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    M.P.E.C. 2003-R37                                Issued 2003 Sept. 7, 11:34 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 RX7
    
    Observations:
         K03R07X* C2003 09 06.26545 22 54 08.97 +25 11 23.6          18.2 R      699
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.28040 22 54 06.93 +25 11 21.6                      699
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.29535 22 54 04.85 +25 11 17.8                      699
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.31028 22 54 02.76 +25 11 13.5                      699
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.82728 22 52 55.68 +25 09 12.6          18.5 R      461
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.83763 22 52 54.30 +25 09 10.0                      461
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.83914 22 52 54.11 +25 09 09.6                      461
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.84065 22 52 53.88 +25 09 09.2                      461
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.86416 22 52 50.92 +25 09 02.0          18.4 R      J95
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.88115 22 52 48.69 +25 08 57.3          18.7 R      J95
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.88596 22 52 47.99 +25 08 57.0          18.9 R      J95
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.92605 22 52 42.26 +25 08 49.6                      118
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.93160 22 52 41.52 +25 08 48.5          18.7 R      118
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.93654 22 52 40.81 +25 08 46.8                      118
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.94115 22 52 40.35 +25 08 46.0          18.3 V      130
         K03R07X  C2003 09 06.94710 22 52 39.51 +25 08 44.2          18.5 V      130
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.01821 22 52 29.71 +25 08 27.7          18.6 V      130
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.02572 22 52 28.68 +25 08 25.5          18.7 V      130
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.02940 22 52 28.18 +25 08 22.8                      557
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.06837 22 52 22.87 +25 08 12.6                      557
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.08865 22 52 20.12 +25 08 07.0                      557
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.09061 22 52 20.65 +25 08 26.2          19.1 R      859
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.09481 22 52 20.01 +25 08 25.4          19.6 R      859
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.31520 22 51 50.65 +25 07 14.5          17.5 R      G90
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.31687 22 51 50.45 +25 07 14.2          17.8 R      G90
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.32392 22 51 49.46 +25 07 12.3          17.5 R      G90
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.33676 22 51 47.66 +25 07 09.3          18.9 R      854
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.34038 22 51 47.18 +25 07 08.0          18.8 R      854
         K03R07X  C2003 09 07.34575 22 51 46.54 +25 07 06.6          18.8 R      854
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    130 Lumezzane.  Observers S. Zani Observatory, G. Pizzetti, M. Micheli,
        C. Cremaschini, W. Marinello.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observers K. Sarneczky,
        B. Sipocz.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 RX7                                                             PHA 0.036
    Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
    M 242.09941              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.72821282     Peri.  244.75282     -0.61277549     -0.77377195
    a   1.2235747      Node   243.99213     +0.77400562     -0.54665895
    e   0.3422337      Incl.   10.29195     +0.15944119     -0.32006399
    P   1.35           H   18.3           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2003 Sept. 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 RX7                 a,e,i = 1.22, 0.34, 10                  q = 0.8048
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 09 08    22 50.33   +25 04.0    0.515    1.472   148.8    20.8    18.7
    2003 09 18    22 27.17   +23 28.5    0.477    1.435   148.8    21.3    18.5
    2003 09 28    22 05.08   +20 27.7    0.456    1.394   142.9    25.7    18.5
    2003 10 08    21 48.03   +16 29.8    0.450    1.349   133.6    32.4    18.6
    2003 10 18    21 38.08   +12 13.9    0.454    1.302   123.2    39.8    18.7
    2003 10 28    21 35.52   +08 10.3    0.464    1.251   113.2    46.9    18.9
    2003 11 07    21 39.66   +04 35.7    0.475    1.198   104.0    53.4    19.0
    2003 11 17    21 49.33   +01 33.0    0.483    1.143    95.7    59.4    19.1
    2003 11 27    22 03.47   -01 02.6    0.485    1.086    88.3    65.2    19.2
    2003 12 07    22 21.16   -03 19.4    0.479    1.030    81.5    71.1    19.3
    2003 12 17    22 41.41   -05 31.2    0.463    0.975    75.2    77.4    19.3
    2003 12 27    23 03.30   -07 54.8    0.438    0.923    69.2    84.5    19.3
    2004 01 06    23 25.60   -10 53.5    0.403    0.878    63.1    92.8    19.3
    
    2004 03 16    21 26.05   -55 26.1    0.227    0.905    60.5   106.8    18.8
    2004 03 26    20 33.83   -53 11.4    0.231    0.955    72.7    94.0    18.4
    2004 04 05    19 54.58   -49 23.8    0.232    1.009    85.4    81.3    18.0
    2004 04 15    19 20.59   -44 53.9    0.231    1.065    99.2    68.4    17.7
    2004 04 25    18 45.17   -39 45.0    0.228    1.121   114.9    54.5    17.3
    2004 05 05    18 06.30   -33 44.4    0.231    1.177   132.6    39.1    17.0
    2004 05 15    17 26.72   -27 04.0    0.244    1.231   151.6    23.0    16.8
    2004 05 25    16 51.58   -20 37.9    0.273    1.283   169.9     8.0    16.6
    2004 06 04    16 25.04   -15 28.2    0.320    1.332   171.0     6.8    17.0
    2004 06 14    16 07.90   -11 58.2    0.383    1.377   157.4    16.5    17.8
    2004 06 24    15 59.03   -09 56.9    0.460    1.419   145.5    23.9    18.5
    2004 07 04    15 56.78   -09 01.1    0.547    1.458   135.5    29.2    19.1
    2004 07 14    15 59.52   -08 49.2    0.643    1.493   126.9    33.0    19.6
    2004 07 24    16 06.10   -09 05.7    0.745    1.525   119.2    35.5    20.0
    2004 08 03    16 15.68   -09 39.1    0.851    1.553   112.3    37.2    20.4
    2004 08 13    16 27.58   -10 21.5    0.961    1.577   106.0    38.2    20.7
    2004 08 23    16 41.41   -11 07.4    1.073    1.597   100.0    38.6    21.0
    2004 09 02    16 56.82   -11 52.7    1.184    1.614    94.4    38.6    21.2
    2004 09 12    17 13.57   -12 34.3    1.296    1.626    89.0    38.2    21.5
    2004 09 22    17 31.50   -13 09.7    1.405    1.635    83.8    37.6    21.6
    2004 10 02    17 50.44   -13 37.0    1.510    1.641    78.7    36.7    21.8
    2004 10 12    18 10.27   -13 54.8    1.612    1.642    73.8    35.7    21.9
    2004 10 22    18 30.89   -14 01.6    1.708    1.640    69.0    34.5    22.0
    2004 11 01    18 52.19   -13 56.4    1.798    1.634    64.3    33.2    22.0
    2004 11 11    19 14.10   -13 38.6    1.881    1.624    59.7    31.8    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R37
    

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