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    M.P.E.C. 2003-J48                                Issued 2003 May 10, 10:53 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 JN14
    
    Observations:
         K03J14N* C2003 05 08.26862 15 18 30.66 -26 40 11.6          18.0        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 08.28107 15 18 28.22 -26 40 21.0          18.7        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 08.29309 15 18 25.67 -26 40 30.7          18.7        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 08.30519 15 18 23.29 -26 40 39.1          18.4        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 08.32070 15 18 19.98 -26 40 52.0          18.9        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.27572 15 15 05.92 -26 53 02.2          18.6        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.28799 15 15 03.25 -26 53 11.7          18.9        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.29995 15 15 00.62 -26 53 20.9          18.8        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.31171 15 14 58.00 -26 53 29.9          18.8        704
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.33910 15 14 51.96 -26 53 50.4          19.6 R      926
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.34144 15 14 51.53 -26 53 53.0          19.1 R      926
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.34376 15 14 51.03 -26 53 54.2          19.0 R      926
         K03J14N  C2003 05 09.34610 15 14 50.53 -26 53 57.6          18.9 R      926
         K03J14N  C2003 05 10.23953 15 11 36.87 -27 05 33.2          19.2 R      854
         K03J14N  C2003 05 10.24133 15 11 36.22 -27 05 36.1          19.3 R      854
    
    Observer details:
    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.  0.36-m
        f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, 0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 JN14
    Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5                   MPC
    M 326.60917              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38273462     Peri.  318.95877     +0.98343297     +0.16744126
    a   1.8787582      Node    31.60469     -0.11128899     +0.86010999
    e   0.7310080      Incl.    7.61525     -0.14308863     +0.48184461
    P   2.58           H   20.4           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2003 May 8-10.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 JN14                a,e,i = 1.88, 0.73, 8                   q = 0.5054
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 11    15 08.68   -27 15.2    0.370    1.376   170.5     7.0    19.5
    2003 05 16    14 45.18   -28 22.4    0.313    1.317   166.2    10.6    19.1
    2003 05 21    14 12.08   -29 23.5    0.263    1.257   156.1    19.0    19.0
    2003 05 26    13 25.80   -29 51.7    0.221    1.195   142.2    31.3    18.8
    2003 05 31    12 23.79   -28 51.8    0.189    1.132   124.6    47.5    18.8
    2003 06 05    11 09.26   -25 12.7    0.171    1.067   103.4    67.6    19.1
    2003 06 10    09 53.77   -18 45.0    0.170    1.002    80.7    89.7    19.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-J48
    

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