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MPEC 2010-L16 : 2003 MJ4

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M.P.E.C. 2010-L16                                Issued 2010 June 4, 13:24 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 MJ4

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-M57

Additional Observations:
     K03M04J  C2010 06 03.40896 19 59 12.88 -23 02 02.6          19.7 R EL016926
     K03M04J  C2010 06 03.41300 19 59 13.40 -23 02 03.5          19.5 R EL016926
     K03M04J  C2010 06 03.41704 19 59 13.89 -23 02 04.9                 EL016926
     K03M04J  C2010 06 04.45372 20 01 34.56 -23 07 05.6          19.8 R EL016926
     K03M04J  C2010 06 04.45664 20 01 34.88 -23 07 06.5          19.5 R EL016926
     K03M04J  C2010 06 04.45958 20 01 35.35 -23 07 07.3          19.8 R EL016926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.41-m f/3.75 astrograph + CCD, 0.81-m f/7
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 MJ4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0928 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 349.35421              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28111730     Peri.  270.60287     +0.97707117     +0.19261860
a   2.3078682      Node    78.29408     -0.13903239     +0.89991282
e   0.5606677      Incl.    5.31586     -0.16125110     +0.39122244
P   3.51           H   18.8           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
030627 704  0.2+  0.5+    030703 413  0.2+  0.1-    030819 413  0.2+  0.3-
030627 704  0.4-  0.5+    030703 413  0.2+  0.0     030917 413  0.1+  0.3-
030627 704  0.1+  1.1+    030703 413  0.0   0.1+    030917 413  0.3+  0.3-
030627 704  0.3-  0.7+    030705 E14  0.2+  0.5+    031025 711 (3.5-  3.7+)
030627 428  0.8-  0.2+    030705 E14  0.7+  0.4+    031025 711  2.5-  0.7-
030627 428  0.7-  0.7+    030705 E14  0.6+  0.3+    031025 711  1.3-  0.3+
030628 704  0.2+  0.7-    030716 540  0.2-  1.1+    031102 704  0.5+  0.1-
030628 704  0.4-  0.3+    030716 540  0.4-  0.8+    031102 704  0.4-  0.4-
030628 704  0.1+  0.8-    030716 540  0.2-  0.2-    031102 704  0.2-  0.7+
030628 704  0.0   0.8-    030716 540  0.3-  0.4+    031102 704  0.2-  0.1-
030628 704  0.6+  1.0-    030716 448  1.1+  0.8+    031102 704  0.0   0.0
030628 704  0.5+  0.8-    030716 448  1.4+  0.9+    031121 704  0.9+  0.0
030628 704  0.3+  0.1-    030716 448  0.1+  1.4+    031121 704  0.5+  1.5+
030628 704  0.1+  0.5-    030718 413  0.1+  0.3-    031121 704  0.2+  0.5+
030628 704  0.1-  0.8-    030718 413  0.1+  0.5-    031218 704  0.1-  0.7+
030628 926  0.3+  0.3+    030719 859  1.4-  0.8-    031218 704  0.3-  0.3+
030628 926  1.2-  0.2+    030719 859  0.1-  0.8+    031218 704  0.9+  0.7-
030628 926  0.2+  0.1+    030719 859  0.6+  1.7-    031218 704  0.3-  0.1-
030628 428  0.8-  0.6+    030726 704  1.0-  0.9-    031222 704  1.2+  0.1+
030628 428  1.3-  0.2+    030726 704  0.5+  0.2-    031222 704  0.7+  0.6-
030628 428  0.5-  0.3+    030726 704  1.5+  0.8-    031222 704  0.9+  0.1+
030629 704  0.2-  0.4+    030805 474  0.0   0.4-    031222 704  0.8+  0.5-
030629 704  0.2-  0.4+    030805 474  0.1+  0.4-    031222 704  0.9+  0.5+
030629 704  0.1+  0.5-    030805 474  0.2+  0.2-    100603 926  0.3+  0.5+
030629 704  0.2+  0.3-    030805 474  0.2+  0.4-    100603 926  0.3+  0.7+
030630 704  0.4-  0.2+    030808 118  0.2+  0.9+    100603 926  0.1-  0.5+
030630 704  0.1+  0.6-    030808 118  0.2+  0.2+    100604 926  0.1-  0.4+
030630 704  0.9+  0.8-    030810 170  0.6-  0.1-    100604 926  0.9-  0.3+
030701 704  0.3-  0.5+    030810 170  0.8-  0.1-    100604 926  0.3+  0.4+
030701 704  0.2+  0.2-    030810 170  0.6-  0.3-
030701 704  0.0   0.2-    030819 413  0.2+  0.7-

Ephemeris:
2003 MJ4                 a,e,i = 2.31, 0.56, 5                   q = 1.0139
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 06 03    19 58.29   -22 59.9    0.551    1.458   135.1    29.4    19.6
2010 06 13    20 22.74   -23 57.7    0.444    1.383   139.2    28.7    19.0
2010 06 23    20 53.80   -25 21.7    0.350    1.310   141.8    28.7    18.4
2010 07 03    21 37.21   -27 08.1    0.272    1.241   141.4    30.7    17.8
2010 07 13    22 42.04   -28 37.5    0.210    1.177   135.9    36.9    17.3
2010 07 23    00 15.20   -27 34.7    0.172    1.120   123.6    49.0    17.1
2010 08 02    02 00.51   -21 27.0    0.162    1.074   107.0    64.6    17.3
2010 08 12    03 25.75   -12 37.5    0.179    1.039    93.3    76.8    17.8
2010 08 22    04 23.79   -04 59.6    0.211    1.019    86.0    82.0    18.3
2010 09 01    05 03.54   +00 37.3    0.250    1.014    84.0    81.8    18.7
2010 09 11    05 32.19   +04 42.0    0.288    1.026    85.6    78.2    18.9
2010 09 21    05 53.24   +07 47.1    0.323    1.052    89.5    72.6    19.0
2010 10 01    06 08.16   +10 15.6    0.353    1.092    95.4    65.9    19.1
2010 10 11    06 16.94   +12 23.8    0.376    1.143   103.0    58.3    19.1
2010 10 21    06 19.13   +14 24.2    0.396    1.203   112.4    49.9    19.0
2010 10 31    06 14.41   +16 23.1    0.414    1.269   123.5    40.7    19.0
2010 11 10    06 02.87   +18 20.7    0.436    1.340   136.4    30.6    19.0
2010 11 20    05 46.02   +20 10.0    0.468    1.414   150.5    20.1    18.9
2010 11 30    05 26.81   +21 41.1    0.515    1.490   165.1     9.8    18.9
2010 12 10    05 08.70   +22 48.7    0.581    1.566   179.5     0.3    18.7
2010 12 20    04 54.52   +23 35.6    0.669    1.643   167.2     7.6    19.6
2010 12 30    04 45.54   +24 08.8    0.777    1.719   155.0    14.0    20.2
2011 01 09    04 41.73   +24 34.9    0.903    1.794   144.0    18.8    20.8
2011 01 19    04 42.53   +24 57.9    1.046    1.869   134.0    22.2    21.3
2011 01 29    04 47.05   +25 19.6    1.202    1.942   124.9    24.6    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-L16

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