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MPEC 2003-U98 : 2003 ED50

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M.P.E.C. 2003-U98                                Issued 2003 Oct. 30, 12:43 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2003 ED50

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-E46

Additional Observations:
     K03E50D 2C2003 10 25.58107605 18 30.158-27 44 40.47         23.3 R      568
     K03E50D 2C2003 10 25.59063505 18 29.463-27 44 53.79         23.0 R      568
     K03E50D 2C2003 10 25.59903705 18 28.859-27 45 05.49                     568
     K03E50D 2C2003 10 29.55268205 13 32.815-29 13 25.29         23.3 R      568
     K03E50D 2C2003 10 29.56027705 13 32.171-29 13 35.19         23.5 R      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. J. Tholen, F. Bernardi.  2.2-m University of
    Hawaii reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
031025 568 0.53- 0.17-    031029 568 0.54- 0.16-    MPO 48338   -0.13 day

Orbital elements:
2003 ED50                                                            PHA 0.031A
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 133.15332              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.58495561     Peri.   93.91534     -0.02409032     +0.99781395
a   1.4159702      Node   173.63723     -0.98387014     -0.03457798
e   0.5467136      Incl.   33.73035     +0.17725465     -0.05631777
P   1.68           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
030311 704  0.4-  0.4-    030313 474  0.3+  0.2+    030317 J95  1.3-  1.0-
030311 704  0.8-  0.4-    030313 474  0.3+  0.3+    030317 163  0.9+  0.1+
030311 704  1.0-  1.0-    030313 474  0.6+  0.3+    030317 163  0.1+  0.2-
030311 704  1.1-  0.7-    030313 474  0.4+  0.4+    030317 163  0.1-  0.0
030311 704  0.5-  1.2-    030313 428  0.2-  0.2+    030318 941  0.3+  0.3-
030311 620  1.1+  1.7-    030313 428  0.1+  0.7-    030318 941  0.3+  0.4+
030312 620  1.1-  0.8+    030313 428  0.1-  0.1-    030318 941  0.1-  0.2-
030312 704  0.4+  0.1-    030313 413  0.2-  0.3-    030319 670  0.0   0.4+
030312 704  0.3+  0.2+    030313 413  0.0   0.3-    030319 670  0.0   0.6+
030312 704  0.1-  0.1-    030313 413  0.2+  0.1-    030319 670  0.0   0.7+
030312 704  1.3-  0.1-    030313 J95  0.9+  0.0     030319 941  0.0   0.6+
030312 704  0.6+  0.1+    030313 J95  0.2-  0.0     030319 941  0.1+  0.6+
030312 704  0.2+  0.3+    030313 J95  0.5-  0.3+    030319 941  0.3+  0.6+
030312 704  0.1+  0.2-    030313 J95  0.6-  0.7+    030319 941  0.1+  0.6+
030312 704  1.2-  0.1-    030313 J95  0.2-  0.3-    030319 941  0.1+  0.6+
030312 704  0.4+  0.4-    030314 474  0.2+  0.0     030319 941  0.2+  0.7+
030312 704  0.2+  0.5-    030314 474  0.2+  0.2-    030320 941  0.2-  0.5-
030312 704  0.2-  0.3+    030314 474  0.6+  0.5-    030320 941  0.1+  0.5-
030312 704  0.8-  0.2+    030314 474  0.1+  0.2-    030320 941  0.3-  0.6-
030312 704  0.4+  0.8+    030314 474  0.2+  0.1-    030320 941  0.2+  0.2-
030312 704  0.4+  0.3+    030314 474  0.8+  0.5-    030320 204  1.4+  0.6+
030312 704  0.9-  0.3+    030314 J95  0.2+  0.6-    030320 204  0.4-  0.1+
030312 704  0.8-  0.4+    030314 J95  0.1-  0.6-    030320 204  0.6+  0.8-
030312 926  0.8+  0.8-    030314 J95  0.1-  0.2-    030320 204  0.5+  0.5+
030312 926  0.5+  0.7-    030315 474  0.1+  0.1+    030320 204  0.3-  0.4-
030312 926  0.3+  0.2+    030315 474  0.1-  0.2+    030320 204  0.5-  0.6-
030312 704  0.2+  0.4+    030315 474  0.0   0.2-    030320 204  0.3+  0.0
030312 704  0.1+  0.1+    030315 J95  0.4+  0.1+    030320 204  0.6+  0.3-
030312 704  0.2-  0.4+    030315 J95  1.3+  0.5-    030320 204  0.2+  0.2+
030312 704  0.4-  0.2+    030316 163  0.1-  0.1+    030321 941  0.1-  0.3+
030312 854 (2.1-  2.4+)   030316 163  0.3+  0.6+    030321 941  0.1-  0.8-
030312 854  0.7+  1.0-    030316 163  0.4+  1.3-    030321 941  1.2+  1.4-
030312 854  0.3-  0.3+    030316 163  1.0-  1.7+    030322 734  0.1+  0.3-
030312 854  0.2+  0.5-    030316 163  0.0   0.2+    030322 734  0.6-  0.3-
030312 854  0.3-  0.1+    030316 170  0.5-  0.1+    030323 448  0.7-  0.7+
030312 587  0.2+  0.5+    030316 170  1.7-  0.3+    030323 448  1.1-  0.1+
030312 587  0.5+  0.9+    030316 170  0.7+  0.4+    030323 448  1.3-  0.1+
030312 587  1.1+  0.8+    030316 170  0.5+  0.4-    030326 696  0.6+  0.2+
030312 587  0.3+  0.8+    030316 170  1.2-  0.7-    030326 696  1.9+  0.7-
030313 474  0.2+  0.2+    030316 170  0.4-  0.0     031025 568  0.0   0.3+
030313 474  0.2+  0.3+    030316 587  0.3-  0.1+    031025 568  0.1-  0.3+
030313 474  0.5+  0.2+    030316 587  0.9-  1.4+    031025 568  0.0   0.3+
030313 474  0.3+  0.2+    030316 587 (1.8-  3.0+)   031029 568  0.1-  0.2+
030313 474  0.3+  0.1+    030316 J95  0.1-  0.5-    031029 568  0.2-  0.0
030313 474  0.5+  0.1+    030316 J95  0.3-  0.1+
030313 474  0.6+  0.6+    030317 J95  0.6-  0.9-

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U98

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