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    M.P.E.C. 2003-A68                                Issued 2003 Jan. 11, 21:17 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
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 AJ69
    
    Observations:
         K03A69J* C2003 01 10.30671 06 21 01.68 +34 36 48.7          18.7        704
         K03A69J  C2003 01 10.32301 06 21 37.53 +34 34 18.1          18.7        704
         K03A69J  C2003 01 10.33918 06 22 12.98 +34 31 48.0          18.6        704
         K03A69J  C2003 01 10.35500 06 22 47.51 +34 29 19.8          18.8        704
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.25457 06 52 52.73 +32 14 00.6          18.3 R      649
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.25517 06 52 53.73 +32 13 55.2          18.4 R      649
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.25578 06 52 54.72 +32 13 49.6          18.1 R      649
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.78779 07 07 24.65 +30 55 27.5                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.78814 07 07 25.09 +30 55 23.7                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.78953 07 07 27.23 +30 55 13.0                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.79022 07 07 28.14 +30 55 07.0                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.79127 07 07 29.90 +30 54 59.6                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80234 07 07 45.80 +30 53 30.1                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80270 07 07 46.27 +30 53 26.4                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80339 07 07 47.36 +30 53 20.9                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80409 07 07 48.37 +30 53 14.2                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80443 07 07 48.81 +30 53 11.8                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80478 07 07 49.33 +30 53 08.5                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80687 07 07 52.37 +30 52 52.8                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80828 07 07 54.37 +30 52 42.0                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80898 07 07 55.40 +30 52 36.3                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80933 07 07 55.89 +30 52 33.2                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.80968 07 07 56.33 +30 52 30.8                      557
         K03A69J  C2003 01 11.81002 07 07 56.79 +30 52 27.1                      557
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
        S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 AJ69
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5                  MPC
    M   4.47491              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25195536     Peri.  130.30539     +0.27788755     -0.96037610
    a   2.4826775      Node   303.54799     +0.87338869     +0.26185074
    e   0.6198807      Incl.    1.46862     +0.39996339     +0.09545644
    P   3.91           H   25.0           G   0.15
    From 24 observations 2003 Jan. 10-11.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 AJ69                a,e,i = 2.48, 0.62, 1                   q = 0.9437
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 11    06 45.19   +32 52.5    0.036    1.018   165.5    14.0    18.6
    2003 01 13    07 32.87   +28 18.5    0.046    1.029   173.2     6.5    18.9
    2003 01 15    08 00.99   +24 52.3    0.056    1.040   174.9     4.9    19.3
    2003 01 17    08 18.93   +22 22.6    0.068    1.051   173.9     5.7    19.7
    2003 01 19    08 31.12   +20 32.4    0.080    1.063   173.2     6.3    20.1
    2003 01 21    08 39.84   +19 09.3    0.092    1.076   173.1     6.3    20.5
    2003 01 23    08 46.28   +18 05.2    0.105    1.089   173.4     6.0    20.8
    2003 01 25    08 51.19   +17 14.7    0.118    1.102   174.1     5.3    21.0
    2003 01 27    08 55.01   +16 34.4    0.131    1.116   175.0     4.4    21.2
    2003 01 29    08 58.04   +16 01.8    0.145    1.130   176.1     3.4    21.4
    2003 01 31    09 00.49   +15 35.1    0.159    1.144   177.2     2.4    21.6
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A68
    

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