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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N06                                Issued 2003 July 2, 16:09 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 NC
    
    Observations:
         K03N00C* C2003 07 01.37441 22 09 20.59 -08 07 18.5          18.8        704
         K03N00C  C2003 07 01.38440 22 09 15.03 -08 07 24.5          19.5        704
         K03N00C  C2003 07 01.39441 22 09 09.36 -08 07 30.3          19.2        704
         K03N00C  C2003 07 01.41435 22 08 58.07 -08 07 40.2          18.7        704
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.02705 22 03 20.28 -08 12 59.8          18.4 R      620
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.03210 22 03 17.47 -08 13 02.7          18.1 R      620
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.39544 21 59 57.48 -08 16 03.0          18.1 R      926
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.39611 21 59 57.10 -08 16 03.5          18.5 R      926
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.39677 21 59 56.76 -08 16 03.6          18.5 R      926
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.41516 21 59 46.68 -08 16 13.6          18.0 R      673
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.41632 21 59 46.04 -08 16 14.0          18.0 R      673
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.41713 21 59 45.58 -08 16 14.5          18.0 R      673
         K03N00C  C2003 07 02.41794 21 59 45.15 -08 16 15.0          18.0 R      673
    
    Observer details:
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 NC
    Epoch 2003 June 30.0 TT = JDT 2452820.5                 MPC
    M  37.79706              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.62824652     Peri.  225.71734     -0.85792510     -0.40286828
    a   1.3501520      Node   288.09462     +0.51224239     -0.71861718
    e   0.7788134      Incl.   19.59888     -0.03965158     -0.56682140
    P   1.57           H   19.2           G   0.15
    From 13 observations 2003 July 1-2.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 NC                  a,e,i = 1.35, 0.78, 20                  q = 0.2986
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    22 22.11   -07 54.4    0.294    1.203   123.3    44.9    18.7
    2003 07 02    22 03.58   -08 12.4    0.299    1.229   129.6    39.6    18.6
    2003 07 04    21 45.47   -08 28.4    0.306    1.254   135.7    34.5    18.5
    2003 07 06    21 28.01   -08 42.3    0.315    1.278   141.6    29.6    18.5
    2003 07 08    21 11.37   -08 54.3    0.326    1.302   147.2    25.0    18.5
    2003 07 10    20 55.69   -09 04.4    0.339    1.326   152.5    20.8    18.5
    2003 07 12    20 41.06   -09 13.0    0.353    1.349   157.3    16.9    18.5
    2003 07 14    20 27.53   -09 20.3    0.370    1.372   161.6    13.5    18.5
    2003 07 16    20 15.11   -09 26.5    0.388    1.395   165.2    10.7    18.5
    2003 07 18    20 03.76   -09 32.0    0.407    1.417   167.8     8.8    18.6
    
    2003 07 20    19 53.46   -09 37.0    0.428    1.439   168.8     7.9    18.7
    2003 07 30    19 15.46   -09 58.7    0.551    1.542   158.9    13.7    19.6
    2003 08 09    18 54.38   -10 20.9    0.697    1.637   145.6    20.5    20.5
    2003 08 19    18 44.11   -10 44.1    0.860    1.725   134.2    24.9    21.2
    2003 08 29    18 40.85   -11 06.6    1.034    1.806   124.2    27.6    21.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N06
    

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