MPEC 2003-W38 : 2003 WO25

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M.P.E.C. 2003-W38                                Issued 2003 Nov. 22, 12:21 UT

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                                   2003 WO25

Observations:
     K03W25O* C2003 11 21.09727 01 01 56.32 +35 14 49.1          19.6        644
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.11876 01 01 53.34 +35 14 38.3          19.7        644
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.14046 01 01 50.32 +35 14 28.1          19.6        644
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.81284 01 00 20.25 +35 08 42.0          20.1        026
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.82118 01 00 19.10 +35 08 37.5          20.4        026
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.82951 01 00 17.98 +35 08 33.0          20.2        026
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.84660 01 00 15.72 +35 08 25.1          19.3 R      620
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.85604 01 00 14.43 +35 08 20.8          19.8 R      620
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.95023 01 00 01.56 +35 07 31.4          19.5 R      176
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.95185 01 00 01.35 +35 07 30.5          19.4 R      176
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.95347 01 00 01.14 +35 07 29.6          19.4 R      176
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.95556 01 00 00.86 +35 07 28.4          19.4 R      176
     K03W25O  C2003 11 21.95660 01 00 00.73 +35 07 27.8          19.6 R      176
     K03W25O  C2003 11 22.28584 00 59 17.32 +35 04 36.1          20.1 R      448
     K03W25O  C2003 11 22.30900 00 59 14.19 +35 04 24.1          20.1 R      448
     K03W25O  C2003 11 22.31564 00 59 13.32 +35 04 20.2          20.2 R      448

Observer details:
026 Berne-Zimmerwald.  Observers M. Ploner, C. Mordasini, R. Musci,
    M. Prohaska, T. Schildknecht, E. Stoeveken.  1.0-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 WO25
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
M 284.34624              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51159456     Peri.  176.81997     -0.99870048     -0.05094525
a   1.5482893      Node     0.27178     +0.03783801     -0.75949129
e   0.5057378      Incl.   17.05853     +0.03414147     -0.64851951
P   1.93           H   18.1           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2003 Nov. 21-22.

Ephemeris:
2003 WO25                a,e,i = 1.55, 0.51, 17                  q = 0.7653
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 17    01 11.61   +35 46.5    0.826    1.735   145.7    18.7    19.8
2003 11 27    00 49.74   +34 20.9    0.827    1.673   134.4    24.9    20.0
2003 12 07    00 34.66   +32 42.4    0.843    1.607   122.9    31.0    20.1
2003 12 17    00 26.79   +31 14.4    0.868    1.538   112.1    36.3    20.2
2003 12 27    00 25.55   +30 10.7    0.896    1.467   102.5    40.9    20.3
2004 01 06    00 30.00   +29 36.9    0.920    1.392    93.9    44.8    20.4
2004 01 16    00 39.27   +29 32.0    0.936    1.314    86.4    48.3    20.4
2004 01 26    00 52.79   +29 52.4    0.941    1.235    79.7    51.7    20.3
2004 02 05    01 10.21   +30 32.4    0.931    1.154    74.0    55.2    20.3
2004 02 15    01 31.36   +31 23.6    0.906    1.073    68.9    59.2    20.2
2004 02 25    01 56.28   +32 15.3    0.863    0.994    64.5    63.9    20.0
2004 03 06    02 24.93   +32 51.7    0.803    0.920    60.6    69.9    19.9
2004 03 16    02 57.00   +32 48.9    0.727    0.855    57.1    77.5    19.8
2004 03 26    03 31.58   +31 32.6    0.636    0.804    53.6    86.8    19.7
2004 04 05    04 06.62   +28 13.9    0.538    0.773    50.0    97.9    19.7
2004 04 15    04 39.13   +21 48.3    0.440    0.766    46.0   109.6    19.9
2004 04 25    05 06.45   +11 03.5    0.355    0.784    42.8   119.2    20.1
2004 05 05    05 27.46   -04 42.5    0.295    0.824    44.4   121.1    20.0
2004 05 15    05 43.49   -24 04.4    0.267    0.882    54.1   111.7    19.2
2004 05 25    05 58.47   -43 21.7    0.268    0.951    69.1    95.6    18.6
2004 06 04    06 18.98   -59 53.1    0.290    1.027    84.4    79.3    18.2
2004 06 14    07 02.2    -73 13.3    0.325    1.107    97.7    65.4    18.2
2004 06 24    09 36.0    -82 38.2    0.371    1.188   108.7    54.1    18.3
2004 07 04    14 46.8    -80 54.8    0.427    1.269   116.9    45.6    18.5
2004 07 14    16 22.5    -73 21.5    0.496    1.347   122.1    39.7    18.8
2004 07 24    17 00.55   -66 07.2    0.578    1.424   124.3    36.1    19.2
2004 08 03    17 25.20   -59 49.8    0.674    1.497   123.7    34.3    19.5
2004 08 13    17 45.31   -54 29.0    0.784    1.568   121.0    33.6    20.0
2004 08 23    18 03.69   -49 57.5    0.906    1.635   117.0    33.4    20.4
2004 09 02    18 21.38   -46 06.6    1.038    1.700   112.2    33.3    20.7
2004 09 12    18 38.74   -42 47.7    1.181    1.760   106.9    33.2    21.1
2004 09 22    18 56.01   -39 53.2    1.330    1.818   101.4    32.8    21.4
2004 10 02    19 13.24   -37 17.0    1.486    1.872    95.7    32.1    21.7
2004 10 12    19 30.44   -34 54.3    1.645    1.923    89.9    31.3    21.9
2004 10 22    19 47.62   -32 40.9    1.807    1.971    84.1    30.1    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W38

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