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    M.P.E.C. 2000-F03                                Issued 2000 Mar. 16, 20:13 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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                                  2000 EC104

Observations:
     K00EA4C* C2000 03 10.40342 12 35 50.25 -05 39 17.7          18.9        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 10.42441 12 35 55.41 -05 34 27.7          18.6        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 10.43700 12 35 58.56 -05 31 33.6          18.9        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 10.44960 12 36 01.69 -05 28 39.4          19.2        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 11.37260 12 40 06.79 -01 56 01.8          19.3        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 11.40111 12 40 13.66 -01 49 28.9          19.4        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 11.41682 12 40 17.46 -01 45 51.4          19.3        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 11.42958 12 40 20.52 -01 42 54.6          19.8        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 12.39559 12 44 31.44 +01 59 01.0          18.0        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 12.40831 12 44 34.42 +02 01 54.6          18.5        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 12.42101 12 44 37.46 +02 04 48.5          18.9        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 12.47023 12 44 49.06 +02 16 03.1          18.6        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 12.48295 12 44 52.11 +02 18 56.3          18.8        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 12.49558 12 44 55.14 +02 21 49.7          18.8        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.85363 12 50 43.06 +07 27 18.5          17.6 R      046
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.85458 12 50 43.27 +07 27 30.0                      046
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.85769 12 50 43.96 +07 28 13.2                      046
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.85902 12 50 44.38 +07 28 31.6                      046
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.85969 12 50 44.39 +07 28 37.9                      046
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.91752 12 50 58.15 +07 41 26.9                      557
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.91929 12 50 58.41 +07 41 48.7                      557
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 13.92047 12 50 58.81 +07 42 05.9                      557
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 14.64233 12 53 55.80 +10 19 47.5          18.2 V      402
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 14.64351 12 53 56.04 +10 20 01.5                      402
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 14.64469 12 53 56.33 +10 20 19.7                      402
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 14.64587 12 53 56.56 +10 20 36.0                      402
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 15.31247 12 56 38.18 +12 42 18.0          18.4        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 15.32519 12 56 40.92 +12 44 56.1          18.2        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 15.33802 12 56 43.77 +12 47 39.5          18.9        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 15.35078 12 56 46.53 +12 50 18.3          18.7        704
     K00EA4C  C2000 03 15.36354 12 56 49.38 +12 52 57.3          19.0        704

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 EC104
Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5                 Williams
M   0.04029              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41191587     Peri.  346.54134     -0.94125146     -0.33154795
a   1.7889452      Node   173.01056     +0.33747593     -0.93047940
e   0.3729796      Incl.   31.84251     +0.01247748     +0.15583335
P   2.39           H   21.1           G   0.15
From 31 observations 2000 Mar. 10-15.

Ephemeris:
2000 EC104               a,e,i = 1.79, 0.37, 32                  q = 1.1217
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 03 07    12 20.37   -18 12.5    0.150    1.126   151.0    25.3    18.4
2000 03 12    12 42.84   +00 28.7    0.144    1.132   161.5    16.2    18.0
2000 03 17    13 03.22   +18 21.8    0.157    1.139   154.9    21.8    18.4
2000 03 22    13 20.92   +31 58.2    0.184    1.149   142.9    31.6    19.1
2000 03 27    13 35.67   +41 10.0    0.220    1.160   133.3    38.8    19.7
2000 04 01    13 47.52   +47 09.4    0.262    1.173   126.3    43.3    20.2
2000 04 06    13 56.77   +51 01.0    0.306    1.188   121.2    46.1    20.7
2000 04 11    14 03.87   +53 27.7    0.351    1.205   117.5    47.6    21.0
2000 04 16    14 09.31   +54 56.0    0.396    1.223   114.6    48.3    21.3
2000 04 21    14 13.47   +55 42.6    0.442    1.242   112.3    48.5    21.6
2000 04 26    14 16.73   +55 58.0    0.487    1.262   110.5    48.3    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-F03

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