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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Q56                                Issued 2003 Aug. 30, 10:24 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 QB90
    
    Observations:
         K03Q90B* C2003 08 26.42368 03 43 40.44 +11 51 05.1          19.4        704
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 26.43703 03 43 42.44 +11 51 07.2          20.0        704
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 26.45044 03 43 44.42 +11 51 08.3          20.4        704
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 26.46393 03 43 46.35 +11 51 11.3          20.0        704
         K03Q90B dC2003 08 27.02090 03 45 11.02 +11 52 11.8          19.0 R      118
         K03Q90B dC2003 08 27.02728 03 45 11.79 +11 52 12.2                      118
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 27.06725 03 45 17.75 +11 52 17.7                      246
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 27.06815 03 45 17.93 +11 52 18.0                      246
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 27.06903 03 45 18.02 +11 52 17.9                      246
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 27.06983 03 45 18.16 +11 52 18.1                      246
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 27.07075 03 45 18.33 +11 52 17.8                      246
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 27.07177 03 45 18.42 +11 52 18.3                      246
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 30.09456 03 52 40.88 +11 56 57.2          18.8 R      620
         K03Q90B  C2003 08 30.11450 03 52 43.66 +11 56 58.3          19.2 R      620
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + 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 QB90
    Epoch 2003 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2452860.5                  MPC
    M   4.37343              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.34932623     Peri.  207.26887     +0.90450015     +0.42169700
    a   1.9967112      Node   127.64536     -0.37517005     +0.85774925
    e   0.4042554      Incl.    4.61063     -0.20279769     +0.29400317
    P   2.82           H   18.1           G   0.15
    From 14 observations 2003 Aug. 26-30.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 QB90                a,e,i = 2.00, 0.40, 5                   q = 1.1895
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 08 29    03 50.05   +11 55.6    0.591    1.233    97.2    54.4    19.4
    2003 09 08    04 11.90   +11 59.5    0.585    1.262   101.5    51.5    19.3
    2003 09 18    04 28.71   +11 46.0    0.576    1.297   107.0    47.8    19.3
    2003 09 28    04 39.87   +11 19.9    0.567    1.337   114.0    43.2    19.2
    2003 10 08    04 44.86   +10 46.8    0.559    1.381   122.3    37.7    19.1
    2003 10 18    04 43.48   +10 12.7    0.554    1.429   132.2    31.1    18.9
    2003 10 28    04 36.03   +09 43.4    0.557    1.479   143.5    23.6    18.8
    2003 11 07    04 23.87   +09 25.2    0.573    1.531   155.4    15.6    18.7
    2003 11 17    04 09.43   +09 22.7    0.606    1.583   166.1     8.6    18.6
    2003 11 27    03 55.43   +09 38.4    0.658    1.637   168.2     7.1    18.8
    2003 12 07    03 44.27   +10 11.8    0.732    1.691   159.6    11.7    19.3
    2003 12 17    03 37.20   +11 00.0    0.825    1.744   149.1    16.8    19.8
    2003 12 27    03 34.47   +11 59.1    0.936    1.798   139.0    21.0    20.3
    2004 01 06    03 35.80   +13 05.4    1.061    1.850   129.6    24.2    20.7
    2004 01 16    03 40.57   +14 15.2    1.199    1.902   120.9    26.3    21.1
    2004 01 26    03 48.18   +15 25.8    1.347    1.953   112.9    27.7    21.4
    2004 02 05    03 58.12   +16 34.9    1.501    2.002   105.4    28.3    21.7
    2004 02 15    04 09.90   +17 40.7    1.662    2.051    98.2    28.5    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q56
    

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