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    M.P.E.C. 2003-L09                                Issued 2003 June 3, 16:40 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2003 LG
    
    Observations:
         K03L00G* C2003 06 02.21150 17 46 47.80 +33 16 55.3          17.1 R      699
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.22962 17 46 39.71 +33 14 27.3                      699
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.24774 17 46 31.64 +33 11 58.7                      699
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.26573 17 46 23.57 +33 09 31.6                      699
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.37630 17 45 34.23 +32 54 26.4          17.8 R      333
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.38602 17 45 29.85 +32 53 06.3          17.5 R      333
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.39572 17 45 25.57 +32 51 46.7          17.5 R      333
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.40541 17 45 21.43 +32 50 26.2          17.2 R      333
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.87876 17 42 06.42 +31 46 08.6                      246
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.87926 17 42 06.24 +31 46 05.0                      246
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.87964 17 42 06.07 +31 46 01.8                      246
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.88031 17 42 05.78 +31 45 56.4                      246
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.88071 17 42 05.60 +31 45 52.9                      246
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.88126 17 42 05.39 +31 45 48.8                      246
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.88483 17 42 04.41 +31 45 22.8          17.2 R      620
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.88735 17 42 03.38 +31 45 02.7          17.3 R      620
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.88986 17 42 02.30 +31 44 42.5          17.3 R      620
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.89239 17 42 01.27 +31 44 22.6          17.2 R      620
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.95307 17 41 35.99 +31 36 11.7          17.3 R      J95
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.95683 17 41 34.41 +31 35 41.8          17.7 R      J95
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.96181 17 41 32.34 +31 35 01.5          17.2 R      J95
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.96693 17 41 29.63 +31 34 23.7          17.1 R      118
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.96792 17 41 29.23 +31 34 15.8                      118
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.97177 17 41 27.64 +31 33 45.1                      118
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.97199 17 41 28.17 +31 33 48.0          17.0 R      176
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.97277 17 41 27.26 +31 33 37.2                      118
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.97326 17 41 27.64 +31 33 37.8          16.9 R      176
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.97442 17 41 27.16 +31 33 28.6          16.9 R      176
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.97535 17 41 26.77 +31 33 21.1          16.9 R      176
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.97674 17 41 26.18 +31 33 10.0          16.9 R      176
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98505 17 41 22.26 +31 31 57.8                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98570 17 41 21.98 +31 31 52.6                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98634 17 41 21.72 +31 31 47.5                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98697 17 41 21.45 +31 31 42.5                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98762 17 41 21.17 +31 31 37.3                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98826 17 41 20.94 +31 31 32.1                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98889 17 41 20.66 +31 31 26.9                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98954 17 41 20.39 +31 31 22.0                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.98985 17 41 20.73 +31 31 24.5                      170
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99018 17 41 20.13 +31 31 16.6                      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99084 17 41 19.86 +31 31 11.7          17.7 V      557
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99088 17 41 20.34 +31 31 16.0                      170
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99244 17 41 19.65 +31 31 04.2                      170
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99296 17 41 19.42 +31 30 59.4                      170
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99380 17 41 19.16 +31 30 45.7          16.9 R      966
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99399 17 41 19.04 +31 30 51.0                      170
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99610 17 41 18.11 +31 30 34.8                      170
         K03L00G  C2003 06 02.99962 17 41 16.77 +31 29 59.1          16.8 R      966
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.00574 17 41 14.23 +31 29 10.3          16.7 R      966
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.17723 17 40 07.80 +31 06 27.0          17.0 R      G90
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.18003 17 40 06.69 +31 06 05.3          17.0 R      G90
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.18324 17 40 05.37 +31 05 39.7          17.0 R      G90
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.31624 17 39 11.43 +30 48 15.5          16.9 R      711
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.31918 17 39 10.25 +30 47 52.0          16.9 R      711
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.32212 17 39 09.06 +30 47 29.2          16.9 R      711
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.33258 17 39 05.10 +30 46 05.3          17.2 R      854
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.33403 17 39 04.57 +30 45 53.9          16.9 R      854
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.33549 17 39 03.98 +30 45 42.7          17.1 R      854
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.34850 17 38 58.71 +30 44 00.6          17.0 R      926
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.34916 17 38 58.43 +30 43 55.4          17.2 R      926
         K03L00G  C2003 06 03.34983 17 38 58.19 +30 43 50.2          17.2 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
        + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  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.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m reflector with prime
        focus corrector + 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.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 LG
    Epoch 2003 May 21.0 TT = JDT 2452780.5                  MPC
    M  16.95637              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36737037     Peri.   18.76337     -0.79467386     -0.58204037
    a   1.9307823      Node   124.41769     +0.52677990     -0.80234485
    e   0.7392063      Incl.   12.06303     +0.30165609     -0.13218073
    P   2.68           H   18.6           G   0.15
    From 61 observations 2003 June 2-3.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 LG                  a,e,i = 1.93, 0.74, 12                  q = 0.5035
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 05 31    18 04.93   +38 33.3    0.215    1.124   115.6    54.4    17.5
    2003 06 02    17 48.32   +33 46.4    0.227    1.149   121.7    48.7    17.5
    2003 06 04    17 34.92   +29 19.7    0.241    1.175   127.0    43.6    17.5
    2003 06 06    17 23.95   +25 15.8    0.256    1.200   131.6    39.2    17.6
    2003 06 08    17 14.89   +21 35.2    0.274    1.226   135.5    35.5    17.7
    2003 06 10    17 07.32   +18 16.6    0.293    1.251   138.8    32.4    17.8
    2003 06 12    17 00.95   +15 18.3    0.313    1.275   141.3    29.8    17.9
    2003 06 14    16 55.56   +12 38.3    0.335    1.300   143.3    27.8    18.0
    2003 06 16    16 50.98   +10 14.4    0.358    1.324   144.7    26.3    18.2
    2003 06 18    16 47.09   +08 04.8    0.382    1.348   145.6    25.2    18.3
    2003 06 20    16 43.77   +06 07.7    0.406    1.372   146.0    24.4    18.5
    
    2003 06 30    16 33.60   -01 18.6    0.542    1.488   143.5    24.0    19.3
    2003 07 10    16 30.65   -06 15.6    0.695    1.598   137.2    25.6    20.0
    2003 07 20    16 32.26   -09 47.6    0.861    1.703   130.0    27.2    20.7
    2003 07 30    16 37.01   -12 27.5    1.040    1.803   122.5    28.3    21.2
    2003 08 09    16 44.12   -14 32.9    1.229    1.898   115.3    28.9    21.7
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-L09
    

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