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    M.P.E.C. 2003-C14                                Issued 2003 Feb. 2, 02:11 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 BR47
    
    Observations:
         K03B47R* C2003 01 31.11485 01 47 38.08 +21 18 08.2          18.7        704
         K03B47R  C2003 01 31.13103 01 48 07.51 +21 19 47.7          19.1        704
         K03B47R  C2003 01 31.14595 01 48 34.82 +21 21 18.7          19.4        704
         K03B47R  C2003 01 31.17582 01 49 29.82 +21 24 19.2          19.0        704
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.12555 02 20 46.26 +22 56 50.7          18.1        704
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.14122 02 21 17.86 +22 58 10.1          18.5        704
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.15628 02 21 48.35 +22 59 25.7          18.7        704
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.18776 02 22 52.43 +23 02 03.2          18.7        704
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91312 02 48 36.80 +23 57 29.3                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91341 02 48 37.52 +23 57 30.2                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91370 02 48 38.17 +23 57 31.5                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91399 02 48 38.68 +23 57 32.8                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91465 02 48 40.17 +23 57 34.9                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91494 02 48 40.81 +23 57 36.3                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91552 02 48 41.98 +23 57 37.7                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91582 02 48 42.67 +23 57 39.0                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91611 02 48 43.29 +23 57 40.7          18.2 V      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91668 02 48 44.62 +23 57 42.7                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91726 02 48 45.87 +23 57 45.0                      557
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91743 02 48 47.28 +23 57 53.3          17.7 R      J95
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.91951 02 48 51.72 +23 58 00.7          17.4 R      J95
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.92160 02 48 56.20 +23 58 08.7          17.5 R      J95
         K03B47R  C2003 02 01.92368 02 49 00.75 +23 58 17.4          17.6 R      J95
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 BR47                                                            PHA 0.005
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
    M  14.80493              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.46894404     Peri.  112.28943     +0.38855555     -0.91977197
    a   1.6407989      Node   314.72242     +0.81423706     +0.37076879
    e   0.5047046      Incl.    4.45359     +0.43132656     +0.12864689
    P   2.10           H   21.6           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2003 Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 BR47                a,e,i = 1.64, 0.50, 4                   q = 0.8127
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 31    01 44.16   +21 06.6    0.059    0.978    81.2    95.3    18.8
    2003 02 02    02 51.86   +24 04.8    0.055    0.992    94.9    81.9    18.2
    2003 02 04    04 05.46   +25 08.1    0.056    1.006   109.5    67.5    17.7
    2003 02 06    05 11.80   +24 08.9    0.061    1.020   122.3    54.8    17.6
    2003 02 08    06 03.72   +22 06.3    0.070    1.035   132.1    45.0    17.6
    2003 02 10    06 41.95   +19 54.3    0.081    1.049   139.0    38.1    17.8
    2003 02 12    07 09.97   +17 56.5    0.094    1.064   143.6    33.4    18.0
    2003 02 14    07 30.90   +16 18.0    0.108    1.079   146.6    30.2    18.2
    2003 02 16    07 46.98   +14 57.3    0.123    1.095   148.5    28.1    18.5
    2003 02 18    07 59.67   +13 51.3    0.139    1.110   149.6    26.7    18.7
    2003 02 20    08 09.94   +12 56.9    0.155    1.125   150.2    25.9    19.0
    
    2003 03 02    08 42.29   +10 10.9    0.242    1.203   148.4    25.5    20.1
    2003 03 12    09 01.62   +08 47.4    0.339    1.282   143.6    27.4    21.0
    2003 03 22    09 16.98   +07 52.0    0.446    1.359   137.7    29.5    21.8
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C14
    

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