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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N20                                Issued 2003 July 5, 18:41 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 KQ20, 2003 LE7, 2003 LF7, 2003 LG7, 2003 LH7
    
    Observations:
         K03K20Q* C2003 05 30.22260 16 33 32.91 -22 12 50.6          21.8 R      807
         K03K20Q  C2003 05 30.30649 16 33 31.15 -22 12 45.5                      807
         K03K20Q  C2003 05 31.17991 16 33 13.31 -22 11 53.2                      807
         K03L07E* C2003 06 01.06055 15 17 16.80 -17 51 00.9          22.2 R      807
         K03L07E  C2003 06 02.11739 15 17 10.65 -17 50 29.4                      807
         K03L07E  C2003 06 02.18028 15 17 10.28 -17 50 27.2                      807
         K03L07F* C2003 06 01.12110 15 47 57.31 -22 04 25.3          22.3 R      807
         K03L07F  C2003 06 02.15657 15 47 51.21 -22 04 06.9                      807
         K03L07F  C2003 06 02.21837 15 47 50.86 -22 04 05.7                      807
         K03L07G* C2003 06 01.20599 15 34 54.79 -19 55 40.1          22.3 R      807
         K03L07G  C2003 06 02.14031 15 34 49.47 -19 55 14.2                      807
         K03L07G  C2003 06 02.20299 15 34 49.14 -19 55 11.8                      807
         K03L07H* C2003 06 01.22170 16 29 20.42 -20 03 26.7          22.8 R      807
         K03L07H  C2003 06 02.16444 16 29 06.30 -20 02 19.6                      807
         K03L07H  C2003 06 02.22616 16 29 05.38 -20 02 15.2                      807
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers M. W. Buie, K. J. Meech.  Measurers M. W. Buie,
        L. H. Wasserman, R. L. Millis, D. E. Trilling, E. I. Chiang,
        E. W. Lundgren, S. Hylton.  4-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    Object    H    G   Epoch    M     Peri.   Node    Incl.     e         a    Arc C
    K03K20Q 13.1  0.15 K035L 359.736 357.710 252.140   5.704 0.19387  10.56254   1EX
    K03L07E  7.6  0.15 K035L 359.957   0.988 231.307  19.366 0.20615  39.33579   1EX
    K03L07F  7.3  0.15 K035L 359.957 213.392  26.624   3.609 0.12672  39.48895   1EX
    K03L07G  7.3  0.15 K035L 359.956 358.520 237.959  24.944 0.12856  39.31346   1EX
    K03L07H 12.5  0.15 K035L 359.843   4.383 244.809  21.164 0.29248  16.96376   1EX
    
    Ephemerides:
    2003 KQ20                a,e,i = 10.56, 0.19, 6                  q = 8.5148
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    16 23.86   -21 42.6    7.620    8.515   150.0     3.4    22.5
    2003 07 10    16 21.53   -21 34.2    7.713    8.515   139.9     4.4    22.6
    2003 07 20    16 19.84   -21 27.3    7.828    8.516   129.9     5.2    22.7
    2003 07 30    16 18.87   -21 22.2    7.961    8.516   120.2     5.9    22.7
    2003 08 09    16 18.68   -21 19.0    8.108    8.517   110.5     6.4    22.8
    2003 08 19    16 19.28   -21 17.8    8.265    8.517   101.1     6.7    22.8
    2003 08 29    16 20.67   -21 18.6    8.427    8.518    91.7     6.8    22.9
    2003 09 08    16 22.83   -21 21.3    8.590    8.519    82.6     6.7    22.9
    2003 09 18    16 25.70   -21 25.5    8.750    8.520    73.5     6.5    23.0
    2003 09 28    16 29.24   -21 31.1    8.903    8.521    64.6     6.1    23.0
    2003 10 08    16 33.39   -21 37.7    9.045    8.522    55.7     5.6    23.0
    2003 10 18    16 38.07   -21 45.0    9.173    8.523    46.9     4.9    23.0
    2003 10 28    16 43.20   -21 52.6    9.283    8.524    38.1     4.1    23.0
    
    2003 LE7                 a,e,i = 39.34, 0.21, 19                 q = 31.227
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    15 14.91   -17 38.3   30.521   31.227   133.3     1.4    22.7
    2003 07 10    15 14.38   -17 35.0   30.653   31.227   123.6     1.6    22.7
    2003 07 20    15 14.03   -17 32.5   30.800   31.227   114.0     1.7    22.7
    2003 07 30    15 13.88   -17 30.7   30.959   31.227   104.4     1.8    22.7
    2003 08 09    15 13.94   -17 29.8   31.126   31.227    94.8     1.9    22.8
    2003 08 19    15 14.21   -17 29.7   31.294   31.227    85.3     1.9    22.8
    2003 08 29    15 14.68   -17 30.5   31.460   31.227    75.7     1.8    22.8
    2003 09 08    15 15.36   -17 32.0   31.620   31.227    66.2     1.7    22.8
    2003 09 18    15 16.23   -17 34.3   31.767   31.227    56.7     1.5    22.8
    2003 09 28    15 17.27   -17 37.2   31.900   31.227    47.2     1.3    22.8
    2003 10 08    15 18.45   -17 40.6   32.013   31.227    37.6     1.1    22.8
    
    2003 LF7                 a,e,i = 39.49, 0.13, 4                  q = 34.485
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    15 45.43   -21 56.3   33.686   34.485   141.2     1.1    22.8
    2003 07 10    15 44.79   -21 54.0   33.802   34.485   131.5     1.3    22.8
    2003 07 20    15 44.30   -21 52.1   33.937   34.485   121.9     1.4    22.8
    2003 07 30    15 43.98   -21 50.8   34.087   34.485   112.3     1.6    22.9
    2003 08 09    15 43.86   -21 49.9   34.248   34.485   102.7     1.6    22.9
    2003 08 19    15 43.93   -21 49.7   34.415   34.485    93.1     1.7    22.9
    2003 08 29    15 44.20   -21 50.2   34.584   34.485    83.5     1.7    22.9
    2003 09 08    15 44.67   -21 51.2   34.750   34.485    74.0     1.6    22.9
    2003 09 18    15 45.33   -21 52.9   34.907   34.485    64.4     1.5    22.9
    2003 09 28    15 46.16   -21 55.2   35.053   34.485    54.8     1.4    22.9
    2003 10 08    15 47.15   -21 58.0   35.182   34.485    45.2     1.2    22.9
    2003 10 18    15 48.28   -22 01.3   35.290   34.485    35.6     1.0    22.9
    
    2003 LG7                 a,e,i = 39.31, 0.13, 25                 q = 34.259
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    15 32.53   -19 43.2   33.499   34.259   137.8     1.1    22.8
    2003 07 10    15 31.95   -19 39.7   33.622   34.259   128.1     1.3    22.8
    2003 07 20    15 31.52   -19 36.6   33.763   34.259   118.5     1.5    22.8
    2003 07 30    15 31.28   -19 34.3   33.917   34.259   108.9     1.6    22.8
    2003 08 09    15 31.22   -19 32.6   34.081   34.259    99.3     1.7    22.8
    2003 08 19    15 31.36   -19 31.5   34.249   34.259    89.7     1.7    22.9
    2003 08 29    15 31.70   -19 31.2   34.418   34.259    80.2     1.7    22.9
    2003 09 08    15 32.23   -19 31.6   34.581   34.260    70.6     1.6    22.9
    2003 09 18    15 32.94   -19 32.6   34.735   34.260    61.0     1.5    22.9
    2003 09 28    15 33.81   -19 34.2   34.875   34.260    51.5     1.3    22.9
    2003 10 08    15 34.84   -19 36.3   34.997   34.260    41.9     1.1    22.9
    2003 10 18    15 35.99   -19 38.9   35.098   34.260    32.2     0.9    22.8
    
    2003 LH7                 a,e,i = 16.96, 0.29, 21                 q = 12.002
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    16 22.72   -19 31.3   11.117   12.003   149.3     2.5    23.4
    2003 07 10    16 20.96   -19 21.9   11.213   12.003   139.3     3.2    23.5
    2003 07 20    16 19.63   -19 13.8   11.331   12.003   129.5     3.7    23.5
    2003 07 30    16 18.78   -19 07.1   11.467   12.003   119.7     4.2    23.6
    2003 08 09    16 18.47   -19 02.0   11.618   12.004   110.1     4.6    23.6
    2003 08 19    16 18.71   -18 58.5   11.778   12.004   100.5     4.8    23.7
    2003 08 29    16 19.51   -18 56.6   11.943   12.005    91.1     4.8    23.7
    2003 09 08    16 20.86   -18 56.0   12.109   12.005    81.7     4.8    23.7
    2003 09 18    16 22.73   -18 56.7   12.271   12.006    72.4     4.6    23.7
    2003 09 28    16 25.09   -18 58.5   12.425   12.006    63.2     4.3    23.7
    2003 10 08    16 27.90   -19 01.1   12.566   12.007    54.1     3.9    23.8
    2003 10 18    16 31.10   -19 04.2   12.693   12.008    44.9     3.4    23.7
    2003 10 28    16 34.64   -19 07.6   12.800   12.009    35.9     2.8    23.7
    
         The assumed perihelic 2:3 Neptune librators 2003 LE7, 2003 LF7 and
    2003 KG7 remain more than 17, 13 and 14 AU, respectively, from Neptune over
    a 14 000-year period.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N20
    

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