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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T15                                Issued 2003 Oct. 3, 11:44 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 SA224
    
    Observations:
         K03SM4A* C2003 09 30.43903 08 10 00.83 +33 47 36.8          19.1        704
         K03SM4A  C2003 09 30.45190 08 10 03.98 +33 47 31.9          19.5        704
         K03SM4A  C2003 09 30.47776 08 10 10.47 +33 47 24.5          19.5        704
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 01.44943 08 14 17.79 +33 41 30.7          18.9 R      G90
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 01.45305 08 14 18.71 +33 41 30.2          19.0 R      G90
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 01.45667 08 14 19.58 +33 41 28.6          18.9 R      G90
         K03SM4A 5C2003 10 01.51910 08 14 35.40 +33 41 05.8          18.5 R      673
         K03SM4A 5C2003 10 01.52153 08 14 36.06 +33 41 05.1                      673
         K03SM4A 5C2003 10 01.52373 08 14 36.57 +33 41 03.9                      673
         K03SM4A 5C2003 10 01.52593 08 14 37.13 +33 41 03.1                      673
         K03SM4A 5C2003 10 01.52801 08 14 37.70 +33 41 02.6                      673
         K03SM4A 5C2003 10 01.53056 08 14 38.32 +33 41 01.9                      673
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.44967 08 18 32.67 +33 34 59.5          18.9 R      G90
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.45329 08 18 33.57 +33 34 58.5          18.8 R      G90
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.45611 08 18 34.36 +33 34 58.1          18.9 R      854
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.45691 08 18 34.62 +33 34 57.1          18.5 R      G90
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.46149 08 18 35.74 +33 34 55.8          18.9 R      854
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.48878 08 18 42.68 +33 34 44.9          19.8 R      333
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.49314 08 18 43.75 +33 34 43.0          20.3 R      333
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 02.49747 08 18 44.90 +33 34 41.7          19.6 R      333
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 03.11972 08 21 23.68 +33 30 20.3          18.7 R      118
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 03.12211 08 21 24.29 +33 30 19.3          18.7 R      118
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 03.45616 08 22 49.76 +33 27 56.7          19.3 R      G90
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 03.46469 08 22 51.90 +33 27 53.2          19.0 R      G90
         K03SM4A  C2003 10 03.47313 08 22 54.08 +33 27 49.7          19.3 R      G90
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, D. Mayes.
        0.6-m 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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 SA224
    Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
    M 314.75345              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.46332841     Peri.  141.56637     -0.81328487     -0.58173568
    a   1.6540302      Node     2.94338     +0.45683658     -0.65148023
    e   0.3301415      Incl.   13.86090     +0.36037212     -0.48698779
    P   2.13           H   16.6           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2003 Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 SA224               a,e,i = 1.65, 0.33, 14                  q = 1.1080
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 09 28    07 59.70   +34 00.3    1.315    1.352    69.9    44.1    19.5
    2003 10 08    08 42.24   +32 49.8    1.238    1.307    70.6    46.1    19.4
    2003 10 18    09 25.08   +30 48.6    1.170    1.265    71.0    48.1    19.3
    2003 10 28    10 07.36   +27 56.7    1.112    1.227    71.0    50.0    19.1
    2003 11 07    10 48.31   +24 17.9    1.065    1.192    70.8    51.7    19.0
    2003 11 17    11 27.50   +19 58.9    1.026    1.162    70.4    53.3    18.9
    2003 11 27    12 04.76   +15 09.0    0.996    1.138    70.0    54.6    18.9
    2003 12 07    12 40.12   +09 58.7    0.974    1.120    69.8    55.6    18.8
    2003 12 17    13 13.84   +04 37.7    0.957    1.110    69.8    56.3    18.8
    2003 12 27    13 46.19   -00 44.7    0.944    1.108    70.1    56.6    18.7
    2004 01 06    14 17.42   -06 00.5    0.935    1.114    71.0    56.6    18.7
    2004 01 16    14 47.76   -11 03.7    0.926    1.127    72.3    56.2    18.7
    2004 01 26    15 17.32   -15 49.8    0.917    1.148    74.2    55.6    18.7
    2004 02 05    15 46.06   -20 16.0    0.907    1.175    76.6    54.7    18.7
    2004 02 15    16 13.87   -24 21.6    0.895    1.207    79.6    53.6    18.7
    2004 02 25    16 40.44   -28 07.6    0.879    1.244    83.3    52.2    18.7
    2004 03 06    17 05.33   -31 36.4    0.861    1.285    87.5    50.5    18.7
    2004 03 16    17 28.02   -34 52.3    0.840    1.328    92.3    48.5    18.7
    2004 03 26    17 47.71   -37 59.8    0.816    1.373    97.9    46.0    18.6
    2004 04 05    18 03.50   -41 03.6    0.792    1.419   104.1    43.1    18.5
    2004 04 15    18 14.28   -44 06.9    0.767    1.466   111.0    39.7    18.4
    2004 04 25    18 18.60   -47 09.0    0.745    1.512   118.7    35.7    18.3
    2004 05 05    18 15.06   -50 02.4    0.729    1.559   126.8    31.2    18.2
    2004 05 15    18 02.72   -52 31.0    0.722    1.604   135.0    26.5    18.1
    2004 05 25    17 42.19   -54 11.0    0.727    1.649   142.3    22.1    18.1
    2004 06 04    17 16.99   -54 41.8    0.748    1.693   147.3    18.9    18.1
    2004 06 14    16 52.55   -54 00.0    0.786    1.735   148.4    17.8    18.2
    2004 06 24    16 33.54   -52 22.1    0.843    1.776   145.5    18.9    18.4
    2004 07 04    16 22.08   -50 14.7    0.916    1.815   139.8    21.2    18.7
    2004 07 14    16 17.81   -48 00.9    1.005    1.853   132.9    23.7    19.1
    2004 07 24    16 19.56   -45 54.5    1.106    1.889   125.7    25.9    19.4
    2004 08 03    16 26.00   -44 02.0    1.219    1.923   118.6    27.6    19.7
    2004 08 13    16 35.96   -42 24.0    1.340    1.955   111.6    28.8    20.0
    2004 08 23    16 48.61   -40 59.0    1.468    1.985   104.9    29.5    20.2
    2004 09 02    17 03.30   -39 44.4    1.600    2.013    98.5    29.7    20.4
    2004 09 12    17 19.52   -38 36.8    1.736    2.040    92.2    29.5    20.6
    2004 09 22    17 36.94   -37 33.5    1.872    2.064    86.1    29.0    20.8
    2004 10 02    17 55.24   -36 32.0    2.009    2.086    80.2    28.2    21.0
    2004 10 12    18 14.19   -35 30.1    2.144    2.107    74.4    27.1    21.1
    2004 10 22    18 33.62   -34 26.0    2.275    2.125    68.6    25.9    21.2
    2004 11 01    18 53.35   -33 18.4    2.402    2.142    62.9    24.4    21.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T15
    

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