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    M.P.E.C. 2003-B02                                Issued 2003 Jan. 16, 18:06 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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                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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                                       2003 AA83
    
    Observations:
         K03A83A* C2003 01 13.30439 07 38 28.53 +39 07 50.5          19.2        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 13.31931 07 38 24.38 +39 09 19.5          19.8        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 13.33454 07 38 20.12 +39 10 50.1          19.7        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 13.34960 07 38 15.80 +39 12 20.4          19.8        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 13.36448 07 38 11.63 +39 13 48.9          19.7        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.22629 07 34 11.08 +40 44 56.4          18.9        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.22641 07 34 11.07 +40 44 56.3          19.4        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.24139 07 34 06.11 +40 46 38.6          20.0        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.24151 07 34 06.10 +40 46 39.0          19.6        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.25649 07 34 01.22 +40 48 20.1          19.6        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.25661 07 34 01.19 +40 48 19.9          19.7        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.27172 07 33 56.15 +40 50 03.4          19.8        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.28692 07 33 51.14 +40 51 44.7          19.6        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 14.28704 07 33 51.11 +40 51 46.1          20.0        704
         K03A83A  C2003 01 15.28408 07 28 09.66 +42 51 00.8          18.9 R      448
         K03A83A  C2003 01 15.29025 07 28 07.25 +42 51 47.5          19.6 R      448
         K03A83A  C2003 01 15.29688 07 28 04.53 +42 52 37.5          19.2 R      448
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + 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 AA83
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5                  MPC
    M 343.35808              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24169551     Peri.  126.24123     -0.81307312     +0.56956881
    a   2.5524486      Node    88.77948     -0.56527794     -0.72295599
    e   0.7892003      Incl.    6.91851     -0.13918674     -0.39105754
    P   4.08           H   22.3           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2003 Jan. 13-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 AA83                a,e,i = 2.55, 0.79, 7                   q = 0.5381
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 11    07 46.67   +35 46.5    0.217    1.195   165.5    11.9    20.1
    2003 01 13    07 39.75   +38 37.9    0.192    1.168   162.9    14.3    19.9
    2003 01 15    07 29.90   +42 15.3    0.167    1.141   158.7    18.2    19.6
    2003 01 17    07 14.99   +46 55.1    0.144    1.114   152.8    23.8    19.4
    2003 01 19    06 50.24   +52 57.0    0.123    1.087   144.7    31.6    19.3
    2003 01 21    06 03.19   +60 27.2    0.105    1.059   133.8    42.1    19.2
    2003 01 23    04 19.46   +67 47.4    0.091    1.032   119.3    56.3    19.2
    2003 01 25    01 18.11   +67 39.8    0.083    1.004   101.3    74.0    19.5
    2003 01 27    23 10.27   +56 34.5    0.083    0.976    81.9    93.3    20.2
    2003 01 29    22 12.64   +42 50.5    0.092    0.949    64.3   110.7    21.2
    2003 01 31    21 43.55   +31 11.6    0.106    0.921    50.3   124.6    22.5
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B02
    

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