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    M.P.E.C. 2003-S58                                Issued 2003 Sept. 24, 19:49 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 SV159
    
    Observations:
         K03SF9V* C2003 09 22.23475 22 22 41.22 +22 22 37.0          19.1        704
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 22.25988 22 23 03.69 +22 21 33.6          19.2        704
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 22.27244 22 23 14.91 +22 21 01.6          19.0        704
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 22.28513 22 23 26.26 +22 20 28.9          18.8        704
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.85719 22 47 09.05 +21 09 06.0          18.5 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.85858 22 47 10.12 +21 09 01.6          18.4 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.86004 22 47 11.33 +21 08 57.3          18.2 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.86987 22 47 19.58 +21 08 30.2          18.1 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.87410 22 47 23.09 +21 08 17.8          18.7 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.87837 22 47 26.63 +21 08 06.4          18.4 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.91616 22 47 58.01 +21 06 17.6          18.3 R      966
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 23.92475 22 48 05.12 +21 05 52.8          18.0 R      966
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.02128 22 49 24.52 +21 01 14.4          18.1 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.02551 22 49 28.01 +21 01 01.6          18.5 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.03034 22 49 31.99 +21 00 47.3          18.6 R      J95
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.76838 22 59 54.51 +20 24 26.5          18.4 V      611
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.76919 22 59 55.19 +20 24 24.5                      611
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77001 22 59 55.89 +20 24 22.1                      611
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77726 23 00 01.33 +20 24 05.1                      246
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77788 23 00 01.78 +20 24 03.8                      246
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77817 23 00 02.01 +20 23 59.4          18.4 R      113
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77829 23 00 02.10 +20 24 02.6                      246
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77861 23 00 02.35 +20 24 00.7                      246
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77909 23 00 02.61 +20 23 56.0          18.3 R      113
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77949 23 00 03.07 +20 23 58.8                      246
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.77978 23 00 03.31 +20 23 58.0                      246
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.78002 23 00 03.54 +20 23 53.4          18.3 R      113
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.79832 23 00 18.46 +20 23 04.9          18.3 V      151
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.79991 23 00 19.67 +20 22 59.9          17.9 V      151
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.80589 23 00 24.37 +20 22 43.4          17.8 V      151
         K03SF9V  C2003 09 24.80717 23 00 25.37 +20 22 39.1          17.8 V      151
    
    Observer details:
    113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer T. Payer.  0.5-m f/5
        reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + 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.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 SV159
    Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
    M   4.83589              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31301936     Peri.  135.53953     +0.91090001     +0.41153169
    a   2.1482686      Node   200.21809     -0.39865594     +0.85893254
    e   0.5175018      Incl.    4.98784     -0.10646419     +0.30475656
    P   3.15           H   22.7           G   0.15
    From 31 observations 2003 Sept. 22-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 SV159               a,e,i = 2.15, 0.52, 5                   q = 1.0365
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 09 18    21 11.51   +24 22.0    0.067    1.053   135.2    42.2    18.6
    2003 09 23    22 34.46   +21 50.0    0.071    1.066   150.0    28.1    18.3
    2003 09 28    23 39.00   +17 40.1    0.083    1.081   161.7    17.0    18.4
    2003 10 03    00 23.04   +13 43.3    0.100    1.099   169.6     9.5    18.5
    2003 10 08    00 52.27   +10 37.4    0.121    1.120   175.0     4.5    18.8
    2003 10 13    01 11.98   +08 19.9    0.146    1.144   179.1     0.8    18.9
    2003 10 18    01 25.65   +06 40.4    0.173    1.169   177.1     2.4    19.5
    2003 10 23    01 35.45   +05 29.8    0.202    1.196   173.5     5.4    20.1
    2003 10 28    01 42.81   +04 42.0    0.235    1.225   169.8     8.3    20.6
    2003 11 02    01 48.66   +04 12.4    0.270    1.256   166.0    11.0    21.0
    2003 11 07    01 53.60   +03 57.6    0.307    1.287   162.2    13.6    21.5
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S58
    

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