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MPEC 2003-Y03 : 2003 XZ12

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y03                                Issued 2003 Dec. 16, 16:46 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2003 XZ12

Observations:
     K03X12Z* C2003 12 15.33268 09 31 47.56 +41 50 09.4          19.1   EY003704
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 15.34571 09 31 53.71 +41 45 06.6          19.9   EY003704
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 15.35865 09 31 59.86 +41 40 04.6          19.2   EY003704
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 15.37162 09 32 05.87 +41 35 01.0          19.3   EY003704
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 16.01861109 37 54.08 +37 06 18.2          18.9 R EY003J95
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 16.02104209 37 55.33 +37 05 16.1          18.8 R EY003J95
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 16.02347209 37 56.38 +37 04 14.4          19.2 R EY003J95
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 16.03114609 38 00.03 +37 01 00.7          19.9 R EY003J95
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 16.05127309 38 09.31 +36 52 30.6          18.7 R EY003J95
     K03X12Z  C2003 12 16.05796009 38 12.36 +36 49 41.0          20.1 R EY003J95
     K03X12Z FC2003 12 16.08913 09 38 26.78 +36 37 19.0          18.7 R EY003620
     K03X12Z FC2003 12 16.11382 09 38 37.13 +36 26 47.5          18.6 R EY003620
     K03X12Z FC2003 12 16.12277 09 38 40.99 +36 22 57.2          18.8 R EY003620

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    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 XZ12
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 354.99709              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57617441     Peri.  198.77696     -0.28938146     -0.93284263
a   1.4303206      Node   268.49364     +0.90342423     -0.19206273
e   0.3091778      Incl.   12.39776     +0.31635903     -0.30482214
P   1.71           H   24.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
031215 704  0.5+  0.4+    031216 J95  0.8+  0.6+    031216 620  0.1-  0.5-
031215 704  0.4-  0.2+    031216 J95  0.3-  0.1+    031216 620  0.9-  0.4+
031215 704  0.1+  0.3-    031216 J95  0.4+  0.1-    031216 620  0.6+  0.4+
031215 704  0.1-  0.4-    031216 J95  0.1+  1.2-
031216 J95  0.4-  1.4+    031216 J95  0.1+  1.2-

Ephemeris:
2003 XZ12                a,e,i = 1.43, 0.31, 12                  q = 0.9881
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    09 45.77   +29 50.0    0.035    1.004   124.5    53.9    19.0
2003 12 18    09 53.16   +21 53.1    0.034    1.003   122.2    56.1    19.0
2003 12 19    09 59.82   +13 43.2    0.034    1.001   119.3    59.0    19.1
2003 12 20    10 05.83   +05 40.9    0.034    0.999   116.0    62.2    19.2
2003 12 21    10 11.29   -01 55.1    0.036    0.998   112.6    65.5    19.4
2003 12 22    10 16.24   -08 52.0    0.038    0.997   109.3    68.7    19.6
2003 12 23    10 20.75   -15 03.6    0.040    0.996   106.2    71.6    19.8
2003 12 24    10 24.87   -20 29.3    0.043    0.994   103.4    74.2    20.0
2003 12 25    10 28.65   -25 12.2    0.046    0.993   101.1    76.3    20.3
2003 12 26    10 32.13   -29 16.8    0.049    0.992    99.0    78.1    20.5
2003 12 27    10 35.34   -32 48.3    0.053    0.992    97.3    79.6    20.7
2003 12 28    10 38.31   -35 51.7    0.057    0.991    95.9    80.8    20.9
2003 12 29    10 41.07   -38 31.3    0.061    0.990    94.7    81.8    21.1
2003 12 30    10 43.64   -40 50.8    0.065    0.990    93.7    82.6    21.2
2003 12 31    10 46.05   -42 53.5    0.069    0.989    92.8    83.2    21.4
2004 01 01    10 48.30   -44 42.0    0.073    0.989    92.2    83.6    21.5
2004 01 02    10 50.42   -46 18.4    0.077    0.988    91.6    83.9    21.6
2004 01 03    10 52.42   -47 44.6    0.081    0.988    91.1    84.1    21.8
2004 01 04    10 54.30   -49 02.0    0.085    0.988    90.8    84.3    21.9
2004 01 05    10 56.09   -50 11.8    0.090    0.988    90.5    84.3    22.0
2004 01 06    10 57.78   -51 15.1    0.094    0.988    90.3    84.3    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y03

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