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    M.P.E.C. 2003-P35                                Issued 2003 Aug. 7, 16:26 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 PY10
    
    Observations:
         K03P10Y* C2003 08 05.32761 22 28 51.62 -05 44 28.8          19.1        704
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.33806 22 28 52.15 -05 44 43.1          19.4        704
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.35913 22 28 53.41 -05 45 13.1          19.1        704
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.36967 22 28 53.92 -05 45 26.7          19.3        704
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.95988 22 29 31.81 -05 59 23.7          19.9        026
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.96821 22 29 32.24 -05 59 34.3          19.7        026
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.97932 22 29 32.92 -05 59 50.9          18.9        026
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.99365 22 29 33.61 -06 00 10.8                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.99472 22 29 33.68 -06 00 13.5                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 05.99720 22 29 33.73 -06 00 16.2                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.00043 22 29 33.99 -06 00 20.6                      557
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.00083 22 29 33.98 -06 00 21.0          18.7 R      118
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.00103 22 29 34.00 -06 00 20.7                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.00265 22 29 34.08 -06 00 24.6                      557
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.00707 22 29 34.38 -06 00 30.1                      557
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.01450 22 29 34.74 -06 00 41.0                      118
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.94955 22 30 32.72 -06 22 51.4                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.95063 22 30 32.79 -06 22 52.5                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.95355 22 30 32.91 -06 22 56.6                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.95465 22 30 32.99 -06 22 58.5                      246
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.96273 22 30 33.65 -06 23 07.5          18.5 R      176
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.96493 22 30 33.79 -06 23 10.7          18.7 R      176
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.96690 22 30 33.92 -06 23 13.5          18.6 R      176
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.96876 22 30 34.04 -06 23 16.2          18.6 R      176
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 06.97061 22 30 34.15 -06 23 18.9          18.6 R      176
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.00568 22 30 36.03 -06 24 09.6          18.4 R      620
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.01464 22 30 36.49 -06 24 22.5          18.4 R      620
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.02361 22 30 36.99 -06 24 35.5          18.7 R      620
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.03198 22 30 37.11 -06 24 50.4          19.0 R      118
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.03797 22 30 37.52 -06 24 58.3                      118
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.05855 22 30 38.66 -06 25 27.5                      557
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.05972 22 30 38.72 -06 25 29.3                      557
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.06088 22 30 38.77 -06 25 31.2                      557
         K03P10Y  C2003 08 07.06205 22 30 38.84 -06 25 33.0                      557
         K03P10Y FC2003 08 07.44054 22 31 02.61 -06 34 03.7          18.9 R      474
         K03P10Y FC2003 08 07.44413 22 31 02.87 -06 34 07.9          19.1 R      474
         K03P10Y FC2003 08 07.44795 22 31 03.01 -06 34 14.5          18.9 R      474
         K03P10Y FC2003 08 07.45050 22 31 03.18 -06 34 18.2          18.7 R      474
    
    Observer details:
    026 Berne-Zimmerwald.  Observer R. Musci.  Measurer M. Ploner.  1.0-m f/4
        reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observer J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
        reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 PY10
    Epoch 2003 July 20.0 TT = JDT 2452840.5                 MPC
    M   1.02735              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.20432024     Peri.  158.38161     +0.55048233     +0.82819083
    a   2.8549278      Node   144.77418     -0.79020261     +0.55754990
    e   0.5199543      Incl.   10.50975     -0.26934929     +0.05690391
    P   4.82           H   19.4           G   0.15
    From 38 observations 2003 Aug. 5-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 PY10                a,e,i = 2.85, 0.52, 11                  q = 1.3705
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 07 30    22 21.43   -03 23.6    0.404    1.380   149.9    21.7    19.2
    2003 08 09    22 32.54   -07 11.9    0.401    1.396   158.8    15.2    19.0
    2003 08 19    22 40.40   -11 17.4    0.414    1.419   167.9     8.6    18.8
    2003 08 29    22 45.65   -15 05.0    0.442    1.450   173.1     4.8    18.8
    2003 09 08    22 49.58   -18 05.2    0.487    1.486   167.3     8.5    19.3
    2003 09 18    22 53.44   -20 03.8    0.547    1.528   158.7    13.8    19.8
    2003 09 28    22 58.14   -21 01.5    0.624    1.575   150.3    18.4    20.3
    2003 10 08    23 04.31   -21 06.4    0.715    1.625   142.3    22.1    20.8
    2003 10 18    23 12.06   -20 30.2    0.820    1.679   134.9    24.9    21.2
    2003 10 28    23 21.28   -19 23.5    0.937    1.735   127.9    26.9    21.7
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-P35
    

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