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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N22                                Issued 2003 July 6, 15:44 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 NO4
    
    Observations:
         K03N04O* C2003 07 05.37033 22 36 02.59 +20 50 24.2          17.5        704
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.38031 22 36 04.72 +20 50 06.1          17.9        704
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.39030 22 36 06.85 +20 49 48.1          18.0        704
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.40031 22 36 08.94 +20 49 29.5          17.9        704
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.41027 22 36 11.12 +20 49 12.3          18.0        704
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.96556 22 38 14.56 +20 31 41.9          18          461
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.98833 22 38 19.59 +20 30 57.7                      461
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.99535 22 38 21.08 +20 30 45.1                      461
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.99646 22 38 21.28 +20 30 42.9                      461
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.99846 22 38 21.71 +20 30 39.3                      461
         K03N04O  C2003 07 05.99998 22 38 22.06 +20 30 36.0                      461
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.21494 22 39 10.37 +20 23 42.5          17.8 R      649
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.21684 22 39 10.90 +20 23 38.8          17.2 R      649
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.21875 22 39 11.30 +20 23 35.1          17.8 R      649
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.22064 22 39 11.71 +20 23 32.9          17.8 R      649
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.29332 22 39 27.48 +20 21 10.7                      918
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.31860 22 39 32.95 +20 20 25.3          17.5 R      734
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.32046 22 39 33.45 +20 20 21.0          18.0 R      734
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.32255 22 39 33.85 +20 20 17.1          18.2 R      734
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.32456 22 39 34.26 +20 20 13.5          17.5 R      734
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.32762 22 39 34.96 +20 20 07.9          17.5 R      734
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.32836 22 39 35.53 +20 20 06.3          18.0 R      673
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.33009 22 39 35.89 +20 20 03.1          18.0 R      673
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.33750 22 39 37.52 +20 19 48.8          18.0 R      673
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.34248 22 39 38.61 +20 19 39.1          18.0 R      673
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.40632 22 39 52.16 +20 17 37.9          18.1 R      926
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.40789 22 39 52.50 +20 17 34.8          17.8 R      926
         K03N04O  C2003 07 06.40947 22 39 52.84 +20 17 31.9          18.0 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observers K. Sarneczky,
        B. Sipocz.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.  0.3-m
        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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 NO4
    Epoch 2003 June 30.0 TT = JDT 2452820.5                 MPC
    M 352.43642              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42019960     Peri.  170.84677     +0.60480731     +0.74791823
    a   1.7653560      Node   135.73188     -0.75321211     +0.64876863
    e   0.3301490      Incl.   23.07201     -0.25861097     -0.14041931
    P   2.35           H   18.2           G   0.15
    From 28 observations 2003 July 5-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 NO4                 a,e,i = 1.77, 0.33, 23                  q = 1.1825
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 06 30    22 16.60   +23 11.5    0.379    1.194   108.7    53.8    18.4
    2003 07 10    22 53.33   +18 08.7    0.329    1.185   113.0    52.1    18.1
    2003 07 20    23 31.88   +09 54.0    0.290    1.183   118.6    48.9    17.7
    2003 07 30    00 10.20   -01 36.1    0.267    1.188   124.7    44.7    17.4
    2003 08 09    00 45.37   -14 51.7    0.265    1.199   129.1    41.0    17.3
    2003 08 19    01 14.51   -27 14.3    0.285    1.217   130.6    39.2    17.5
    2003 08 29    01 35.25   -36 58.7    0.322    1.241   129.8    38.7    17.8
    2003 09 08    01 46.67   -43 45.7    0.370    1.270   128.1    38.6    18.1
    2003 09 18    01 49.50   -47 58.3    0.426    1.304   126.4    38.4    18.5
    2003 09 28    01 45.70   -50 03.2    0.486    1.341   124.7    37.9    18.8
    2003 10 08    01 38.41   -50 20.3    0.551    1.380   123.2    37.3    19.1
    2003 10 18    01 30.79   -49 09.7    0.620    1.422   121.5    36.7    19.4
    2003 10 28    01 25.07   -46 50.2    0.694    1.466   119.5    36.1    19.7
    2003 11 07    01 22.46   -43 39.4    0.773    1.511   117.2    35.7    20.0
    2003 11 17    01 23.17   -39 54.6    0.858    1.556   114.6    35.3    20.3
    2003 11 27    01 26.93   -35 49.0    0.950    1.601   111.4    35.0    20.6
    2003 12 07    01 33.33   -31 33.6    1.049    1.646   107.9    34.7    20.8
    2003 12 17    01 41.88   -27 16.7    1.156    1.691   104.1    34.4    21.1
    2003 12 27    01 52.18   -23 03.9    1.269    1.734   100.0    34.0    21.3
    2004 01 06    02 03.96   -18 59.6    1.388    1.777    95.6    33.4    21.6
    2004 01 16    02 16.91   -15 06.6    1.513    1.819    91.0    32.7    21.8
    2004 01 26    02 30.86   -11 26.4    1.642    1.860    86.4    31.9    22.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N22
    

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