MPEC 2003-Q63 : 2003 QH96

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q63                                Issued 2003 Aug. 31, 21:19 UT

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                                   2003 QH96

Observations:
     K03Q96H* C2003 08 28.32953 23 19 43.21 -27 04 50.3          19.2        644
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 28.36021 23 19 43.09 -27 04 25.1          18.7        644
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 28.40372 23 19 42.98 -27 03 49.8          18.9        644
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 29.97341 23 19 50.49 -26 42 00.5          19.6 R      J87
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 29.98425 23 19 50.47 -26 41 50.4          20.0 R      J87
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 29.99630 23 19 50.27 -26 41 40.3          19.3 R      J87
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 30.95086 23 19 53.06 -26 27 39.4          19.2 R      J87
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 30.95819 23 19 53.02 -26 27 31.6          19.3 R      J87
     K03Q96H  C2003 08 30.96552 23 19 52.97 -26 27 26.2          19.8 R      J87
     K03Q96H +C2003 08 31.17953 23 19 53.17 -26 23 53.0          17.6 R      807
     K03Q96H +C2003 08 31.18063 23 19 53.17 -26 23 52.1          17.5 R      807
     K03Q96H +C2003 08 31.18172 23 19 53.15 -26 23 51.1          17.6 R      807
     K03Q96H +C2003 08 31.18281 23 19 53.15 -26 23 50.1          17.7 R      807
     K03Q96H +C2003 08 31.18391 23 19 53.14 -26 23 49.1          17.6 R      807
     K03Q96H 5C2003 08 31.36516 23 19 52.93 -26 21 22.0          19.5 R      673
     K03Q96H 5C2003 08 31.40532 23 19 52.64 -26 20 47.9                      673

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observer I. Griffin & Sergio Gonzalez Huerta.  Measurer
    I. Griffin.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 QH96
Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
M 355.94366              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18013737     Peri.  333.95488     +0.99037208     +0.12886795
a   3.1050374      Node    18.84754     -0.08292021     +0.84470731
e   0.5513046      Incl.    9.00405     -0.11084850     +0.51948303
P   5.47           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2003 Aug. 28-31.

Ephemeris:
2003 QH96                a,e,i = 3.11, 0.55, 9                   q = 1.3932
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 29    23 19.77   -26 55.4    0.425    1.414   158.8    15.0    19.1
2003 09 08    23 19.60   -24 07.3    0.407    1.400   161.5    13.2    19.0
2003 09 18    23 18.74   -20 22.5    0.404    1.393   161.0    13.6    18.9
2003 09 28    23 18.87   -15 55.6    0.416    1.396   157.3    16.1    19.1
2003 10 08    23 21.44   -11 09.6    0.444    1.406   151.8    19.6    19.4
2003 10 18    23 27.04   -06 27.7    0.486    1.424   145.6    23.3    19.7
2003 10 28    23 35.64   -02 05.6    0.543    1.450   139.5    26.4    20.1
2003 11 07    23 46.98   +01 50.6    0.615    1.483   133.6    29.0    20.5
2003 11 17    00 00.53   +05 20.2    0.699    1.522   127.9    30.8    20.9
2003 11 27    00 15.81   +08 25.8    0.797    1.567   122.5    32.1    21.2
2003 12 07    00 32.46   +11 11.5    0.906    1.615   117.3    32.8    21.6
2003 12 17    00 50.13   +13 40.3    1.027    1.668   112.1    33.1    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q63

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