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    M.P.E.C. 2003-S84                                Issued 2003 Sept. 29, 13:29 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  2003 SN215

Observations:
     K03SL5N* C2003 09 28.41060 02 22 58.12 +14 51 01.7          21.2 V      691
     K03SL5N  C2003 09 28.43927 02 23 05.30 +14 50 09.8          20.7 V      691
     K03SL5N  C2003 09 28.46683 02 23 12.21 +14 49 18.4          21.1 V      691
     K03SL5N  C2003 09 29.00031 02 25 35.18 +14 32 39.7          20.1 R      J95
     K03SL5N  C2003 09 29.01202 02 25 38.11 +14 32 18.1          20.0 R      J95
     K03SL5N 5C2003 09 29.32477 02 27 01.31 +14 22 38.7          20.2 R      673
     K03SL5N 5C2003 09 29.32789 02 27 02.21 +14 22 32.0                      673
     K03SL5N 5C2003 09 29.33646 02 27 04.39 +14 22 15.9                      673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 SN215
Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
M 350.30926              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27787127     Peri.  202.42565     +0.83158152     -0.55437061
a   2.3258067      Node   191.42724     +0.53197384     +0.81253401
e   0.4995794      Incl.    9.83560     +0.15961206     +0.18017136
P   3.55           H   22.6           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2003 Sept. 28-29.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2003 SN215               a,e,i = 2.33, 0.50, 10                  q = 1.1639
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 09 28    02 21.17   +15 03.6    0.226    1.197   146.4    27.6    21.0
2003 10 08    03 05.53   +09 01.4    0.204    1.176   146.8    27.7    20.7
2003 10 18    03 46.94   +01 44.4    0.199    1.165   145.0    29.4    20.7
2003 10 28    04 20.28   -05 03.6    0.208    1.165   142.4    31.3    20.9
2003 11 07    04 43.68   -10 05.1    0.227    1.176   141.0    32.0    21.1
2003 11 17    04 58.04   -12 59.0    0.254    1.198   141.1    31.2    21.4
2003 11 27    05 05.50   -13 54.4    0.288    1.228   142.5    29.3    21.6
2003 12 07    05 08.96   -13 09.9    0.330    1.267   144.1    27.1    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S84

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