MPEC 2003-S36 : 2003 SM84

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M.P.E.C. 2003-S36                                Issued 2003 Sept. 21, 20:15 UT

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                                   2003 SM84

Observations:
     K03S84M* C2003 09 20.31076 00 49 06.07 +09 35 03.5          19.6        704
     K03S84M  C2003 09 20.32326 00 49 04.77 +09 34 37.3          19.8        704
     K03S84M  C2003 09 20.33599 00 49 03.42 +09 34 08.0          19.8        704
     K03S84M  C2003 09 20.34854 00 49 02.09 +09 33 42.1          19.4        704
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.20131 00 47 58.84 +09 02 31.4          19.9 R      333
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.23388 00 47 55.62 +09 01 21.8          19.3 R      333
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.26068 00 47 52.88 +09 00 19.5          18.7 R      699
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.26534 00 47 52.35 +09 00 14.2          19.4 R      333
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.26739 00 47 52.11 +09 00 07.0                      699
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.27395 00 47 51.48 +08 59 51.4                      699
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.28052 00 47 50.76 +08 59 37.5                      699
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.37631 00 47 40.56 +08 56 12.3          19.2 V      691
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.40262 00 47 37.75 +08 55 14.2          19.2 V      691
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.42905 00 47 34.97 +08 54 15.7          19.5 V      691
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.68965 00 47 14.65 +08 46 11.4          18.0 R      E14
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.69675 00 47 14.00 +08 45 54.6          18.2 R      E14
     K03S84M  C2003 09 21.70384 00 47 13.13 +08 45 40.8          18.4 R      E14

Observer details:
333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
    + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + 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.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
E14 Ngunnawal.  Observer D. Higgins.  0.25-m f/3.4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 SM84
Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
M  74.13015              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.82636452     Peri.   86.69874     +0.06017115     +0.99817131
a   1.1246609      Node   186.75905     -0.93423209     +0.05427375
e   0.0806675      Incl.    2.81744     -0.35155347     +0.02661570
P   1.19           H   22.9           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2003 Sept. 20-21.

Ephemeris:
2003 SM84                a,e,i = 1.12, 0.08, 3                   q = 1.0339
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 09 18    00 52.03   +10 59.9    0.109    1.107   157.8    20.0    19.3
2003 09 28    00 38.78   +05 01.0    0.118    1.120   173.5     5.8    19.0
2003 10 08    00 26.98   -00 01.2    0.135    1.133   171.5     7.5    19.4
2003 10 18    00 19.78   -03 26.0    0.159    1.146   158.4    18.6    20.2
2003 10 28    00 18.18   -05 12.1    0.189    1.158   147.4    27.5    20.8
2003 11 07    00 22.16   -05 35.6    0.226    1.169   138.2    34.4    21.4
2003 11 17    00 30.70   -04 59.2    0.267    1.180   130.5    39.6    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S36

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