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    M.P.E.C. 2003-O13                                Issued 2003 July 22, 11:33 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 OV
    
    Observations:
         K03O00V* C2003 07 21.38373 15 30 13.06 -05 50 55.6          18.8        608
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.39436 15 30 07.91 -05 50 26.0          18.9        608
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.40512 15 30 02.70 -05 49 56.6          18.8        608
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.83927 15 26 35.63 -05 30 06.3          17.7 R      599
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.84027 15 26 35.15 -05 30 03.4          17.6 R      599
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.84128 15 26 34.67 -05 30 00.4          17.6 R      599
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.84228 15 26 34.18 -05 29 57.7          17.6 R      599
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.86293 15 26 23.98 -05 29 02.4          18.4 V      A50
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.86359 15 26 23.58 -05 28 59.5                      A50
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.86429 15 26 23.23 -05 28 58.9                      A50
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.86500 15 26 22.90 -05 28 56.2          17.6 V      A50
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.86569 15 26 22.59 -05 28 53.3                      A50
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95034 15 25 42.06 -05 24 58.1          18.5 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95106 15 25 41.64 -05 24 54.4          18.2 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95179 15 25 41.21 -05 24 52.8          18.2 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95253 15 25 40.87 -05 24 49.6          18.2 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95326 15 25 40.55 -05 24 47.2          18.1 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95500 15 25 39.76 -05 24 44.7          18.2 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95573 15 25 39.32 -05 24 41.7          18.3 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95647 15 25 38.96 -05 24 40.0          18.0 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95720 15 25 38.57 -05 24 38.5          18.1 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 21.95793 15 25 38.17 -05 24 35.2          18.2 R      J87
         K03O00V  C2003 07 22.02590 15 25 05.81 -05 21 01.9          19.5 R      859
         K03O00V  C2003 07 22.02681 15 25 05.38 -05 20 59.4          19.7 R      859
         K03O00V  C2003 07 22.02769 15 25 04.82 -05 20 57.0          19.4 R      859
         K03O00V 1C2003 07 22.40930 15 22 02.46 -05 03 07.8                      413
         K03O00V 1C2003 07 22.41241 15 22 00.96 -05 02 59.1                      413
         K03O00V 1C2003 07 22.41519 15 21 59.58 -05 02 51.3          17.8 R      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught, S. Nakano.  1.0-m
        f/8 reflector + CCD.
    599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, N. Napoleone, A. Di Paola,
        M. Tombelli.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers G. Kovalchuk, V. Lokot.
        0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 OV
    Epoch 2003 July 20.0 TT = JDT 2452840.5                 MPC
    M 345.70534              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26447877     Peri.  146.30736     +0.64293209     -0.74538623
    a   2.4036737      Node   263.02466     +0.65772526     +0.65516967
    e   0.8693220      Incl.   10.22353     +0.39247395     +0.12309374
    P   3.73           H   18.6           G   0.15
    From 28 observations 2003 July 21-22.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 OV                  a,e,i = 2.40, 0.87, 10                  q = 0.3141
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 07 20    15 41.23   -06 53.4    0.342    1.211   117.1    48.3    18.5
    2003 07 21    15 33.30   -06 08.3    0.339    1.195   114.1    50.9    18.5
    2003 07 22    15 25.32   -05 22.4    0.336    1.179   111.0    53.5    18.6
    2003 07 23    15 17.32   -04 35.7    0.334    1.163   107.9    56.2    18.6
    2003 07 24    15 09.29   -03 48.5    0.332    1.147   104.9    58.9    18.6
    2003 07 25    15 01.27   -03 00.9    0.331    1.131   101.8    61.6    18.7
    2003 07 26    14 53.25   -02 13.0    0.330    1.115    98.7    64.3    18.7
    2003 07 27    14 45.26   -01 25.0    0.330    1.098    95.6    67.0    18.8
    2003 07 28    14 37.30   -00 37.1    0.330    1.082    92.6    69.7    18.8
    2003 07 29    14 29.38   +00 10.7    0.330    1.065    89.5    72.4    18.9
    2003 07 30    14 21.51   +00 58.2    0.331    1.048    86.5    75.2    18.9
    2003 07 31    14 13.69   +01 45.3    0.332    1.031    83.4    77.9    19.0
    2003 08 01    14 05.94   +02 31.9    0.333    1.014    80.4    80.7    19.1
    2003 08 02    13 58.25   +03 17.8    0.335    0.997    77.4    83.4    19.1
    2003 08 03    13 50.63   +04 03.1    0.337    0.980    74.5    86.2    19.2
    2003 08 04    13 43.07   +04 47.6    0.339    0.963    71.5    88.9    19.3
    2003 08 05    13 35.59   +05 31.2    0.342    0.945    68.6    91.7    19.4
    2003 08 06    13 28.16   +06 14.0    0.345    0.927    65.7    94.5    19.5
    2003 08 07    13 20.81   +06 55.8    0.349    0.910    62.8    97.2    19.6
    2003 08 08    13 13.51   +07 36.7    0.352    0.892    60.0   100.0    19.7
    2003 08 09    13 06.28   +08 16.4    0.356    0.874    57.2   102.8    19.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-O13
    

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