MPEC 2003-X06 : 2003 WC158
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M.P.E.C. 2003-X06 Issued 2003 Dec. 2, 15:18 UT
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2003 WC158
Observations:
K03WF8C* C2003 11 28.06887 22 08 15.19 +07 28 25.6 17.8 R 699
K03WF8C C2003 11 28.07873 22 08 21.90 +07 28 35.9 699
K03WF8C C2003 11 28.08876 22 08 28.74 +07 28 45.4 699
K03WF8C C2003 11 28.09870 22 08 35.62 +07 28 54.6 699
K03WF8C C2003 11 30.08914 22 33 32.36 +08 01 28.5 18.1 704
K03WF8C C2003 11 30.10237 22 33 42.60 +08 01 40.9 18.1 704
K03WF8C C2003 11 30.11525 22 33 52.56 +08 01 53.1 18.3 704
K03WF8C C2003 11 30.12880 22 34 03.09 +08 02 05.9 17.9 704
K03WF8C C2003 12 02.19320 23 03 03.84 +08 33 10.6 18.9 R 649
K03WF8C C2003 12 02.19570 23 03 06.12 +08 33 12.7 18.8 R 649
K03WF8C C2003 12 02.20459 23 03 13.85 +08 33 19.4 19.4 R 649
Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer R. Fredrick. 0.75-m Newtonian
+ CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. W. Koehn. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
H. Stange, A. Milner. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 WC158 PHA 0.038
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5 MPC
M 1.60850 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.23560080 Peri. 141.40086 +0.81367929 -0.56341724
a 2.5962801 Node 253.47601 +0.48940436 +0.79681397
e 0.6273326 Incl. 8.58629 +0.31370271 +0.21828537
P 4.18 H 20.8 G 0.15
From 11 observations 2003 Nov. 28-Dec. 2.
Ephemeris:
2003 WC158 a,e,i = 2.60, 0.63, 9 q = 0.9675
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 11 27 21 56.10 +07 11.2 0.135 0.995 89.6 82.7 19.3
2003 12 07 00 20.03 +09 20.6 0.112 1.035 113.7 60.6 18.3
2003 12 17 02 47.05 +08 27.5 0.139 1.090 136.9 38.1 18.2
2003 12 27 04 09.21 +07 11.6 0.204 1.155 144.6 29.6 18.9
2004 01 06 04 53.02 +06 55.7 0.288 1.229 144.6 27.6 19.8
2004 01 16 05 20.60 +07 18.2 0.386 1.308 141.8 27.7 20.5
2004 01 26 05 41.18 +07 59.5 0.496 1.391 137.5 28.6 21.3
2004 02 05 05 58.79 +08 47.1 0.619 1.476 132.4 29.5 21.9
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-X06
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