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    M.P.E.C. 2003-H12                                Issued 2003 Apr. 22, 17:40 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 HB
    
    Observations:
         K03H00B* C2003 04 21.24423 13 07 26.68 +55 26 35.9          18.9        704
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.25537 13 07 22.23 +55 26 17.7          19.1        704
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.26674 13 07 17.81 +55 26 00.4          19.5        704
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.28891 13 07 08.67 +55 25 28.3          19.2        704
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.81262 13 03 49.78 +55 12 03.5                      557
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.81682 13 03 48.10 +55 11 58.2          19.5 V      557
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.81822 13 03 47.45 +55 11 55.3                      557
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.90914 13 03 11.91 +55 09 36.0                      046
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.91204 13 03 10.79 +55 09 34.2                      046
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.91389 13 03 10.27 +55 09 30.1                      046
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.91581 13 03 09.76 +55 09 26.2                      046
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.91679 13 03 08.69 +55 09 24.4                      046
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.91810 13 03 08.85 +55 09 27.7          19.0 R      620
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.92815 13 03 04.93 +55 09 10.9          19.2 R      620
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.93825 13 03 00.90 +55 08 55.3          19.1 R      620
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.98899 13 02 40.54 +55 07 30.3                      118
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.99054 13 02 39.86 +55 07 28.8                      118
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.99446 13 02 38.54 +55 07 21.9                      118
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.99576 13 02 38.01 +55 07 20.1                      118
         K03H00B  C2003 04 21.99721 13 02 37.28 +55 07 17.3          19.0 R      118
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.00854 13 02 33.56 +55 06 59.7          19.0 R      J95
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.01722 13 02 30.26 +55 06 45.8          19.2 R      J95
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.02593 13 02 26.88 +55 06 32.1          19.7 R      J95
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.12052 13 01 53.28 +55 04 04.9                      649
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.12526 13 01 51.45 +55 03 57.5                      649
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.12999 13 01 49.58 +55 03 50.6          18.9 R      649
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.25235 13 01 01.84 +55 00 36.8          18.9 R      734
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.25435 13 01 00.90 +55 00 33.9          19.7 R      734
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.25620 13 01 00.30 +55 00 30.5          18.5 R      734
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.25836 13 00 59.43 +55 00 27.0          19.0 R      734
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.27395 13 00 53.92 +55 00 05.3          19.6 R      926
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.27564 13 00 53.22 +55 00 02.9          19.5 R      926
         K03H00B  C2003 04 22.27731 13 00 52.75 +55 00 00.9          19.9 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observer A. Galad.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  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 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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m 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 HB
    Epoch 2003 Apr. 11.0 TT = JDT 2452740.5                 MPC
    M 178.33831              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.25156531     Peri.  306.82570     +0.92024564     -0.25547690
    a   0.8527735      Node    69.69120     +0.37455411     +0.79447327
    e   0.3783103      Incl.   18.42691     -0.11338949     +0.55094807
    P   0.79           H   19.7           G   0.15
    From 31 observations 2003 Apr. 21-22.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 HB                  a,e,i = 0.85, 0.38, 18                  q = 0.5302
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 04 21    13 09.02   +55 32.4    0.334    1.172   112.2    52.5    19.6
    2003 05 01    12 14.03   +49 55.7    0.340    1.161   108.5    55.3    19.7
    2003 05 11    11 39.37   +42 17.6    0.353    1.142   102.9    59.5    19.9
    2003 05 21    11 19.75   +34 04.6    0.371    1.115    96.2    64.5    20.1
    2003 05 31    11 09.15   +26 00.7    0.390    1.079    88.9    69.9    20.3
    2003 06 10    11 03.40   +18 22.3    0.408    1.035    81.3    75.8    20.5
    2003 06 20    10 59.28   +11 13.3    0.421    0.983    73.5    82.2    20.7
    2003 06 30    10 54.07   +04 34.2    0.429    0.924    65.3    89.7    20.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H12
    

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