
001118 704  0.0   0.2+    001118 557  0.1-  0.3-    010323 568  0.1+  0.0
001118 704  0.0   0.3-    001118 557  0.3-  0.1-    010323 568  0.1+  0.0
001118 704  0.2-  0.1+    001118 046  0.1+  0.1-    010324 568  0.2-  0.1-
001118 704  0.2+  0.3+    001118 046  0.8+  0.5+    010324 568  0.1-  0.1-
001118 853  0.1+  0.2+    001118 046  0.6-  0.8+    030407 966  0.4-  0.2-
001118 853  0.1+  0.3+    001118 046  0.3-  0.1+    030407 966  0.4-  0.3+
001118 704  0.3+  0.5-    001118 046  0.2+  0.7-    030408 966  0.1+  0.1-
001118 853  0.0   0.3+    001119 704  0.1-  0.2+    030408 966  0.7+  0.2+
001118 704  0.3+  0.0     001119 704  0.3+  0.1+
001118 704  0.2+  0.2+    001119 704  0.2+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2000 WB1                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.62, 41                  q = 0.4959
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 04 01    06 49.09   +68 21.6    1.398    1.674    86.9    36.6    21.0
2003 04 11    07 04.81   +63 47.2    1.413    1.607    81.5    38.1    21.0
2003 04 21    07 22.80   +59 09.5    1.425    1.534    76.1    39.5    21.0
2003 05 01    07 41.89   +54 25.7    1.432    1.455    70.8    40.8    20.9
2003 05 11    08 01.43   +49 32.8    1.432    1.370    65.6    42.2    20.8
2003 05 21    08 20.97   +44 26.5    1.424    1.278    60.5    43.6    20.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G40

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