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    M.P.E.C. 2003-E13                                Issued 2003 Mar. 5, 15:12 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 EG
    
    Observations:
         K03E00G* C2003 03 03.39405 13 15 16.42 -12 44 54.5          18.6        704
         K03E00G  C2003 03 03.41089 13 15 15.12 -12 45 06.0          18.6        704
         K03E00G  C2003 03 03.42404 13 15 14.11 -12 45 14.0          18.5        704
         K03E00G  C2003 03 03.43710 13 15 13.11 -12 45 22.1          18.7        704
         K03E00G  C2003 03 03.95153 13 14 35.38 -12 50 49.7                      587
         K03E00G  C2003 03 03.95404 13 14 35.28 -12 50 52.7          18.6 R      587
         K03E00G  C2003 03 03.95654 13 14 35.08 -12 50 54.9                      587
         K03E00G  C2003 03 03.96081 13 14 34.76 -12 50 57.8          19.0 R      587
         K03E00G  C2003 03 04.99924 13 13 14.38 -13 02 06.2                      246
         K03E00G  C2003 03 04.99966 13 13 14.36 -13 02 06.5                      246
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.00083 13 13 14.25 -13 02 07.1                      246
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.00175 13 13 14.18 -13 02 07.6                      246
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.00259 13 13 14.11 -13 02 08.4                      246
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.00436 13 13 13.98 -13 02 09.4                      246
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.00635 13 13 13.82 -13 02 10.9                      246
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.00908 13 13 13.70 -13 02 11.8          18.3 R      J86
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.01675 13 13 13.07 -13 02 16.6          18.5 R      J86
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.02386 13 13 12.47 -13 02 21.4          18.3 R      J86
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.10681 13 13 05.55 -13 03 16.2          19.0        615
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.11081 13 13 05.24 -13 03 18.4          18.8        615
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.11468 13 13 04.91 -13 03 21.2          19.0        615
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.47130 13 12 36.49 -13 06 59.5          19.8 R      474
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.47338 13 12 36.31 -13 07 00.7          19.9 R      474
         K03E00G  C2003 03 05.47616 13 12 36.10 -13 07 02.9          19.2 R      474
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    615 St. Veran.  Observers D. Matter, M. Hernandez, C. Demeautis.  0.62-m
        f/2.7 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.
    J86 Sierra Nevada Observatory.  Observers J. L. Ortiz, F. J. Aceituno,
        J. Nomen.  1.50-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.  Long. = 356.6153,
        rho cos phi' = 0.79930, rho sin phi' = +0.59968.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 EG
    Epoch 2003 Mar. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5                  MPC
    M 309.36517              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.37283930     Peri.  325.08725     +0.81882182     +0.57404599
    a   1.9118549      Node   359.85469     -0.30800961     +0.43724662
    e   0.7506363      Incl.   34.22778     -0.48441811     +0.69230528
    P   2.64           H   16.4           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2003 Mar. 3-5.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 EG                  a,e,i = 1.91, 0.75, 34                  q = 0.4767
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 03 02    13 16.89   -12 30.0    1.149    2.001   138.3    19.2    19.2
    2003 03 12    13 02.02   -14 18.8    0.982    1.910   150.4    14.9    18.6
    2003 03 22    12 38.40   -16 10.8    0.840    1.814   162.0     9.8    18.0
    2003 04 01    12 04.75   -17 53.4    0.731    1.713   163.9     9.3    17.5
    2003 04 11    11 22.37   -19 04.5    0.659    1.607   150.3    18.0    17.5
    2003 04 21    10 36.34   -19 26.6    0.624    1.496   132.1    29.9    17.5
    2003 05 01    09 53.26   -19 04.9    0.618    1.379   113.9    41.9    17.7
    2003 05 11    09 17.15   -18 24.2    0.630    1.256    97.2    52.9    17.8
    2003 05 21    08 47.76   -17 44.7    0.646    1.126    82.4    63.0    17.9
    2003 05 31    08 22.30   -17 07.9    0.656    0.990    69.0    72.9    18.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E13
    

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