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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N09                                Issued 2003 July 3, 14:29 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2003 MT9

Observations:
     K03M09T* C2003 06 30.38299 22 53 19.36 +12 26 13.5          19.8        704
     K03M09T  C2003 06 30.39293 22 53 22.93 +12 27 02.5          19.8        704
     K03M09T  C2003 06 30.40285 22 53 26.45 +12 27 50.8          19.4        704
     K03M09T  C2003 07 01.06305 22 57 34.00 +13 22 41.5          18.8 R      620
     K03M09T  C2003 07 01.07979 22 57 40.38 +13 24 07.7                      620
     K03M09T  C2003 07 01.24791 22 58 46.47 +13 38 33.4          19.4 R      649
     K03M09T  C2003 07 01.25027 22 58 47.39 +13 38 46.2          18.9 R      649
     K03M09T  C2003 07 01.25264 22 58 48.36 +13 38 58.6          19.1 R      649
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.36806 23 06 31.64 +15 19 59.8          19.0        704
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.38805 23 06 40.22 +15 21 52.5          20.2        704
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.39807 23 06 44.66 +15 22 50.3          20.0        704
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.40154 23 06 46.18 +15 23 11.0          19.3 R      926
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.40219 23 06 46.41 +15 23 13.4          19.6 R      926
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.40285 23 06 46.77 +15 23 18.2                      926
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.40803 23 06 48.90 +15 23 48.3          19.5        704
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.80434 23 09 46.26 +16 02 24.0          19.2 R      413
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.80572 23 09 46.89 +16 02 32.1          18.9 R      413
     K03M09T  C2003 07 02.80711 23 09 47.51 +16 02 40.3          19.0 R      413
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.02278 23 11 28.71 +16 23 26.1                      557
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.02348 23 11 29.01 +16 23 30.5                      557
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.02418 23 11 29.29 +16 23 34.4                      557
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.02487 23 11 29.65 +16 23 38.7          19.0 V      557
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.05226 23 11 42.69 +16 26 25.8          18.8 R      620
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.05899 23 11 45.82 +16 27 06.8          18.3 R      620
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.06850 23 11 50.23 +16 28 03.8          18.2 R      620
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.33499 23 13 57.75 +16 54 58.3          18.7 R      649
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.33712 23 13 58.79 +16 55 11.5          18.4 R      649
     K03M09T  C2003 07 03.33925 23 13 59.81 +16 55 24.6          18.5 R      649

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observers R. H. McNaught, B. A. Steininger.  1.0-m f/8
    reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.  Observers R. Fredrick, M. Glaze,
    R. Trentman.  0.75-m 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 MT9                                                             PHA 0.041
Epoch 2003 June 30.0 TT = JDT 2452820.5                 MPC
M 348.25135              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23826382     Peri.  200.24552     +0.27900994     -0.95546627
a   2.5768985      Node   233.67211     +0.89665411     +0.29504097
e   0.9216988      Incl.    6.85170     +0.34375117     +0.00591965
P   4.14           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2003 June 30-July 3.

Ephemeris:
2003 MT9                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.92, 7                   q = 0.2018
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 06 30    22 51.03   +11 55.8    0.422    1.215   108.0    52.7    19.4
2003 07 02    23 03.86   +14 45.8    0.385    1.181   105.7    56.0    19.2
2003 07 04    23 19.51   +18 04.7    0.351    1.145   102.6    60.0    19.1
2003 07 06    23 38.97   +21 56.4    0.319    1.110    98.5    65.0    18.9
2003 07 08    00 03.59   +26 21.4    0.292    1.073    93.2    71.1    18.9
2003 07 10    00 35.12   +31 12.4    0.270    1.036    86.6    78.4    18.9
2003 07 12    01 15.36   +36 07.3    0.254    0.998    78.7    86.8    19.0
2003 07 14    02 05.18   +40 25.4    0.246    0.960    69.8    96.2    19.2
2003 07 16    03 02.52   +43 17.5    0.247    0.921    60.6   105.9    19.6
2003 07 18    04 01.49   +44 13.6    0.256    0.881    51.7   115.2    20.2
2003 07 20    04 55.19   +43 24.0    0.274    0.840    43.7   123.3    20.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N09

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