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MPEC 2004-B42 : S/2003 J 21

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M.P.E.C. 2004-B42                                Issued 2004 Jan. 24, 19:50 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

                                  S/2003 J 21

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-K45

Additional Observations:
    SK03J210  C2002 01 10.25291 06 34 08.96 +22 57 50.1                 EB042568
    SK03J210  C2002 01 10.27463 06 34 08.21 +22 57 51.9                 EB042568
    SK03J210  C2002 01 16.54142 06 30 40.13 +23 06 08.0          23.0 R EB042568
    SK03J210  C2002 01 16.55307 06 30 39.76 +23 06 08.9                 EB042568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt.  Measurer S. S.
    Sheppard.  8.3-m Subaru Telescope + CCD, 2.2-m University of Hawaii
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
S/2003 J 21
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M   6.42209              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.58643604     Peri.   62.18197     +0.69315351     -0.69905029
a   0.1391955      Node    19.65510     -0.69138923     -0.71373202
e   0.2234535      Incl.  148.51127     +0.20376245     -0.04376407
P   1.68           H   16.3           P/d   613.88
Residuals in seconds of arc
020110 568  0.1-  0.1-    030225 568  0.4-  0.3-    030327 568  0.1+  0.2+
020110 568  0.0   0.1-    030225 568  0.1+  0.1-    030425 568  0.2+  0.1+
020116 568  0.0   0.1+    030225 568  0.2-  0.0     030425 568  0.0   0.1+
020116 568  0.1+  0.1+    030225 568  0.1-  0.1+    030425 568  0.6+  0.3+
030206 568  0.1-  0.2-    030325 568  0.0   0.2+    030427 568  0.0   0.3-
030206 568  0.1+  0.3-    030325 568  0.1-  0.1-    030427 568  0.2-  0.1-
030209 568  0.6+  0.4+    030325 568  0.1-  0.2-    030427 568  0.2+  0.2-
030209 568  0.3+  0.3+    030327 568  0.0   0.3+
030225 568  0.4-  0.2-    030327 568  0.4-  0.0

Ephemeris:
    S/2003 J 21                                                  q = 0.1081
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_J   dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl.m1"/')
2004 01 16    11 24.94   +05 56.7    4.720    0.111  4297+/4.80+   958+/ 16.0+
2004 01 26    11 23.52   +06 09.5    4.615    0.112  4750+/5.31+   819+/ 13.7+
2004 02 05    11 20.93   +06 28.2    4.533    0.115  5111+/5.71+   652+/ 10.9+
2004 02 15    11 17.36   +06 51.5    4.476    0.117  5374+/6.01+   459+/  7.7+
2004 02 25    11 13.04   +07 17.6    4.448    0.120  5537+/6.20+   244+/  4.1+
2004 03 06    11 08.31   +07 44.6    4.450    0.123  5600+/6.28+    12+/  0.2+
2004 03 16    11 03.50   +08 10.4    4.483    0.126  5568+/6.25+   228-/  3.8-
2004 03 26    10 58.96   +08 33.0    4.546    0.129  5446+/6.12+   467-/  7.8-
2004 04 05    10 55.00   +08 50.9    4.636    0.132  5241+/5.89+   697-/ 11.6-
2004 04 15    10 51.86   +09 03.0    4.749    0.136  4963+/5.58+   910-/ 15.2-
2004 04 25    10 49.71   +09 08.8    4.883    0.139  4621+/5.20+  1100-/ 18.3-
2004 05 05    10 48.63   +09 07.9    5.032    0.142  4225+/4.75+  1263-/ 21.0-
2004 05 15    10 48.64   +09 00.6    5.191    0.145  3785+/4.26+  1397-/ 23.3-
2004 05 25    10 49.71   +08 47.0    5.357    0.148  3309+/3.72+  1502-/ 25.0-
2004 06 04    10 51.80   +08 27.7    5.524    0.151  2806+/3.15+  1578-/ 26.3-
2004 06 14    10 54.80   +08 03.2    5.688    0.154  2284+/2.56+  1626-/ 27.1-
2004 06 24    10 58.64   +07 33.9    5.847    0.156  1747+/1.96+  1649-/ 27.5-
2004 07 04    11 03.21   +07 00.3    5.996    0.158  1203+/1.35+  1649-/ 27.5-
2004 07 14    11 08.41   +06 23.0    6.133    0.160   656+/0.73+  1629-/ 27.1-
2004 07 24    11 14.17   +05 42.5    6.256    0.162   110+/0.12+  1592-/ 26.5-
2004 08 03    11 20.38   +04 59.1    6.362    0.164   430-/0.48-  1542-/ 25.7-
2004 08 13    11 26.98   +04 13.5    6.449    0.166   961-/1.07-  1481-/ 24.7-

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B42

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