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    M.P.E.C. 2003-S41                                Issued 2003 Sept. 22, 03:30 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.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 SU84
    
    Observations:
         K03S84U* C2003 09 20.24311 23 43 38.99 +07 43 44.9          19.3        704
         K03S84U  C2003 09 20.25578 23 43 39.39 +07 42 29.5          19.9        704
         K03S84U  C2003 09 20.26801 23 43 39.64 +07 41 15.5          19.5        704
         K03S84U  C2003 09 20.28029 23 43 39.92 +07 40 02.2          19.7        704
         K03S84U  C2003 09 20.29241 23 43 40.14 +07 38 49.7          19.9        704
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.80949 23 44 39.21 +05 13 08.6                      246
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.81024 23 44 39.17 +05 13 03.2                      246
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.81112 23 44 39.16 +05 12 59.3                      246
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.81163 23 44 39.23 +05 12 55.8                      246
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.81372 23 44 39.38 +05 12 45.3                      246
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.84753 23 44 40.39 +05 09 38.4          19.7 V      611
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.84915 23 44 40.41 +05 09 29.5                      611
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.85117 23 44 40.48 +05 09 18.3                      611
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.92928 23 44 42.50 +05 02 10.5          19.3 V      151
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.93264 23 44 42.56 +05 01 51.2          19.3 V      151
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.93304 23 44 42.51 +05 01 49.2          19.4 V      151
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.95158 23 44 43.30 +05 00 12.2          18.7 R      620
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.96044 23 44 43.51 +04 59 22.6          18.8 R      620
         K03S84U  C2003 09 21.96928 23 44 43.61 +04 58 36.1                      620
    
    Observer details:
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 SU84
    Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
    M  37.08650              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.52487780     Peri.   95.64900     +0.13022222     +0.99143775
    a   1.5220558      Node   181.91550     -0.98496597     +0.12824425
    e   0.3955971      Incl.   16.80161     -0.11350862     +0.02458842
    P   1.88           H   21.9           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2003 Sept. 20-21.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 SU84                a,e,i = 1.52, 0.40, 17                  q = 0.9199
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 09 18    23 42.04   +11 41.6    0.183    1.184   166.2    11.7    19.3
    2003 09 28    23 47.91   -02 47.8    0.243    1.243   171.6     6.8    19.8
    2003 10 08    23 52.57   -10 47.0    0.322    1.303   157.8    16.8    20.9
    2003 10 18    23 57.81   -14 49.7    0.415    1.363   146.8    23.6    21.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S41
    

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