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    M.P.E.C. 2003-M63                                Issued 2003 June 30, 16:17 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 ME7
    
    Observations:
         K03M07E* C2003 06 29.22534 16 51 51.24 +00 04 46.3          19.6        704
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.23527 16 51 51.47 +00 05 13.2          20.1        704
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.25515 16 51 52.09 +00 06 06.3          20.0        704
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.26525 16 51 52.33 +00 06 32.7          19.6        704
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.90601 16 52 17.71 +00 34 39.6                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.90690 16 52 17.74 +00 34 41.7                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.90756 16 52 17.73 +00 34 43.2                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.90823 16 52 17.74 +00 34 46.1                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.90885 16 52 17.79 +00 34 47.6                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.90899 16 52 17.71 +00 34 48.2                      557
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.90955 16 52 17.73 +00 34 49.5                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.91017 16 52 17.81 +00 34 50.9                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.91083 16 52 17.87 +00 34 52.8                      246
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.91120 16 52 17.85 +00 34 52.6                      557
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.91586 16 52 17.99 +00 35 05.6                      557
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.91808 16 52 18.05 +00 35 10.7                      557
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.92029 16 52 18.14 +00 35 17.2                      557
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.92251 16 52 18.15 +00 35 22.3                      557
         K03M07E  C2003 06 29.93568 16 52 18.58 +00 35 57.1          19.7 V      557
         K03M07E  C2003 06 30.24166 16 52 31.12 +00 49 13.6          19.7 R      651
         K03M07E  C2003 06 30.24392 16 52 31.23 +00 49 19.4          19.6 R      651
         K03M07E  C2003 06 30.25017 16 52 31.44 +00 49 37.0          19.8 R      926
         K03M07E  C2003 06 30.25223 16 52 31.46 +00 49 41.4          19.8 R      926
         K03M07E  C2003 06 30.25440 16 52 31.53 +00 49 46.9          19.2 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.
    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 ME7
    Epoch 2003 June 30.0 TT = JDT 2452820.5                 MPC
    M  14.54365              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.46826539     Peri.  352.26883     -0.35770387     +0.88767875
    a   1.6423839      Node   256.40619     -0.84002239     -0.44150319
    e   0.2485762      Incl.   17.35628     -0.40793422     +0.13077218
    P   2.10           H   20.9           G   0.15
    From 24 observations 2003 June 29-30.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 ME7                 a,e,i = 1.64, 0.25, 17                  q = 1.2341
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    16 52.36   +00 39.1    0.279    1.257   145.7    27.1    19.8
    2003 07 10    17 00.21   +06 18.2    0.327    1.273   136.3    33.5    20.4
    2003 07 20    17 10.41   +09 26.7    0.383    1.294   129.4    37.4    20.9
    2003 07 30    17 22.73   +10 51.2    0.445    1.317   124.1    39.7    21.3
    2003 08 09    17 37.07   +11 07.0    0.511    1.344   119.9    40.8    21.7
    2003 08 19    17 53.16   +10 40.3    0.581    1.373   116.3    41.4    22.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M63
    

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