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    M.P.E.C. 2003-B35                                Issued 2003 Jan. 28, 18:17 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 BN4
    
    Observations:
         K03B04N* C2003 01 26.40200 10 12 25.77 +11 08 46.1          20.3 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.42562 10 12 26.08 +11 06 40.8          20.5 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.44951 10 12 26.43 +11 04 34.2          20.4 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.47101 10 12 26.72 +11 02 39.5          20.4 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.47513 10 12 26.82 +11 02 18.0          20.2 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.47955 10 12 26.88 +11 01 54.7          20.7 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.50612 10 12 27.45 +10 59 31.8          19.9 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.50997 10 12 27.55 +10 59 10.7          20.2 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.51381 10 12 27.62 +10 58 50.4          19.9 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.51979 10 12 27.79 +10 58 18.8          20.0 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.52363 10 12 27.91 +10 57 57.5          20.5 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 26.52756 10 12 28.01 +10 57 35.3          20.9 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.30725 10 13 15.43 +09 48 28.7          19.1        704
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.33798 10 13 15.80 +09 45 44.1          19.8        704
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.35346 10 13 15.90 +09 44 21.4          19.8        704
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.36882 10 13 16.03 +09 42 59.7          20.0        704
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.41275 10 13 16.88 +09 39 06.5          19.6 R      926
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.41411 10 13 16.81 +09 39 00.4          20.0 R      926
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.41542 10 13 16.89 +09 38 52.6          19.0 R      926
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.43552 10 13 17.18 +09 37 03.5          21.0 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.44598 10 13 17.24 +09 36 07.3          20.4 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.45646 10 13 17.40 +09 35 10.9          20.1 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.49202 10 13 17.93 +09 31 56.6          20.2 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.49596 10 13 17.98 +09 31 35.9          20.1 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 27.49994 10 13 18.06 +09 31 14.1          20.2 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.28956 10 14 03.50 +08 20 02.2          19.9 R      651
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.29133 10 14 03.52 +08 19 52.2          19.8 R      651
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.29319 10 14 03.55 +08 19 42.2          20.0 R      651
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.31378 10 14 03.82 +08 17 50.9          20.5 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.31834 10 14 03.86 +08 17 25.9          20.3 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.32262 10 14 03.90 +08 17 03.1          19.9 V      291
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.39978 10 14 04.24 +08 10 03.8          18.6 R      926
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.40069 10 14 04.27 +08 09 59.0          19.0 R      926
         K03B04N  C2003 01 28.40164 10 14 04.28 +08 09 53.7          18.8 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. Block.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 BN4
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
    M 347.33066              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.68988192     Peri.  192.73649     -0.77135527     -0.63172410
    a   1.2684875      Node   307.81406     +0.59210911     -0.66801310
    e   0.1705634      Incl.    5.59655     +0.23327633     -0.39329780
    P   1.43           H   24.5           G   0.15
    From 34 observations 2003 Jan. 26-28.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 BN4                 a,e,i = 1.27, 0.17, 6                   q = 1.0521
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 21    10 06.78   +18 35.0    0.084    1.060   152.6    25.3    20.4
    2003 01 31    10 15.87   +04 10.8    0.075    1.054   155.6    22.7    20.1
    2003 02 10    10 19.71   -11 16.7    0.074    1.052   151.7    26.4    20.1
    2003 02 20    10 20.62   -23 59.5    0.080    1.055   144.8    32.7    20.5
    2003 03 02    10 20.68   -32 14.6    0.092    1.063   139.7    37.1    20.9
    2003 03 12    10 22.65   -36 27.3    0.107    1.074   137.3    38.9    21.3
    2003 03 22    10 28.48   -37 48.3    0.124    1.090   136.7    38.9    21.7
    2003 04 01    10 38.37   -37 13.5    0.143    1.108   136.9    38.0    22.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B35
    

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