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MPEC 2010-O16 : 2003 WX87

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M.P.E.C. 2010-O16                                Issued 2010 July 21, 04:05 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 WX87

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-W65

Additional Observations:
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 14.58394 02 46 05.30 +01 59 40.2          21.4 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 14.59459 02 46 07.44 +01 59 47.8          21.5 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 14.59990 02 46 08.47 +01 59 51.5          21.5 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 14.60524 02 46 09.48 +01 59 55.1          21.5 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 16.59153 02 52 50.19 +02 23 03.6          21.5 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 16.59702 02 52 51.30 +02 23 07.6          21.5 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 16.60236 02 52 52.36 +02 23 11.1          21.5 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 16.60765 02 52 53.42 +02 23 14.8          21.4 r EO016568
     K03W87X 3C2010 07 16.61297 02 52 54.47 +02 23 18.4          21.5 r EO016568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Measurer C. Veillet.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
100714 568 0.08- 0.04-    100716 568 0.08- 0.04-    MPO 87598   +0.14 day

Orbital elements:
2003 WX87                                                Earth MOID = 0.2120 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 339.62716              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28237130     Peri.  324.38083     +0.43944373     -0.87024751
a   2.3010303      Node    98.60382     +0.86747771     +0.34680808
e   0.4939953      Incl.   13.01176     +0.23317725     +0.34984771
P   3.49           H   18.5           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
031121 699 (2.4+  0.2-)   031222 J95  0.6+  0.3-    040130 704  1.0-  0.8+
031121 699  1.4-  0.6+    031222 J95  0.4-  1.8-    040214 704  0.7+  0.3-
031121 699  0.2-  0.6+    031225 645  0.2-  0.1-    040214 704  0.4+  0.5+
031121 699  1.1-  0.8-    031225 645  0.1-  0.1-    040214 704  0.3+  0.2+
031122 926  0.8+  0.7+    031227 704  0.7+  1.1+    040214 704  0.0   0.4+
031122 926  1.3+  0.7+    031227 704  1.2-  1.2+    040214 704  0.4+  0.2-
031122 926  0.3+  1.2+    031227 704  1.1+  0.2+    040322 696  0.1+  0.1+
031123 926  0.7-  0.1-    031227 704  0.1+  0.0     040322 696  0.3+  0.8+
031123 926  0.2+  0.2-    040106 941  0.7+  0.2-    100714 568  0.1-  0.4+
031123 926  0.6+  0.3+    040106 941  0.8+  0.4-    100714 568  0.2+  0.6+
031126 926  0.9-  0.5+    040106 941  0.9+  0.2-    100714 568  0.2-  0.5+
031126 926  0.7+  0.1+    040106 941  0.5+  0.5+    100714 568  1.0-  0.4+
031126 926  1.1+  0.6+    040128 703  0.1+  1.5+    100716 568  0.0   0.3+
031130 926  0.3+  0.1-    040128 703  1.3-  0.4+    100716 568  0.1+  0.5+
031130 448  0.1-  0.2+    040128 703  0.4-  0.5+    100716 568  0.1-  0.3+
031130 926  0.5+  0.6+    040128 703  0.2+  1.6+    100716 568  0.2-  0.3+
031130 926  1.0+  1.2+    040130 704  0.2-  0.7-    100716 568  0.4-  0.2+
031130 448  0.2+  0.1-    040130 704  0.0   1.1+
031130 448  0.2+  0.1-    040130 704  0.4+  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2003 WX87                a,e,i = 2.30, 0.49, 13                  q = 1.1643
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 07 13    02 40.81   +01 41.1    1.395    1.459    72.5    41.6    21.7
2010 07 23    03 14.90   +03 36.7    1.304    1.401    73.2    43.9    21.5
2010 08 02    03 50.92   +05 26.8    1.224    1.347    73.3    46.2    21.3
2010 08 12    04 28.72   +07 08.1    1.158    1.298    73.0    48.3    21.2
2010 08 22    05 07.92   +08 37.1    1.105    1.254    72.5    50.3    21.1
2010 09 01    05 48.07   +09 50.8    1.064    1.218    71.9    52.0    21.0
2010 09 11    06 28.54   +10 46.9    1.035    1.190    71.3    53.3    20.9
2010 09 21    07 08.66   +11 25.0    1.015    1.172    71.0    54.1    20.9
2010 10 01    07 47.84   +11 45.9    1.002    1.165    71.1    54.4    20.8
2010 10 11    08 25.52   +11 52.3    0.994    1.168    71.8    54.3    20.8
2010 10 21    09 01.22   +11 48.2    0.988    1.181    73.1    53.7    20.8
2010 10 31    09 34.64   +11 38.7    0.983    1.205    75.2    52.8    20.8
2010 11 10    10 05.51   +11 29.5    0.976    1.238    78.0    51.5    20.8
2010 11 20    10 33.56   +11 26.8    0.967    1.278    81.6    49.9    20.8
2010 11 30    10 58.63   +11 36.5    0.954    1.325    86.1    48.0    20.8
2010 12 10    11 20.44   +12 04.7    0.938    1.377    91.5    45.6    20.8
2010 12 20    11 38.65   +12 56.8    0.918    1.434    97.8    42.8    20.8
2010 12 30    11 52.89   +14 17.0    0.897    1.493   105.0    39.5    20.7
2011 01 09    12 02.65   +16 07.7    0.877    1.555   113.3    35.5    20.6
2011 01 19    12 07.43   +18 27.3    0.861    1.618   122.5    30.9    20.5
2011 01 29    12 06.94   +21 08.5    0.853    1.682   132.3    25.7    20.5
2011 02 08    12 01.19   +23 56.9    0.859    1.747   142.2    20.2    20.4
2011 02 18    11 51.00   +26 31.8    0.883    1.811   150.9    15.4    20.4
2011 02 28    11 38.05   +28 32.6    0.927    1.875   155.8    12.5    20.4
2011 03 10    11 24.53   +29 45.9    0.994    1.938   154.6    12.7    20.7
2011 03 20    11 12.66   +30 09.0    1.083    2.001   148.6    15.0    21.0
2011 03 30    11 03.82   +29 49.0    1.192    2.063   140.5    17.9    21.4
2011 04 09    10 58.60   +28 56.1    1.318    2.123   132.1    20.5    21.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-O16

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