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Subject: Re: Asteroid 2003 XJ7

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Blobrana

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Date Posted: 23:00:19 12/06/03 Sat
In reply to: Blobrana 's message, "Asteroid 2003 XJ7" on 20:06:25 12/06/03 Sat

Check out this anim-gif<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.birtwhi.demon.co.uk/images/2003XJ7_20031206_PBirtwhistle.gif"> here </a>.
It seems as if 2003 XJ7 is heading toward the Sun in an orbit inclined 18 degrees to the ecliptic.
Every 1.38 years it ranges from 1.82 astronomical units (just beyond Mars's orbit) inward to 0.66 a.u. (the orbit of Venus) and back out again.

2003 UT R.A. Decl. Delta Mag.
h h m o a.u.
Dec 6 15 06 14 +28.6 0.0019 13.9
Dec 6 16 06 24 +21.3 0.0016 13.5
Dec 6 17 06 36 +10.4 0.0013 13.3
Dec 6 18 06 54 -05.9 0.0011 13.3
Dec 6 19 07 19 -27.2 0.0010 13.6
Dec 6 20 07 58 -48.5 0.0011 14.5
Dec 6 21 08 59 -63.8 0.0013 15.5
Dec 6 22 10 32 -72.1 0.0016 16.6
Dec 6 23 12 18 -74.9 0.0019 17.5
Dec 7 00 13 42 -74.6 0.0022 18.2

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