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    M.P.E.C. 2003-E66                                Issued 2003 Mar. 15, 14:09 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 EW59
    
    Observations:
         K03E59W* C2003 03 13.45487 16 41 05.74 +03 50 05.2          19.2        704
         K03E59W  C2003 03 13.46864 16 40 07.83 +03 52 40.9          18.7        704
         K03E59W  C2003 03 13.48243 16 39 09.79 +03 55 15.6          18.8        704
         K03E59W  C2003 03 13.49612 16 38 12.44 +03 57 50.0          18.9        704
         K03E59W  C2003 03 14.43886 15 40 49.28 +06 24 25.9          18.7        704
         K03E59W  C2003 03 14.45204 15 40 06.30 +06 26 05.8          19.2        704
         K03E59W  C2003 03 14.46525 15 39 23.22 +06 27 44.2          18.8        704
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.03505 15 11 56.32 +07 28 18.8          18.0 R      J95
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.06572 15 10 34.39 +07 31 12.4          18.3 R      J95
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.08561 15 09 41.49 +07 33 02.1          17.6 R      J95
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.10456 15 08 51.42 +07 34 44.7          18.4 R      J95
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.36671 14 58 06.07 +07 57 40.6          18.0 R      854
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.36740 14 58 04.40 +07 57 45.8          18.2 R      854
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.36876 14 58 01.26 +07 57 51.4          18.2 R      854
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.37012 14 57 57.78 +07 57 58.6          18.1 R      854
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.39230 14 57 03.95 +07 59 45.5          17.7 R      926
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.39262 14 57 03.25 +07 59 46.9          18.1 R      926
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.39296 14 57 02.45 +07 59 47.8          17.9 R      926
         K03E59W  C2003 03 15.39325 14 57 01.68 +07 59 49.7          17.9 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 EW59
    Epoch 2003 Mar. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5                  MPC
    M  12.97310              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36130913     Peri.  281.09293     +0.06199250     -0.99777647
    a   1.9523159      Node   165.28629     +0.94921342     +0.05136079
    e   0.6877911      Incl.    5.52986     +0.30846525     +0.04247578
    P   2.73           H   23.3           G   0.15
    From 18 observations 2003 Mar. 13-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 EW59                a,e,i = 1.95, 0.69, 6                   q = 0.6095
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 03 12    18 29.33   -01 19.1    0.033    0.985    74.3   103.9    19.7
    2003 03 13    17 13.62   +02 21.0    0.033    0.997    94.3    83.8    18.8
    2003 03 14    16 05.76   +05 25.1    0.037    1.008   112.2    65.8    18.5
    2003 03 15    15 13.42   +07 27.4    0.043    1.020   126.1    52.0    18.4
    2003 03 16    14 35.48   +08 41.2    0.051    1.032   136.2    41.8    18.5
    2003 03 17    14 08.07   +09 25.3    0.060    1.043   143.6    34.4    18.7
    2003 03 18    13 47.85   +09 52.4    0.069    1.055   149.2    28.9    18.9
    2003 03 19    13 32.52   +10 09.5    0.079    1.067   153.4    24.7    19.1
    2003 03 20    13 20.58   +10 20.6    0.089    1.078   156.8    21.4    19.3
    2003 03 21    13 11.06   +10 27.9    0.100    1.090   159.4    18.7    19.4
    2003 03 22    13 03.31   +10 32.6    0.111    1.102   161.5    16.6    19.6
    2003 03 23    12 56.89   +10 35.6    0.121    1.113   163.2    15.0    19.8
    2003 03 24    12 51.49   +10 37.3    0.132    1.125   164.4    13.7    20.0
    2003 03 25    12 46.89   +10 38.1    0.143    1.136   165.4    12.8    20.1
    2003 03 26    12 42.93   +10 38.1    0.155    1.148   166.0    12.2    20.3
    2003 03 27    12 39.49   +10 37.6    0.166    1.159   166.3    11.8    20.4
    2003 03 28    12 36.48   +10 36.5    0.177    1.171   166.4    11.6    20.6
    2003 03 29    12 33.82   +10 35.0    0.189    1.182   166.2    11.6    20.8
    2003 03 30    12 31.47   +10 33.1    0.200    1.194   165.9    11.7    20.9
    2003 03 31    12 29.37   +10 30.9    0.212    1.205   165.5    12.0    21.1
    2003 04 01    12 27.50   +10 28.4    0.224    1.217   164.9    12.3    21.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E66
    

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