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    M.P.E.C. 2003-J04                                Issued 2003 May 1, 20:26 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,
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                                       2003 HT42
    
    Observations:
         K03H42T* C2003 04 29.34960 15 49 01.82 -18 38 27.6          18.0        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 29.36160 15 48 39.42 -18 40 05.2          17.8        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 29.37351 15 48 17.16 -18 41 41.3          17.5        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.23186 15 21 52.25 -20 40 19.4          16.6 R      651
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.23274 15 21 50.23 -20 40 28.0          16.5 R      651
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.31608 15 18 40.46 -20 52 59.0          16.5        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.31835 15 18 35.29 -20 53 16.3          16.8        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.31998 15 18 31.47 -20 53 30.0          16.8        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.32802 15 18 13.13 -20 54 40.0          17.0        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.33036 15 18 07.79 -20 54 58.0          16.6        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.33193 15 18 04.07 -20 55 11.3          17.0        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.34019 15 17 45.22 -20 56 22.5          16.8        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.34230 15 17 40.38 -20 56 38.1          16.8        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.34387 15 17 36.63 -20 56 51.5          17.1        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.35206 15 17 17.94 -20 58 00.5          17.4        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.35425 15 17 12.86 -20 58 17.5          17.3        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.35582 15 17 09.15 -20 58 30.5          17.1        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.36390 15 16 50.69 -20 59 37.9          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.36628 15 16 45.18 -20 59 56.0          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.36785 15 16 41.47 -21 00 09.3          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.97980 14 53 54.63 -22 25 30.8          17.9 R      176
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.98131 14 53 50.73 -22 25 43.4          18.2 R      176
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.98200 14 53 48.95 -22 25 49.2          18.2 R      176
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.98258 14 53 47.46 -22 25 54.1          18.0 R      176
         K03H42T  C2003 04 30.98328 14 53 45.65 -22 26 00.0          18.0 R      176
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.00322 14 52 55.70 -22 28 43.0          16.4 R      941
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.00340 14 52 55.20 -22 28 44.5          16.4 R      941
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.00359 14 52 54.71 -22 28 46.1          16.4 R      941
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.00396 14 52 53.72 -22 28 49.3          16.4 R      941
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.17314 14 46 24.84 -22 49 38.5          16.6 R      854
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.17384 14 46 22.86 -22 49 45.2          16.2 R      854
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.17593 14 46 17.42 -22 50 03.2          16.0 R      854
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.29659 14 40 50.11 -23 06 58.5          16.6        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.30860 14 40 17.10 -23 08 30.9          17.2        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.30863 14 40 19.55 -23 08 18.9          16.3 R      926
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.30892 14 40 18.68 -23 08 21.3          16.5 R      926
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.30922 14 40 17.87 -23 08 23.7          16.3 R      926
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.30954 14 40 17.01 -23 08 25.8          16.5 R      926
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.30983 14 40 16.24 -23 08 27.6          16.5 R      926
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.31713 14 39 53.68 -23 09 35.9          16.5        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.31750 14 39 52.63 -23 09 38.6          16.6        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.32088 14 39 43.30 -23 10 04.0          17.3        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.32230 14 39 39.56 -23 10 14.6          16.4        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.32241 14 39 39.12 -23 10 15.8          16.3        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.32920 14 39 20.40 -23 11 06.3          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.32957 14 39 19.40 -23 11 10.0          17.1        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.33439 14 39 06.10 -23 11 44.6          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.33450 14 39 05.79 -23 11 46.3          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.34110 14 38 47.58 -23 12 33.5          17.2        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.34147 14 38 46.53 -23 12 37.3          17.1        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.34653 14 38 32.56 -23 13 14.1          16.7        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.34664 14 38 32.28 -23 13 15.5          16.8        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.35308 14 38 14.53 -23 14 01.6          17.2        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.35345 14 38 13.48 -23 14 04.6          16.8        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.35862 14 37 59.16 -23 14 41.7          17.1        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.35873 14 37 58.85 -23 14 42.9          16.5        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.36500 14 37 41.58 -23 15 27.2          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.36537 14 37 40.58 -23 15 30.1          16.9        704
         K03H42T  C2003 05 01.37093 14 37 25.21 -23 16 10.2          16.5        704
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.30-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 HT42
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M 248.78860              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.33910621     Peri.  351.86871     +0.85654535     -0.51327596
    a   0.8151910      Node    39.16455     +0.47813734     +0.75016743
    e   0.2616352      Incl.    4.87274     +0.19420285     +0.41688922
    P   0.74           H   25.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030429 704  0.2-  0.2+    030430 176  0.4-  0.3+    030501 704  0.4-  0.0
    030429 704  0.4-  0.0     030430 176  0.4-  0.2+    030501 704  0.6-  0.1+
    030429 704  0.3-  0.0     030430 176  0.3-  0.1+    030501 704  1.8+  0.2+
    030430 651  1.2+  0.5+    030430 176  0.2-  0.0     030501 704  0.1-  0.2-
    030430 651  0.1+  0.2-    030430 176  0.2-  0.2-    030501 704  0.1+  0.2+
    030430 704  0.2+  1.7-    030501 941  0.2+  0.0     030501 704  0.4+  0.8-
    030430 704  0.5+  0.3+    030501 941  0.2-  0.0     030501 704  0.4+  0.5+
    030430 704  0.8-  0.5+    030501 941  0.2-  0.1-    030501 704  0.3+  0.4-
    030430 704  0.2+  1.4-    030501 941  0.6-  0.3-    030501 704  0.4+  1.1+
    030430 704  0.6+  0.4+    030501 854  1.0+  0.4+    030501 704  0.0   0.0
    030430 704  1.1-  0.3+    030501 854  1.1-  0.2-    030501 704  0.1+  0.3+
    030430 704  0.5+  1.5-    030501 854  0.8-  0.1+    030501 704  0.4+  0.3-
    030430 704  0.6+  0.6+    030501 704  1.4-  0.0     030501 704  0.9+  0.4+
    030430 704  1.3-  0.3+    030501 704  1.1-  0.0     030501 704  0.5+  0.1+
    030430 704  0.8+  0.5-    030501 926  0.1+  0.1-    030501 704  0.1-  0.3+
    030430 704  0.2+  0.6+    030501 926  0.9-  0.3-    030501 704  0.2-  0.1-
    030430 704  1.1-  0.6+    030501 926  0.7-  0.4-    030501 704  0.4+  0.5+
    030430 704  1.1+  0.1-    030501 926  0.3-  0.0     030501 704  0.7+  0.3+
    030430 704  0.7+  1.3+    030501 926  0.1+  0.4+    030501 704  0.4+  0.3-
    030430 704  0.5-  0.9+    030501 704  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 HT42                a,e,i = 0.82, 0.26, 5                   q = 0.6019
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 01    14 53.05   -22 20.3    0.016    1.024   170.9     9.0    17.2
    2003 05 02    14 09.44   -24 21.7    0.015    1.023   169.0    10.8    17.2
    2003 05 03    13 20.14   -25 39.2    0.015    1.022   159.0    20.7    17.4
    2003 05 04    12 29.11   -25 53.0    0.015    1.021   147.3    32.2    17.8
    2003 05 05    11 41.17   -25 04.7    0.016    1.020   135.9    43.5    18.2
    2003 05 06    10 59.64   -23 34.6    0.017    1.019   125.7    53.6    18.7
    2003 05 07    10 25.47   -21 47.1    0.019    1.017   116.8    62.2    19.1
    2003 05 08    09 58.00   -19 59.0    0.021    1.016   109.4    69.5    19.5
    2003 05 09    09 36.03   -18 19.0    0.023    1.015   103.1    75.6    19.9
    2003 05 10    09 18.35   -16 50.2    0.025    1.013    97.9    80.7    20.3
    2003 05 11    09 03.95   -15 32.8    0.027    1.012    93.4    85.1    20.7
    2003 05 12    08 52.08   -14 25.5    0.030    1.010    89.4    88.9    21.0
    2003 05 13    08 42.14   -13 27.1    0.032    1.009    86.0    92.1    21.3
    2003 05 14    08 33.72   -12 36.2    0.035    1.007    83.0    95.1    21.6
    2003 05 15    08 26.48   -11 51.4    0.038    1.005    80.2    97.7    21.9
    2003 05 16    08 20.20   -11 11.8    0.040    1.003    77.7   100.0    22.2
    2003 05 17    08 14.67   -10 36.5    0.043    1.001    75.4   102.2    22.4
    2003 05 18    08 09.77   -10 04.7    0.046    0.999    73.3   104.2    22.6
    2003 05 19    08 05.38   -09 35.8    0.048    0.997    71.3   106.1    22.9
    2003 05 20    08 01.42   -09 09.5    0.051    0.995    69.4   107.9    23.1
    2003 05 21    07 57.81   -08 45.2    0.054    0.993    67.6   109.6    23.3
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-J04
    

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