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    M.P.E.C. 2003-R33                                Issued 2003 Sept. 6, 11:30 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
    
                                       2003 RD6
    
    Observations:
         K03R06D* C2003 09 05.32991 02 38 38.34 +20 30 50.0          18.3        704
         K03R06D  C2003 09 05.34378 02 38 38.53 +20 30 21.8          19.2        704
         K03R06D  C2003 09 05.35813 02 38 38.60 +20 29 53.0          19.3        704
         K03R06D  C2003 09 05.37276 02 38 38.72 +20 29 23.0          19.1        704
         K03R06D  C2003 09 05.95990 02 38 46.85 +20 09 03.9          18.6 R      J87
         K03R06D  C2003 09 05.96503 02 38 46.88 +20 08 53.2          18.3 R      J87
         K03R06D  C2003 09 05.97016 02 38 46.89 +20 08 44.2          18.5 R      J87
         K03R06D  C2003 09 05.99970 02 38 47.02 +20 07 41.7                      246
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.00072 02 38 47.05 +20 07 39.4                      246
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.00218 02 38 47.06 +20 07 36.6                      246
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.00326 02 38 47.08 +20 07 34.4                      246
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.00433 02 38 47.07 +20 07 32.2                      246
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.01461 02 38 47.12 +20 07 11.7                      118
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.01792 02 38 47.13 +20 07 04.3                      118
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.02155 02 38 47.23 +20 06 56.3          18.9 R      118
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.38162 02 38 51.32 +19 54 26.8          18.1 R      854
         K03R06D  C2003 09 06.38341 02 38 51.31 +19 54 21.5          18.0 R      854
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 RD6
    Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
    M  67.84318              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.56819579     Peri.   72.70545     -0.16036729     +0.98408525
    a   1.4436792      Node   189.15249     -0.98427718     -0.15361797
    e   0.2669296      Incl.   28.76392     +0.07403220     +0.08931823
    P   1.73           H   17.5           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2003 Sept. 5-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 RD6                 a,e,i = 1.44, 0.27, 29                  q = 1.0583
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 08 29    02 35.36   +24 20.4    0.670    1.397   110.8    42.5    19.0
    2003 09 08    02 39.06   +18 56.7    0.623    1.436   121.6    36.7    18.7
    2003 09 18    02 36.96   +12 14.7    0.587    1.474   133.8    29.5    18.5
    2003 09 28    02 29.16   +04 30.4    0.569    1.510   146.7    21.4    18.2
    2003 10 08    02 16.81   -03 28.1    0.575    1.545   157.1    14.6    18.1
    2003 10 18    02 02.20   -10 35.0    0.609    1.579   158.5    13.4    18.2
    2003 10 28    01 48.02   -16 00.9    0.669    1.611   150.7    17.6    18.6
    2003 11 07    01 36.64   -19 31.8    0.750    1.641   140.5    22.6    19.0
    2003 11 17    01 29.33   -21 23.0    0.847    1.669   130.5    26.8    19.5
    2003 11 27    01 26.36   -21 58.2    0.955    1.694   121.5    29.8    19.8
    2003 12 07    01 27.44   -21 39.1    1.070    1.718   113.4    31.8    20.2
    2003 12 17    01 31.95   -20 43.1    1.189    1.739   106.0    33.0    20.5
    2003 12 27    01 39.29   -19 22.0    1.309    1.759    99.2    33.5    20.7
    2004 01 06    01 48.97   -17 44.2    1.429    1.776    92.9    33.6    20.9
    2004 01 16    02 00.54   -15 55.9    1.547    1.790    87.1    33.3    21.1
    2004 01 26    02 13.68   -14 01.1    1.661    1.803    81.6    32.7    21.3
    2004 02 05    02 28.16   -12 03.4    1.771    1.813    76.4    31.9    21.4
    2004 02 15    02 43.78   -10 05.3    1.875    1.820    71.4    31.0    21.5
    2004 02 25    03 00.41   -08 08.9    1.974    1.825    66.7    29.9    21.6
    2004 03 06    03 17.95   -06 16.1    2.065    1.828    62.3    28.7    21.6
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R33
    

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