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    M.P.E.C. 2003-R64                                Issued 2003 Sept. 13, 23:59 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
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2003 RL10

Observations:
     K03R10L* C2003 09 13.18699 20 04 31.21 +65 55 59.9          19.1        704
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.19879 20 04 33.67 +65 56 23.6          19.9        704
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.21080 20 04 36.40 +65 56 47.0          19.5        704
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.22260 20 04 39.35 +65 57 10.0          20.0        704
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.23472 20 04 41.85 +65 57 32.6          19.5        704
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.83515 20 07 20.91 +66 17 30.6          19.0 R      J87
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.83568 20 07 20.54 +66 17 26.8          18.7 R      J95
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.83631 20 07 21.01 +66 17 34.2          19.0 R      J87
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.83746 20 07 21.18 +66 17 36.0          19.8 R      J87
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.83861 20 07 21.63 +66 17 37.5          19.1 R      J87
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.83977 20 07 21.75 +66 17 40.2          19.9 R      J87
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.84127 20 07 21.90 +66 17 38.1          18.3 R      J95
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.84663 20 07 23.24 +66 17 48.6          18.1 R      J95
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.85835 20 07 25.05 +66 18 13.2          18.8 R      118
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.86165 20 07 25.83 +66 18 19.2          18.9 R      118
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.86578 20 07 26.85 +66 18 27.2          18.8 R      118
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.86910 20 07 27.62 +66 18 34.2          18.8 R      118
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.89097 20 07 34.18 +66 19 17.1          18.0 R      J95
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.89623 20 07 35.43 +66 19 27.6          18.4 R      J95
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.90072 20 07 36.09 +66 19 41.2          18.8 R      176
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.90116 20 07 36.73 +66 19 37.1          18.6 R      J95
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.90236 20 07 36.50 +66 19 44.5          18.5 R      176
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.90729 20 07 37.73 +66 19 54.2          18.7 R      176
     K03R10L  C2003 09 13.90894 20 07 38.14 +66 19 57.4          18.6 R      176

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m reflector + CCD, 0.2-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 RL10
Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
M 354.12688              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24556187     Peri.  126.96624     +0.97411972     +0.02717330
a   2.5255856      Node   232.59158     -0.07872449     +0.97137614
e   0.5674302      Incl.   16.40920     +0.21188024     +0.23598732
P   4.01           H   19.7           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2003 Sept. 13-13.

Ephemeris:
2003 RL10                a,e,i = 2.53, 0.57, 16                  q = 1.0925
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 09 08    19 47.05   +63 00.2    0.296    1.106   101.6    63.2    19.5
2003 09 18    20 29.55   +68 31.5    0.268    1.094   102.2    63.9    19.3
2003 09 28    22 05.4    +72 23.0    0.241    1.095   106.5    61.4    19.0
2003 10 08    00 29.26   +69 59.9    0.217    1.110   115.5    54.3    18.6
2003 10 18    02 07.01   +59 00.6    0.205    1.139   129.8    42.2    18.2
2003 10 28    02 50.78   +43 23.0    0.211    1.179   148.1    26.5    17.9
2003 11 07    03 10.08   +28 17.7    0.242    1.228   166.6    10.8    17.7
2003 11 17    03 19.50   +16 56.9    0.297    1.285   177.4     2.0    17.8
2003 11 27    03 25.28   +09 38.5    0.371    1.348   164.5    11.3    18.9
2003 12 07    03 30.52   +05 25.6    0.463    1.416   153.9    17.8    19.7
2003 12 17    03 36.53   +03 17.0    0.570    1.487   144.8    22.4    20.4
2003 12 27    03 43.83   +02 28.2    0.690    1.559   136.7    25.6    21.0
2004 01 06    03 52.61   +02 29.2    0.823    1.633   129.3    27.8    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R64

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