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MPEC 2003-X03 : 2003 WE157

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M.P.E.C. 2003-X03                                Issued 2003 Dec. 1, 08:28 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
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                                  2003 WE157

Observations:
     K03WF7E* C2003 11 29.35559 02 54 53.50 +06 54 31.2          20.6 V      691
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 29.38300 02 54 51.47 +06 53 21.5          20.4 V      691
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 29.41367 02 54 49.20 +06 52 03.0          20.4 V      691
     K03WF7E tC2003 11 30.15467 02 54 01.42 +06 20 29.8          20.2 V      291
     K03WF7E tC2003 11 30.15854 02 54 01.13 +06 20 20.1          20.9 V      291
     K03WF7E tC2003 11 30.16264 02 54 00.82 +06 20 09.4          20.2 V      291
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.23654 02 53 55.16 +06 17 00.0          19.4 R      926
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.23866 02 53 54.91 +06 16 54.4          19.2 R      926
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.24074 02 53 54.74 +06 16 48.1          19.3 R      926
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.28094 02 53 51.58 +06 15 03.9          19.9 R      448
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.28392 02 53 51.50 +06 14 58.0          19.9 R      854
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.28806 02 53 50.99 +06 14 45.8          19.7 R      448
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.29052 02 53 50.95 +06 14 40.1          19.9 R      854
     K03WF7E  C2003 11 30.29518 02 53 50.43 +06 14 26.8          19.5 R      448
     K03WF7E  C2003 12 01.19414 02 52 51.49 +05 35 29.7          20.2 R      448
     K03WF7E  C2003 12 01.22535 02 52 49.13 +05 34 06.9          20.3 R      448
     K03WF7E  C2003 12 01.24023 02 52 47.95 +05 33 27.5          20.5 R      448

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. E. Gleason.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-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.

Orbital elements:
2003 WE157
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
M 337.63423              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28699388     Peri.  263.17300     -0.64303426     -0.75577777
a   2.2762552      Node   227.62498     +0.75202382     -0.59259650
e   0.5716663      Incl.    9.64097     +0.14480026     -0.27862044
P   3.43           H   21.4           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2003 Nov. 29-Dec. 1.

Ephemeris:
2003 WE157               a,e,i = 2.28, 0.57, 10                  q = 0.9750
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 27    02 57.60   +08 32.0    0.324    1.294   158.7    16.1    20.4
2003 12 07    02 46.81   +01 10.2    0.281    1.221   142.8    29.2    20.4
2003 12 17    02 39.21   -07 09.6    0.250    1.152   127.1    42.9    20.4
2003 12 27    02 37.02   -16 02.6    0.228    1.092   112.6    56.3    20.4
2004 01 06    02 41.72   -25 27.9    0.209    1.041   100.2    68.4    20.5
2004 01 16    02 54.09   -35 50.5    0.193    1.003    90.2    78.7    20.6
2004 01 26    03 16.50   -47 33.6    0.178    0.981    83.5    86.1    20.6
2004 02 05    03 58.43   -60 28.5    0.168    0.975    81.6    88.6    20.6
2004 02 15    05 39.2    -72 31.9    0.165    0.988    85.3    85.1    20.4
2004 02 25    09 30.5    -75 33.1    0.168    1.017    94.5    76.0    20.2
2004 03 06    11 54.49   -66 04.0    0.179    1.060   107.8    63.0    20.0
2004 03 16    12 41.16   -53 45.3    0.198    1.116   123.3    48.2    19.9
2004 03 26    12 58.13   -41 55.3    0.228    1.180   139.4    33.4    19.9
2004 04 05    13 04.98   -31 40.6    0.271    1.250   154.4    20.3    20.1
2004 04 15    13 08.49   -23 33.4    0.330    1.325   165.0    11.3    20.3
2004 04 25    13 11.64   -17 35.4    0.406    1.403   165.0    10.7    20.9
2004 05 05    13 15.83   -13 30.3    0.499    1.482   157.3    15.3    21.6

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X03

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