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MPEC 2003-T57 : 2001 UW17

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M.P.E.C. 2003-T57                                Issued 2003 Oct.  9, 12:51 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2001 UW17

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-U66

Additional Observations:
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 08.36806 04 42 11.78 +30 14 33.8          20.5 R      673
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 08.38183 04 42 13.94 +30 14 19.6                      673
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 08.38843 04 42 14.96 +30 14 12.8                      673
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.33912 04 44 51.23 +29 56 51.2          20.5 R      673
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.34144 04 44 51.52 +29 56 48.2                      673
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.34803 04 44 52.62 +29 56 41.0                      673
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.35440 04 44 53.63 +29 56 34.0                      673
     K01U17W 5C2003 10 09.36076 04 44 54.61 +29 56 27.4                      673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, D. Mayes.
    0.6-m reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
031008 673 98.2+ 19.4-    031009 673 98.8+ 19.9-    MPO 23849   -0.014 day

Orbital elements:
2001 UW17
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M   8.62164              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50683113     Peri.  217.72149     +0.16620408     -0.97411229
a   1.5579752      Node   223.32683     +0.95034442     +0.19969503
e   0.2321855      Incl.   12.90441     +0.26310016     -0.10595821
P   1.94           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
011026 644  0.9-  1.1-    011106 649  0.1+  0.1+    011120 704  0.1+  0.7+
011026 644  0.4+  0.1+    011106 649  0.2+  0.1-    011120 704  0.3+  0.2+
011026 644  0.5-  0.8-    011109 704  0.8-  0.1-    011120 704  0.0   0.1-
011026 644  0.4+  0.0     011109 704  0.2+  0.7-    011120 704  0.0   0.1+
011026 644  0.4-  0.7-    011109 704  1.1+  0.5-    011210 715  0.0   0.2-
011026 644  0.5+  0.1-    011109 704  0.4+  0.1+    011210 715  0.3-  0.3+
011028 644  0.2+  0.4+    011109 644  0.3+  0.2+    011210 715  1.3-  1.0+
011028 644  0.3+  0.4+    011109 704  0.4-  1.3-    031008 673  0.8+  0.7+
011028 644  0.1-  0.3+    011109 644  0.1+  0.3-    031008 673  0.5+  0.8+
011029 644  0.1-  0.6+    011109 644  0.1+  0.3+    031008 673  0.3+  0.8+
011029 644  0.3-  0.3+    011116 402  0.3+  1.1-    031009 673  0.3+  0.9+
011029 644  0.1-  0.1-    011116 402  1.0+  1.6-    031009 673  0.7-  0.4+
011105 715  0.2-  0.2+    011116 402  0.3+  0.4+    031009 673  0.0   0.4+
011105 715  1.4+  0.3-    011118 715  1.8-  0.0     031009 673  0.1+  0.3+
011105 715  0.5+  0.8+    011118 715  0.3-  0.2-    031009 673  0.2-  0.6+
011106 649  0.3+  0.3-    011118 715  0.9-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2001 UW17                a,e,i = 1.56, 0.23, 13                  q = 1.1962
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 08    04 41.17   +30 21.1    0.441    1.283   121.0    41.9    20.8
2003 10 18    05 07.58   +26 37.6    0.383    1.259   125.8    39.9    20.4
2003 10 28    05 30.85   +21 06.7    0.334    1.239   130.9    37.3    20.0
2003 11 07    05 49.73   +13 45.7    0.297    1.222   135.8    34.5    19.6
2003 11 17    06 03.36   +04 58.0    0.272    1.209   139.5    32.1    19.3
2003 11 27    06 11.22   -04 18.0    0.261    1.200   140.8    31.3    19.2
2003 12 07    06 13.86   -12 40.7    0.262    1.196   139.5    32.3    19.2
2003 12 17    06 12.73   -19 05.0    0.273    1.197   136.7    34.3    19.4
2003 12 27    06 09.89   -23 02.2    0.292    1.203   133.5    36.3    19.6
2004 01 06    06 07.89   -24 37.2    0.316    1.213   130.8    37.8    19.8
2004 01 16    06 08.56   -24 15.6    0.344    1.228   128.6    38.8    20.1
2004 01 26    06 12.90   -22 25.4    0.377    1.247   126.7    39.3    20.3
2004 02 05    06 21.33   -19 35.8    0.413    1.269   124.9    39.6    20.6
2004 02 15    06 33.51   -16 13.1    0.456    1.294   123.0    39.8    20.8
2004 02 25    06 48.95   -12 38.2    0.504    1.321   120.9    40.0    21.1
2004 03 06    07 07.10   -09 09.4    0.559    1.350   118.3    40.3    21.4
2004 03 16    07 27.28   -05 59.4    0.622    1.381   115.4    40.6    21.7
2004 03 26    07 48.96   -03 16.2    0.693    1.413   112.2    40.8    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T57

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