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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N07                                Issued 2003 July 2, 16:20 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 ND
    
    Observations:
         K03N00D* C2003 07 01.55259 23 01 06.66 -06 29 02.8          19.8        608
         K03N00D  C2003 07 01.56313 23 01 08.59 -06 28 41.2          19.9        608
         K03N00D  C2003 07 01.57332 23 01 10.46 -06 28 19.8          19.8        608
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.04885 23 02 41.48 -06 12 03.6          18.9 R      620
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.06329 23 02 44.15 -06 11 33.3          18.6 R      620
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.07767 23 02 46.78 -06 11 03.7          18.9 R      620
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.41936 23 03 51.59 -05 59 14.3          18.3 R      926
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.42093 23 03 51.90 -05 59 11.4          18.4 R      926
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.42251 23 03 52.20 -05 59 07.1          18.5 R      926
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.42565 23 03 52.68 -05 59 00.4          18.2 R      926
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.42725 23 03 53.05 -05 58 57.5          18.8 R      926
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.44005 23 03 55.54 -05 58 31.8          18.5 R      673
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.44178 23 03 55.82 -05 58 28.7                      673
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.44375 23 03 56.18 -05 58 24.7                      673
         K03N00D  C2003 07 02.44549 23 03 56.50 -05 58 21.0                      673
    
    Observer details:
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 ND
    Epoch 2003 June 30.0 TT = JDT 2452820.5                 MPC
    M 352.21838              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30280680     Peri.   20.39004     +0.73302444     +0.67589021
    a   2.1963032      Node   296.84695     -0.63534985     +0.64020084
    e   0.4464360      Incl.    4.91670     -0.24291095     +0.36512368
    P   3.25           H   18.7           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2003 July 1-2.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 ND                  a,e,i = 2.20, 0.45, 5                   q = 1.2158
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    22 56.14   -07 22.0    0.405    1.245   115.3    47.6    19.0
    2003 07 10    23 27.18   -01 32.8    0.377    1.227   115.5    48.4    18.8
    2003 07 20    23 55.51   +04 19.6    0.359    1.217   116.1    48.6    18.7
    2003 07 30    00 20.11   +09 51.3    0.348    1.217   117.6    47.7    18.6
    2003 08 09    00 39.97   +14 42.3    0.344    1.225   120.5    45.5    18.6
    2003 08 19    00 54.34   +18 40.0    0.344    1.242   124.9    41.9    18.5
    2003 08 29    01 02.52   +21 35.3    0.349    1.266   130.9    37.0    18.4
    2003 09 08    01 04.52   +23 22.4    0.359    1.298   138.5    30.9    18.4
    2003 09 18    01 01.34   +24 00.5    0.376    1.337   147.3    24.0    18.3
    2003 09 28    00 54.86   +23 34.0    0.402    1.380   156.3    17.0    18.3
    2003 10 08    00 47.74   +22 18.8    0.441    1.428   163.3    11.6    18.4
    2003 10 18    00 42.30   +20 38.6    0.495    1.479   164.0    10.7    18.7
    2003 10 28    00 39.91   +18 56.1    0.565    1.532   158.1    14.0    19.2
    2003 11 07    00 41.07   +17 28.8    0.650    1.588   150.0    18.2    19.7
    2003 11 17    00 45.55   +16 24.9    0.751    1.645   141.5    22.0    20.2
    2003 11 27    00 52.85   +15 46.0    0.866    1.702   133.3    25.0    20.7
    2003 12 07    01 02.49   +15 30.8    0.994    1.760   125.5    27.1    21.1
    2003 12 17    01 13.94   +15 35.3    1.133    1.818   118.2    28.5    21.5
    2003 12 27    01 26.83   +15 55.8    1.281    1.875   111.1    29.3    21.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N07
    

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