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    M.P.E.C. 2003-K51                                Issued 2003 May 30, 15:42 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 KX16
    
    Observations:
         K03K16X* C2003 05 29.57197 17 15 03.82 +15 59 34.3          19.4        608
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.58321 17 15 00.73 +15 58 54.9          19.8        608
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.59407 17 14 57.69 +15 58 16.7          19.8        608
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.90451 17 13 36.06 +15 40 08.4          17.8 R      176
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.90602 17 13 35.64 +15 40 03.2          17.7 R      176
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.90741 17 13 35.26 +15 39 58.3          17.8 R      176
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.90880 17 13 34.88 +15 39 53.4          17.6 R      176
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.91030 17 13 34.47 +15 39 48.2          17.8 R      176
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.92586 17 13 29.93 +15 38 52.4          17.6 R      106
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.93154 17 13 28.65 +15 38 34.9          17.9 R      620
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.93636 17 13 27.33 +15 38 17.9          18.0 R      620
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.94119 17 13 26.01 +15 38 01.2          17.8 R      620
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.94384 17 13 25.04 +15 37 50.2          17.8 R      106
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.95774 17 13 21.17 +15 37 01.8          17.8 R      106
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.99699 17 13 10.37 +15 34 44.2          18.0 R      118
         K03K16X  C2003 05 29.99947 17 13 09.72 +15 34 35.4                      118
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.00204 17 13 09.03 +15 34 27.1                      118
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.24644 17 12 04.44 +15 20 20.0          17.7 R      734
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.24826 17 12 03.94 +15 20 13.2          17.9 R      734
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.25201 17 12 02.96 +15 20 00.5                      734
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.26490 17 11 59.33 +15 19 14.2          18.4 R      734
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.26567 17 11 59.50 +15 19 13.9          17.7 R      G90
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.26685 17 11 58.82 +15 19 07.5          18.3 R      734
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.26927 17 11 58.09 +15 18 59.3          17.7 R      734
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.26988 17 11 58.37 +15 18 59.2          17.8 R      G90
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.27222 17 11 57.72 +15 18 51.2          18.0 R      G90
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.30523 17 11 48.70 +15 16 57.7          18.3 R      854
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.30887 17 11 47.65 +15 16 44.0          18.4 R      854
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.31068 17 11 47.18 +15 16 38.0          18.3 R      854
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.34700 17 11 37.12 +15 14 32.4          17.9 R      711
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.35091 17 11 36.04 +15 14 18.6          17.9 R      711
         K03K16X  C2003 05 30.35492 17 11 34.96 +15 14 04.8          17.9 R      711
         K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.37986 17 11 28.40 +15 12 35.4          18.0 R      673
         K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.38235 17 11 27.80 +15 12 27.7          18.0 R      673
         K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.39091 17 11 25.47 +15 11 57.7          18.0 R      673
         K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.39369 17 11 24.72 +15 11 48.1          18.0 R      673
         K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.40168 17 11 22.55 +15 11 20.3          18.0 R      673
         K03K16X 5C2003 05 30.40424 17 11 21.85 +15 11 11.3          18.0 R      673
    
    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.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-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.
    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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 KX16
    Epoch 2003 May 21.0 TT = JDT 2452780.5                  MPC
    M  52.84910              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.65211088     Peri.   28.32582     -0.49034532     -0.77017649
    a   1.3170080      Node    93.79553     +0.70239781     -0.62630955
    e   0.5687713      Incl.   24.12982     +0.51594455     +0.12068355
    P   1.51           H   18.5           G   0.15
    From 38 observations 2003 May 29-30.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 KX16                a,e,i = 1.32, 0.57, 24                  q = 0.5679
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 31    17 08.77   +14 36.8    0.388    1.342   142.3    27.5    18.3
    2003 06 10    16 31.94   +05 25.6    0.450    1.423   150.1    20.9    18.6
    2003 06 20    16 07.64   -02 09.4    0.541    1.499   146.9    21.7    19.1
    2003 06 30    15 53.63   -07 59.4    0.654    1.569   138.7    25.3    19.7
    2003 07 10    15 47.45   -12 26.5    0.784    1.633   129.7    28.6    20.3
    2003 07 20    15 47.02   -15 54.6    0.927    1.693   121.2    30.9    20.8
    2003 07 30    15 50.84   -18 41.5    1.079    1.748   113.2    32.3    21.2
    2003 08 09    15 57.90   -20 59.3    1.236    1.798   105.7    32.9    21.6
    2003 08 19    16 07.47   -22 55.5    1.396    1.844    98.7    32.9    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K51
    

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