MPEC 2003-U96 : 2003 UT55

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M.P.E.C. 2003-U96                                Issued 2003 Oct. 30, 02:30 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2003 UT55

Observations:
     K03U55T tC2003 10 26.93817 01 45 09.11 +03 05 33.0                      246
     K03U55T tC2003 10 26.93931 01 45 10.01 +03 02 38.6                      246
     K03U55T tC2003 10 26.94118 01 45 10.68 +02 58 23.2                      246
     K03U55T tC2003 10 26.94271 01 45 11.43 +02 54 42.9                      246
     K03U55T* C2003 10 26.94597 01 45 12.96 +02 46 52.3          16.7 R      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.94626 01 45 13.02 +02 46 18.5                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.94648 01 45 13.21 +02 45 38.0                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.94694 01 45 13.37 +02 44 39.1                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.94734 01 45 13.57 +02 43 33.5                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.94793 01 45 13.81 +02 42 20.6                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.94840 01 45 14.05 +02 41 09.5                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.94912 01 45 14.38 +02 39 22.2                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.98337 01 45 30.58 +01 16 46.3                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.98360 01 45 30.69 +01 16 11.1          16.5 R      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.98399 01 45 30.87 +01 15 18.7                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.98426 01 45 31.02 +01 14 35.7                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.98469 01 45 31.16 +01 13 42.5                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 26.98499 01 45 31.35 +01 12 52.4                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.04891 01 46 04.23 -01 23 23.3          16.5 R      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.04926 01 46 04.51 -01 24 20.0                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.04991 01 46 04.80 -01 25 46.8                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.05030 01 46 05.06 -01 26 54.2                      246
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.05064 01 46 05.19 -01 27 45.7                      246
     K03U55T FC2003 10 27.05885401 46 22.61 -01 48 44.0          17.8 R      J95
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.05914401 46 22.66 -01 49 26.5          17.6 R      J95
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.05943301 46 22.82 -01 50 08.9          17.7 R      J95
     K03U55T FC2003 10 27.06724501 46 27.12 -02 09 30.3          16.8 R      J95
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.06799801 46 27.46 -02 11 20.1          16.9 R      J95
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.06979201 46 28.51 -02 15 51.1          16.7 R      J95
     K03U55T  C2003 10 27.07160901 46 29.70 -02 20 17.9                      J95
     K03U55T FC2003 10 27.07276601 46 30.07 -02 23 07.4          17.9 R      J95
     K03U55T FC2003 10 27.07508101 46 31.48 -02 28 53.9          17.5 R      J95

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
    KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 UT55
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 331.86845              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.01624884     Peri.  287.16987     -0.74351342     -0.65017666
a   0.9797968      Node   212.78694     +0.66863282     -0.72659766
e   0.1486004      Incl.   16.78622     -0.01086008     -0.22209491
P   0.97           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
031026 246  2.8-  0.8-    031026 246  0.0   0.4-    031027 246  0.9-  2.2+
031026 246 (2.7+ 11.9-)   031026 246  0.3+  2.8-    031027 J95  0.1+  2.1-
031026 246  0.2-  0.7+    031026 246 (0.3+  4.5-)   031027 J95  1.5-  1.5-
031026 246  0.4+  0.2-    031026 246  0.1+  0.2-    031027 J95  1.4-  1.0-
031026 246  0.7+  2.9-    031026 246 (0.4+  3.9-)   031027 J95  0.2-  1.7-
031026 246 (0.4-  4.9+)   031026 246 (0.6-  5.4+)   031027 J95  1.2-  0.4+
031026 246 (0.9+  4.0-)   031026 246  0.1+  1.0-    031027 J95  0.2-  3.7-
031026 246  0.1+  3.2+    031027 246 (0.9-  8.4+)   031027 J95  2.7+  0.1-
031026 246 (0.3+  4.9-)   031027 246  0.4+  3.5+    031027 J95  1.3-  2.6+
031026 246 (0.2-  7.0+)   031027 246 (0.7- 13.0+)   031027 J95  0.7+  0.8+
031026 246  0.1+  3.4+    031027 246  0.0   3.3+

Ephemeris:
2003 UT55                a,e,i = 0.98, 0.15, 17                  q = 0.8342
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 28    02 01.42   -38 55.9    0.0083   0.999   128.2    51.5    18.3
2003 10 29    02 23.01   -62 49.0    0.012    0.996   103.9    75.4    19.8
2003 10 30    02 54.5    -74 21.9    0.017    0.994    91.9    87.2    20.9
2003 10 31    03 42.4    -80 22.5    0.022    0.991    85.1    93.6    21.8
2003 11 01    04 54.4    -83 34.3    0.027    0.989    80.9    97.6    22.4
2003 11 02    06 28.9    -84 59.9    0.032    0.986    78.0   100.2    22.9
2003 11 03    08 01      -85 15.8    0.037    0.984    75.8   102.1    23.4
2003 11 04    09 09.1    -84 56.7    0.043    0.981    74.1   103.5    23.7
2003 11 05    09 54.3    -84 25.5    0.048    0.979    72.8   104.5    24.0
2003 11 06    10 24.5    -83 52.5    0.053    0.976    71.7   105.4    24.3
2003 11 07    10 45.6    -83 21.0    0.059    0.973    70.7   106.0    24.5

     The object passed 0.0074 AU from the earth on Oct. 27.3 UT.

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U96

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