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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N39                                Issued 2003 July 10, 14:43 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 NZ6
    
    Observations:
         K03N06Z* C2003 07 09.32246 21 22 19.81 +56 57 14.5          17.4        704
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.33304 21 22 20.21 +56 59 21.7          18.1        704
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.34325 21 22 20.60 +57 01 24.0          19.0        704
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.35327 21 22 20.99 +57 03 22.8          18.5        704
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.36342 21 22 21.19 +57 05 27.0          18.7        704
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.92172 21 23 20.34 +58 59 29.7          17.0 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.92276 21 23 20.41 +58 59 44.2          17.2 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.93549 21 23 21.49 +59 02 30.3          17.0 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.93723 21 23 21.67 +59 02 52.8          17.0 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.93900 21 23 21.85 +59 03 16.2          17.1 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.97814 21 23 24.87 +59 11 48.6          16.3 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.98175 21 23 25.15 +59 12 35.7          16.3 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.98512 21 23 25.39 +59 13 19.9          16.2 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 09.99900 21 23 26.47 +59 16 19.8          16.6 R      966
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.00061 21 23 26.61 +59 16 40.7          16.8 R      966
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.00222 21 23 26.68 +59 17 02.1          16.8 R      966
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.00398 21 23 26.83 +59 17 25.1          16.6 R      966
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.03924 21 23 26.81 +59 25 17.2                      118
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.04045 21 23 26.90 +59 25 33.3                      118
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.04493 21 23 27.18 +59 26 31.2                      118
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.04743 21 23 27.30 +59 27 03.5                      118
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.04882 21 23 27.42 +59 27 22.0          16.3 R      118
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.08823 21 23 32.36 +59 35 50.8          16.1 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.09236 21 23 32.64 +59 36 44.8          16.0 R      J95
         K03N06Z  C2003 07 10.09703 21 23 32.93 +59 37 46.0          16.0 R      J95
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 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.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 NZ6
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M 213.85443              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.39490416     Peri.  311.49574     +0.20692915     -0.94390829
    a   0.7933043      Node   124.74243     +0.96474657     +0.15314820
    e   0.4935181      Incl.   18.24955     +0.16261732     +0.29254533
    P   0.71           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030709 704  0.0   0.0     030709 J95  0.2+  0.0     030710 118  0.1+  0.4+
    030709 704  0.0   0.2+    030709 J95  0.1-  0.1+    030710 118  0.1+  0.1+
    030709 704  0.2+  0.0     030709 J95  0.0   0.1-    030710 118  0.1-  0.1-
    030709 704  0.5+  1.4-    030709 J95  0.1-  0.1-    030710 118  0.2+  0.3+
    030709 704  0.7-  1.2+    030709 966  0.2+  0.1+    030710 J95  0.1-  0.1-
    030709 J95  0.2-  0.5-    030710 966  0.4+  0.1-    030710 J95  0.0   0.2-
    030709 J95  0.4-  0.4+    030710 966  0.0   0.2+    030710 J95  0.1-  0.1-
    030709 J95  0.3-  0.0     030710 966  0.2+  0.1+
    030709 J95  0.0   0.2-    030710 118  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 NZ6                 a,e,i = 0.79, 0.49, 18                  q = 0.4018
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 07 10    21 23.37   +59 16.4    0.097    1.028    94.3    80.3    17.1
    2003 07 11    21 25.54   +63 06.3    0.091    1.022    91.1    83.8    17.1
    2003 07 12    21 28.84   +67 28.0    0.085    1.016    87.5    87.7    17.1
    2003 07 13    21 34.5    +72 25.0    0.080    1.010    83.2    92.2    17.1
    2003 07 14    21 46.2    +77 59.2    0.076    1.004    78.3    97.4    17.2
    2003 07 15    22 25.0    +84 05.9    0.072    0.998    72.8   103.3    17.4
    2003 07 16    05 27      +87 42.4    0.069    0.991    66.6   109.7    17.6
    2003 07 17    08 21.1    +81 08.5    0.067    0.984    60.0   116.6    18.0
    2003 07 18    08 44.2    +73 35.8    0.067    0.978    53.0   123.8    18.5
    2003 07 19    08 52.88   +65 58.6    0.067    0.971    46.1   131.0    19.2
    2003 07 20    08 57.34   +58 35.2    0.069    0.964    39.4   138.0    20.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N39
    

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