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    • MPEC 2003-O22 : 2003 OB4

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-O22                                Issued 2003 July 25, 17:31 UT

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                                   2003 OB4

Observations:
     K03O04B  C2003 06 01.33652 15 53 00.67 -03 26 48.4          20.6 V      691
     K03O04B  C2003 06 01.36569 15 52 59.28 -03 26 24.2          21.0 V      691
     K03O04B  C2003 06 01.39177 15 52 58.04 -03 26 02.4          20.5 V      691
     K03O04B  C2003 06 22.23532 15 42 02.79 +00 14 51.5          19.2 R      699
     K03O04B  C2003 06 22.25290 15 42 02.44 +00 14 58.4                      699
     K03O04B  C2003 06 22.27046 15 42 02.16 +00 15 06.5                      699
     K03O04B  C2003 06 22.28804 15 42 01.89 +00 15 11.7                      699
     K03O04B  C2003 07 03.16511 15 42 25.43 +00 58 19.4          20.5 V      691
     K03O04B  C2003 07 03.19117 15 42 25.75 +00 58 21.8          20.3 V      691
     K03O04B  C2003 07 03.21727 15 42 26.07 +00 58 23.9          20.1 V      691
     K03O04B* C2003 07 23.17759 15 59 10.48 +00 01 12.5          19.7        644
     K03O04B  C2003 07 23.20017 15 59 12.26 +00 01 03.3          19.5        644
     K03O04B  C2003 07 23.22135 15 59 13.87 +00 00 55.0          19.3        644
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.11519 16 00 29.38 -00 05 19.3          19.7 R      H59
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.12574 16 00 30.20 -00 05 22.8          20.2 R      H59
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.13628 16 00 31.20 -00 05 27.7          19.9 R      H59
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.14684 16 00 32.07 -00 05 31.1          19.7 R      H59
     K03O04B 5C2003 07 24.30012 16 00 44.97 -00 06 34.8          19.0 R      673
     K03O04B 5C2003 07 24.30359 16 00 45.27 -00 06 36.5          19.0 R      673
     K03O04B 5C2003 07 24.30694 16 00 45.56 -00 06 38.2          19.0 R      673
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.87201 16 01 35.46 -00 10 44.0          18.7 R      176
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.87670 16 01 35.81 -00 10 46.3          18.7 R      176
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.88139 16 01 36.16 -00 10 48.6          18.5 R      176
     K03O04B  C2003 07 24.88637 16 01 36.53 -00 10 51.0          18.7 R      176

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers A. E. Gleason, J. A. Larsen.
    0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
H59 Camp Cullom.  Observer J. Mahony.  0.30-m Schmidt Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 OB4
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M 344.62030              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19910697     Peri.  111.57925     +0.60723165     +0.79357502
a   2.9045470      Node   195.99505     -0.77111088     +0.57685299
e   0.5541267      Incl.    8.10260     -0.19146207     +0.19359576
P   4.95           H   19.3           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2003 June 1-July 24.

Ephemeris:
2003 OB4                 a,e,i = 2.90, 0.55, 8                   q = 1.2951
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 07 20    15 55.06   +00 21.0    0.548    1.360   117.6    41.5    20.3
2003 07 30    16 09.86   -00 52.3    0.554    1.331   112.7    44.8    20.4
2003 08 09    16 30.01   -02 34.4    0.562    1.309   109.0    47.1    20.4
2003 08 19    16 55.15   -04 35.5    0.573    1.298   106.5    48.4    20.5
2003 08 29    17 24.74   -06 44.7    0.591    1.295   105.0    48.9    20.5
2003 09 08    17 58.08   -08 49.3    0.616    1.303   104.1    48.6    20.6
2003 09 18    18 34.07   -10 36.3    0.651    1.320   103.6    47.7    20.8
2003 09 28    19 11.45   -11 55.3    0.699    1.346   103.1    46.5    20.9
2003 10 08    19 48.94   -12 39.4    0.760    1.380   102.4    45.0    21.1
2003 10 18    20 25.36   -12 47.6    0.836    1.421   101.3    43.4    21.4
2003 10 28    20 59.96   -12 23.0    0.926    1.468    99.7    41.8    21.6
2003 11 07    21 32.38   -11 30.8    1.030    1.520    97.6    40.3    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-O22

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