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    M.P.E.C. 2003-R19                                Issued 2003 Sept. 3, 18:55 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      S/2003 N 1
    
    Observations:
        SK03N010  C2001 08 11.04727 20 39 43.76 -18 39 59.9          25.1 R      807
        SK03N010  C2001 08 11.15269 20 39 43.07 -18 40 02.5          24.9 R      807
        SK03N010  C2001 08 11.29134 20 39 42.17 -18 40 05.9          25.2 R      807
        SK03N010  C2002 08 14.00655 20 48 16.56 -18 05 53.8                      807
        SK03N010  C2002 08 14.13779 20 48 15.67 -18 05 56.4          25.1 R      807
        SK03N010  C2002 08 15.98957 20 48 03.84 -18 06 43.1                      807
        SK03N010  C2002 08 16.13454 20 48 02.92 -18 06 46.4                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 07 04.15812 21 01 15.33 -17 11 14.0                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 07 04.26236 21 01 14.80 -17 11 17.4                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 07 04.34181 21 01 14.36 -17 11 18.5                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 07 06.27426 21 01 03.82 -17 12 03.2                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 07 06.38405 21 01 03.22 -17 12 05.8                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 08 18.98238 20 56 29.02 -17 30 56.0                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 08 19.01812 20 56 28.83 -17 30 56.4                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 08 19.05980 20 56 28.56 -17 30 57.5                      807
        SK03N010  C2003 08 19.10626 20 56 28.26 -17 30 59.1          25.0 R      807
        SK03N010  C2003 08 29.27008 20 55 26.32 -17 35 08.1          26   R      568
        SK03N010  C2003 08 29.29608 20 55 26.17 -17 35 08.7                      568
        SK03N010  C2003 08 29.32189 20 55 26.05 -17 35 09.2                      568
        SK03N010  C2003 08 30.32303 20 55 20.17 -17 35 32.6                      568
        SK03N010  C2003 08 30.34964 20 55 20.06 -17 35 33.2          26   R      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna.  Measurer
        S. S. Sheppard.  8.2-m Subaru reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers M. Holman, J. Kavelaars, T. Grav, W. Fraser.
        Measurer M. Holman.  4-m Blanco reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2003 N 1
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
    M 230.62911              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.03741397     Peri.  126.75852     -0.74785320     -0.39235555
    a   0.3294238      Node   319.63106     -0.22288240     +0.90823023
    e   0.2679334      Incl.  124.23055     +0.62533113     -0.14551622
    P  26.34           H   10.8           P/d  9622.07
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    010811 807  0.1-  0.1+    030704 807  0.1+  0.4-    030819 807  0.6-  0.3+
    010811 807  0.0   0.0     030704 807  0.7+  1.4-    030819 807  0.6-  0.1-
    010811 807  0.1+  0.1-    030704 807  0.6+  0.7-    030829 568  0.1+  0.8+
    020814 807  0.2+  0.1-    030706 807  0.0   1.2-    030829 568  0.2+  0.8+
    020814 807  0.3-  0.7+    030706 807  0.3+  1.3-    030829 568  0.7+  0.9+
    020815 807  0.2-  0.1-    030818 807  1.1-  0.3-    030830 568  0.2-  0.8+
    020816 807  0.0   0.2+    030819 807  0.5-  0.3+    030830 568  0.5+  0.9+
    
    Ephemeris:
        S/2003 N 1                                                   q = 0.2412
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_N   dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl.m1"/')
    2003 08 29    20 55.47   -17 35.2   29.509    0.394  1088+/1.27+   500-/  8.3-
    2003 09 08    20 54.55   -17 38.8   29.593    0.394  1085+/1.27+   490-/  8.2-
    2003 09 18    20 53.76   -17 41.9   29.701    0.393  1080+/1.26+   479-/  8.0-
    2003 09 28    20 53.13   -17 44.4   29.831    0.393  1072+/1.25+   468-/  7.8-
    2003 10 08    20 52.69   -17 46.0   29.979    0.393  1062+/1.24+   457-/  7.6-
    2003 10 18    20 52.46   -17 46.8   30.139    0.392  1050+/1.22+   446-/  7.4-
    2003 10 28    20 52.45   -17 46.8   30.308    0.392  1035+/1.21+   436-/  7.3-
    2003 11 07    20 52.66   -17 45.8   30.481    0.392  1018+/1.19+   426-/  7.1-
    2003 11 17    20 53.10   -17 43.9   30.651    0.391   999+/1.17+   416-/  6.9-
    2003 11 27    20 53.75   -17 41.1   30.815    0.391   979+/1.14+   407-/  6.8-
    2003 12 07    20 54.60   -17 37.5   30.967    0.391   957+/1.12+   399-/  6.7-
    2003 12 17    20 55.64   -17 33.2   31.103    0.390   934+/1.09+   391-/  6.5-
    2003 12 27    20 56.83   -17 28.2   31.218    0.390   910+/1.06+   384-/  6.4-
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R19
    

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