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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T10                                Issued 2003 Oct. 2, 10:45 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                       2001 QG96
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2001-Q41
    
    Additional Observations:
         K01Q96G 2C2003 07 29.35246415 39 56.239+17 02 52.59         21.9 R      568
         K01Q96G 2C2003 07 29.35725615 39 56.407+17 02 47.13         21.9 R      568
         K01Q96G 2C2003 07 30.32068315 40 34.997+16 44 33.77         22.0 R      568
         K01Q96G 2C2003 07 30.32472015 40 35.147+16 44 29.25         22.3 R      568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observer J. Miller.  Measurers F. Bernardi, D. J. Tholen.
        2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    030729 568 0.05- 0.01-    030730 568 0.05- 0.01-    MPO 20892   +0.11 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 QG96
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M   3.25704              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.44147511     Peri.  192.41201     +0.99572759     -0.06523186
    a   1.7081732      Node   170.56620     +0.06562626     +0.99783664
    e   0.2688743      Incl.   23.49910     -0.06495972     +0.00817624
    P   2.23           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    010822 704  0.7-  0.1+    010829 649  0.4-  0.0     010918 699  0.6-  0.5-
    010822 704  0.8+  0.2+    010829 649  0.4-  0.3+    010926 699  1.5+  0.1-
    010822 704  0.1-  0.4+    010829 649  0.3-  0.3+    010926 699  0.7+  0.2+
    010822 704  0.2-  0.6-    010829 711  0.3-  0.5+    010926 699  1.0+  0.3+
    010823 704  0.3+  0.2+    010829 711  0.0   0.3+    010926 699  0.0   0.9-
    010823 704  0.6-  0.4+    010829 711  0.1-  0.6+    010927 644  0.5-  0.7-
    010823 704  0.4-  0.1-    010830 118  0.5+  0.5-    010927 644  0.6-  0.0
    010823 704  0.2-  0.0     010830 118  0.5+  0.3-    010927 644  0.1+  0.6-
    010823 704  0.3-  0.3+    010830 118  0.6+  0.2-    011115 829  0.1+  0.5+
    010823 918  1.3+  0.2-    010910 644  0.8-  1.1+    011115 829  0.9-  0.1+
    010823 918  0.7+  0.1+    010910 644  0.4-  0.4+    030729 568  0.0   0.1-
    010823 918  0.4+  0.5-    010910 644  0.0   0.9+    030729 568  0.1-  0.1-
    010823 918  1.5+  1.1-    010918 699  0.5-  0.0     030730 568  0.1+  0.1-
    010824 557  0.2-  0.3-    010918 699  0.2-  0.0     030730 568  0.1+  0.0
    010824 557  1.2-  0.5-    010918 699  0.3-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 QG96                a,e,i = 1.71, 0.27, 23                  q = 1.2489
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 09 28    17 16.88   -03 51.0    1.269    1.400    75.1    43.8    22.7
    2003 10 08    17 42.39   -07 03.1    1.295    1.369    72.0    43.9    22.7
    2003 10 18    18 10.22   -09 59.1    1.322    1.341    69.1    44.0    22.7
    2003 10 28    18 40.24   -12 34.4    1.349    1.315    66.3    43.8    22.7
    2003 11 07    19 12.24   -14 44.3    1.378    1.293    63.7    43.4    22.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T10
    

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