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    M.P.E.C. 2003-G02                                Issued 2003 Apr. 1, 15:34 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 FJ8
    
    Observations:
         K03F08J* C2003 03 30.28707 11 46 15.62 +05 19 27.4          18.7        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 30.29976 11 46 41.65 +05 14 19.5          18.9        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 30.31252 11 47 07.60 +05 09 11.3          19.4        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 30.32484 11 47 32.61 +05 04 16.2          18.8        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 30.33871 11 48 00.53 +04 58 45.0          19.3        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.22539 12 13 44.39 +00 15 56.9          18.8        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.23695 12 13 58.85 +00 12 59.4          19.4        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.24849 12 14 13.06 +00 10 04.2          19.3        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.25997 12 14 27.25 +00 07 11.2          19.1        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.27214 12 14 42.17 +00 04 07.1          19.3        704
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.90390 12 27 08.89 -02 13 59.7          18.9 R      620
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.91976 12 27 19.97 -02 17 38.0                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92057 12 27 20.66 -02 17 47.5                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92098 12 27 21.02 -02 17 52.2                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92139 12 27 21.51 -02 17 57.5                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92180 12 27 21.75 -02 18 01.9                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92261 12 27 22.53 -02 18 10.1                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92303 12 27 22.95 -02 18 15.0                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92343 12 27 23.24 -02 18 20.3          19.5 V      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92385 12 27 23.70 -02 18 24.5                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92506 12 27 24.79 -02 18 39.4                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.92547 12 27 25.18 -02 18 45.3                      557
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.94808 12 27 49.45 -02 22 17.7          18.9 R      620
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.96286 12 27 59.61 -02 25 36.6                      246
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.96381 12 28 00.59 -02 25 47.6                      246
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.96641 12 28 02.95 -02 26 14.9                      246
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.96711 12 28 03.65 -02 26 23.8                      246
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.96762 12 28 04.03 -02 26 30.3                      246
         K03F08J  C2003 03 31.99264 12 28 30.38 -02 31 13.4                      J95
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.01577 12 28 51.16 -02 35 25.0          19.2 R      J95
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.03678 12 29 27.80 -02 32 42.9          19.0 R      809
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.03750 12 29 28.39 -02 32 50.2          18.8 R      809
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.03825 12 29 29.09 -02 32 58.6          18.9 R      809
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.04528 12 29 15.53 -02 40 00.0          19.1 R      620
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.23964 12 32 23.46 -03 13 20.5          18.9 R      649
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.24233 12 32 25.63 -03 13 47.7          18.9 R      649
         K03F08J  C2003 04 01.24520 12 32 27.89 -03 14 15.3          18.7 R      649
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, M. Glaze,
        R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
    809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers G. Masi, R. Michelsen,
        O. Hainaut.  1.54-m Danish Telescope + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 FJ8
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M  44.51270              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40066377     Peri.  125.34054     -0.72705282     -0.68656045
    a   1.8222838      Node    11.30438     +0.62068668     -0.66060288
    e   0.5153758      Incl.    1.57256     +0.29349997     -0.30370804
    P   2.46           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030330 704  0.5-  0.1+    030331 557  0.1+  0.0     030331 246  1.0+  0.2+
    030330 704  0.2+  0.2+    030331 557  1.7+  0.7-    030331 246  0.2-  0.7-
    030330 704  0.3-  0.2-    030331 557  0.4-  0.5-    030331 J95  0.3-  0.0
    030330 704  0.6+  0.2+    030331 557  0.0   0.5+    030401 J95  0.9-  0.3+
    030330 704  0.2+  0.3-    030331 557  0.5+  0.3+    030401 809  0.7+  0.3-
    030331 704  0.2-  0.2+    030331 557  0.8-  0.5-    030401 809  0.2-  0.2+
    030331 704  0.2+  0.5-    030331 557  0.3+  0.1+    030401 809  0.1+  0.1-
    030331 704  1.2-  0.1-    030331 557  0.2-  1.2-    030401 620  0.3-  0.5+
    030331 704  0.2-  0.7+    030331 557 (0.1-  2.5-)   030401 649  0.5-  0.1+
    030331 704  0.4+  0.2-    030331 620  0.1+  0.2+    030401 649  0.1-  0.5-
    030331 620  0.3-  0.3-    030331 246  1.5-  0.3+    030401 649  0.4-  0.3+
    030331 557  1.4+  0.4+    030331 246  0.2+  0.1-
    030331 557  0.4+  0.1+    030331 246  0.1+  1.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 FJ8                 a,e,i = 1.82, 0.52, 2                   q = 0.8831
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 03 27    06 24.88   +36 42.1    0.013    0.998    89.3    90.0    20.5
    2003 03 28    08 46.05   +30 33.9    0.011    1.003   118.1    61.3    19.3
    2003 03 29    10 35.01   +17 33.3    0.013    1.009   145.1    34.4    18.9
    2003 03 30    11 34.81   +07 28.8    0.018    1.015   161.9    17.8    19.0
    2003 03 31    12 08.16   +01 20.4    0.023    1.021   171.3     8.5    19.2
    2003 04 01    12 28.61   -02 28.3    0.028    1.028   176.7     3.2    19.5
    2003 04 02    12 42.21   -04 59.2    0.034    1.034   179.6     0.4    19.6
    2003 04 03    12 51.84   -06 44.8    0.040    1.040   177.9     2.0    20.2
    2003 04 04    12 58.98   -08 02.1    0.047    1.047   176.7     3.2    20.6
    2003 04 05    13 04.46   -09 00.8    0.053    1.053   175.9     3.9    20.9
    2003 04 06    13 08.80   -09 46.7    0.059    1.060   175.5     4.2    21.2
    2003 04 07    13 12.31   -10 23.5    0.066    1.066   175.4     4.3    21.4
    2003 04 08    13 15.20   -10 53.5    0.072    1.073   175.4     4.3    21.6
    2003 04 09    13 17.62   -11 18.3    0.078    1.080   175.5     4.2    21.8
    2003 04 10    13 19.67   -11 39.1    0.085    1.086   175.7     4.0    22.0
    2003 04 11    13 21.44   -11 56.7    0.092    1.093   175.9     3.7    22.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G02
    

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