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    M.P.E.C. 2003-D19                                Issued 2003 Feb. 25, 01:55 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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                                   2003 DG6

Observations:
     K03D06G* C2003 02 23.34803 12 54 20.33 +47 44 05.6          19.1        704
     K03D06G  C2003 02 23.36353 12 54 12.60 +47 43 12.2          19.1        704
     K03D06G  C2003 02 23.37882 12 54 04.97 +47 42 20.4          19.2        704
     K03D06G  C2003 02 23.39404 12 53 57.41 +47 41 27.2          19.1        704
     K03D06G  C2003 02 23.40954 12 53 49.66 +47 40 34.7          19.4        704
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.11262 12 48 22.17 +46 59 35.0                      557
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.11402 12 48 21.51 +46 59 30.2                      557
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.11471 12 48 21.21 +46 59 28.2                      557
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.11542 12 48 20.90 +46 59 25.6          19.3 V      557
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.17892 12 47 51.20 +46 55 42.2          18.7 R      118
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.18125 12 47 50.08 +46 55 33.7                      118
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.18339 12 47 49.08 +46 55 26.0                      118
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.19952 12 47 41.48 +46 54 32.6          18.3 R      599
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.20116 12 47 40.87 +46 54 27.1          18.5 R      599
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.20288 12 47 40.08 +46 54 21.9          18.8 R      599
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.81694 12 43 14.81 +46 18 39.9                      557
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.81800 12 43 14.35 +46 18 36.6                      557
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.81904 12 43 13.87 +46 18 32.6                      557
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.92304 12 42 29.07 +46 12 43.0          19.5 V      611
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.92333 12 42 29.04 +46 12 44.2          18.8 R      587
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.92653 12 42 27.28 +46 12 31.9          19.0 R      587
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.93277 12 42 24.70 +46 12 10.3          20.1 V      611
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.93289 12 42 24.85 +46 12 12.8          19.2 R      587
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.99272 12 41 58.47 +46 08 50.2                      246
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.99338 12 41 58.26 +46 08 47.7                      246
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.99398 12 41 57.96 +46 08 46.3                      246
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.99459 12 41 57.65 +46 08 44.1                      246
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.99529 12 41 57.42 +46 08 41.8                      246
     K03D06G  C2003 02 24.99579 12 41 57.21 +46 08 39.8                      246

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, N. Napoleone, F. Bernardi,
    E. Palomba, A. Di Paola.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, R. Stoss.  0.45-m f/4.4 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 DG6
Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5                 MPC
M  14.70721              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32825439     Peri.   35.45086     +0.23774976     -0.96580458
a   2.0812729      Node    41.07544     +0.85091373     +0.15574370
e   0.6203316      Incl.    9.05638     +0.46842381     +0.20728100
P   3.00           H   20.7           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2003 Feb. 23-24.

Ephemeris:
2003 DG6                 a,e,i = 2.08, 0.62, 9                   q = 0.7902
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 02 20    13 24.88   +50 57.3    0.203    1.115   124.2    47.2    19.3
2003 03 02    12 12.36   +41 31.8    0.264    1.208   141.3    30.8    19.5
2003 03 12    11 36.60   +33 42.8    0.344    1.303   149.8    22.6    20.0
2003 03 22    11 18.27   +27 42.0    0.442    1.396   149.9    20.9    20.7
2003 04 01    11 09.66   +23 01.5    0.556    1.489   144.9    22.7    21.4
2003 04 11    11 07.26   +19 15.6    0.686    1.580   138.1    25.1    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-D19

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