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M.P.E.C. 2005-A39 Issued 2005 Jan. 13, 19:51 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.
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2003 AD23
Revision to MPEC 2003-A59
Additional Observations:
K03A23D C2005 01 13.14153 01 32 36.58 +03 29 45.7 17.7 R EA039703
K03A23D C2005 01 13.15050 01 32 43.14 +03 31 11.6 18.0 R EA039703
K03A23D C2005 01 13.15946 01 32 49.74 +03 32 38.8 18.1 R EA039703
K03A23D C2005 01 13.16843 01 32 56.32 +03 34 05.0 17.9 R EA039703
K03A23D C2005 01 13.23304 01 33 43.79 +03 44 26.1 17.8 R EA039651
K03A23D C2005 01 13.23611 01 33 46.11 +03 44 55.9 17.9 R EA039651
K03A23D C2005 01 13.23912 01 33 48.28 +03 45 24.8 17.8 R EA039651
K03A23D C2005 01 13.80595 01 40 42.86 +05 14 05.5 EA039J95
K03A23D C2005 01 13.81106 01 40 46.41 +05 14 52.4 EA039J95
K03A23D C2005 01 13.81653 01 40 50.27 +05 15 42.7 18.8 R EA039J95
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer R. Hill. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
R. H. McNaught. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
050113 703 1.66- 1.20- 050113 J95 1.64- 1.19- MPO 41910 +0.52 day
Orbital elements:
2003 AD23
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5 MPC
M 29.93954 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.46705116 Peri. 241.35778 +0.88653860 +0.25099252
a 1.6452292 Node 101.81040 -0.14060342 +0.94648377
e 0.7628262 Incl. 23.39450 -0.44077204 +0.20290693
P 2.11 H 18.9 G 0.15 U 5
Residuals in seconds of arc
030107 704 0.1- 0.2- 030108 557 1.2+ 0.7+ 030113 649 0.2- 0.2+
030107 704 0.3+ 0.2- 030108 557 0.1+ 0.3+ 030113 649 0.4+ 0.1+
030107 704 0.8+ 0.9- 030108 557 0.1- 0.6+ 030125 734 1.5+ 0.2-
030107 704 0.0 1.2- 030108 557 0.3+ 0.3+ 030125 734 1.7- 1.6+
030108 J95 0.3- 0.5+ 030111 649 0.2- 0.1+ 030125 587 0.1- 0.8-
030108 J95 0.8- 0.1+ 030111 649 0.0 0.2- 030125 587 0.2+ 0.2-
030108 704 0.1+ 0.3- 030111 649 0.3- 0.0 050113 703 0.3- 0.5-
030108 704 0.1- 0.8- 030111 649 0.0 0.2- 050113 703 0.7- 1.0-
030108 704 0.5- 0.1- 030112 246 0.5+ 0.3+ 050113 703 0.3- 0.1-
030108 704 0.3+ 0.5- 030112 246 0.1- 0.6+ 050113 703 0.4- 0.3-
030108 557 0.6+ 0.3- 030112 246 1.0+ 0.1- 050113 651 0.0 0.2+
030108 557 0.5- 0.1- 030112 246 0.1+ 0.1- 050113 651 1.0+ 0.6+
030108 557 0.1+ 1.0- 030112 704 0.4- 0.2+ 050113 651 0.3+ 0.7+
030108 557 0.4+ 0.4- 030112 704 1.0- 0.3- 050113 J95 0.8+ 0.2+
030108 557 1.5+ 0.5+ 030112 704 0.9+ 0.1+ 050113 J95 0.3- 0.0
030108 557 0.3- 0.2- 030112 704 0.1+ 0.3- 050113 J95 0.5- 0.1-
Ephemeris:
2003 AD23 a,e,i = 1.65, 0.76, 23 q = 0.3902
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2005 01 10 00 50.33 -05 39.6 0.237 0.970 79.7 86.4 18.7
2005 01 20 02 42.72 +17 37.3 0.333 1.111 103.7 59.3 18.9
2005 01 30 03 46.09 +27 18.4 0.493 1.244 110.1 48.0 19.6
2005 02 09 04 26.38 +31 28.1 0.675 1.368 109.3 42.9 20.4
2005 02 19 04 56.33 +33 30.2 0.869 1.484 105.9 39.8 21.0
2005 03 01 05 21.21 +34 33.2 1.070 1.593 101.2 37.6 21.6
2005 03 11 05 43.39 +35 03.9 1.275 1.695 96.0 35.6 22.0
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