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    M.P.E.C. 2003-R17                                Issued 2003 Sept. 3, 11:49 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,
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                                    2003 RM

Observations:
     K03R00M* C2003 09 02.45311 20 46 57.36 -21 06 17.9          19.4        608
     K03R00M  C2003 09 02.46352 20 46 59.16 -21 05 35.1          19.6        608
     K03R00M  C2003 09 02.47408 20 47 01.01 -21 04 52.1          19.2        608
     K03R00M  C2003 09 02.88105 20 48 18.10 -20 37 49.9                      557
     K03R00M  C2003 09 02.88204 20 48 18.27 -20 37 46.1                      557
     K03R00M  C2003 09 02.88303 20 48 18.47 -20 37 42.5                      557
     K03R00M  C2003 09 02.88402 20 48 18.62 -20 37 38.8                      557
     K03R00M  C2003 09 02.88501 20 48 18.77 -20 37 34.5                      557
     K03R00M 5C2003 09 03.19919 20 49 17.03 -20 16 41.8          18.5 R      673
     K03R00M 5C2003 09 03.20856 20 49 18.62 -20 16 04.7          18.5 R      673
     K03R00M 5C2003 09 03.21956 20 49 20.49 -20 15 21.4          18.5 R      673
     K03R00M  C2003 09 03.22625 20 49 20.83 -20 14 56.3          17.8 R      649
     K03R00M  C2003 09 03.23421 20 49 22.19 -20 14 24.9          17.9 R      649
     K03R00M  C2003 09 03.23598 20 49 22.49 -20 14 17.4          17.8 R      649
     K03R00M  C2003 09 03.23776 20 49 22.79 -20 14 10.6          17.7 R      649

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 RM
Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
M   5.88946              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19533223     Peri.  323.16927     +0.50314339     +0.86093118
a   2.9418472      Node   336.75254     -0.74056299     +0.38471915
e   0.6093372      Incl.   10.97268     -0.44543595     +0.33284935
P   5.05           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2003 Sept. 2-3.

Ephemeris:
2003 RM                  a,e,i = 2.94, 0.61, 11                  q = 1.1493
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 29    20 31.99   -26 25.9    0.228    1.209   147.8    26.4    18.3
2003 09 08    21 02.82   -15 24.0    0.276    1.252   148.7    24.7    18.7
2003 09 18    21 26.04   -07 38.4    0.343    1.304   146.1    25.4    19.3
2003 09 28    21 45.27   -02 24.5    0.426    1.364   142.0    26.9    19.9
2003 10 08    22 02.58   +01 10.0    0.523    1.429   137.4    28.3    20.5
2003 10 18    22 18.99   +03 43.0    0.633    1.498   132.4    29.4    21.1
2003 10 28    22 35.05   +05 39.1    0.756    1.571   127.2    30.3    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R17

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