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    M.P.E.C. 2003-B37                                Issued 2003 Jan. 29, 16:05 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2003 BA21

Observations:
     K03B21A* C2003 01 27.30875 08 54 19.85 +18 01 02.0          19.7        704
     K03B21A  C2003 01 27.32412 08 54 15.38 +18 01 05.4          19.9        704
     K03B21A  C2003 01 27.33945 08 54 10.93 +18 01 09.2          20.2        704
     K03B21A  C2003 01 27.35493 08 54 06.36 +18 01 15.0          20.2        704
     K03B21A  C2003 01 27.37036 08 54 01.87 +18 01 18.4          20.0        704
     K03B21A  C2003 01 28.23819 08 49 54.84 +18 05 13.4          20.2 R      651
     K03B21A  C2003 01 28.23964 08 49 54.44 +18 05 14.3          20.3 R      651
     K03B21A  C2003 01 28.24104 08 49 53.95 +18 05 15.0          20.2 R      651
     K03B21A  C2003 01 28.26001 08 49 48.31 +18 05 18.0          19.1 R      649
     K03B21A  C2003 01 28.26390 08 49 47.16 +18 05 19.1          19.3 R      649
     K03B21A  C2003 01 28.26780 08 49 46.05 +18 05 20.1          18.8 R      649
     K03B21A  C2003 01 29.29513 08 44 58.89 +18 09 28.4          19.0 R      926
     K03B21A  C2003 01 29.29635 08 44 58.54 +18 09 29.0          19.1 R      926
     K03B21A  C2003 01 29.29759 08 44 58.17 +18 09 29.2          19.3 R      926

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer M. Glaze.  0.75-m Newtonian + 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 BA21
Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
M  77.43954              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.85058189     Peri.   17.63203     +0.81306329     +0.48271886
a   1.1032111      Node   308.95058     -0.57174176     +0.55672329
e   0.8399711      Incl.   24.73801     -0.10972440     +0.67604858
P   1.16           H   19.7           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2003 Jan. 27-29.

Ephemeris:
2003 BA21                a,e,i = 1.10, 0.84, 25                  q = 0.1765
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 21    09 26.12   +17 20.1    0.592    1.558   162.0    11.3    20.2
2003 01 31    08 37.29   +18 15.2    0.654    1.638   176.3     2.2    20.1
2003 02 10    07 59.40   +18 25.0    0.756    1.709   157.3    12.9    21.0
2003 02 20    07 34.21   +18 11.6    0.889    1.772   141.3    20.4    21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B37

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