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    M.P.E.C. 2003-C52                                Issued 2003 Feb. 10, 13:48 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 CL18

Observations:
     K03C18L* C2003 02 07.37492 09 46 12.33 -12 51 26.0          19.9        644
     K03C18L  C2003 02 07.39703 09 46 11.14 -12 50 07.3          19.7        644
     K03C18L  C2003 02 07.41813 09 46 09.97 -12 48 51.7          19.8        644
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.30228 09 44 46.68 -10 59 00.9          20.1        644
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.31408 09 44 46.06 -10 58 20.4          19.8        644
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.32604 09 44 45.46 -10 57 38.6          20.5        644
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.40571 09 44 41.30 -10 53 06.2                      671
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.40831 09 44 41.19 -10 52 56.8                      671
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.42943 09 44 39.98 -10 51 42.8          19.8 R      926
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.43102 09 44 39.92 -10 51 38.3                      926
     K03C18L  C2003 02 09.43258 09 44 39.75 -10 51 32.6          19.8 R      926
     K03C18L  C2003 02 10.30935 09 44 03.29 -10 01 56.1          19.9 R      926
     K03C18L  C2003 02 10.31096 09 44 03.19 -10 01 50.9          19.8 R      926
     K03C18L  C2003 02 10.31255 09 44 03.08 -10 01 45.1          19.7 R      926

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
671 Stony Ridge.  Observers S. C. Brewster, D. Hadlen, J. E. Rogers, P. Sable.
    0.76-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 CL18
Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
M  13.05738              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24891949     Peri.  254.45077     +0.44520363     -0.89413583
a   2.5028229      Node   168.74110     +0.88657420     +0.43262621
e   0.6379457      Incl.   14.26610     +0.12561814     +0.11556675
P   3.96           H   20.7           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2003 Feb. 7-10.

Ephemeris:
2003 CL18                a,e,i = 2.50, 0.64, 14                  q = 0.9062
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 02 10    09 44.27   -10 19.1    0.373    1.334   155.0    18.3    20.1
2003 02 20    09 38.50   -01 57.1    0.446    1.423   164.5    10.7    20.4
2003 03 02    09 35.77   +04 17.3    0.541    1.513   161.3    12.1    21.0
2003 03 12    09 36.30   +08 38.3    0.656    1.603   152.1    16.9    21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C52

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