2003 WD158 2003 WD158 Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPEC 2004-D47: 2003 WD158 Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5 MPC M 56.99042 (2000.0) P Q n 0.57834758 Peri. 102.13948 -0.92681074 +0.24179133 a 1.4267354 Node 92.37751 -0.34024467 -0.86447231 e 0.4094472 Incl. 16.71301 +0.15891953 -0.44070918 P 1.70 H 19.1 G 0.15 U 4 From 122 observations 2003 Nov. 30-2004 Feb. 27, mean residual 0".41. An explanation of the orbital elements is available. These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs. Ephemeris The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available. Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2004 04 15 22 58.36 +48 38.7 0.292 0.849 50.6 114.0 20.5 2004 04 20 22 44.11 +44 00.4 0.285 0.858 51.8 113.1 20.4 2004 04 25 22 34.87 +38 49.3 0.281 0.871 54.0 110.9 20.3 2004 04 30 22 29.74 +33 19.2 0.278 0.888 57.1 107.6 20.1 2004 05 05 22 27.79 +27 41.6 0.277 0.907 61.0 103.5 19.9 2004 05 10 22 28.17 +22 04.9 0.277 0.930 65.5 98.7 19.7 2004 05 15 22 30.10 +16 34.0 0.278 0.955 70.5 93.5 19.6 2004 05 20 22 32.92 +11 10.4 0.280 0.982 75.8 88.1 19.4 2004 05 25 22 36.09 +05 53.4 0.282 1.010 81.4 82.5 19.3 2004 05 30 22 39.18 +00 41.7 0.285 1.040 87.3 76.8 19.1 2004 06 04 22 41.83 -04 26.2 0.288 1.071 93.4 71.1 19.0 2004 06 09 22 43.70 -09 31.3 0.292 1.102 99.6 65.2 18.9 2004 06 14 22 44.42 -14 34.5 0.296 1.134 106.1 59.4 18.9 2004 06 19 22 43.68 -19 34.7 0.302 1.166 112.6 53.5 18.8 2004 06 24 22 41.17 -24 29.3 0.310 1.199 119.2 47.8 18.8 2004 06 29 22 36.69 -29 13.3 0.320 1.231 125.6 42.2 18.7 2004 07 04 22 30.09 -33 40.6 0.333 1.263 131.6 37.0 18.7 2004 07 09 22 21.30 -37 44.8 0.349 1.295 137.2 32.3 18.7 2004 07 14 22 10.43 -41 19.7 0.369 1.326 141.8 28.3 18.8 2004 07 19 21 57.82 -44 20.0 0.392 1.357 145.4 25.2 18.9 2004 07 24 21 44.07 -46 42.7 0.419 1.388 147.5 23.2 19.0 2004 07 29 21 29.97 -48 27.6 0.450 1.418 148.2 22.2 19.2 2004 08 03 21 16.33 -49 37.3 0.485 1.447 147.5 22.1 19.4 2004 08 08 21 03.84 -50 15.9 0.523 1.476 145.8 22.7 19.6 2004 08 13 20 53.01 -50 28.5 0.564 1.504 143.3 23.7 19.9 2004 08 18 20 44.17 -50 20.1 0.609 1.531 140.4 24.9 20.1 2004 08 23 20 37.45 -49 55.6 0.657 1.558 137.1 26.2 20.3 2004 08 28 20 32.80 -49 19.1 0.707 1.584 133.8 27.4 20.6 2004 09 02 20 30.05 -48 34.0 0.760 1.609 130.3 28.5 20.8 2004 09 07 20 28.98 -47 42.7 0.816 1.634 126.9 29.5 21.0 2004 09 12 20 29.40 -46 46.9 0.873 1.657 123.5 30.4 21.2 2004 09 17 20 31.11 -45 48.0 0.933 1.680 120.2 31.1 21.4 2004 09 22 20 33.94 -44 46.9 0.994 1.702 116.9 31.7 21.6 2004 09 27 20 37.72 -43 44.2 1.057 1.724 113.6 32.2 21.8 2004 10 02 20 42.28 -42 40.5 1.122 1.744 110.4 32.5 21.9 2004 10 07 20 47.50 -41 36.0 1.187 1.764 107.3 32.7 22.1 2004 10 12 20 53.28 -40 30.8 1.254 1.783 104.2 32.9 22.2 2004 10 17 20 59.54 -39 25.0 1.321 1.802 101.1 32.9 22.4 2004 10 22 21 06.21 -38 18.8 1.389 1.819 98.1 32.8 22.5 2004 10 27 21 13.21 -37 12.0 1.458 1.836 95.1 32.6 22.6 2004 11 01 21 20.48 -36 04.9 1.526 1.852 92.2 32.4 22.7 2004 11 06 21 27.99 -34 57.3 1.595 1.867 89.3 32.1 22.8 2004 11 11 21 35.69 -33 49.3 1.664 1.881 86.4 31.7 22.9 2004 11 16 21 43.55 -32 40.7 1.732 1.895 83.5 31.2 23.0 2004 11 21 21 51.56 -31 31.8 1.800 1.908 80.7 30.7 23.1 2004 11 26 21 59.67 -30 22.4 1.868 1.920 77.9 30.2 23.2 2004 12 01 22 07.87 -29 12.6 1.934 1.931 75.1 29.6 23.2 2004 12 06 22 16.15 -28 02.4 2.000 1.942 72.3 28.9 23.3 2004 12 11 22 24.49 -26 51.8 2.064 1.952 69.5 28.2 23.4 2004 12 16 22 32.89 -25 40.8 2.127 1.961 66.8 27.5 23.4 2004 12 21 22 41.33 -24 29.5 2.189 1.969 64.1 26.7 23.5 2004 12 26 22 49.81 -23 17.9 2.249 1.977 61.4 25.9 23.5 2004 12 31 22 58.32 -22 06.1 2.307 1.984 58.7 25.1 23.6 2005 01 05 23 06.85 -20 54.0 2.364 1.990 56.1 24.2 23.6 2005 01 10 23 15.42 -19 41.8 2.418 1.995 53.4 23.3 23.6 2005 01 15 23 24.01 -18 29.5 2.470 1.999 50.8 22.4 23.6 2005 01 20 23 32.62 -17 17.0 2.520 2.003 48.2 21.5 23.7 2005 01 25 23 41.25 -16 04.7 2.567 2.006 45.6 20.5 23.7 2005 01 30 23 49.91 -14 52.4 2.612 2.008 43.1 19.6 23.7 2005 02 04 23 58.59 -13 40.1 2.654 2.010 40.6 18.6 23.7 2005 02 09 00 07.30 -12 28.1 2.693 2.011 38.1 17.6 23.7 2005 02 14 00 16.04 -11 16.3 2.730 2.011 35.6 16.6 23.7 2005 02 19 00 24.81 -10 04.8 2.763 2.010 33.2 15.6 23.7 Back to Observable Unusual Minor Planets Astronomical Headlines Index MPC