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    M.P.E.C. 2003-G31                                Issued 2003 Apr. 7, 13:11 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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                                        2003 GY
    
    Observations:
         K03G00Y* C2003 04 05.34175 11 51 38.74 -14 01 02.3          20.9        608
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.35263 11 51 37.02 -14 01 00.4          21.0        608
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.36361 11 51 35.32 -14 00 59.1          21.1        608
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.86461 11 50 20.68 -13 59 50.4          18.8 R      J87
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.87139 11 50 19.79 -13 59 50.3          18.9 R      J87
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.87851 11 50 18.36 -13 59 47.8          19.2 R      J87
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.88589 11 50 17.22 -13 59 46.8          18.8 R      J87
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.96887 11 50 04.00 -13 59 33.7          18.9 R      176
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.97210 11 50 03.49 -13 59 33.5          19.0 R      176
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.97533 11 50 02.98 -13 59 33.2          19.0 R      176
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.97856 11 50 02.47 -13 59 33.0          18.9 R      176
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 05.98179 11 50 01.96 -13 59 32.7          18.9 R      176
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 06.20801 11 49 28.91 -13 58 56.7          19.5 R      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 06.21817 11 49 27.15 -13 58 54.0                      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 06.22248 11 49 26.43 -13 58 52.8                      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 06.38762 11 49 00.00 -13 58 23.3          19.4 R      926
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 06.39215 11 48 59.46 -13 58 24.0          19.7 R      926
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.18381 11 47 01.80 -13 56 07.8          18.5 R      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.18728 11 47 01.27 -13 56 06.9          18.5 R      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.19075 11 47 00.68 -13 56 05.9          18.5 R      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.19422 11 47 00.14 -13 56 05.1          18.5 R      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.19770 11 46 59.66 -13 56 04.7          18.5 R      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.20117 11 46 59.08 -13 56 03.9          18.5 R      673
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.30250 11 46 42.66 -13 55 46.2          18.6 R      926
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.30542 11 46 42.17 -13 55 45.7          18.6 R      926
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.30817 11 46 41.74 -13 55 44.5          18.6 R      926
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.48334 11 46 15.71 -13 54 42.4          19.0 R      474
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.48553 11 46 15.29 -13 54 42.1          18.8 R      474
         K03G00Y  C2003 04 07.48785 11 46 14.90 -13 54 41.7          18.8 R      474
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        A. R. H. Brown.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
        K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers M. Hicks, J. Young.
        0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 GY                                                              PHA 0.021
    Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
    M 284.42273              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.60529375     Peri.  334.01284     +0.44421057     +0.89451011
    a   1.3840717      Node   322.30199     -0.80699496     +0.37510933
    e   0.3201722      Incl.    4.71694     -0.38914792     +0.24319675
    P   1.63           H   20.1           G   0.15
    From 28 observations 2003 Apr. 5-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 GY                  a,e,i = 1.38, 0.32, 5                   q = 0.9409
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 04 01    12 02.26   -14 07.6    0.376    1.368   166.5     9.8    19.3
    2003 04 11    11 37.40   -13 42.0    0.341    1.319   155.1    18.7    19.3
    2003 04 21    11 13.50   -12 49.1    0.321    1.271   141.0    29.9    19.5
    2003 05 01    10 54.35   -11 48.0    0.311    1.221   127.3    41.0    19.6
    2003 05 11    10 41.99   -10 59.3    0.305    1.172   115.1    51.3    19.8
    2003 05 21    10 36.26   -10 34.7    0.298    1.124   104.5    60.6    19.9
    2003 05 31    10 35.93   -10 35.5    0.287    1.079    95.3    69.3    20.0
    2003 06 10    10 39.57   -10 58.8    0.270    1.038    87.2    77.7    20.1
    2003 06 20    10 45.36   -11 35.7    0.246    1.002    79.7    86.3    20.1
    2003 06 30    10 51.50   -12 12.0    0.215    0.973    72.2    95.6    20.1
    2003 07 10    10 55.77   -12 26.3    0.179    0.953    64.3   106.0    20.2
    2003 07 20    10 54.54   -11 35.3    0.140    0.942    54.6   118.5    20.4
    2003 07 30    10 41.54   -08 03.2    0.100    0.942    41.0   135.0    21.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G31
    

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