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MPEC 2003-Q18 : 2003 QU5

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q18                                Issued 2003 Aug. 22, 21:47 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2003 QU5

Observations:
     K03Q05U* C2003 08 21.26574 22 23 41.08 +30 34 36.9          19.0        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.27802 22 23 48.15 +30 37 46.2          19.3        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.29009 22 23 55.28 +30 40 51.3          19.5        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.30213 22 24 02.26 +30 43 56.4          19.1        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.31427 22 24 09.27 +30 47 02.1          18.9        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.94634 22 31 38.01 +33 30 19.4          19.5        461
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.94669 22 31 38.18 +33 30 25.9                      461
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.94703 22 31 38.31 +33 30 30.5                      461
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.94738 22 31 38.58 +33 30 35.5                      461
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 21.94774 22 31 38.89 +33 30 42.8                      461
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.26942 22 35 49.70 +34 57 21.3          19.1        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.28149 22 35 58.26 +35 00 38.5          19.4        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.29359 22 36 06.65 +35 03 55.6          19.4        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.30567 22 36 15.28 +35 07 11.2          19.0        704
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.80837 22 43 26.01 +37 22 37.8          18.2 R      599
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.80936 22 43 26.97 +37 22 55.7          18.5 R      599
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.81036 22 43 27.79 +37 23 11.8          18.7 R      599
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.81138 22 43 28.78 +37 23 31.8          19.0 R      599
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.81237 22 43 29.50 +37 23 47.7          18.2 R      599
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83009 22 43 42.64 +37 28 26.6                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83044 22 43 43.00 +37 28 33.8                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83080 22 43 43.28 +37 28 40.5                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83253 22 43 44.65 +37 29 08.7          19.1 V      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83288 22 43 45.00 +37 29 15.4                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83323 22 43 45.27 +37 29 20.9                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83358 22 43 45.53 +37 29 27.0                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83462 22 43 46.48 +37 29 45.0                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83497 22 43 46.76 +37 29 50.8                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83531 22 43 46.97 +37 29 57.0                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83601 22 43 47.70 +37 30 08.2                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.83635 22 43 48.01 +37 30 13.8                      557
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.85112 22 44 00.48 +37 34 28.0                      246
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.85161 22 44 00.84 +37 34 35.4                      246
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.85196 22 44 01.10 +37 34 40.4                      246
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.85334 22 44 02.30 +37 35 04.5                      246
     K03Q05U  C2003 08 22.85391 22 44 02.77 +37 35 14.3                      246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, A. Di Paola.  0.60-m f/3
    Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 QU5
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M 296.27524              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57060242     Peri.   84.54510     +0.97301683     -0.22795278
a   1.4396170      Node   288.62771     +0.19395114     +0.89189542
e   0.3274976      Incl.    2.16015     +0.12498484     +0.39058941
P   1.73           H   24.1           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
030821 704  0.6+  0.4-    030822 704  1.0-  0.2+    030822 557  0.1-  0.2-
030821 704  0.5-  0.0     030822 704  0.6+  0.6-    030822 557  0.5-  0.0
030821 704  0.8+  0.3-    030822 599  1.7-  0.7-    030822 557  0.5+  0.3+
030821 704  0.4+  0.2+    030822 599  0.1-  0.3+    030822 557  0.3+  0.2+
030821 704  0.5-  0.2+    030822 599  0.4-  0.6-    030822 557  0.5-  0.6+
030821 461  0.9+  0.2-    030822 599  1.2+  1.9+    030822 557  1.2+  0.1-
030821 461  0.0   0.7+    030822 599  0.1-  0.9+    030822 557  1.5+  0.3-
030821 461  1.2-  0.1-    030822 557  0.1-  1.2-    030822 246  0.2+  0.7+
030821 461  0.8-  0.7-    030822 557  0.7+  0.1+    030822 246  0.4-  0.3-
030821 461  0.1+  0.9+    030822 557  0.4+  0.7+    030822 246  0.7-  1.2-
030822 704  0.3-  0.2+    030822 557  0.5-  0.5-    030822 246  0.1-  0.5-
030822 704  0.5+  0.3+    030822 557  0.2+  0.3+    030822 246  0.2-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2003 QU5                 a,e,i = 1.44, 0.33, 2                   q = 0.9681
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 19    22 02.67   +21 47.0    0.046    1.050   145.1    33.4    18.9
2003 08 21    22 20.73   +29 27.9    0.042    1.043   137.9    40.6    18.9
2003 08 23    22 46.05   +38 16.6    0.039    1.036   129.2    49.1    19.0
2003 08 25    23 22.85   +47 35.9    0.037    1.030   119.4    58.8    19.1
2003 08 27    00 17.24   +56 09.8    0.037    1.023   109.3    68.8    19.4
2003 08 29    01 33.68   +62 15.7    0.039    1.017    99.7    78.1    19.8
2003 08 31    03 03.27   +64 39.6    0.041    1.012    91.5    86.2    20.2
2003 09 02    04 23.13   +63 46.1    0.045    1.006    84.8    92.6    20.7
2003 09 04    05 21.27   +61 08.2    0.050    1.001    79.7    97.5    21.1
2003 09 06    06 00.95   +57 59.8    0.055    0.996    75.9   101.0    21.5
2003 09 08    06 28.45   +54 55.7    0.061    0.992    73.2   103.5    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q18

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