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    M.P.E.C. 2003-D14                                Issued 2003 Feb. 24, 02:15 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 DN4
    
    Observations:
         K03D04N*TC2003 02 22.30388 11 04 04.74 +03 53 57.7          18.9 R      333
         K03D04N TC2003 02 22.32471 11 04 01.95 +03 55 23.2          18.1 R      333
         K03D04N TC2003 02 22.34646 11 03 59.20 +03 56 49.8          18.5 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.39433 11 03 52.66 +04 00 09.4          19.8 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.39683 11 03 52.32 +04 00 20.1          19.6 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.39713 11 03 52.34 +04 00 20.5          19.7 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.39905 11 03 52.08 +04 00 28.1          19.8 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.39932 11 03 51.94 +04 00 30.2          19.6 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.40098 11 03 51.86 +04 00 35.3          19.5 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.40178 11 03 51.68 +04 00 40.2          19.4 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.42441 11 03 48.72 +04 02 12.0          19.0 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.43751 11 03 47.02 +04 03 04.2          19.4 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.44096 11 03 46.60 +04 03 16.8          19.1 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.44418 11 03 46.15 +04 03 30.6          19.5 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.44738 11 03 45.73 +04 03 44.1          19.3 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.88554 11 02 51.03 +04 33 51.0          18.1 R      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.88648 11 02 50.89 +04 33 54.7                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.88750 11 02 50.76 +04 33 59.0                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.88840 11 02 50.65 +04 34 02.9                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.89005 11 02 50.40 +04 34 09.6                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.89128 11 02 50.25 +04 34 15.1                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.89214 11 02 50.12 +04 34 18.6                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 22.89311 11 02 49.99 +04 34 22.5                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.28005 11 01 59.46 +05 01 34.0          18.4 R      651
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.28131 11 01 59.28 +05 01 39.3          18.4 R      651
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.28306 11 01 59.04 +05 01 46.6          18.4 R      651
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.29683 11 01 57.16 +05 02 45.2          19.3 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.29856 11 01 56.88 +05 02 51.5          20.2 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.30030 11 01 56.69 +05 02 59.2          20.2 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.30205 11 01 56.40 +05 03 06.8          19.2 R      333
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.96377 11 00 27.80 +05 50 18.5                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.96508 11 00 27.66 +05 50 23.8                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.96645 11 00 27.42 +05 50 30.3                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.96712 11 00 27.33 +05 50 33.0                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.96786 11 00 27.23 +05 50 36.1                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.96852 11 00 27.13 +05 50 39.3                      246
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.96988 11 00 26.89 +05 50 45.0                      557
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.97105 11 00 26.74 +05 50 50.4                      557
         K03D04N  C2003 02 23.97221 11 00 26.57 +05 50 55.4          18.6 V      557
         K03D04N  C2003 02 24.06132 11 00 14.00 +05 57 23.1          18.1 R      118
         K03D04N  C2003 02 24.06257 11 00 13.77 +05 57 28.3                      118
         K03D04N  C2003 02 24.06824 11 00 12.95 +05 57 52.4                      118
         K03D04N  C2003 02 24.06942 11 00 12.80 +05 57 58.1                      118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m f/3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 DN4
    Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5                 MPC
    M 253.70707              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.80695673     Peri.  141.28615     +0.53056680     +0.81865930
    a   1.1426219      Node   157.82045     -0.84712760     +0.50307238
    e   0.4797100      Incl.   35.60106     +0.02955846     -0.27697497
    P   1.22           H   19.9           G   0.15
    From 43 observations 2003 Feb. 22-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 DN4                 a,e,i = 1.14, 0.48, 36                  q = 0.5945
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 02 20    11 08.62   +01 24.7    0.455    1.430   162.8    11.8    19.7
    2003 03 02    10 44.84   +13 51.8    0.386    1.375   173.5     4.7    18.9
    2003 03 12    10 10.52   +29 08.5    0.359    1.314   148.7    23.1    19.4
    2003 03 22    09 28.21   +43 05.2    0.375    1.247   124.4    41.2    19.9
    2003 04 01    08 43.56   +52 59.9    0.418    1.175   104.4    55.4    20.4
    2003 04 11    08 01.83   +59 21.6    0.470    1.097    88.8    65.9    20.8
    2003 04 21    07 23.02   +63 34.9    0.518    1.015    76.2    74.0    21.1
    2003 05 01    06 41.98   +66 28.2    0.558    0.929    65.7    81.2    21.3
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-D14
    

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