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    M.P.E.C. 2003-J57                                Issued 2003 May 13, 16:18 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 JD17
    
    Observations:
         K03J17D* C2003 05 12.32965 17 37 34.43 +18 48 33.8          18.0        704
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.34138 17 37 38.30 +18 50 11.4          18.6        704
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.35318 17 37 42.10 +18 51 49.1          18.8        704
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.36481 17 37 45.88 +18 53 26.1          18.8        704
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.37633 17 37 49.65 +18 55 01.2          18.3        704
         K03J17D FC2003 05 12.93841 17 41 04.59 +20 11 30.7          18.9 R      620
         K03J17D FC2003 05 12.95007 17 41 08.50 +20 13 03.8          18.8 R      620
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.95067 17 41 08.12 +20 13 02.4          19.0 R      J95
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.96225 17 41 12.23 +20 14 35.1          18.7 R      J95
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.97008 17 41 14.28 +20 15 41.7                      557
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.97136 17 41 14.68 +20 15 52.4                      557
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.97328 17 41 15.36 +20 16 08.1                      557
         K03J17D  C2003 05 12.97392 17 41 15.48 +20 16 13.8                      557
         K03J17D  C2003 05 13.40593 17 43 41.57 +21 14 06.4          18.6 R      926
         K03J17D  C2003 05 13.40672 17 43 41.79 +21 14 13.4          18.6 R      926
         K03J17D  C2003 05 13.40736 17 43 42.05 +21 14 17.5          18.3 R      926
         K03J17D  C2003 05 13.40804 17 43 42.22 +21 14 22.9          18.4 R      926
         K03J17D  C2003 05 13.40869 17 43 42.39 +21 14 27.7          18.4 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 JD17
    Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5                   MPC
    M 352.33814              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26347972     Peri.   34.57376     -0.29868300     +0.92698147
    a   2.4097459      Node   219.46927     -0.93622834     -0.33072672
    e   0.5432859      Incl.   20.91514     -0.18510797     +0.17698925
    P   3.74           H   20.9           G   0.15
    From 18 observations 2003 May 12-13.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 JD17                a,e,i = 2.41, 0.54, 21                  q = 1.1006
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 11    17 29.86   +15 40.2    0.162    1.124   132.0    41.9    18.8
    2003 05 21    18 23.94   +34 57.4    0.196    1.106   113.9    56.8    19.6
    2003 05 31    19 06.56   +45 16.5    0.248    1.101   104.0    63.3    20.3
    2003 06 10    19 37.30   +50 21.7    0.304    1.108    99.9    64.5    20.8
    2003 06 20    19 58.32   +52 42.5    0.357    1.129    99.1    62.7    21.2
    2003 06 30    20 11.61   +53 23.4    0.405    1.161   100.5    59.4    21.4
    2003 07 10    20 19.21   +52 46.6    0.448    1.204   103.6    55.2    21.6
    2003 07 20    20 23.16   +50 59.8    0.486    1.254   108.0    50.4    21.7
    2003 07 30    20 25.21   +48 04.8    0.522    1.312   113.2    45.3    21.8
    2003 08 09    20 27.18   +44 05.3    0.559    1.374   118.9    40.2    21.9
    2003 08 19    20 30.35   +39 13.9    0.602    1.441   124.5    35.4    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-J57
    

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