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    M.P.E.C. 2003-E09                                Issued 2003 Mar. 3, 15:50 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 DP13
    
    Observations:
         K03D13P* C2003 02 27.58744 11 59 22.85 -09 12 39.2          19.4        608
         K03D13P  C2003 02 27.59851 11 59 22.40 -09 12 47.5          19.3        608
         K03D13P  C2003 02 27.60949 11 59 21.97 -09 12 55.5          19.3        608
         K03D13P  C2003 02 28.54620 11 58 46.27 -09 24 43.8          19.7        608
         K03D13P  C2003 02 28.55745 11 58 45.78 -09 24 52.6          19.8        608
         K03D13P  C2003 02 28.56818 11 58 45.28 -09 25 00.3          18.9        608
         K03D13P  C2003 03 02.43622 11 57 26.69 -09 48 37.8          18.0        704
         K03D13P  C2003 03 02.45134 11 57 25.99 -09 48 48.4          18.5        704
         K03D13P  C2003 03 02.46625 11 57 25.20 -09 48 59.7          18.1        704
         K03D13P  C2003 03 02.48125 11 57 24.45 -09 49 10.5          18.3        704
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.03795 11 56 59.96 -09 56 15.2          17.9 R      966
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.04664 11 56 59.48 -09 56 20.9          17.8 R      966
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.07973 11 56 57.91 -09 56 46.9          18.3 R      J95
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.08361 11 56 57.65 -09 56 49.9          18.0 R      J95
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.08741 11 56 57.45 -09 56 52.5          17.7 R      J95
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.24162 11 56 50.94 -09 58 47.1          18.5 R      673
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.24525 11 56 50.75 -09 58 49.8          18.5 R      673
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.24757 11 56 50.64 -09 58 51.5          18.5 R      673
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.26536 11 56 49.47 -09 59 06.1          18.1 R      649
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.27044 11 56 49.22 -09 59 10.1          18.1 R      649
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.27537 11 56 48.97 -09 59 13.7          18.1 R      649
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.28472 11 56 48.48 -09 59 20.5          18.4 R      850
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.29549 11 56 47.88 -09 59 29.0          18.2 R      850
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.30313 11 56 47.45 -09 59 34.4          18.0 R      850
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.31051 11 56 47.21 -09 59 40.4          18.0 R      734
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.31521 11 56 46.98 -09 59 44.1          18.1 R      734
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.32315 11 56 46.57 -09 59 50.1          17.8 R      734
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.32642 11 56 46.73 -09 59 53.0                      670
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.32752 11 56 46.67 -09 59 52.7                      670
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.44965 11 56 40.25 -10 01 24.9          18.8 R      333
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.45216 11 56 40.16 -10 01 26.8          18.6 R      333
         K03D13P  C2003 03 03.45465 11 56 39.98 -10 01 29.0          18.3 R      333
    
    Observer details:
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m f/3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
        K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Trentman, M. Glaze.  0.75-m
        Newtonian + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 DP13
    Epoch 2003 Mar. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5                  MPC
    M 334.96919              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23034732     Peri.  281.88678     -0.35003736     +0.93206544
    a   2.6356067      Node   327.13786     -0.77840623     -0.34490477
    e   0.5396845      Incl.    9.91404     -0.52111188     -0.11088156
    P   4.28           H   17.4           G   0.15
    From 32 observations 2003 Feb. 27-Mar. 3.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 DP13                a,e,i = 2.64, 0.54, 10                  q = 1.2132
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 03 02    11 57.77   -09 43.0    0.730    1.684   155.9    13.9    18.6
    2003 03 12    11 48.45   -11 49.1    0.641    1.618   163.7     9.9    18.1
    2003 03 22    11 35.47   -13 52.3    0.571    1.554   164.8     9.7    17.8
    2003 04 01    11 20.38   -15 47.0    0.520    1.493   157.4    14.9    17.7
    2003 04 11    11 05.81   -17 30.3    0.487    1.434   146.9    22.4    17.7
    2003 04 21    10 54.67   -19 05.6    0.466    1.380   136.4    30.1    17.7
    2003 05 01    10 49.11   -20 40.3    0.455    1.332   127.1    37.1    17.8
    2003 05 11    10 50.50   -22 24.2    0.448    1.290   119.4    43.0    17.9
    2003 05 21    10 59.31   -24 24.8    0.443    1.257   113.5    47.6    17.9
    2003 05 31    11 15.79   -26 43.9    0.439    1.232   109.4    50.9    18.0
    2003 06 10    11 40.32   -29 18.8    0.437    1.217   107.1    52.9    18.0
    2003 06 20    12 13.19   -31 58.5    0.436    1.213   106.3    53.5    18.0
    2003 06 30    12 54.42   -34 22.6    0.441    1.220   106.9    52.9    18.0
    2003 07 10    13 43.02   -36 05.9    0.455    1.238   108.3    51.2    18.0
    2003 07 20    14 36.08   -36 45.3    0.480    1.265   110.1    49.0    18.2
    2003 07 30    15 29.44   -36 12.8    0.521    1.301   111.6    46.5    18.3
    2003 08 09    16 19.45   -34 41.2    0.577    1.344   112.4    44.2    18.5
    2003 08 19    17 04.06   -32 33.1    0.650    1.394   112.2    42.2    18.8
    2003 08 29    17 43.06   -30 09.6    0.739    1.449   110.9    40.6    19.1
    2003 09 08    18 17.21   -27 44.7    0.843    1.509   108.9    39.2    19.5
    2003 09 18    18 47.44   -25 24.9    0.961    1.571   106.1    37.9    19.8
    2003 09 28    19 14.64   -23 12.4    1.091    1.636   102.7    36.7    20.1
    2003 10 08    19 39.57   -21 06.8    1.232    1.702    98.9    35.5    20.5
    2003 10 18    20 02.73   -19 06.8    1.383    1.769    94.7    34.2    20.8
    2003 10 28    20 24.51   -17 10.8    1.541    1.837    90.2    32.8    21.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E09
    

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