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MPEC 2008-M34 : 2003 RM

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M.P.E.C. 2008-M34                                Issued 2008 June 25, 17:47 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 RM

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-R17

Additional Observations:
     K03R00M  C2008 06 24.69082 21 14 19.35 -68 13 08.9          19.0 V EM034E12
     K03R00M  C2008 06 24.69935 21 14 22.99 -68 13 02.2          18.4 V EM034E12
     K03R00M  C2008 06 24.70786 21 14 27.13 -68 12 52.4          18.9 V EM034E12
     K03R00M  C2008 06 24.71641 21 14 31.30 -68 12 45.7          19.1 V EM034E12
     K03R00M  C2008 06 25.68831 21 22 43.82 -67 56 40.5          18.5 V EM034E12
     K03R00M  C2008 06 25.69794 21 22 48.46 -67 56 31.4          18.9 V EM034E12
     K03R00M  C2008 06 25.70766 21 22 53.04 -67 56 21.6          19.1 V EM034E12
     K03R00M  C2008 06 25.71733 21 22 57.39 -67 56 11.7          18.7 V EM034E12

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
   A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
   R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
080624 E12 0.43- 0.36-    080625 E12 0.43- 0.38-    MPO 53763   +0.13 day

Orbital elements:
2003 RM                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1675 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 346.66539              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19827141     Peri.  324.51949     +0.52327906     +0.84890195
a   2.9127015      Node   336.75674     -0.73179578     +0.40287598
e   0.6050500      Incl.   10.87600     -0.43663940     +0.34213510
P   4.97           H   20.0           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
030902 608  0.0   0.0     030911 474  0.1+  0.3+    030920 246  0.2+  0.3-
030902 608  0.2-  0.2+    030911 474  0.2+  0.1+    030925 246  0.6-  0.4-
030902 608  0.3-  0.0     030911 474  0.0   0.1+    030925 246  0.4+  0.2+
030902 557  0.1+  0.9+    030911 474  0.2+  0.2+    030925 246  0.2-  0.5+
030902 557  0.1+  0.7+    030913 448  0.4+  0.1+    030926 246  1.3+  0.2+
030902 557  0.5+  0.4+    030913 448  0.1-  0.3+    030926 246  0.1-  0.4+
030902 557  0.2+  0.1+    030913 448  0.1+  0.7-    030926 246  0.6-  0.2-
030902 557  0.1-  0.5+    030914 448  0.1+  0.1-    030926 246  0.4+  0.1-
030903 673  0.1+  0.0     030914 448  0.1-  0.2-    030926 246  0.2+  0.1+
030903 673  0.1+  0.2+    030914 448  0.0   0.2-    030926 246  0.1-  0.2+
030903 673  0.2+  0.2+    030914 170  0.4+  0.9-    030927 699  1.3+  1.2-
030903 649  0.2+  0.0     030914 170  0.2+  0.4-    030927 699  1.4-  0.3+
030903 649  0.3+  0.2-    030914 170  0.1+  0.2-    030927 699  1.0+  0.7+
030903 649  0.3+  0.3+    030915 413  0.0   0.1-    030927 699  0.7-  0.0
030903 649  0.2+  0.0     030915 413  0.1+  0.3-    030929 691  0.2+  0.1+
030903 428  0.3-  0.2-    030915 246  0.4-  0.9+    030929 691  0.1+  0.1+
030903 428  0.7+  1.0+    030915 246  0.2+  0.4+    030929 691  0.1+  0.2+
030903 428  0.7+  0.2+    030915 246  0.2-  0.1+    031018 715  0.1-  0.3-
030905 608  0.2-  0.7-    030915 246  0.1-  0.1+    031018 715  1.9+  1.4+
030905 608  0.6-  0.9-    030915 246  0.4-  0.0     031018 715  1.1-  0.6-
030905 608  0.6-  1.2-    030915 246  0.1+  0.6+    031019 715  0.0   0.5-
030905 413  0.1+  0.2-    030918 246  0.2-  0.3+    031019 715  0.4+  0.3-
030905 413  0.2+  0.1-    030918 246  0.0   0.2+    031019 715  0.2+  0.5-
030905 413  0.2+  0.0     030918 246  0.2-  0.6+    080624 E12  1.5+  0.5-
030906 859  0.9+  0.3+    030918 246  1.6-  1.1-    080624 E12  0.9-  1.4-
030906 859  1.5-  0.2-    030918 246  1.7-  1.0-    080624 E12  0.5-  0.8+
030906 859  1.0-  1.1-    030920 246  0.3-  0.1+    080624 E12  0.0   0.3-
030908 448  0.9-  0.0     030920 246  0.4-  0.8-    080625 E12  0.3-  1.4+
030908 448  0.5-  0.1-    030920 246  0.2-  0.1+    080625 E12  0.3+  0.4+
030908 448  0.9-  0.1-    030920 246  0.2-  0.2+    080625 E12  0.5+  0.1-
030911 474  0.4+  0.5+    030920 246  0.4-  0.1+    080625 E12  0.6-  0.5-

Ephemeris:
2003 RM                  a,e,i = 2.91, 0.61, 11                  q = 1.1504
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 06 23    20 59.79   -68 34.6    0.267    1.199   128.0    41.9    19.2
2008 07 03    22 18.00   -64 34.0    0.233    1.170   126.5    44.3    18.9
2008 07 13    23 09.00   -56 19.8    0.207    1.154   127.4    44.4    18.6
2008 07 23    23 34.85   -44 44.2    0.191    1.151   131.3    41.5    18.3
2008 08 02    23 43.95   -31 13.4    0.187    1.161   138.4    35.5    18.1
2008 08 12    23 42.80   -17 51.6    0.197    1.185   147.5    27.3    18.1
2008 08 22    23 36.10   -06 39.2    0.223    1.220   157.0    18.9    18.1
2008 09 01    23 27.20   +01 28.6    0.263    1.265   165.0    11.9    18.3
2008 09 11    23 18.93   +06 45.2    0.317    1.319   168.7     8.6    18.7
2008 09 21    23 13.21   +09 53.6    0.384    1.379   165.4    10.6    19.3
2008 10 01    23 10.83   +11 37.3    0.466    1.445   158.7    14.5    20.0
2008 10 11    23 11.99   +12 32.2    0.561    1.515   151.4    18.4    20.6
2008 10 21    23 16.33   +13 03.0    0.671    1.587   144.0    21.6    21.2
2008 10 31    23 23.30   +13 24.4    0.794    1.662   136.7    24.2    21.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-M34

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