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    M.P.E.C. 2003-J56                                Issued 2003 May 13, 16:07 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 JC17
    
    Observations:
         K03J17C* C2003 05 11.33728 16 50 03.60 +06 22 06.1          19.0        704
         K03J17C  C2003 05 11.34896 16 50 01.38 +06 21 51.2          18.9        704
         K03J17C  C2003 05 11.36053 16 49 59.28 +06 21 33.7          18.8        704
         K03J17C  C2003 05 11.37234 16 49 57.10 +06 21 18.6          18.9        704
         K03J17C 5C2003 05 12.35336 16 47 01.22 +05 59 07.9          18.5 R      673
         K03J17C 5C2003 05 12.35532 16 47 00.86 +05 59 05.2          18.5 R      673
         K03J17C 5C2003 05 12.36400 16 46 59.26 +05 58 53.7          18.5 R      673
         K03J17C 5C2003 05 12.39676 16 46 53.29 +05 58 09.2          18.5 R      673
         K03J17C  C2003 05 12.39843 16 46 52.97 +05 58 07.4          18.5 R      926
         K03J17C  C2003 05 12.40097 16 46 52.36 +05 58 04.8          18.5 R      926
         K03J17C  C2003 05 12.40350 16 46 52.02 +05 58 01.7          18.1 R      926
         K03J17C 5C2003 05 12.43183 16 46 46.87 +05 57 21.2          18.5 R      673
         K03J17C 5C2003 05 12.43576 16 46 46.14 +05 57 15.6          18.5 R      673
         K03J17C FC2003 05 12.89802 16 45 24.43 +05 46 44.6          19.5 R      620
         K03J17C  C2003 05 13.00713 16 45 04.61 +05 44 12.8          18.9 R      J95
         K03J17C  C2003 05 13.01101 16 45 03.94 +05 44 07.5          18.6 R      966
         K03J17C  C2003 05 13.01778 16 45 02.79 +05 43 57.0          18.9 R      J95
         K03J17C  C2003 05 13.03238 16 45 00.07 +05 43 38.4          18.8 R      966
         K03J17C  C2003 05 13.36777 16 44 00.46 +05 36 02.5          18.7 R      926
         K03J17C  C2003 05 13.36961 16 44 00.14 +05 36 00.3          18.4 R      926
         K03J17C  C2003 05 13.37144 16 43 59.85 +05 35 57.7          18.5 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + 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.
    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.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 JC17
    Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5                   MPC
    M  26.40849              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29418699     Peri.   39.34725     -0.46338048     -0.77557576
    a   2.2389982      Node    82.33451     +0.66403803     -0.62422575
    e   0.6948298      Incl.   25.62877     +0.58679811     +0.09393857
    P   3.35           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2003 May 11-13.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 JC17                a,e,i = 2.24, 0.69, 26                  q = 0.6833
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 11    16 51.07   +06 29.8    0.660    1.596   145.2    21.2    19.0
    2003 05 21    16 22.47   +02 40.0    0.722    1.697   155.9    14.1    19.1
    2003 05 31    15 58.55   -01 05.0    0.814    1.794   157.9    12.3    19.5
    2003 06 10    15 40.75   -04 29.6    0.933    1.888   151.5    14.9    20.0
    2003 06 20    15 29.02   -07 28.3    1.076    1.979   142.1    18.4    20.5
    2003 06 30    15 22.56   -10 02.6    1.238    2.066   132.5    21.3    21.0
    2003 07 10    15 20.43   -12 16.9    1.416    2.151   123.4    23.2    21.4
    2003 07 20    15 21.73   -14 15.0    1.606    2.232   114.8    24.4    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-J56
    

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