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MPEC 2004-P40 : 2003 AA

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M.P.E.C. 2004-P40                                Issued 2004 Aug. 11, 11:36 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    2003 AA

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-A10

Additional Observations:
     K03A00A 2C2004 07 20.41297121 48 39.196-28 13 54.86         20.8 R EP040568
     K03A00A 2C2004 07 20.41557121 48 39.073-28 13 59.01         21.2 R EP040568
     K03A00A 2C2004 07 21.46465021 47 53.199-28 40 26.42         21.5 R EP040568
     K03A00A 2C2004 07 21.46715221 47 53.075-28 40 30.24         21.4 R EP040568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer F. Bernardi.  2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
040720 568  8.3+  0.8+    040721 568  8.5+  0.7+    MPO 43484   -0.0032 day

Orbital elements:
2003 AA
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M 258.18116              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43410306     Peri.  325.56124     +0.17157438     -0.91325363
a   1.7274580      Node   112.02215     +0.96956198     +0.09002899
e   0.2802257      Incl.   23.48947     +0.17467626     +0.39731924
P   2.27           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
030101 704  0.1-  1.0-    030106 446  0.2-  0.0     030110 608  0.5-  0.8-
030101 704  0.2+  0.6-    030106 446  0.2-  0.2-    030110 608  0.5-  1.2-
030101 704  0.1+  0.2-    030106 446  0.2-  0.0     030112 118  0.5+  0.2-
030101 704  0.2+  0.0     030106 446  0.5+  0.6-    030112 118  1.2-  1.3+
030101 704  0.3+  0.5+    030107 704  0.8+  0.2-    030113 240  0.1-  0.1+
030102 854  1.3+  0.6+    030107 704  0.1-  0.4+    030113 240  0.1+  0.3+
030102 854  0.4+  0.7-    030107 704  0.1+  0.6+    030113 240  0.1+  0.0
030102 854  0.0   0.4-    030107 704 (1.4+  2.5+)   030115 118  0.0   0.6-
030102 858  0.4-  0.1+    030107 704  0.1-  0.2-    030115 118  0.3-  0.6+
030102 858  0.1+  0.7+    030107 474  0.1+  0.2-    030115 118  0.4+  0.4+
030102 858  0.0   0.1+    030107 474  0.0   0.2-    030116 670  0.2+  0.2-
030102 704  0.3+  0.1+    030107 474  0.1-  0.7-    030116 670  1.4-  0.2-
030102 704  0.2+  0.1+    030108 704  0.2+  0.2+    030125 587  0.1-  0.9+
030102 704  0.0   0.1+    030108 704  0.4-  0.1+    030125 587  0.3-  0.4+
030102 704  0.4+  0.0     030108 704  0.1-  0.0     030127 448  0.2-  0.2+
030102 704  0.2+  0.1-    030108 704  0.6-  0.2+    030127 448  0.1-  0.3+
030102 670  1.5+  0.3+    030108 704  0.1+  0.3+    030127 448  0.0   0.1+
030103 649  0.1+  0.0     030108 704  0.4-  0.5+    030220 113  0.8-  0.3+
030103 649  0.0   0.0     030108 704  0.1+  0.6-    030220 113  0.8-  0.3+
030103 649  0.1-  0.1+    030108 704  0.4-  0.7+    030220 113  0.5-  0.4+
030105 704  0.4+  0.3+    030108 704  0.2+  0.2+    030220 113  0.5-  0.3+
030105 704  0.6-  0.4+    030108 704  0.3-  0.9+    040720 568  0.0   0.1+
030105 704  0.4+  0.1-    030108 300  0.0   0.0     040720 568  0.1-  0.1-
030105 704  0.3+  0.1+    030108 300  0.2+  0.0     040721 568  0.1+  0.1+
030105 704  0.5+  0.5+    030110 608  0.9-  1.2-    040721 568  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
2003 AA                  a,e,i = 1.73, 0.28, 23                  q = 1.2434
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 08 03    21 35.26   -34 06.9    0.892    1.880   160.9    10.2    21.3
2004 08 13    21 21.35   -38 15.6    0.874    1.847   156.3    12.7    21.3
2004 08 23    21 06.09   -41 42.8    0.881    1.814   146.7    17.8    21.4
2004 09 02    20 52.26   -44 12.0    0.908    1.779   136.1    23.1    21.6
2004 09 12    20 42.35   -45 42.2    0.950    1.743   126.0    27.9    21.8
2004 09 22    20 38.01   -46 21.8    1.001    1.706   116.7    31.7    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-P40

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