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    M.P.E.C. 2003-A71                                Issued 2003 Jan. 13, 00:21 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 AJ73
    
    Observations:
         K03A73J* C2003 01 11.29397 10 55 28.94 +37 27 02.6          18.4        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 11.31044 10 55 30.84 +37 27 03.9          18.4        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 11.32485 10 55 32.45 +37 27 04.8          19.1        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 11.33913 10 55 34.08 +37 27 06.5          18.5        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.01003 10 56 55.00 +37 27 31.3          18.3 R      946
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.01146 10 56 54.83 +37 27 30.5          18.3 V      198
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.01492 10 56 55.45 +37 27 32.0          18.3 R      946
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.02237 10 56 55.91 +37 27 31.2          18.4 V      198
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.02419 10 56 56.34 +37 27 31.8          18.2 R      946
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.02608 10 56 56.25 +37 27 31.4          18.5 V      198
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.02951 10 56 56.97 +37 27 32.2          18.3 R      946
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.04213 10 56 58.03 +37 27 33.1                      246
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.04316 10 56 58.15 +37 27 33.0                      246
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.04404 10 56 58.27 +37 27 32.7                      246
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.04494 10 56 58.40 +37 27 32.9                      246
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.04591 10 56 58.48 +37 27 33.7                      246
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.05122 10 56 59.37 +37 27 35.2                      170
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.05758 10 56 59.74 +37 27 33.4          18.1 R      118
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.05997 10 57 00.04 +37 27 33.9                      118
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.06250 10 57 00.58 +37 27 32.0          18.4 R      J95
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.06303 10 57 00.34 +37 27 34.0                      118
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.06417 10 57 00.47 +37 27 34.3                      118
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.06560 10 57 00.92 +37 27 31.9          18.2 R      J95
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.06871 10 57 01.32 +37 27 32.7          18.1 R      J95
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.07102 10 57 01.63 +37 27 35.5                      170
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.07990 10 57 02.68 +37 27 36.6                      170
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.08185 10 57 02.74 +37 27 36.3                      170
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.08476 10 57 03.19 +37 27 38.1                      170
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.11818 10 57 06.55 +37 27 35.4                      557
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.13089 10 57 07.98 +37 27 35.7                      557
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.17269 10 57 12.70 +37 27 37.8                      557
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.34956 10 57 35.02 +37 27 49.2          18.7        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.35087 10 57 35.17 +37 27 50.0          18.5        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.35106 10 57 35.04 +37 27 47.4          19.0 R      858
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.36417 10 57 36.53 +37 27 49.1          19.1 R      858
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.36489 10 57 36.75 +37 27 50.4          19.4        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.36979 10 57 37.30 +37 27 51.0          18.7        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.38039 10 57 38.45 +37 27 52.1          19.1        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.39577 10 57 40.14 +37 27 53.3          19.7        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.40096 10 57 40.71 +37 27 53.2          19.2        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.41115 10 57 41.84 +37 27 52.9          19.4        704
         K03A73J  C2003 01 12.41610 10 57 42.38 +37 27 53.5          18.8        704
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + 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, 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.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 AJ73
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5                  MPC
    M 332.35060              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42146600     Peri.  157.56548     -0.96845344     -0.24818119
    a   1.7618179      Node     8.16225     +0.19782149     -0.82046200
    e   0.3190551      Incl.    9.09842     +0.15154075     -0.51502253
    P   2.34           H   18.8           G   0.15
    From 41 observations 2003 Jan. 11-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 AJ73                a,e,i = 1.76, 0.32, 9                   q = 1.1997
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 11    10 54.87   +37 26.8    0.404    1.293   133.1    33.8    18.8
    2003 01 21    11 13.30   +37 23.9    0.352    1.264   136.9    32.1    18.4
    2003 01 31    11 27.19   +36 47.9    0.308    1.240   140.9    30.0    18.0
    2003 02 10    11 35.26   +35 17.6    0.272    1.221   145.6    27.2    17.6
    2003 02 20    11 37.16   +32 25.8    0.244    1.208   151.0    23.3    17.2
    2003 03 02    11 33.60   +27 49.7    0.224    1.201   157.1    18.7    16.9
    2003 03 12    11 27.05   +21 24.5    0.215    1.200   162.2    14.7    16.7
    2003 03 22    11 21.01   +13 45.2    0.219    1.206   162.4    14.4    16.7
    2003 04 01    11 18.09   +05 58.3    0.235    1.219   157.2    18.5    17.0
    2003 04 11    11 19.78   -00 59.1    0.263    1.237   150.1    23.8    17.5
    2003 04 21    11 26.21   -06 42.4    0.303    1.261   143.4    28.4    18.0
    2003 05 01    11 36.66   -11 12.9    0.353    1.290   137.4    31.9    18.4
    2003 05 11    11 50.45   -14 45.1    0.412    1.322   132.2    34.5    18.9
    2003 05 21    12 06.78   -17 34.4    0.479    1.358   127.5    36.2    19.3
    2003 05 31    12 24.99   -19 52.4    0.554    1.396   123.2    37.4    19.8
    2003 06 10    12 44.66   -21 48.4    0.638    1.437   119.0    38.1    20.1
    2003 06 20    13 05.39   -23 28.5    0.728    1.479   115.0    38.5    20.5
    2003 06 30    13 26.90   -24 56.1    0.826    1.522   110.9    38.6    20.8
    2003 07 10    13 49.06   -26 14.1    0.931    1.565   106.9    38.4    21.2
    2003 07 20    14 11.69   -27 23.4    1.043    1.609   102.8    38.0    21.4
    2003 07 30    14 34.70   -28 24.4    1.160    1.653    98.7    37.4    21.7
    2003 08 09    14 58.04   -29 17.4    1.282    1.695    94.5    36.6    22.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A71
    

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