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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T28                                Issued 2003 Oct. 6, 11:45 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 TN1

Observations:
     K03T01N* C2003 10 05.31504 03 17 38.12 +29 29 40.3          19.4        704
     K03T01N  C2003 10 05.32924 03 17 37.66 +29 30 28.0          19.8        704
     K03T01N  C2003 10 05.34266 03 17 37.13 +29 31 13.4          20.5        704
     K03T01N  C2003 10 05.35619 03 17 36.63 +29 31 59.3          20.0        704
     K03T01N  C2003 10 05.37028 03 17 36.00 +29 32 48.7          19.9        704
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.32125 03 17 03.10 +30 27 03.1          19.1 R      G90
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.33378 03 17 02.49 +30 27 46.6          19.1 R      G90
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.34080 03 17 02.18 +30 28 11.8          19.1 R      G90
     K03T01N 5C2003 10 06.36146 03 17 01.35 +30 29 22.8          19.0 R      673
     K03T01N 5C2003 10 06.36736 03 17 01.13 +30 29 40.3                      673
     K03T01N 5C2003 10 06.36956 03 17 00.99 +30 29 50.4                      673
     K03T01N 5C2003 10 06.37245 03 17 00.85 +30 30 00.6                      673
     K03T01N 5C2003 10 06.37720 03 17 00.64 +30 30 15.3                      673
     K03T01N 5C2003 10 06.37859 03 17 00.53 +30 30 21.4                      673
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.42329 03 16 57.81 +30 32 53.0          19.6 R      H36
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.42698 03 16 58.01 +30 33 09.9          20.6 R      333
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.42823 03 16 57.97 +30 33 13.0          19.5 R      333
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.42944 03 16 57.90 +30 33 17.5          19.4 R      333
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.43067 03 16 57.83 +30 33 21.8          19.3 R      333
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.43183 03 16 57.50 +30 33 17.9          19.7 R      H36
     K03T01N  C2003 10 06.44390 03 16 56.89 +30 34 04.1          18.8 R      H36

Observer details:
333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  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.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 TN1
Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
M 329.78405              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54381029     Peri.   37.43135     +0.63495844     -0.76857505
a   1.4865212      Node    13.74638     +0.60501007     +0.43173252
e   0.1495664      Incl.   19.22164     +0.48040670     +0.47212226
P   1.81           H   20.1           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2003 Oct. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2003 TN1                 a,e,i = 1.49, 0.15, 19                  q = 1.2642
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 09 28    03 19.33   +22 53.6    0.391    1.292   130.9    35.9    20.1
2003 10 08    03 15.85   +32 04.0    0.353    1.281   137.4    31.9    19.7
2003 10 18    03 02.44   +41 54.5    0.332    1.273   141.6    29.1    19.5
2003 10 28    02 36.29   +50 56.1    0.329    1.268   141.5    29.2    19.5
2003 11 07    01 58.67   +57 33.1    0.342    1.265   137.6    31.9    19.6
2003 11 17    01 18.73   +61 11.2    0.367    1.264   132.0    35.5    19.9
2003 11 27    00 49.00   +62 30.1    0.401    1.267   126.5    38.8    20.2
2003 12 07    00 36.08   +62 37.9    0.439    1.272   121.7    41.2    20.5
2003 12 17    00 39.19   +62 21.6    0.480    1.280   117.8    42.8    20.7
2003 12 27    00 55.50   +61 59.5    0.522    1.291   114.5    43.9    20.9
2004 01 06    01 22.28   +61 34.9    0.565    1.303   111.8    44.5    21.1
2004 01 16    01 56.96   +61 00.8    0.609    1.318   109.4    44.8    21.3
2004 01 26    02 37.26   +60 07.3    0.656    1.334   107.2    44.8    21.5
2004 02 05    03 20.75   +58 46.7    0.705    1.352   105.0    44.8    21.7
2004 02 15    04 04.93   +56 54.0    0.758    1.371   102.7    44.6    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T28

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