MPEC 2003-M43 : 2003 MU
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M.P.E.C. 2003-M43 Issued 2003 June 24, 14:55 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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2003 MU
Observations:
K03M00U C2003 05 26.24847 15 57 53.83 +00 40 13.8 20.4 V 691
K03M00U C2003 05 26.27451 15 57 51.96 +00 40 36.5 20.5 V 691
K03M00U C2003 05 26.30341 15 57 49.92 +00 41 02.3 20.3 V 691
K03M00U* C2003 06 23.21006 15 25 27.92 +05 23 06.4 19.3 R 699
K03M00U C2003 06 23.22759 15 25 26.71 +05 23 09.3 699
K03M00U C2003 06 23.24503 15 25 25.52 +05 23 13.1 699
K03M00U C2003 06 23.26270 15 25 24.25 +05 23 15.7 699
K03M00U C2003 06 23.87075 15 24 49.57 +05 25 01.6 19.4 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.87292 15 24 49.45 +05 25 02.6 19.0 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.87656 15 24 49.22 +05 25 03.6 19.3 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.87836 15 24 49.10 +05 25 04.0 19.9 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.88102 15 24 48.91 +05 25 03.7 19.8 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.88738 15 24 48.51 +05 25 04.9 19.2 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.88907 15 24 48.41 +05 25 05.0 18.8 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.89161 15 24 48.26 +05 25 06.0 19.5 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.89334 15 24 48.15 +05 25 05.8 19.0 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.89520 15 24 48.03 +05 25 06.0 19.2 V A50
K03M00U C2003 06 23.94976 15 24 44.97 +05 25 20.6 18.9 R 620
K03M00U C2003 06 23.95166 15 24 45.09 +05 25 15.3 18.9 R J95
K03M00U C2003 06 23.95915 15 24 44.57 +05 25 17.2 19.0 R J95
K03M00U C2003 06 24.19368 15 24 31.97 +05 26 05.2 19.6 R 854
K03M00U C2003 06 24.19906 15 24 31.56 +05 26 04.9 19.6 R 854
K03M00U C2003 06 24.20567 15 24 31.17 +05 26 06.5 20.2 R 926
K03M00U C2003 06 24.20894 15 24 30.92 +05 26 07.4 19.6 R 926
K03M00U C2003 06 24.21223 15 24 30.69 +05 26 07.7 19.6 R 926
K03M00U C2003 06 24.21927 15 24 30.27 +05 26 09.2 19.8 R 854
K03M00U C2003 06 24.22494 15 24 29.67 +05 26 09.8 18.9 R 448
K03M00U C2003 06 24.22947 15 24 29.41 +05 26 10.2 18.8 R 448
K03M00U C2003 06 24.23539 15 24 29.04 +05 26 10.9 19.6 R 448
K03M00U C2003 06 24.24903 15 24 28.11 +05 26 13.1 19.0 R 448
K03M00U C2003 06 24.25445 15 24 27.50 +05 26 10.5 18.9 R 649
K03M00U C2003 06 24.27042 15 24 26.50 +05 26 13.4 18.9 R 649
K03M00U C2003 06 24.28236 15 24 25.75 +05 26 15.0 19.0 R 649
Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. L. Stevens. 0.3-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observers R. Fredrick, V. Morgan. 0.75-m
Newtonian + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak. Observer M. T. Read. 0.9-m f/3 reflector
+ CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory. Observers G. Kovalchuk, V. Lokot.
0.6-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 MU PHA 0.008
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5 MPC
M 336.96013 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.33651973 Peri. 175.45859 +0.75764500 +0.64984700
a 2.0470527 Node 143.77678 -0.60199393 +0.73167580
e 0.4933858 Incl. 5.88647 -0.25214550 +0.20578967
P 2.93 H 20.5 G 0.15
From 33 observations 2003 May 26-June 24.
Ephemeris:
2003 MU a,e,i = 2.05, 0.49, 6 q = 1.0371
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 06 20 15 28.74 +05 09.6 0.287 1.235 134.8 35.7 19.7
2003 06 30 15 19.80 +05 31.2 0.254 1.179 124.6 45.2 19.6
2003 07 10 15 15.61 +04 46.3 0.222 1.130 115.5 54.3 19.5
2003 07 20 15 17.49 +02 47.8 0.189 1.090 108.0 62.5 19.3
2003 07 30 15 27.08 -00 47.2 0.155 1.060 102.5 69.3 19.0
2003 08 09 15 48.89 -07 02.6 0.119 1.042 100.3 73.2 18.5
2003 08 11 15 55.60 -08 48.2 0.112 1.040 100.5 73.4 18.4
2003 08 13 16 03.45 -10 48.0 0.105 1.038 101.0 73.3 18.3
2003 08 15 16 12.69 -13 04.0 0.098 1.037 101.8 72.9 18.1
2003 08 17 16 23.66 -15 38.7 0.092 1.037 103.0 72.0 17.9
2003 08 19 16 36.80 -18 34.1 0.086 1.037 104.7 70.7 17.7
2003 08 21 16 52.66 -21 51.3 0.080 1.038 106.9 68.9 17.5
2003 08 23 17 11.95 -25 29.3 0.075 1.039 109.7 66.4 17.3
2003 08 25 17 35.48 -29 23.5 0.071 1.041 113.1 63.3 17.1
2003 08 27 18 04.06 -33 23.2 0.068 1.043 117.1 59.6 16.9
2003 08 29 18 38.22 -37 10.5 0.066 1.046 121.5 55.4 16.7
2003 08 31 19 17.70 -40 22.3 0.065 1.049 126.1 51.0 16.6
2003 09 02 20 00.90 -42 36.5 0.066 1.053 130.6 46.7 16.5
2003 09 04 20 44.92 -43 41.0 0.068 1.058 134.6 42.8 16.4
2003 09 06 21 26.52 -43 39.0 0.072 1.062 138.0 39.4 16.5
2003 09 08 22 03.39 -42 45.4 0.076 1.068 140.8 36.6 16.5
2003 09 10 22 34.59 -41 18.8 0.082 1.074 142.9 34.4 16.6
2003 09 12 23 00.32 -39 35.2 0.088 1.080 144.6 32.7 16.8
2003 09 14 23 21.30 -37 46.0 0.096 1.087 145.9 31.3 16.9
2003 09 16 23 38.36 -35 57.7 0.103 1.094 146.9 30.1 17.1
2003 09 18 23 52.28 -34 14.0 0.112 1.101 147.8 29.1 17.2
2003 09 28 00 33.13 -27 07.9 0.160 1.144 150.8 25.3 18.0
2003 10 08 00 51.14 -21 58.2 0.217 1.196 152.4 22.8 18.7
2003 10 18 01 00.80 -17 50.9 0.283 1.253 151.9 22.0 19.3
2003 10 28 01 07.56 -14 16.7 0.359 1.315 149.1 22.9 20.0
2003 11 07 01 14.00 -11 01.6 0.447 1.380 144.5 24.6 20.6
2003 11 17 01 21.18 -08 00.8 0.547 1.447 139.0 26.7 21.2
2003 11 27 01 29.50 -05 11.4 0.659 1.515 132.9 28.5 21.8
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