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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q29 Issued 2003 Aug. 25, 13:56 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2003 QB30
Observations:
K03Q30B* C2003 08 24.27631 21 28 27.10 -07 02 40.9 19.6 704
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.28908 21 28 13.05 -07 01 25.7 19.3 704
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.30192 21 27 58.79 -07 00 09.2 19.8 704
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.31538 21 27 43.71 -06 58 49.1 19.3 704
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.91741 21 15 49.96 -05 46 21.5 246
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.91778 21 15 49.38 -05 46 18.6 246
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.91892 21 15 47.65 -05 46 07.9 246
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.91929 21 15 47.02 -05 46 05.1 246
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.91998 21 15 45.89 -05 45 58.1 246
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.92901 21 15 36.93 -05 44 49.0 17.8 R J95
K03Q30B C2003 08 24.93124 21 15 33.36 -05 44 28.0 19.0 R J95
Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT
Telescope + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 QB30
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5 MPC
M 261.28036 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.71645623 Peri. 104.29566 +0.44411772 -0.89591373
a 1.2369238 Node 319.33277 +0.81606731 +0.40904913
e 0.4288719 Incl. 0.87058 +0.36985619 +0.17325529
P 1.38 H 26.3 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
030824 704 0.3+ 0.4+ 030824 246 0.3- 0.3+ 030824 246 0.1- 0.6+
030824 704 0.6+ 0.3+ 030824 246 0.1- 0.1- 030824 J95 0.1+ 0.7-
030824 704 0.2+ 0.2+ 030824 246 1.0+ 0.3+ 030824 J95 0.3- 0.2+
030824 704 0.9- 0.9- 030824 246 0.4+ 0.2-
Ephemeris:
2003 QB30 a,e,i = 1.24, 0.43, 1 q = 0.7064
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 08 19.0 22 01.42 -10 16.0 0.060 1.072 176.3 3.5 20.7
2003 08 20.0 21 58.70 -10 00.0 0.053 1.065 177.2 2.7 20.3
2003 08 21.0 21 55.15 -09 39.0 0.046 1.058 177.2 2.7 20.0
2003 08 22.0 21 50.31 -09 10.4 0.039 1.050 175.9 4.0 19.7
2003 08 23.0 21 43.35 -08 29.0 0.032 1.043 173.5 6.3 19.4
2003 08 24.0 21 32.58 -07 23.8 0.025 1.036 170.0 9.8 19.0
2003 08 25.0 21 13.78 -05 27.2 0.018 1.028 164.2 15.5 18.5
2003 08 26.0 20 33.75 -01 10.6 0.012 1.021 152.6 27.1 17.9
2003 08 26.5 19 52.30 +03 17.9 0.0088 1.017 141.0 38.7 17.6
2003 08 27.0 18 35.10 +11 06.3 0.0065 1.014 120.0 59.7 17.5
2003 08 27.5 16 23.11 +20 33.1 0.0057 1.010 86.6 93.1 18.4
2003 08 28.0 14 10.06 +23 23.1 0.0069 1.006 55.3 124.4 20.7
2003 08 28.5 12 51.69 +21 45.9 0.0093 1.003 36.8 142.8 23.4
2003 08 29.0 12 09.67 +19 53.8 0.012 0.999 26.6 153.1 25.8
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-Q29
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