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    M.P.E.C. 2003-H51                                Issued 2003 Apr. 30, 17:49 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 HQ32
    
    Observations:
         K03H32Q* C2003 04 29.28284 11 57 55.77 -20 19 51.3          19.5        608
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.29383 11 57 56.72 -20 19 07.0          19.4        608
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.30470 11 57 57.64 -20 18 23.5          19.4        608
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.84556 11 58 47.01 -19 42 19.9                      246
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.84757 11 58 47.11 -19 42 11.3                      246
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.85964 11 58 48.23 -19 41 24.1                      246
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.86096 11 58 48.31 -19 41 18.8                      246
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.86159 11 58 48.36 -19 41 16.2                      246
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.86220 11 58 48.45 -19 41 13.9                      246
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.86284 11 58 48.47 -19 41 11.2                      246
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.86737 11 58 48.86 -19 40 53.1                      557
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.86866 11 58 48.95 -19 40 48.2          18.6 V      557
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.86993 11 58 49.06 -19 40 43.3                      557
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.87122 11 58 49.15 -19 40 38.1                      557
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.87250 11 58 49.28 -19 40 33.0                      557
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.87377 11 58 49.42 -19 40 27.4          18.9 V      557
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 29.87506 11 58 49.56 -19 40 23.2                      557
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 30.15966 11 59 15.97 -19 21 28.3          17.4 R      651
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 30.16168 11 59 16.13 -19 21 20.4          17.8 R      651
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 30.16294 11 59 16.22 -19 21 15.8          17.6 R      651
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 30.24139 11 59 22.87 -19 16 04.0          17.6 R      926
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 30.24331 11 59 23.13 -19 15 56.0          17.7 R      926
         K03H32Q  C2003 04 30.24519 11 59 23.23 -19 15 50.6          17.7 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.36-m
        f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 HQ32
    Epoch 2003 Apr. 11.0 TT = JDT 2452740.5                 MPC
    M  23.89230              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38394958     Peri.  291.45718     -0.76302215     -0.54345833
    a   1.8747927      Node   218.28766     +0.55423473     -0.82865656
    e   0.3102544      Incl.   34.38540     -0.33259744     -0.13409454
    P   2.57           H   18.1           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2003 Apr. 29-30.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 HQ32                a,e,i = 1.87, 0.31, 34                  q = 1.2931
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 01    12 00.54   -18 26.2    0.515    1.456   143.8    24.1    18.6
    2003 05 11    12 15.94   -08 51.4    0.585    1.492   136.9    27.6    19.0
    2003 05 21    12 31.46   -01 53.4    0.679    1.529   128.4    31.2    19.5
    2003 05 31    12 47.07   +02 47.8    0.789    1.568   120.3    33.9    20.0
    2003 06 10    13 02.82   +05 44.6    0.912    1.608   113.0    35.5    20.4
    2003 06 20    13 18.70   +07 26.7    1.042    1.649   106.5    36.2    20.8
    2003 06 30    13 34.73   +08 15.9    1.177    1.690   100.5    36.3    21.1
    2003 07 10    13 50.98   +08 27.9    1.315    1.731    95.0    35.8    21.4
    2003 07 20    14 07.44   +08 14.0    1.454    1.772    89.8    35.0    21.6
    2003 07 30    14 24.15   +07 42.2    1.593    1.812    85.0    33.9    21.8
    2003 08 09    14 41.15   +06 58.6    1.730    1.852    80.3    32.7    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H51
    

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