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    M.P.E.C. 2003-L48                                Issued 2003 June 12, 19:41 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 LX5
    
    Additional Observations:
         K03L05X  C2003 04 01.40960 16 33 14.14 -21 27 50.8          18.5        704
         K03L05X  C2003 04 01.42105 16 33 15.24 -21 27 54.9          18.7        704
         K03L05X  C2003 04 01.43251 16 33 16.32 -21 27 58.9          18.9        704
         K03L05X  C2003 04 01.44397 16 33 17.36 -21 28 03.8          19.2        704
         K03L05X  C2003 04 10.41098 16 46 00.41 -22 15 52.3          19.0        704
         K03L05X  C2003 04 10.42245 16 46 00.98 -22 15 52.6          18.9        704
         K03L05X  C2003 04 10.44541 16 46 02.42 -22 15 58.9          18.8        704
         K03L05X  C2003 04 10.45691 16 46 03.21 -22 16 01.8          19.2        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 06.39647 16 54 24.42 -23 38 03.7          18.0        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 06.40931 16 54 23.99 -23 38 05.1          18.2        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 06.43516 16 54 23.22 -23 38 08.4          18.2        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 06.44763 16 54 22.77 -23 38 08.5          18.5        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 29.32470 16 37 42.68 -23 51 13.5          17.2        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 29.33532 16 37 42.04 -23 51 13.3          17.6        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 29.34588 16 37 41.49 -23 51 12.5          17.5        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 29.35633 16 37 40.91 -23 51 12.0          17.3        704
         K03L05X  C2003 05 29.36679 16 37 40.35 -23 51 11.6          17.2        704
         K03L05X  C2003 06 03.30764 16 33 42.13 -23 48 27.7          18.1        704
         K03L05X  C2003 06 03.31783 16 33 41.58 -23 48 27.3          18.3        704
         K03L05X  C2003 06 03.33817 16 33 40.55 -23 48 26.2          18.5        704
         K03L05X  C2003 06 03.34833 16 33 39.99 -23 48 26.5          18.5        704
         K03L05X  C2003 06 09.47678 16 29 24.53 -23 43 47.6          18.2 V      428
         K03L05X  C2003 06 09.50811 16 29 23.18 -23 43 45.7          18.6 V      428
         K03L05X  C2003 06 09.53594 16 29 21.97 -23 43 45.1          18.2 V      428
         K03L05X  C2003 06 09.57429 16 29 20.36 -23 43 43.4          18.4 V      428
         K03L05X  C2003 06 09.68514 16 29 15.74 -23 43 35.9          18.4 V      428
         K03L05X  C2003 06 09.70113 16 29 15.17 -23 43 34.9                      428
         K03L05X  C2003 06 10.43606 16 28 49.75 -23 43 03.1          18.2 V      428
         K03L05X  C2003 06 10.44376 16 28 49.42 -23 43 02.5          18.6 V      428
    
    Observer details:
    428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/7.2 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 LX5
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M  20.67617              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21000113     Peri.  148.50846     -0.99185816     +0.12658947
    a   2.8032056      Node    38.77167     -0.12095933     -0.90242085
    e   0.5341345      Incl.    1.26956     -0.03982760     -0.41183944
    P   4.69           H   17.6           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030401 704  0.2+  0.1-    030529 704  0.1+  0.4-    030607 428  0.3-  0.0
    030401 704  0.3+  0.0     030529 704  0.5-  0.5-    030607 428  0.2+  0.3-
    030401 704  0.1+  0.2+    030529 704  0.0   0.1-    030609 428  0.5+  0.4-
    030401 704  0.6-  0.4-    030529 704  0.0   0.1+    030609 428  0.2+  0.4+
    030410 704 (1.2+  3.1-)   030529 704  0.3+  0.1+    030609 428  0.2-  0.1-
    030410 704  0.7-  0.1-    030603 704  0.2+  0.1+    030609 428  0.1+  0.3-
    030410 704  0.3-  0.1+    030603 704  0.1-  0.1+    030609 428  0.1-  0.6+
    030410 704  0.8+  0.4+    030603 704  0.0   0.2+    030609 428  0.9+  0.5+
    030506 704  0.3+  0.3+    030603 704  0.5-  0.6-    030610 428  0.1+  0.0
    030506 704  0.1-  0.2+    030606 428  1.2-  0.2+    030610 428  0.2-  0.4+
    030506 704  0.5+  0.7-    030606 428  0.2+  0.2-
    030506 704  0.4-  0.4+    030607 428 (2.2-  0.2-)
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 LX5                 a,e,i = 2.80, 0.53, 1                   q = 1.3059
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 10    16 29.08   -23 43.4    0.657    1.666   170.4     5.8    18.3
    2003 06 20    16 24.54   -23 36.5    0.737    1.727   159.9    11.7    18.8
    2003 06 30    16 23.29   -23 33.0    0.835    1.790   150.1    16.5    19.4
    2003 07 10    16 25.38   -23 34.7    0.949    1.854   141.1    20.2    19.8
    2003 07 20    16 30.46   -23 41.3    1.077    1.918   132.7    22.9    20.3
    2003 07 30    16 38.07   -23 51.7    1.219    1.983   124.9    24.8    20.7
    2003 08 09    16 47.78   -24 04.2    1.371    2.048   117.6    26.0    21.0
    2003 08 19    16 59.17   -24 17.1    1.532    2.112   110.6    26.7    21.4
    2003 08 29    17 11.91   -24 28.8    1.702    2.177   103.8    26.8    21.6
    2003 09 08    17 25.75   -24 37.9    1.877    2.241    97.3    26.5    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-L48
    

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