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    M.P.E.C. 2003-M62                                Issued 2003 June 30, 16:12 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 MD7
    
    Observations:
         K03M07D* C2003 06 29.22453 16 38 21.43 +02 25 14.2          19.1        704
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.23446 16 38 18.59 +02 25 34.1          19.1        704
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.24441 16 38 15.60 +02 25 54.4          19.0        704
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92237 16 35 01.24 +02 49 03.4                      246
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92289 16 35 01.08 +02 49 04.5                      246
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92389 16 35 00.82 +02 49 06.2                      246
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92446 16 35 00.67 +02 49 07.9                      246
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92553 16 35 00.33 +02 49 10.1                      246
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92623 16 35 00.10 +02 49 11.1                      246
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92844 16 34 59.43 +02 49 17.3                      557
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.92961 16 34 59.09 +02 49 18.0                      557
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.99378 16 34 39.98 +02 51 30.8                      557
         K03M07D  C2003 06 29.99499 16 34 39.70 +02 51 32.0                      557
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.18194 16 33 46.90 +02 58 07.2          18.5 R      673
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.18854 16 33 45.01 +02 58 20.7          18.5 R      673
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.19931 16 33 41.62 +02 58 43.6          18.5 R      673
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.20347 16 33 40.30 +02 58 53.1          18.5 R      673
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.20833 16 33 38.96 +02 59 02.5          18.5 R      673
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.22126 16 33 34.79 +02 59 30.3          19.3 R      651
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.22462 16 33 33.76 +02 59 36.5          19.3 R      651
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.22812 16 33 32.76 +02 59 44.2          19.3 R      651
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.24193 16 33 28.60 +03 00 12.7          19.0 R      926
         K03M07D  C2003 06 30.24318 16 33 28.23 +03 00 15.6          19.0 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
        KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 MD7                                                             PHA 0.010
    Epoch 2003 June 30.0 TT = JDT 2452820.5                 MPC
    M 317.69890              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.55011853     Peri.  185.52080     +0.90325639     -0.42773871
    a   1.4751353      Node   199.91180     +0.39743252     +0.86396028
    e   0.5959424      Incl.    5.75799     +0.16178781     +0.26572962
    P   1.79           H   19.2           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2003 June 29-30.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 MD7                 a,e,i = 1.48, 0.60, 6                   q = 0.5960
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    16 34.66   +02 52.1    0.287    1.253   141.0    30.7    18.3
    2003 07 05    16 08.85   +05 50.1    0.263    1.204   130.4    40.0    18.3
    2003 07 10    15 39.89   +08 55.3    0.244    1.154   118.7    50.6    18.3
    2003 07 15    15 07.97   +12 01.5    0.231    1.104   106.3    62.1    18.4
    2003 07 20    14 33.28   +15 01.3    0.221    1.052    93.2    74.7    18.6
    2003 07 25    13 55.97   +17 46.7    0.216    1.000    79.7    88.1    19.0
    2003 07 30    13 16.24   +20 09.0    0.216    0.947    65.8   102.2    19.5
    2003 08 04    12 34.58   +21 58.5    0.221    0.895    51.7   117.1    20.3
    2003 08 09    11 52.17   +23 05.3    0.232    0.843    37.9   132.4    21.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M62
    

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