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    M.P.E.C. 2003-K50                                Issued 2003 May 30, 15:35 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 KW16
    
    Observations:
         K03K16W* C2003 05 29.32439 16 34 54.20 -19 35 39.8          18.3        704
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.33500 16 34 52.46 -19 33 47.7          18.5        704
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.34556 16 34 50.69 -19 31 55.3          18.4        704
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.35601 16 34 49.01 -19 30 04.4          18.4        704
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.36647 16 34 47.27 -19 28 12.8          18.4        704
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.91331 16 33 27.89 -17 50 58.8          17.3 R      620
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.91598 16 33 27.50 -17 50 30.3          17.1 R      620
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.91788 16 33 27.20 -17 50 09.5          17.3 R      176
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.91861 16 33 27.08 -17 50 02.2          17.3 R      620
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.91892 16 33 27.03 -17 49 58.4          17.2 R      176
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.91985 16 33 26.88 -17 49 48.4          17.2 R      176
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.92066 16 33 26.75 -17 49 39.8          17.2 R      176
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.92147 16 33 26.62 -17 49 31.1          17.1 R      176
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.97427 16 33 17.60 -17 40 08.2          17.6 R      118
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.97529 16 33 17.42 -17 39 57.2                      118
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.97826 16 33 16.90 -17 39 24.3                      118
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.98733 16 33 15.42 -17 37 46.2          17.4 R      106
         K03K16W  C2003 05 29.99428 16 33 14.35 -17 36 31.2          17.0 R      106
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.00336 16 33 12.93 -17 34 53.0          17.3 R      106
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.22500 16 32 41.07 -16 54 56.9          16.9 R      734
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.22682 16 32 40.80 -16 54 36.3          16.1 R      734
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.22924 16 32 40.45 -16 54 13.8                      734
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.23068 16 32 40.29 -16 53 56.2                      734
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.23427 16 32 40.25 -16 53 13.4          17.2 R      333
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.23611 16 32 39.96 -16 52 53.7          17.5 R      333
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.23791 16 32 39.67 -16 52 34.2          17.1 R      333
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.23981 16 32 39.34 -16 52 13.5          17.3 R      333
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.24407 16 32 38.69 -16 51 27.3          17.0 R      G90
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.24505 16 32 38.53 -16 51 16.7          16.9 R      G90
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.24602 16 32 38.40 -16 51 06.2          16.9 R      G90
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.28152 16 32 32.28 -16 44 41.5          17.4 R      711
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.28429 16 32 31.87 -16 44 11.5          17.5 R      711
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.28705 16 32 31.40 -16 43 41.2          17.6 R      711
         K03K16W 5C2003 05 30.33281 16 32 24.49 -16 35 27.3          17.5 R      673
         K03K16W 5C2003 05 30.33385 16 32 24.32 -16 35 15.3          17.5 R      673
         K03K16W 5C2003 05 30.33559 16 32 24.04 -16 34 56.8          17.5 R      673
         K03K16W 5C2003 05 30.33860 16 32 23.55 -16 34 24.2          17.5 R      673
         K03K16W 5C2003 05 30.34242 16 32 22.92 -16 33 42.9          17.5 R      673
         K03K16W 5C2003 05 30.34821 16 32 21.97 -16 32 40.0          17.5 R      673
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.50751 16 31 59.78 -16 03 01.4          16.8 R      E14
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.51126 16 31 59.19 -16 02 20.6          17.0 R      E14
         K03K16W  C2003 05 30.51495 16 31 58.58 -16 01 40.5          17.0 R      E14
    
    Observer details:
    106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD..
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m reflector + CCD, 0.2-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
        + CCD.
    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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector with prime
        focus corrector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    E14 Ngunnawal.  Observer D. Higgins.  0.25-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 KW16
    Epoch 2003 May 21.0 TT = JDT 2452780.5                  MPC
    M 325.33412              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.51758256     Peri.   51.61425     +0.32711015     +0.74894211
    a   1.5363245      Node   247.42226     -0.93638272     +0.33898942
    e   0.2622901      Incl.   38.61610     +0.12722557     +0.56936095
    P   1.90           H   20.2           G   0.15
    From 41 observations 2003 May 29-30.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 KW16                a,e,i = 1.54, 0.26, 39                  q = 1.1334
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 31    16 30.77   -14 33.6    0.210    1.223   172.7     6.0    17.7
    2003 06 10    16 08.32   +14 50.7    0.227    1.196   139.2    33.7    18.8
    2003 06 20    15 52.08   +34 04.6    0.292    1.173   115.8    51.3    19.8
    2003 06 30    15 42.69   +44 15.5    0.376    1.155   102.0    59.4    20.5
    2003 07 10    15 39.47   +49 48.0    0.461    1.142    93.5    62.7    21.0
    2003 07 20    15 41.24   +53 03.9    0.541    1.135    88.1    63.5    21.4
    2003 07 30    15 47.14   +55 06.1    0.610    1.134    84.5    63.1    21.6
    2003 08 09    15 56.93   +56 25.6    0.667    1.138    82.5    62.0    21.8
    2003 08 19    16 10.57   +57 17.9    0.710    1.149    81.7    60.6    21.9
    2003 08 29    16 28.49   +57 49.5    0.740    1.165    81.9    59.1    22.0
    2003 09 08    16 51.47   +58 03.0    0.756    1.186    83.2    57.5    22.0
    2003 09 18    17 20.28   +57 56.5    0.760    1.212    85.5    55.8    22.0
    2003 09 28    17 55.69   +57 21.9    0.754    1.241    88.7    53.9    22.0
    2003 10 08    18 37.94   +56 06.7    0.744    1.273    92.6    51.7    22.0
    2003 10 18    19 25.86   +53 53.9    0.733    1.307    97.0    49.2    21.9
    2003 10 28    20 16.92   +50 28.1    0.728    1.343   101.4    46.5    21.9
    2003 11 07    21 07.69   +45 49.2    0.736    1.380   105.1    43.9    21.9
    2003 11 17    21 55.15   +40 17.7    0.764    1.418   107.2    41.8    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K50
    

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