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    M.P.E.C. 2003-E56                                Issued 2003 Mar. 14, 20:15 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2003 EJ59

Observations:
     K03E59J* C2003 03 12.24049 09 53 33.95 +31 04 53.0          18.2        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 12.25378 09 53 34.38 +31 03 59.9          18.5        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 12.26771 09 53 34.94 +31 03 04.2          18.2        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 12.28099 09 53 35.47 +31 02 10.6          18.3        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 12.29423 09 53 35.94 +31 01 17.4          18.3        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.16716 09 54 24.08 +30 02 37.4          17.7        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.18079 09 54 24.58 +30 01 42.8          17.5        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.19408 09 54 25.14 +30 00 49.0          17.5        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.20716 09 54 25.68 +29 59 56.5          17.6        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.22040 09 54 26.23 +29 59 02.3          17.8        704
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.25325 09 54 27.71 +29 56 49.6          17.7 R      854
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.25506 09 54 27.77 +29 56 41.5          17.8 R      854
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.25685 09 54 27.86 +29 56 34.9          17.9 R      854
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.25865 09 54 27.88 +29 56 27.8          17.8 R      854
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.46620 09 54 40.22 +29 42 51.6                      413
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.46770 09 54 40.28 +29 42 45.6                      413
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.81009 09 54 59.49 +29 18 40.1          17.6 R      636
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.81202 09 54 59.59 +29 18 32.1                      636
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.81395 09 54 59.73 +29 18 24.7                      636
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.81587 09 54 59.79 +29 18 16.0          17.8 R      636
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.98788 09 55 07.95 +29 06 30.4          18.1 R      J95
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.99271 09 55 08.16 +29 06 10.7          17.8 R      J95
     K03E59J  C2003 03 13.99792 09 55 08.43 +29 05 49.0          18.2 R      J95
     K03E59J  C2003 03 14.81249 09 55 56.62 +28 09 31.2          18.0 R      636
     K03E59J  C2003 03 14.81432 09 55 56.75 +28 09 24.1          18.4 R      636
     K03E59J  C2003 03 14.81616 09 55 56.86 +28 09 16.5                      636

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8
    reflector + CCD.
636 Essen.  Observers A. Knofel, T. Payer, M. Frohlich.  0.32-m f/5.7
    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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 EJ59
Epoch 2003 Mar. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5                  MPC
M 357.71468              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17012725     Peri.  167.27834     -0.97688692     -0.21375086
a   3.2256714      Node     0.39009     +0.17002651     -0.78150508
e   0.6237525      Incl.   13.45130     +0.12954892     -0.58614024
P   5.79           H   19.5           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2003 Mar. 12-14.

Ephemeris:
2003 EJ59                a,e,i = 3.23, 0.62, 13                  q = 1.2137
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 03 12    09 53.36   +31 20.9    0.260    1.214   144.6    28.3    18.2
2003 03 17    09 58.15   +25 35.7    0.257    1.214   144.8    28.2    18.2
2003 03 22    10 03.92   +19 32.5    0.259    1.216   144.6    28.3    18.2
2003 03 27    10 10.56   +13 27.2    0.265    1.222   143.9    28.8    18.3
2003 04 01    10 17.97   +07 35.2    0.277    1.231   142.7    29.5    18.4
2003 04 06    10 26.08   +02 08.5    0.293    1.242   141.2    30.3    18.6
2003 04 11    10 34.79   -02 45.5    0.313    1.257   139.5    31.2    18.8
2003 04 16    10 44.00   -07 03.9    0.338    1.274   137.7    32.0    19.0
2003 04 21    10 53.59   -10 47.2    0.366    1.293   136.0    32.7    19.3
2003 04 26    11 03.50   -13 57.8    0.398    1.315   134.2    33.2    19.5
2003 05 01    11 13.67   -16 39.3    0.433    1.339   132.6    33.6    19.7
2003 05 06    11 24.07   -18 55.9    0.472    1.365   131.0    33.9    20.0
2003 05 11    11 34.64   -20 51.5    0.513    1.393   129.4    34.1    20.2
2003 05 16    11 45.35   -22 29.5    0.557    1.422   127.8    34.2    20.4
2003 05 21    11 56.14   -23 52.8    0.604    1.453   126.2    34.2    20.6
2003 05 26    12 06.98   -25 03.9    0.654    1.485   124.5    34.2    20.9
2003 05 31    12 17.87   -26 05.0    0.707    1.518   122.9    34.1    21.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E56

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