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    M.P.E.C. 2003-G10                                Issued 2003 Apr. 3, 02:35 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
    
                                      S/2003 J 14
    
    Observations:
        SK03J140  C2003 02 08.33831 08 52 33.29 +17 59 05.7          24   R      568
        SK03J140  C2003 02 08.35818 08 52 32.67 +17 59 09.6                      568
        SK03J140  C2003 02 26.42655 08 44 26.06 +18 43 33.8          23.6 R      568
        SK03J140  C2003 02 26.45307 08 44 25.42 +18 43 37.1                      568
        SK03J140  C2003 02 27.38454 08 44 04.35 +18 45 35.3          23.7 R      568
        SK03J140  C2003 02 27.39946 08 44 04.00 +18 45 37.0          23.6 R      568
        SK03J140  C2003 02 27.41435 08 44 03.65 +18 45 38.9          23.8 R      568
        SK03J140  C2003 03 05.32559 08 42 01.83 +18 57 11.4          23.3 R      568
        SK03J140  C2003 03 05.33618 08 42 01.57 +18 57 12.9                      568
        SK03J140  C2003 04 02.36427 08 38 08.55 +19 27 27.7          23.3 R      568
        SK03J140  C2003 04 02.43176 08 38 08.71 +19 27 29.1          23.5 R      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers (Feb. 8, 26, Mar. 5, Apr. 2) S. S. Sheppard, D. C.
        Jewitt, J. Kleyna, (Feb. 27) B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit,
        L. Allen.  Measurers S. S. Sheppard, L. Allen, B. Gladman.  3.6-m
        Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD, 2.2-m University of Hawaii
        Telescope + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2003 J 14
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M 291.11129              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.44649194     Peri.  124.42465     -0.75144980     -0.62284127
    a   0.1669411      Node   339.81350     -0.57914347     +0.78073420
    e   0.2217381      Incl.  140.88606     +0.31609499     -0.05022806
    P   2.21           H   16.7           P/d   806.29
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030208 568  0.1+  0.3-    030227 568  0.1+  0.2+    030305 568  0.4-  0.0
    030208 568  0.1-  0.3+    030227 568  0.0   0.0     030402 568  0.1-  0.1-
    030226 568  0.0   0.1+    030227 568  0.0   0.1+    030402 568  0.1+  0.2+
    030226 568  0.1-  0.0     030305 568  0.4+  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
        S/2003 J 14                                                  q = 0.1299
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl.m1"/')
    2003 04 01    08 38.11   +19 27.0    4.645    0.181  3936-/4.64-  1250+/ 20.8+
    2003 04 11    08 39.05   +19 28.3    4.791    0.178  3339-/3.93-  1416+/ 23.6+
    2003 04 21    08 41.28   +19 24.2    4.945    0.176  2719-/3.20-  1557+/ 26.0+
    2003 05 01    08 44.70   +19 15.1    5.104    0.173  2085-/2.45-  1673+/ 27.9+
    2003 05 11    08 49.22   +19 01.1    5.262    0.170  1447-/1.70-  1763+/ 29.4+
    2003 05 21    08 54.68   +18 42.5    5.418    0.167   812-/0.95-  1826+/ 30.4+
    2003 05 31    09 00.96   +18 19.6    5.568    0.164   187-/0.22-  1865+/ 31.1+
    2003 06 10    09 07.93   +17 52.7    5.710    0.161   421+/0.49+  1879+/ 31.3+
    2003 06 20    09 15.46   +17 22.0    5.841    0.159  1004+/1.17+  1873+/ 31.2+
    2003 06 30    09 23.43   +16 47.9    5.959    0.156  1557+/1.81+  1848+/ 30.8+
    2003 07 10    09 31.75   +16 10.8    6.063    0.153  2074+/2.40+  1807+/ 30.1+
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G10
    

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