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    M.P.E.C. 2003-M29                                Issued 2003 June 23, 14:11 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 MO
    
    Observations:
         K03M00O* C2003 06 22.28681 17 22 05.67 +34 02 43.5          16.9        704
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.29665 17 21 59.46 +34 04 25.2          17.0        704
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.30648 17 21 53.15 +34 06 06.7          18.3        704
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.31634 17 21 46.96 +34 07 50.5          17.1        704
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.91741 17 15 21.29 +35 53 08.6          16.4 R      587
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.91921 17 15 19.94 +35 53 29.8          16.7 R      587
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92080 17 15 17.90 +35 53 45.5          17.1 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92083 17 15 18.26 +35 53 43.4          17.7 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92102 17 15 18.71 +35 53 49.5          16.9 R      587
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92302 17 15 17.25 +35 54 13.0          16.5 R      587
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92552 17 15 14.97 +35 54 34.2          17.9 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92769 17 15 14.04 +35 54 59.9          16.8 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92830 17 15 13.03 +35 55 05.3          18.2 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92870 17 15 13.28 +35 55 10.7          17.0 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.92940 17 15 12.34 +35 55 15.7          18.2 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93038 17 15 11.63 +35 55 26.0          18.4 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93129 17 15 11.76 +35 55 36.8          16.9 R      224
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93160 17 15 10.81 +35 55 39.4          18.0 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93276 17 15 10.77 +35 55 53.0          16.6 R      224
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93304 17 15 09.88 +35 55 53.9          18.4 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93422 17 15 09.79 +35 56 08.7          16.9 R      224
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93461 17 15 08.71 +35 56 12.0          18.3 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93532 17 15 08.81 +35 56 20.9          16.9 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93568 17 15 08.77 +35 56 24.2          16.9 R      224
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93635 17 15 08.04 +35 56 32.1          17.0 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93681 17 15 07.36 +35 56 33.7          18.5 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93713 17 15 07.81 +35 56 39.8          16.6 R      224
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93737 17 15 07.40 +35 56 42.8          16.9 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.93877 17 15 05.92 +35 56 54.9          18.3 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94259 17 15 03.34 +35 57 35.5          18.0 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94375 17 15 02.58 +35 57 47.8          17.5 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94392 17 15 02.95 +35 57 52.3          16.9 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94416 17 15 02.68 +35 57 53.0          17.2 R      118
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94475 17 15 02.27 +35 57 59.4          16.8 R      118
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94494 17 15 02.24 +35 58 03.1          16.7 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94542 17 15 01.83 +35 58 06.5          17.1 R      118
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94583 17 15 01.15 +35 58 09.6          18.0 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94597 17 15 01.61 +35 58 14.0          16.8 R      106
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94777 17 15 00.20 +35 58 31.6          17.1 R      118
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94838 17 14 59.36 +35 58 37.4          18.4 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94900 17 14 59.38 +35 58 44.7          17.1 R      118
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.94990 17 14 58.74 +35 58 54.2          17.1 R      118
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.95231 17 14 56.68 +35 59 19.0          18.2 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.95729 17 14 53.38 +36 00 10.3          18.2 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.96076 17 14 50.86 +36 00 49.0          18.4 V      A50
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97091 17 14 44.90 +36 02 43.7          17.0        952
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97410 17 14 42.40 +36 03 11.9          17.1 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97444 17 14 42.23 +36 03 16.2          17.2 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97497 17 14 41.87 +36 03 22.1          17.4 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97514 17 14 42.06 +36 03 27.7                      952
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97556 17 14 41.50 +36 03 28.2          16.9 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97853 17 14 39.37 +36 03 59.7          17.1 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97884 17 14 39.22 +36 04 03.2          16.9 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.97961 17 14 38.59 +36 04 11.5          17.1 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.98009 17 14 38.68 +36 04 20.7          16.9        952
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.98132 17 14 37.39 +36 04 28.2          17.5 V      151
         K03M00O  C2003 06 22.98475 17 14 35.48 +36 05 09.8          16.6        952
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.06264 17 13 41.56 +36 18 55.7          16.9 R      620
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.06544 17 13 39.64 +36 19 25.1          17.0 R      620
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.06817 17 13 37.75 +36 19 53.8          17.2 R      620
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17150 17 12 29.80 +36 38 20.8          18.8 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17181 17 12 29.60 +36 38 24.3          17.7 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17215 17 12 29.35 +36 38 28.1          18.1 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17246 17 12 29.15 +36 38 31.2          17.7 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17277 17 12 28.95 +36 38 34.7          17.6 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17311 17 12 28.70 +36 38 38.4          17.8 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17343 17 12 28.49 +36 38 42.3          18.1 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.17374 17 12 28.26 +36 38 45.4          17.9 R      333
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.24208 17 11 39.72 +36 50 58.9          16.9 R      448
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.24676 17 11 36.40 +36 51 49.2          16.8 R      448
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.25141 17 11 33.10 +36 52 38.5          17.0 R      448
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.26122 17 11 26.26 +36 54 23.9          16.9 R      651
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.26217 17 11 25.59 +36 54 33.9          16.9 R      651
         K03M00O  C2003 06 23.26294 17 11 25.03 +36 54 42.2          16.9 R      651
    
    Observer details:
    106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    224 Ottmarsheim.  Observer C. Rinner.  0.30-m f/5.6 reflector + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
        + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + 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.
    952 Marxuquera.  Observer J. J. Gomez.  0.25-m f/4.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko,
        O. Gerashchenko, V. Lokot, G. Kovalchuk.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 MO
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M 338.44848              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.34592712     Peri.  163.84995     +0.69228947     -0.64357815
    a   2.0097698      Node   240.92490     +0.61385491     +0.76300984
    e   0.8807721      Incl.   21.92991     +0.37936451     -0.06019265
    P   2.85           H   18.4           G   0.15
    From 74 observations 2003 June 22-23.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 MO                  a,e,i = 2.01, 0.88, 22                  q = 0.2396
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 20    17 42.65   +27 42.7    0.276    1.209   128.8    40.9    17.6
    2003 06 22    17 25.01   +33 13.0    0.259    1.177   122.7    46.6    17.6
    2003 06 24    17 02.44   +39 06.7    0.246    1.144   115.6    53.3    17.6
    2003 06 26    16 33.31   +45 06.8    0.237    1.111   107.5    60.7    17.7
    2003 06 28    15 55.74   +50 45.9    0.234    1.078    98.9    68.7    17.8
    2003 06 30    15 08.47   +55 28.9    0.235    1.044    90.0    77.0    18.0
    2003 07 02    14 12.55   +58 42.2    0.241    1.009    81.3    85.1    18.3
    2003 07 04    13 12.93   +60 07.7    0.251    0.973    73.0    92.8    18.6
    2003 07 06    12 16.70   +59 53.8    0.265    0.937    65.2    99.9    19.0
    2003 07 08    11 28.83   +58 28.5    0.283    0.900    58.2   106.4    19.4
    2003 07 10    10 50.40   +56 22.5    0.303    0.863    51.8   112.2    19.8
    2003 07 12    10 20.15   +53 58.4    0.326    0.824    46.0   117.5    20.2
    2003 07 14    09 56.24   +51 29.8    0.351    0.785    40.8   122.2    20.6
    2003 07 16    09 37.06   +49 03.6    0.378    0.745    36.1   126.5    21.0
    2003 07 18    09 21.37   +46 42.9    0.406    0.705    31.9   130.4    21.4
    2003 07 20    09 08.32   +44 28.4    0.437    0.663    28.1   133.9    21.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M29
    

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