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MPEC 2006-X65 : 2003 XL

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M.P.E.C. 2006-X65                                Issued 2006 Dec. 14, 16:20 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,
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                                    2003 XL

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-X23

Additional Observations:
     K03X00L 2C2005 08 24.37070521 20 58.616-14 42 53.68         21.7 R EX065568
     K03X00L 2C2005 08 24.37836721 20 58.189-14 42 54.96         22.1 R EX065568
     K03X00L 2C2006 10 25.30616722 59 06.416+03 17 28.78         22.8 R EX065568
     K03X00L 2C2006 10 25.30984722 59 06.315+03 17 27.92         22.9 R EX065568
     K03X00L 2C2006 10 25.31353022 59 06.214+03 17 27.04         23.0 R EX065568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer F. Bernardi.  Measurers F. Bernardi, D. J. Tholen.
    2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector + 2048 CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
050824 568  1.0-  0.1+    061025 568  0.9-  0.3-    MPO 70365   +0.0026 day

Orbital elements:
2003 XL                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1050 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M 264.08630              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24717936     Peri.  204.85390     -0.95518885     -0.26634010
a   2.5145556      Node   319.00592     +0.29365893     -0.79796629
e   0.5726695      Incl.   11.35374     +0.03713088     -0.54065954
P   3.99           H   17.3           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
031203 704  0.7-  2.3+    031210 448  0.0   0.1-    040218 448  0.1-  1.3+
031203 704  0.4-  1.1+    031210 448  0.1+  0.0     040218 448  0.0   0.2-
031203 699  0.5+  0.4-    031210 448  0.0   0.2+    040218 448  0.5+  1.0-
031203 704  0.0   1.2+    031212 941  0.5+  0.2-    040319 704  0.1-  1.2+
031203 699  0.9-  0.1+    031212 941  0.6+  0.5-    040319 704  1.1-  1.6+
031203 704  0.3+  0.8+    031212 941  0.2+  0.6-    040319 704  0.2-  0.3-
031203 699  0.6+  0.9+    031212 941  0.0   0.3-    040504 926  0.3-  0.9-
031203 699  1.1-  1.9-    031212 941  0.1+  0.5-    040504 926  1.8+  0.8+
031204 673  0.4-  0.2-    031217 448  0.0   0.4-    040505 448  1.7-  0.3-
031204 673  0.7-  0.1-    031217 448  0.4-  1.0-    040505 448  0.6-  0.2-
031204 673  0.2-  0.4+    031217 448  0.2-  0.6-    040505 448  0.4-  0.0
031204 673  0.4-  0.0     031217 448  0.1-  0.0     040716 413  0.1+  0.0
031204 673  0.3-  0.1+    031229 448  0.2+  0.0     040716 413  0.1+  0.2+
031204 673  0.0   0.2+    031229 448  0.4+  0.1+    040717 474  0.6+  0.4+
031204 854  0.7-  0.5+    031229 448  0.1+  0.2+    040717 474  0.8+  0.4+
031204 854  0.8-  0.4+    040113 448  0.0   0.0     040717 474  0.3+  0.1+
031204 854  0.2+  0.4-    040113 448  0.5-  0.2+    040717 474  0.1+  1.0+
031207 448  0.8-  0.2-    040113 448  0.2-  0.2-    050824 568  0.1-  0.0
031207 448  0.3+  0.3-    040121 711  0.1-  0.1-    050824 568  0.0   0.0
031207 448  0.8+  0.7-    040121 711  0.6+  0.9+    061025 568  0.0   0.0
031207 J95  0.8+  0.8-    040121 711  1.8-  0.3+    061025 568  0.0   0.0
031207 J95  0.1+  0.8+    040218 448  0.9+  1.5+    061025 568  0.1+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2003 XL                  a,e,i = 2.51, 0.57, 11                  q = 1.0745
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 12 11    22 58.09   +02 06.5    3.591    3.688    87.9    15.5    23.8
2006 12 21    23 02.58   +02 21.4    3.722    3.663    78.9    15.3    23.8
2006 12 31    23 08.37   +02 46.2    3.848    3.637    70.3    14.8    23.9
2007 01 10    23 15.28   +03 19.9    3.964    3.609    62.0    13.9    23.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-X65

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