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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N03                                Issued 2003 July 1, 15:33 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 MW7
    
    Observations:
         K03M07W* C2003 06 30.27770 19 11 08.19 +08 13 22.3          18.3        704
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.28767 19 11 02.65 +08 10 47.4          18.6        704
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.29752 19 10 57.07 +08 08 15.0          19.0        704
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.30737 19 10 51.59 +08 05 42.0          18.5        704
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.95646 19 05 17.40 +05 21 54.6                      118
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.96023 19 05 15.41 +05 21 00.7                      118
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.96456 19 05 13.17 +05 19 57.2                      118
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.96696 19 05 12.88 +05 19 29.9          17.8 R      176
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.96823 19 05 12.22 +05 19 11.2          17.2 R      176
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.96942 19 05 10.64 +05 18 45.9          17.9 R      118
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.97575 19 05 08.31 +05 17 20.9          17.2 R      176
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.97645 19 05 07.95 +05 17 10.7          17.3 R      176
         K03M07W  C2003 06 30.97737 19 05 07.47 +05 16 57.2          17.7 R      176
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.00594 19 04 52.81 +05 09 46.9          17.3 R      J95
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.01509 19 04 48.08 +05 07 32.4          17.4 R      J95
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.01829 19 04 46.49 +05 06 45.7          17.0 R      J95
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.02258 19 04 44.25 +05 05 42.9                      J95
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.04566 19 04 32.03 +05 00 17.6          17.5 R      620
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.05044 19 04 29.59 +04 59 07.5          17.5 R      620
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.15739 19 03 40.74 +04 33 13.4          17.7 R      649
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.15873 19 03 40.07 +04 32 54.1          17.7 R      649
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.16007 19 03 39.39 +04 32 34.7          17.5 R      649
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.16141 19 03 38.71 +04 32 15.1          17.8 R      649
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.25880 19 02 50.93 +04 08 58.6          17.5 R      673
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.26007 19 02 50.28 +04 08 40.3          17.5 R      673
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.26528 19 02 47.66 +04 07 26.0          17.5 R      673
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.27245 19 02 44.03 +04 05 43.1          17.5 R      673
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.28067 19 02 39.86 +04 03 45.5          17.5 R      673
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.28889 19 02 35.70 +04 01 48.0          17.5 R      673
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.33961 19 02 09.60 +03 49 46.8          19.2 R      854
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.34025 19 02 09.26 +03 49 38.5          19.2 R      854
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.34847 19 02 05.12 +03 47 40.7          18.7 R      854
         K03M07W  C2003 07 01.34911 19 02 04.82 +03 47 31.8          19.1 R      854
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m 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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 MW7
    Epoch 2003 June 30.0 TT = JDT 2452820.5                 MPC
    M  52.91216              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.77307650     Peri.   52.64351     -0.88851845     -0.30934216
    a   1.1757665      Node   107.05202     +0.22018370     -0.93542575
    e   0.5521433      Incl.   20.76077     +0.40255943     -0.17113180
    P   1.27           H   21.4           G   0.15
    From 33 observations 2003 June 30-July 1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 MW7                 a,e,i = 1.18, 0.55, 21                  q = 0.5266
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    19 13.63   +09 26.8    0.113    1.112   145.9    30.8    18.2
    2003 07 05    18 37.72   -08 20.0    0.145    1.158   164.9    13.2    18.3
    2003 07 10    18 15.64   -18 56.0    0.190    1.201   165.7    12.1    18.9
    2003 07 15    18 01.81   -25 16.1    0.241    1.243   158.3    17.6    19.7
    2003 07 20    17 53.26   -29 15.4    0.296    1.284   151.1    22.5    20.4
    2003 07 25    17 48.37   -31 53.6    0.355    1.322   145.0    26.2    20.9
    2003 07 30    17 46.17   -33 42.1    0.417    1.360   139.6    29.0    21.4
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N03
    

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