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    M.P.E.C. 2003-B40                                Issued 2003 Jan. 29, 22:15 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 BW33
    
    Observations:
         K03B33W* C2003 01 27.23664 07 20 55.14 +15 45 52.0          19.2        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 27.25196 07 20 50.99 +15 43 58.7          19.7        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 27.26738 07 20 46.76 +15 42 04.0          19.4        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 27.28276 07 20 42.63 +15 40 08.5          19.5        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 27.29809 07 20 38.55 +15 38 13.1          19.7        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.23448 07 16 40.01 +13 39 52.5          18.6        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.23559 07 16 39.72 +13 39 43.7          19.1        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.25001 07 16 35.83 +13 37 52.6          19.1        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.25056 07 16 35.64 +13 37 48.3          19.0        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.26558 07 16 31.55 +13 35 52.6          18.9        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.26569 07 16 31.50 +13 35 51.1          18.9        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.28062 07 16 27.46 +13 33 55.7          19.4        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.28093 07 16 27.43 +13 33 54.0          19.0        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.29551 07 16 23.42 +13 32 00.7          18.9        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 28.29642 07 16 23.26 +13 31 53.0          19.0        704
         K03B33W  C2003 01 29.22586 07 12 24.90 +11 29 52.9          18.6 R      926
         K03B33W  C2003 01 29.22649 07 12 24.76 +11 29 46.8          18.6 R      926
         K03B33W  C2003 01 29.22716 07 12 24.60 +11 29 42.4          18.9 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    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 BW33
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
    M 339.04269              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.34745828     Peri.  241.51966     -0.93154774     +0.08935482
    a   2.0038611      Node   301.51732     +0.13367568     -0.81730211
    e   0.5071911      Incl.   24.42251     -0.33815621     -0.56923895
    P   2.84           H   21.3           G   0.15
    From 18 observations 2003 Jan. 27-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 BW33                a,e,i = 2.00, 0.51, 24                  q = 0.9875
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 21    07 46.14   +26 49.1    0.237    1.219   171.2     7.1    19.1
    2003 01 26    07 26.12   +18 15.0    0.209    1.187   164.4    12.9    19.0
    2003 01 31    07 04.74   +07 26.9    0.191    1.157   151.9    23.7    19.1
    2003 02 05    06 43.13   -04 45.0    0.184    1.128   137.5    36.2    19.4
    2003 02 10    06 22.30   -16 50.3    0.187    1.101   123.5    48.4    19.7
    2003 02 15    06 02.86   -27 30.9    0.200    1.077   111.3    58.7    20.1
    2003 02 20    05 44.98   -36 16.5    0.220    1.054   101.4    66.8    20.5
    2003 02 25    05 28.50   -43 14.1    0.243    1.035    93.9    72.6    20.8
    2003 03 02    05 13.14   -48 44.9    0.268    1.018    88.2    76.5    21.2
    2003 03 07    04 58.51   -53 10.5    0.293    1.005    84.1    79.0    21.4
    2003 03 12    04 44.12   -56 47.7    0.318    0.996    81.2    80.4    21.6
    2003 03 17    04 29.51   -59 47.9    0.343    0.990    79.2    80.9    21.8
    2003 03 22    04 14.33   -62 18.7    0.366    0.988    78.0    80.7    21.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B40
    

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