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    M.P.E.C. 2003-B41                                Issued 2003 Jan. 29, 22:23 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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                                       2003 BX33
    
    Observations:
         K03B33X  C2003 01 28.33035 09 11 45.80 +08 16 41.2          19.3        704
         K03B33X  C2003 01 28.34503 09 11 42.81 +08 17 16.6          19.7        704
         K03B33X  C2003 01 28.35971 09 11 39.86 +08 17 50.8          19.4        704
         K03B33X  C2003 01 28.37443 09 11 36.95 +08 18 25.4          19.2        704
         K03B33X* C2003 01 28.53862 09 11 05.84 +08 25 01.7          20.6        608
         K03B33X  C2003 01 28.54964 09 11 03.66 +08 25 27.4          20.6        608
         K03B33X  C2003 01 28.55990 09 11 01.64 +08 25 51.4          21.1        608
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.27280 09 08 50.87 +08 53 41.4          18.5 R      673
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.27477 09 08 50.52 +08 53 45.5                      673
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.27708 09 08 50.08 +08 53 50.6                      673
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.29957 09 08 45.49 +08 54 45.4          19.0 R      651
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.30231 09 08 44.97 +08 54 53.1          19.2 R      651
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.30421 09 08 44.71 +08 54 55.6          19.2 R      651
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.33148 09 08 39.33 +08 55 59.5          19.8 R      926
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.33284 09 08 38.99 +08 56 02.6          19.2 R      926
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.33410 09 08 38.80 +08 56 06.0          19.3 R      926
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.37483 09 08 31.08 +08 57 39.7          19.8        644
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.38575 09 08 28.97 +08 58 05.5          19.5        644
         K03B33X  C2003 01 29.39644 09 08 26.89 +08 58 29.9          19.2        644
    
    Observer details:
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
        K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + 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.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + 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 BX33
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
    M  74.53208              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.77631218     Peri.  220.77517     +0.99368698     -0.07842758
    a   1.1724971      Node   143.48662     +0.09880917     +0.95045880
    e   0.4124244      Incl.    7.74831     -0.05313125     +0.30079424
    P   1.27           H   21.0           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2003 Jan. 28-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 BX33                a,e,i = 1.17, 0.41, 8                   q = 0.6889
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 21    09 35.96   +03 07.4    0.279    1.239   153.2    21.0    19.7
    2003 01 31    09 03.62   +09 59.6    0.316    1.299   172.0     6.1    19.5
    2003 02 10    08 38.18   +15 19.7    0.374    1.353   166.8     9.6    20.2
    2003 02 20    08 21.99   +18 56.6    0.451    1.404   152.4    19.0    21.0
    2003 03 02    08 14.43   +21 11.4    0.542    1.450   140.1    26.0    21.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B41
    

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