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    M.P.E.C. 2003-S60                                Issued 2003 Sept. 24, 23:05 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

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                                  2003 SD170

Observations:
     K03SH0D* C2003 09 22.29062 00 03 37.15 +21 55 38.4          20.1        644
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.35623 00 03 31.88 +21 54 55.0          20.3        644
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.41992 00 03 26.73 +21 54 11.8          20.1        644
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.86899 00 02 53.40 +21 49 05.7          19.6 R      113
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.87289 00 02 52.94 +21 49 04.2                      113
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.88399 00 02 52.13 +21 48 56.8          19.8 R      113
     K03SH0D WC2003 09 22.88633 00 02 52.02 +21 48 55.3          19.7 R      J95
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.89613 00 02 51.29 +21 48 47.5          19.7 R      J95
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.89802 00 02 51.02 +21 48 47.3                      246
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.90052 00 02 50.79 +21 48 46.0                      246
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.90228 00 02 50.64 +21 48 43.5                      246
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.90394 00 02 50.52 +21 48 43.3                      246
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 22.90476 00 02 50.39 +21 48 42.2                      246
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 24.86459500 00 24.38 +21 26 02.6          19.5 V      611
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 24.86828700 00 24.13 +21 25 59.7                      611
     K03SH0D  C2003 09 24.87189800 00 24.00 +21 25 56.0                      611

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer T. Payer.  0.5-m f/5
    reflector + 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.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 SD170
Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
M  33.13055              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28403013     Peri.  355.33536     +0.09175921     +0.98544656
a   2.2920624      Node   279.88058     -0.90884862     +0.02415961
e   0.4966286      Incl.    8.35155     -0.40690839     +0.16825991
P   3.47           H   18.6           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2003 Sept. 22-24.

Ephemeris:
2003 SD170               a,e,i = 2.29, 0.50, 8                   q = 1.1538
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 09 18    00 09.22   +22 40.2    0.709    1.672   154.2    15.2    19.8
2003 09 28    23 56.69   +20 47.9    0.760    1.737   160.4    11.2    19.9
2003 10 08    23 46.91   +18 37.9    0.832    1.802   159.4    11.3    20.2
2003 10 18    23 40.86   +16 30.6    0.924    1.866   152.6    14.2    20.6
2003 10 28    23 38.68   +14 40.3    1.037    1.930   143.9    17.7    21.0
2003 11 07    23 40.06   +13 14.3    1.166    1.993   134.9    20.6    21.5
2003 11 17    23 44.44   +12 14.4    1.311    2.055   126.1    22.9    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S60

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