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    • MPEC 2003-B31 : 2003 BO1

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-B31                                Issued 2003 Jan. 27, 04:07 UT

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                                   2003 BO1

Observations:
     K03B01O  C2003 01 14.35223 09 14 03.71 -06 42 43.5          19.7        644
     K03B01O  C2003 01 14.37309 09 14 03.56 -06 42 06.7          19.8        644
     K03B01O  C2003 01 14.39429 09 14 03.41 -06 41 29.6          19.9        644
     K03B01O* C2003 01 25.41992 09 12 17.13 +00 21 21.2          19.2        644
     K03B01O  C2003 01 25.44082 09 12 16.43 +00 22 20.7          19.7        644
     K03B01O  C2003 01 25.46186 09 12 15.77 +00 23 20.4          19.1        644
     K03B01O  C2003 01 25.92956 09 12 07.65 +00 45 35.5          18.9 R      620
     K03B01O  C2003 01 25.93447 09 12 07.46 +00 45 50.1          18.8 R      620
     K03B01O  C2003 01 25.93891 09 12 07.33 +00 46 02.7          18.7 R      620
     K03B01O  C2003 01 25.94778 09 12 07.10 +00 46 28.6          18.9 R      620
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.25093 09 12 00.49 +01 01 09.0          18.5 R      673
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.25313 09 12 00.42 +01 01 15.0                      673
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.25521 09 12 00.36 +01 01 21.1                      673
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.32121 09 11 58.27 +01 04 32.9                      670
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.36163 09 11 56.75 +01 06 31.4                      670
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.37613 09 11 55.91 +01 07 16.2          19.2 R      926
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.37797 09 11 55.86 +01 07 20.9          18.9 R      926
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.37981 09 11 55.83 +01 07 25.9          19.2 R      926
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.38849 09 11 55.84 +01 07 50.0                      670
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.40059 09 11 55.07 +01 08 27.0          18.9 R      651
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.40343 09 11 54.96 +01 08 35.2          18.9 R      651
     K03B01O  C2003 01 26.40616 09 11 54.88 +01 08 43.5          18.8 R      651
     K03B01O  C2003 01 27.00773 09 11 41.67 +01 38 09.7          18.8 R      966
     K03B01O  C2003 01 27.01736 09 11 41.34 +01 38 38.4          18.6 R      966

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen.
    0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 BO1
Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
M 343.78749              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64377600     Peri.    2.51838     -0.80206729     -0.57828667
a   1.3283510      Node   140.88514     +0.54373353     -0.81042617
e   0.0803605      Incl.   13.68358     +0.24706661     -0.09377608
P   1.53           H   20.9           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2003 Jan. 14-27.

Ephemeris:
2003 BO1                 a,e,i = 1.33, 0.08, 14                  q = 1.2216
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 21    09 13.55   -02 51.7    0.267    1.227   152.4    21.8    19.5
2003 01 31    09 09.86   +05 07.7    0.243    1.223   166.8    10.6    18.9
2003 02 10    09 04.46   +14 55.4    0.236    1.222   173.2     5.5    18.7
2003 02 20    09 00.46   +24 32.7    0.247    1.222   158.4    17.3    19.2
2003 03 02    09 00.63   +32 14.7    0.273    1.223   144.6    28.0    19.8
2003 03 12    09 06.78   +37 26.3    0.309    1.226   133.4    36.1    20.3
2003 03 22    09 18.99   +40 23.7    0.352    1.231   124.7    41.7    20.7
2003 04 01    09 36.03   +41 35.5    0.398    1.237   118.0    45.5    21.1
2003 04 11    09 56.56   +41 25.5    0.447    1.244   112.6    48.0    21.4
2003 04 21    10 19.15   +40 12.5    0.497    1.253   108.3    49.6    21.7
2003 05 01    10 42.68   +38 10.0    0.546    1.262   104.7    50.5    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B31

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