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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Q21                                Issued 2003 Aug. 23, 22:47 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 QQ10
    
    Observations:
         K03Q10Q* C2003 08 22.37810 23 29 42.95 -09 38 08.2          18.0        644
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.39134 23 29 43.16 -09 37 47.6          17.7        644
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.40795 23 29 43.38 -09 37 21.7          18.1        644
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.89794 23 29 56.39 -09 24 44.3          17.8 R      113
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.90009 23 29 56.40 -09 24 41.2          17.9 R      113
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.90225 23 29 56.46 -09 24 38.4          17.6 R      113
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.92216 23 29 56.82 -09 24 07.2                      246
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.92319 23 29 56.84 -09 24 05.5                      246
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.92435 23 29 56.86 -09 24 03.7                      246
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.92536 23 29 56.92 -09 24 02.1                      246
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.92637 23 29 56.89 -09 24 00.7                      246
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.92723 23 29 56.93 -09 23 59.0                      246
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.93608 23 29 57.22 -09 23 44.9          18.5 V      198
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.93827 23 29 57.26 -09 23 41.4          18.7 V      198
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.93972 23 29 57.28 -09 23 39.3          18.6 V      198
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.97935 23 29 57.71 -09 22 37.2          18.2 R      118
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.98462 23 29 57.81 -09 22 29.7                      118
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.98829 23 29 57.88 -09 22 23.9                      118
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.99456 23 29 58.32 -09 22 11.3          17.9 R      176
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.99536 23 29 57.95 -09 22 13.0                      118
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 22.99850 23 29 58.37 -09 22 05.3          17.9 R      176
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.00278 23 29 58.43 -09 21 58.9          17.9 R      176
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.00486 23 29 58.46 -09 21 55.8          17.8 R      176
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.00625 23 29 58.48 -09 21 53.7          17.7 R      176
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.02253 23 29 58.78 -09 21 31.6          19.1 R      J95
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.02548 23 29 58.83 -09 21 27.1          18.3 R      J95
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.02849 23 29 58.90 -09 21 22.3          18.6 R      J95
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.03042 23 29 59.06 -09 21 15.7          18.0 R      J87
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.03408 23 29 59.07 -09 21 10.4          18.5 R      J87
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.03810 23 29 59.20 -09 21 04.1          18.4 R      J87
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.05846 23 29 59.01 -09 20 34.1          17.9 R      106
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.06527 23 29 59.14 -09 20 22.8          17.8 R      106
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.29273 23 30 05.41 -09 14 23.3          18.0        704
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.31792 23 30 05.75 -09 13 43.6          18.3        704
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.33048 23 30 05.93 -09 13 23.9          18.3        704
         K03Q10Q  C2003 08 23.34319 23 30 06.05 -09 13 04.2          18.6        704
    
    Observer details:
    106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
    113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observers A. Knofel, F. Muller,
        W. Muller.  0.50-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m reflector + CCD.
    198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + 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.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 QQ10
    Epoch 2003 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2452860.5                  MPC
    M 349.09681              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29159422     Peri.    7.80983     +0.99146346     +0.12616703
    a   2.2522509      Node   344.82327     -0.12538731     +0.85343841
    e   0.4272212      Incl.    7.21834     -0.03575228     +0.50569237
    P   3.38           H   19.4           G   0.15
    From 36 observations 2003 Aug. 22-23.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 QQ10                a,e,i = 2.25, 0.43, 7                   q = 1.2900
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 08 19    23 28.10   -11 02.8    0.327    1.318   156.3    18.0    18.5
    2003 08 29    23 31.72   -06 39.4    0.300    1.301   164.0    12.3    18.1
    2003 09 08    23 32.44   -01 49.4    0.287    1.292   171.9     6.3    17.7
    2003 09 18    23 31.75   +03 02.0    0.286    1.290   174.4     4.4    17.6
    2003 09 28    23 31.47   +07 24.7    0.299    1.296   167.5     9.6    18.0
    2003 10 08    23 33.46   +11 00.0    0.325    1.309   159.7    15.3    18.4
    2003 10 18    23 38.75   +13 44.9    0.363    1.329   152.6    20.2    18.8
    2003 10 28    23 47.51   +15 46.5    0.413    1.356   146.0    24.2    19.3
    2003 11 07    23 59.53   +17 17.9    0.474    1.388   140.0    27.3    19.7
    2003 11 17    00 14.16   +18 30.5    0.546    1.426   134.4    29.7    20.1
    2003 11 27    00 30.79   +19 32.1    0.630    1.467   129.0    31.5    20.6
    2003 12 07    00 48.96   +20 29.1    0.724    1.512   123.8    32.8    21.0
    2003 12 17    01 08.21   +21 24.1    0.828    1.560   118.6    33.6    21.4
    2003 12 27    01 28.23   +22 18.4    0.943    1.610   113.4    34.1    21.7
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q21
    

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