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    M.P.E.C. 2003-M47                                Issued 2003 June 25, 14:31 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 ME1
    
    Observations:
         K03M01E* C2003 06 23.22978 15 53 09.66 +11 04 48.9          17.1        704
         K03M01E  C2003 06 23.23988 15 53 20.85 +11 07 22.1          17.4        704
         K03M01E  C2003 06 23.24993 15 53 31.87 +11 09 53.5          17.4        704
         K03M01E  C2003 06 23.26004 15 53 42.97 +11 12 24.5          17.5        704
         K03M01E  C2003 06 24.93640 16 16 49.05 +15 46 12.7          17.3 R      J95
         K03M01E  C2003 06 24.93738 16 16 49.51 +15 46 19.2          18.1 R      J95
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.00544 16 17 23.20 +15 53 23.6          18.3 R      J95
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.00731 16 17 24.13 +15 53 35.2          18.8 R      J95
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.01547 16 17 28.21 +15 54 26.3          18.7 R      J95
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.02058 16 17 30.79 +15 54 55.4          18.5 R      J95
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.03039 16 17 33.30 +15 55 55.4                      046
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.03164 16 17 33.98 +15 56 02.0                      046
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.03214 16 17 34.19 +15 56 04.1                      046
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.03277 16 17 34.45 +15 56 08.0                      046
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.03328 16 17 34.86 +15 56 11.9          16.6 R      046
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.03433 16 17 35.24 +15 56 17.6                      046
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.16067 16 18 55.62 +16 10 02.9          18.1 R      333
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.16106 16 18 55.84 +16 10 05.8          18.3 R      333
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.16147 16 18 55.93 +16 10 07.3          18.2 R      333
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.16185 16 18 56.11 +16 10 10.2          18.8 R      333
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.18579 16 19 06.67 +16 12 28.8          18.6 R      854
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.18711 16 19 07.16 +16 12 36.0          18.6 R      854
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.18844 16 19 07.76 +16 12 44.6          18.7 R      854
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.19566 16 19 12.31 +16 13 17.6          18.0 R      673
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.20376 16 19 15.82 +16 14 04.5          18.0 R      673
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.21678 16 19 21.45 +16 15 19.7          18.0 R      673
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.22251 16 19 24.18 +16 15 52.3                      670
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.22669 16 19 25.94 +16 16 15.9                      670
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.23044 16 19 27.30 +16 16 37.8          18.0 R      673
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.25786 16 19 37.39 +16 19 21.2          17.7 R      926
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.25851 16 19 37.62 +16 19 24.8          17.7 R      926
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.25914 16 19 37.92 +16 19 28.4          17.7 R      926
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.27808 16 19 45.06 +16 21 07.7          18.1 R      448
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.28175 16 19 46.61 +16 21 27.5          18.1 R      448
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.28541 16 19 48.16 +16 21 47.1          18.2 R      448
         K03M01E  C2003 06 25.29563 16 19 55.01 +16 22 39.7                      670
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 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.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers B. Schmidt, J. Young.
        Measurer B. Herbert.  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.
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 ME1
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M  59.46225              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.93152171     Peri.  255.08657     -0.89559216     -0.26204197
    a   1.0383427      Node   268.69777     +0.39308658     -0.84452787
    e   0.3038319      Incl.   21.07592     -0.20832097     -0.46701893
    P   1.06           H   23.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030623 704  0.2+  0.2-    030625 046  0.0   0.8-    030625 673  0.1+  0.0
    030623 704  0.5+  0.1-    030625 046  0.9-  0.7-    030625 673  0.4+  0.1+
    030623 704  0.3-  0.1+    030625 046  1.3+  0.2+    030625 670  0.1+  0.4-
    030623 704  0.3-  0.1+    030625 046  0.9-  0.3-    030625 670  0.3-  0.7-
    030624 J95  0.6+  0.7-    030625 333  0.1+  0.3+    030625 673  0.5+  0.3+
    030624 J95  0.2+  0.5-    030625 333  0.8+  0.8+    030625 926  0.2+  0.1-
    030625 J95  0.7-  0.1-    030625 333  0.5-  0.1-    030625 926  0.4-  0.1-
    030625 J95  0.6-  0.1+    030625 333  0.3-  0.5+    030625 926  0.1+  0.1+
    030625 J95  0.0   1.7+    030625 854  0.1+  0.4-    030625 448  0.1+  0.1+
    030625 J95  0.8+  0.1-    030625 854  1.1-  0.9-    030625 448  0.1+  0.0
    030625 046  0.1-  0.8+    030625 854  0.8-  0.0     030625 448  0.2+  0.1-
    030625 046  0.6+  0.0     030625 673  0.2+  0.1+    030625 670  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 ME1                 a,e,i = 1.04, 0.30, 21                  q = 0.7229
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 20    11 08.88   -37 00.8    0.0096   1.017    95.8    83.7    16.5
    2003 06 21    14 02.27   -12 49.9    0.011    1.022   123.7    55.8    15.9
    2003 06 22    15 15.29   +02 58.5    0.017    1.028   131.9    47.4    16.6
    2003 06 23    15 48.17   +10 04.2    0.024    1.033   132.7    46.3    17.3
    2003 06 24    16 06.17   +13 44.4    0.032    1.038   132.2    46.5    17.9
    2003 06 25    16 17.41   +15 55.0    0.039    1.043   131.6    46.8    18.4
    2003 06 26    16 25.09   +17 19.9    0.047    1.048   130.9    47.1    18.9
    2003 06 27    16 30.68   +18 18.7    0.055    1.053   130.3    47.4    19.2
    2003 06 28    16 34.94   +19 01.2    0.063    1.058   129.8    47.6    19.5
    2003 06 29    16 38.32   +19 32.8    0.071    1.063   129.3    47.7    19.8
    
    2003 06 30    16 41.08   +19 56.8    0.079    1.068   128.8    47.9    20.0
    2003 07 10    16 55.49   +21 03.1    0.160    1.116   124.9    48.4    21.7
    2003 07 20    17 04.01   +20 23.0    0.242    1.161   121.2    48.5    22.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M47
    

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