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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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
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
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