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MPEC 2003-Q17 : 2003 QK5

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q17                                Issued 2003 Aug. 22, 16:30 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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                                   2003 QK5

Observations:
     K03Q05K* C2003 08 21.42296 22 32 59.55 -10 02 50.1          18.5        644
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.44510 22 33 01.63 -10 06 13.2          18.2        644
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.46727 22 33 03.78 -10 09 35.2          18.3        644
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.95203 22 34 04.35 -11 23 23.3          19          461
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.95260 22 34 04.30 -11 23 27.2                      461
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.95319 22 34 04.43 -11 23 33.8                      461
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.95376 22 34 04.46 -11 23 40.0                      461
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.95462 22 34 05.09 -11 23 44.8          19.4        130
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.95916 22 34 05.92 -11 24 25.4          18.1 R      132
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.96716 22 34 06.69 -11 25 37.2          18.5 R      132
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.97696 22 34 07.62 -11 27 05.4          17.9 R      132
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.98133 22 34 07.42 -11 27 44.3          18.2 R      599
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.98233 22 34 07.51 -11 27 52.8          18.2 R      599
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.98334 22 34 07.62 -11 28 02.3          18.1 R      599
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 21.98436 22 34 07.70 -11 28 11.4          18.1 R      599
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 22.00058 22 34 09.45 -11 30 41.3          19.1        130
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 22.33586 22 34 51.93 -12 20 16.7          19.7        608
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 22.34640 22 34 52.88 -12 21 50.8          19.7        608
     K03Q05K  C2003 08 22.35758 22 34 53.97 -12 23 31.3          20.3        608

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector
    + CCD.
132 Bedoin.  Observer P. Antonini.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, A. Di Paola, N. Napoleone.
    0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 QK5
Epoch 2003 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2452860.5                  MPC
M  28.97458              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68955827     Peri.  129.63800     +0.15880233     +0.97518801
a   1.2688844      Node   148.46145     -0.97188213     +0.18191133
e   0.1596486      Incl.   17.15001     -0.17385899     -0.12616110
P   1.43           H   22.5           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2003 Aug. 21-22.

Ephemeris:
2003 QK5                 a,e,i = 1.27, 0.16, 17                  q = 1.0663
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 19    22 28.05   -03 38.2    0.109    1.118   167.0    11.8    18.6
2003 08 24    22 37.93   -16 18.6    0.118    1.128   171.6     7.6    18.7
2003 08 29    22 46.40   -26 31.1    0.133    1.138   162.5    15.4    19.3
2003 09 03    22 53.64   -34 04.0    0.154    1.149   153.7    22.9    19.8
2003 09 08    22 59.89   -39 22.6    0.177    1.160   146.6    28.6    20.3
2003 09 13    23 05.34   -42 59.0    0.203    1.171   140.9    32.8    20.8
2003 09 18    23 10.19   -45 19.8    0.231    1.183   136.3    35.9    21.2
2003 09 23    23 14.69   -46 44.0    0.260    1.195   132.5    38.3    21.5
2003 09 28    23 19.05   -47 25.0    0.290    1.207   129.3    40.0    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q17

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