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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Q43                                Issued 2003 Aug. 27, 01:15 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 QM47
    
    Observations:
         K03Q47M* C2003 08 23.47348 23 58 15.18 -16 40 21.8          19.6        644
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 23.48412 23 58 14.96 -16 40 45.1          19.6        644
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 23.49580 23 58 14.70 -16 41 11.3          19.9        644
         K03Q47M 5C2003 08 25.42847 23 57 36.48 -17 54 10.8          20.0 R      673
         K03Q47M 5C2003 08 25.43056 23 57 36.40 -17 54 17.4                      673
         K03Q47M 5C2003 08 25.43507 23 57 36.29 -17 54 27.4                      673
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 26.95859 23 57 00.35 -18 53 17.7                      246
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 26.95955 23 57 00.40 -18 53 21.0                      246
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 26.96034 23 57 00.34 -18 53 22.8                      246
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 26.96124 23 57 00.36 -18 53 24.9                      246
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 26.96213 23 57 00.29 -18 53 27.4                      246
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 26.96315 23 57 00.27 -18 53 29.8                      246
         K03Q47M  C2003 08 26.96413 23 57 00.28 -18 53 32.4                      246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 QM47
    Epoch 2003 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2452860.5                  MPC
    M 280.82104              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40359931     Peri.  302.22890     -0.10123751     -0.95426019
    a   1.8134369      Node   149.45408     +0.99160520     -0.07392545
    e   0.3120242      Incl.   33.60894     -0.08043689     +0.28969383
    P   2.44           H   18.4           G   0.15
    From 13 observations 2003 Aug. 23-26.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 QM47                a,e,i = 1.81, 0.31, 34                  q = 1.2476
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 08 19    23 59.21   -13 59.4    0.901    1.843   148.9    16.5    20.4
    2003 08 29    23 56.06   -20 13.5    0.832    1.803   156.3    13.0    20.0
    2003 09 08    23 49.31   -27 01.3    0.793    1.763   156.4    13.2    19.9
    2003 09 18    23 39.63   -33 36.4    0.783    1.722   148.5    17.7    20.0
    2003 09 28    23 28.57   -39 12.8    0.798    1.680   137.6    23.7    20.2
    2003 10 08    23 18.48   -43 23.7    0.833    1.638   126.6    29.3    20.4
    2003 10 18    23 11.65   -46 06.9    0.879    1.596   116.5    34.0    20.5
    2003 10 28    23 09.62   -47 34.0    0.930    1.555   107.8    37.5    20.7
    2003 11 07    23 13.03   -48 00.2    0.982    1.514   100.2    40.1    20.8
    2003 11 17    23 21.60   -47 38.7    1.029    1.474    93.8    42.0    20.9
    2003 11 27    23 34.72   -46 37.4    1.069    1.435    88.5    43.4    21.0
    2003 12 07    23 51.68   -45 01.2    1.101    1.399    84.0    44.5    21.0
    2003 12 17    00 11.69   -42 52.2    1.124    1.365    80.4    45.3    21.1
    2003 12 27    00 34.17   -40 10.2    1.138    1.335    77.6    46.0    21.1
    2004 01 06    00 58.64   -36 54.6    1.143    1.308    75.5    46.7    21.0
    2004 01 16    01 24.71   -33 04.5    1.143    1.285    73.9    47.3    21.0
    2004 01 26    01 52.15   -28 39.2    1.139    1.268    72.9    47.9    21.0
    2004 02 05    02 20.78   -23 39.9    1.135    1.255    72.2    48.4    21.0
    2004 02 15    02 50.46   -18 10.5    1.134    1.249    71.7    48.7    21.0
    2004 02 25    03 21.15   -12 18.5    1.140    1.248    71.4    48.7    21.0
    2004 03 06    03 52.79   -06 15.8    1.156    1.253    70.9    48.4    21.0
    2004 03 16    04 25.28   -00 17.1    1.185    1.264    70.3    47.8    21.1
    2004 03 26    04 58.53   +05 22.2    1.228    1.281    69.4    46.8    21.2
    2004 04 05    05 32.37   +10 28.0    1.285    1.302    68.1    45.5    21.3
    2004 04 15    06 06.56   +14 50.4    1.356    1.328    66.6    43.9    21.4
    2004 04 25    06 40.83   +18 24.4    1.437    1.358    64.7    42.1    21.5
    2004 05 05    07 14.88   +21 08.9    1.527    1.391    62.6    40.1    21.6
    2004 05 15    07 48.37   +23 06.1    1.624    1.427    60.4    38.0    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q43
    

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