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    M.P.E.C. 2003-H23                                Issued 2003 Apr. 24, 10:43 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2003 HF
    
    Observations:
         K03H00F  C2003 04 11.42745 16 30 10.63 +28 55 47.6          18.9 R      699
         K03H00F  C2003 04 11.44170 16 30 09.69 +28 55 47.8                      699
         K03H00F  C2003 04 11.45602 16 30 08.67 +28 55 47.8                      699
         K03H00F  C2003 04 11.47031 16 30 07.82 +28 55 48.1                      699
         K03H00F* C2003 04 23.33630 16 13 27.43 +28 28 00.1          18.5        704
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.34648 16 13 26.39 +28 27 56.3          18.7        704
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.35665 16 13 25.32 +28 27 52.7          18.9        704
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.36683 16 13 24.25 +28 27 49.7          18.7        704
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.89968 16 12 28.80 +28 24 48.2                      587
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.90148 16 12 28.61 +28 24 47.1          18.9 R      587
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.90329 16 12 28.44 +28 24 45.9                      587
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.90819 16 12 27.90 +28 24 44.6          19.1 R      587
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.96300 16 12 22.02 +28 24 25.9                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.96399 16 12 21.93 +28 24 25.6                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.96497 16 12 21.79 +28 24 25.7                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.96606 16 12 21.67 +28 24 24.7                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.96775 16 12 21.51 +28 24 24.1                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.96918 16 12 21.32 +28 24 23.7                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.97037 16 12 21.18 +28 24 23.1                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.97200 16 12 21.04 +28 24 23.0                      246
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.99328 16 12 18.76 +28 24 15.2                      557
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.99549 16 12 18.53 +28 24 14.5                      557
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.99771 16 12 18.24 +28 24 14.1                      557
         K03H00F  C2003 04 23.99983 16 12 18.16 +28 24 13.8          18.2 R      J95
         K03H00F  C2003 04 24.00725 16 12 17.31 +28 24 10.1          18.4 R      J95
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 HF
    Epoch 2003 Apr. 11.0 TT = JDT 2452740.5                 MPC
    M 301.83887              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35152820     Peri.  206.58709     +0.00481472     +0.75150779
    a   1.9883642      Node    70.60751     -0.74685533     +0.44139713
    e   0.1089295      Incl.   44.37772     -0.66496912     -0.49031074
    P   2.80           H   16.4           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2003 Apr. 11-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 HF                  a,e,i = 1.99, 0.11, 44                  q = 1.7718
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 04 21    16 17.35   +28 39.1    1.098    1.880   126.8    25.3    19.1
    2003 05 01    15 58.83   +27 27.0    1.033    1.868   132.6    23.4    18.9
    2003 05 11    15 36.59   +25 00.1    0.987    1.857   136.8    21.9    18.8
    2003 05 21    15 13.30   +21 11.2    0.966    1.846   137.8    21.6    18.7
    2003 05 31    14 51.82   +16 11.7    0.972    1.835   135.1    23.0    18.7
    2003 06 10    14 34.41   +10 28.9    1.006    1.825   129.2    25.5    18.9
    2003 06 20    14 22.08   +04 33.9    1.064    1.816   121.6    28.5    19.1
    2003 06 30    14 14.83   -01 10.4    1.143    1.808   113.6    31.0    19.3
    2003 07 10    14 12.24   -06 31.9    1.236    1.800   105.7    32.9    19.5
    2003 07 20    14 13.63   -11 27.1    1.340    1.793    98.2    34.1    19.7
    2003 07 30    14 18.44   -15 57.2    1.449    1.787    91.2    34.6    19.9
    2003 08 09    14 26.22   -20 05.2    1.561    1.782    84.8    34.5    20.0
    2003 08 19    14 36.60   -23 54.2    1.672    1.778    78.8    33.9    20.2
    2003 08 29    14 49.39   -27 26.9    1.780    1.775    73.2    33.0    20.3
    2003 09 08    15 04.46   -30 45.4    1.884    1.773    68.0    31.8    20.4
    2003 09 18    15 21.78   -33 50.6    1.981    1.772    63.2    30.4    20.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H23
    

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