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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Q44                                Issued 2003 Aug. 27, 01:17 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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                                   2003 QN47

Observations:
     K03Q47N* C2003 08 26.41819 02 47 08.78 +08 32 56.7          18.2        704
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.43146 02 47 07.18 +08 34 15.2          18.7        704
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.44492 02 47 05.69 +08 35 34.8          18.5        704
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.45800 02 47 04.19 +08 36 52.0          18.7        704
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.95535 02 46 12.29 +09 25 49.6          17.7 V      198
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.96214 02 46 11.56 +09 26 29.3          17.9 V      198
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.96602 02 46 11.11 +09 26 52.5          17.9 V      198
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.97244 02 46 10.41 +09 27 29.7          18.1 V      198
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.98756 02 46 08.57 +09 29 02.5                      118
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.98980 02 46 08.32 +09 29 15.7                      118
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.99704 02 46 07.54 +09 29 58.5          16.5 R      118
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.99825 02 46 07.50 +09 30 04.7          17.1 R      113
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 26.99935 02 46 07.27 +09 30 11.1          17.6 R      113
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 27.00045 02 46 07.11 +09 30 17.3          17.4 R      113
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 27.03071 02 46 03.71 +09 33 18.7                      246
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 27.03119 02 46 03.65 +09 33 21.2                      246
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 27.03161 02 46 03.60 +09 33 24.1                      246
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 27.03216 02 46 03.54 +09 33 27.3                      246
     K03Q47N  C2003 08 27.03289 02 46 03.46 +09 33 31.8                      246

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer A. Knoefel.  0.50-m f/4.0
    reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + 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 QN47
Epoch 2003 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2452860.5                  MPC
M   9.15401              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50593661     Peri.  322.55209     +0.68114117     +0.72660491
a   1.5598110      Node   349.28592     -0.49808223     +0.36981693
e   0.2964066      Incl.   28.93858     -0.53661979     +0.57903433
P   1.95           H   18.2           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2003 Aug. 26-27.

Ephemeris:
2003 QN47                a,e,i = 1.56, 0.30, 29                  q = 1.0975
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 19    02 57.31   -02 51.5    0.307    1.125   103.8    60.9    18.1
2003 08 29    02 42.25   +12 51.1    0.278    1.148   113.1    54.1    17.7
2003 09 08    02 14.83   +29 53.5    0.273    1.175   122.0    46.6    17.5
2003 09 18    01 31.09   +44 22.6    0.296    1.208   127.3    41.4    17.6
2003 09 28    00 33.59   +53 17.1    0.342    1.244   128.3    39.2    17.9
2003 10 08    23 37.55   +56 44.3    0.403    1.282   126.8    38.6    18.3
2003 10 18    22 58.07   +56 51.6    0.474    1.323   124.2    38.5    18.7
2003 10 28    22 37.71   +55 33.5    0.552    1.365   121.3    38.5    19.1
2003 11 07    22 32.33   +53 54.0    0.633    1.407   118.4    38.3    19.5
2003 11 17    22 37.26   +52 20.1    0.718    1.450   115.4    38.0    19.8
2003 11 27    22 49.30   +51 00.7    0.805    1.492   112.4    37.7    20.1
2003 12 07    23 06.40   +49 59.1    0.895    1.534   109.3    37.3    20.4
2003 12 17    23 27.12   +49 13.9    0.988    1.575   106.0    36.9    20.7
2003 12 27    23 50.59   +48 42.7    1.084    1.615   102.6    36.5    20.9
2004 01 06    00 16.16   +48 23.0    1.183    1.653    99.1    36.0    21.1
2004 01 16    00 43.33   +48 11.2    1.285    1.690    95.4    35.4    21.3
2004 01 26    01 11.75   +48 04.1    1.390    1.726    91.6    34.8    21.5
2004 02 05    01 41.11   +47 58.7    1.497    1.759    87.7    34.1    21.7
2004 02 15    02 11.12   +47 51.9    1.607    1.791    83.7    33.2    21.9
2004 02 25    02 41.55   +47 41.1    1.718    1.821    79.6    32.3    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q44

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