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MPEC 2004-A38 : 2003 SQ215

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A38                                Issued 2004 Jan.  9, 21:04 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2003 SQ215

Additional Observations:
     K03SL5Q  C2003 09 18.19277 21 45 08.95 -04 53 51.7          19.4   EA038644
     K03SL5Q  C2003 09 18.21498 21 45 08.32 -04 53 56.0          19.4   EA038644
     K03SL5Q  C2003 09 18.23667 21 45 07.65 -04 54 00.6          20.0   EA038644
     K03SL5Q  C2003 11 23.10500 22 04 31.47 -05 23 37.8          18.1 V EA038703
     K03SL5Q  C2003 11 23.11403 22 04 32.12 -05 23 30.5          18.7 V EA038703
     K03SL5Q  C2003 11 23.12302 22 04 32.65 -05 23 29.4          19.6 V EA038703
     K03SL5Q  C2003 11 23.13201 22 04 33.17 -05 23 30.2          18.3 V EA038703
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 13.06378 22 28 27.39 -03 49 21.8          18.9   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 13.07678 22 28 28.45 -03 49 17.1          19.2   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 13.08988 22 28 29.50 -03 49 13.0          19.3   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 13.10313 22 28 30.56 -03 49 08.2          19.4   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 13.11612 22 28 31.58 -03 49 02.9          19.2   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 22.06542 22 41 07.56 -02 51 41.8          18.4   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 22.07844 22 41 08.79 -02 51 35.7          19.2   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 22.09172 22 41 09.85 -02 51 30.1          19.4   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 22.10501 22 41 11.09 -02 51 25.2          19.1   EA038704
     K03SL5Q  C2003 12 22.11807 22 41 12.27 -02 51 20.7          19.3   EA038704

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
    R. Hill, S. Kolar, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 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 SQ215
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 353.26308              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.07636371     Peri.  137.29536     +0.81670011     -0.56928847
a   5.5023054      Node   257.63976     +0.49994623     +0.77972647
e   0.5811911      Incl.    5.54579     +0.28819212     +0.26064779
P  12.91           H   13.8           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
030918 644  0.1-  0.7+    030927 699  0.1+  1.6-    031213 704  0.4-  0.2-
030918 644  0.2+  0.9+    030927 699  0.5-  1.5-    031213 704  0.4-  0.1-
030918 644  0.3-  0.7+    031123 703 (1.0-  4.6-)   031213 704  0.7-  0.6+
030924 644  0.1-  0.5+    031123 703  0.6+  0.8+    031222 704  0.6-  0.4-
030924 644  0.5-  0.3+    031123 703  0.3+  0.0     031222 704  0.9+  0.3+
030924 644  0.2-  0.2+    031123 703 (0.1-  2.6-)   031222 704  0.5-  0.4+
030927 699 (2.1+  0.1-)   031213 704  0.8-  0.3+    031222 704  0.8+  0.2-
030927 699  1.3+  0.9-    031213 704  0.5-  0.3+    031222 704  1.4+  1.1-

Ephemeris:
2003 SQ215               a,e,i = 5.50, 0.58, 6                   q = 2.3044
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 06    23 04.21   -00 57.4    2.700    2.400    62.0    21.2    18.9
2004 01 16    23 20.85   +00 30.4    2.780    2.378    56.2    20.1    18.9
2004 01 26    23 38.30   +02 05.7    2.856    2.358    50.7    18.8    18.9
2004 02 05    23 56.44   +03 47.0    2.927    2.342    45.4    17.4    18.9
2004 02 15    00 15.19   +05 32.8    2.993    2.328    40.2    15.9    18.9
2004 02 25    00 34.50   +07 21.4    3.053    2.317    35.3    14.3    18.9
2004 03 06    00 54.29   +09 11.2    3.109    2.310    30.5    12.6    18.8
2004 03 16    01 14.53   +11 00.3    3.160    2.306    25.8    10.8    18.8
2004 03 26    01 35.17   +12 47.2    3.206    2.304    21.3     9.0    18.7
2004 04 05    01 56.18   +14 30.1    3.246    2.307    16.8     7.2    18.7
2004 04 15    02 17.52   +16 07.6    3.282    2.312    12.4     5.3    18.6
2004 04 25    02 39.13   +17 38.1    3.313    2.321     8.1     3.5    18.6
2004 05 05    03 00.95   +19 00.3    3.338    2.332     3.9     1.7    18.5
2004 05 15    03 22.90   +20 13.1    3.357    2.347     1.8     0.8    18.4
2004 05 25    03 44.92   +21 15.6    3.371    2.365     5.5     2.3    18.6
2004 06 04    04 06.89   +22 07.1    3.379    2.386     9.8     4.1    18.7
2004 06 14    04 28.71   +22 47.3    3.381    2.409    14.2     5.9    18.8
2004 06 24    04 50.26   +23 15.9    3.375    2.435    18.8     7.7    18.9
2004 07 04    05 11.40   +23 33.2    3.363    2.463    23.4     9.4    19.0
2004 07 14    05 32.03   +23 39.4    3.343    2.494    28.2    11.1    19.1
2004 07 24    05 52.02   +23 35.3    3.315    2.527    33.2    12.7    19.2
2004 08 03    06 11.21   +23 21.6    3.279    2.562    38.4    14.2    19.2
2004 08 13    06 29.52   +22 59.5    3.235    2.599    43.7    15.6    19.3
2004 08 23    06 46.80   +22 30.0    3.182    2.638    49.4    16.9    19.3
2004 09 02    07 02.93   +21 54.5    3.122    2.678    55.2    18.0    19.3
2004 09 12    07 17.78   +21 14.5    3.053    2.720    61.4    19.0    19.4
2004 09 22    07 31.23   +20 31.4    2.978    2.763    68.0    19.7    19.4
2004 10 02    07 43.11   +19 46.9    2.896    2.807    74.9    20.1    19.4
2004 10 12    07 53.27   +19 02.7    2.810    2.853    82.3    20.3    19.3
2004 10 22    08 01.54   +18 20.3    2.720    2.899    90.2    20.1    19.3
2004 11 01    08 07.74   +17 41.5    2.631    2.947    98.5    19.5    19.2
2004 11 11    08 11.71   +17 07.8    2.544    2.995   107.5    18.4    19.2
2004 11 21    08 13.30   +16 40.6    2.464    3.044   117.1    16.8    19.1
2004 12 01    08 12.48   +16 20.9    2.395    3.093   127.3    14.7    19.0
2004 12 11    08 09.32   +16 09.0    2.341    3.143   138.1    12.1    18.9
2004 12 21    08 04.09   +16 04.9    2.308    3.194   149.4     9.0    18.7
2004 12 31    07 57.30   +16 07.3    2.300    3.245   160.9     5.7    18.6
2005 01 10    07 49.61   +16 14.7    2.320    3.296   171.9     2.4    18.5
2005 01 20    07 41.85   +16 25.3    2.370    3.348   172.6     2.2    18.5
2005 01 30    07 34.81   +16 37.1    2.450    3.400   161.9     5.2    18.8
2005 02 09    07 29.13   +16 48.7    2.557    3.452   150.7     8.0    19.1
2005 02 19    07 25.23   +16 59.0    2.691    3.504   139.8    10.5    19.3
2005 03 01    07 23.33   +17 07.0    2.845    3.556   129.3    12.4    19.6
2005 03 11    07 23.43   +17 12.3    3.016    3.609   119.4    13.9    19.8
2005 03 21    07 25.43   +17 14.4    3.199    3.661   109.9    14.8    20.0
2005 03 31    07 29.14   +17 12.8    3.391    3.713   101.0    15.3    20.1
2005 04 10    07 34.32   +17 07.4    3.588    3.766    92.4    15.4    20.3
2005 04 20    07 40.76   +16 57.9    3.787    3.818    84.2    15.2    20.4
2005 04 30    07 48.24   +16 44.0    3.983    3.870    76.3    14.6    20.6
2005 05 10    07 56.56   +16 25.8    4.176    3.922    68.6    13.9    20.7
2005 05 20    08 05.54   +16 03.3    4.361    3.974    61.2    12.9    20.8

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A38

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