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    M.P.E.C. 2003-C15                                Issued 2003 Feb. 2, 04:07 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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                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 BS47
    
    Observations:
         K03B47S* C2003 01 31.33514 10 16 28.58 +09 51 19.2          19.7        704
         K03B47S  C2003 01 31.34912 10 16 59.19 +09 52 19.8          19.9        704
         K03B47S  C2003 01 31.36311 10 17 29.79 +09 53 19.8          19.5        704
         K03B47S  C2003 01 31.37712 10 18 00.36 +09 54 21.2          19.9        704
         K03B47S  C2003 01 31.39114 10 18 30.97 +09 55 19.7          19.7        704
         K03B47S  C2003 02 01.40298 10 55 15.09 +10 55 30.9          19.4        704
         K03B47S  C2003 02 01.41834 10 55 44.38 +10 56 13.9          19.6        704
         K03B47S  C2003 02 01.43352 10 56 13.33 +10 56 57.2          19.5        704
         K03B47S  C2003 02 01.44886 10 56 42.60 +10 57 38.3          19.5        704
         K03B47S  C2003 02 02.13736 11 18 42.46 +11 24 19.2                      246
         K03B47S  C2003 02 02.13784 11 18 43.28 +11 24 20.2                      246
         K03B47S  C2003 02 02.13826 11 18 43.78 +11 24 22.4                      246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
        KLENOT Telescope + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 BS47
    Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
    M 357.11017              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32220093     Peri.  358.14539     -0.64046366     -0.76534099
    a   2.1072603      Node   131.67444     +0.70570922     -0.61922372
    e   0.5223624      Incl.    4.89331     +0.30295347     -0.17554247
    P   3.06           H   25.8           G   0.15
    From 11 observations 2003 Jan. 31-Feb. 2.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 BS47                a,e,i = 2.11, 0.52, 5                   q = 1.0065
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 31    10 03.21   +09 28.3    0.023    1.007   161.0    18.6    18.5
    2003 02 01    10 41.20   +10 36.7    0.024    1.007   153.8    25.6    18.9
    2003 02 02    11 14.60   +11 22.9    0.026    1.007   147.1    32.1    19.2
    2003 02 03    11 42.98   +11 51.5    0.028    1.008   141.4    37.6    19.6
    2003 02 04    12 06.67   +12 07.5    0.031    1.008   136.7    42.1    19.9
    2003 02 05    12 26.31   +12 15.4    0.034    1.009   133.0    45.6    20.2
    2003 02 06    12 42.58   +12 18.3    0.037    1.010   130.1    48.3    20.5
    2003 02 07    12 56.14   +12 18.1    0.040    1.011   127.8    50.4    20.7
    2003 02 08    13 07.51   +12 16.3    0.044    1.013   126.0    52.0    21.0
    2003 02 09    13 17.10   +12 13.5    0.047    1.014   124.6    53.2    21.2
    2003 02 10    13 25.26   +12 10.3    0.051    1.016   123.5    54.1    21.3
    
    2003 02 12    13 38.25   +12 03.8    0.058    1.019   122.2    55.0    21.7
    2003 02 14    13 47.98   +11 57.8    0.066    1.024   121.7    55.2    21.9
    2003 02 16    13 55.40   +11 52.8    0.073    1.028   121.7    54.8    22.2
    2003 02 18    14 01.10   +11 48.8    0.081    1.034   122.1    54.1    22.4
    2003 02 20    14 05.49   +11 45.7    0.089    1.039   122.8    53.1    22.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C15
    

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