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    • MPEC 2003-T34 : 2003 TH2

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T34                                Issued 2003 Oct. 7, 13:33 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
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                                   2003 TH2

Observations:
     K03T02H* C2003 10 05.27426 01 31 56.73 +04 46 24.4          21.0 V      691
     K03T02H  C2003 10 05.30126 01 31 57.88 +04 46 24.4          20.8 V      691
     K03T02H  C2003 10 05.32876 01 31 59.04 +04 46 24.3          20.8 V      691
     K03T02H  C2003 10 05.36888 01 32 00.69 +04 46 23.9          20.7 V      291
     K03T02H  C2003 10 05.37261 01 32 00.84 +04 46 24.3          20.9 V      291
     K03T02H  C2003 10 05.37649 01 32 01.01 +04 46 24.1          20.8 V      291
     K03T02H  C2003 10 06.33568 01 32 56.70 +04 46 18.7                      926
     K03T02H  C2003 10 06.34126 01 32 57.08 +04 46 18.3                      926
     K03T02H 5C2003 10 07.21678 01 33 52.58 +04 46 11.0          20.0 R      673
     K03T02H 5C2003 10 07.22106 01 33 52.75 +04 46 11.0                      673
     K03T02H 5C2003 10 07.22569 01 33 53.02 +04 46 10.9                      673

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. A. Larsen.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 TH2
Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
M 339.05039              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26235669     Peri.   44.39708     -0.08044550     -0.99658769
a   2.4166177      Node    50.22603     +0.90768693     -0.08090484
e   0.6655860      Incl.    1.37775     +0.41186522     -0.01635178
P   3.76           H   23.0           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2003 Oct. 5-7.

Ephemeris:
2003 TH2                 a,e,i = 2.42, 0.67, 1                   q = 0.8082
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 08    01 34.69   +04 46.5    0.196    1.192   169.5     8.8    20.4
2003 10 09    01 35.86   +04 46.5    0.186    1.183   170.0     8.4    20.3
2003 10 10    01 37.12   +04 46.5    0.176    1.173   170.6     8.0    20.1
2003 10 11    01 38.51   +04 46.5    0.167    1.163   171.1     7.7    20.0
2003 10 12    01 40.04   +04 46.7    0.157    1.154   171.5     7.4    19.8
2003 10 13    01 41.75   +04 46.9    0.148    1.144   171.9     7.1    19.7
2003 10 14    01 43.66   +04 47.3    0.138    1.135   172.1     6.9    19.5
2003 10 15    01 45.83   +04 47.8    0.129    1.125   172.3     6.8    19.3
2003 10 16    01 48.31   +04 48.6    0.120    1.116   172.4     6.8    19.1
2003 10 17    01 51.18   +04 49.5    0.111    1.107   172.4     6.8    19.0
2003 10 18    01 54.54   +04 50.8    0.102    1.097   172.3     7.0    18.8
2003 10 19    01 58.53   +04 52.4    0.093    1.088   172.1     7.3    18.5
2003 10 20    02 03.35   +04 54.4    0.084    1.079   171.7     7.7    18.3
2003 10 21    02 09.29   +04 57.0    0.075    1.070   171.0     8.3    18.1
2003 10 22    02 16.77   +05 00.3    0.066    1.061   170.1     9.3    17.9
2003 10 23    02 26.47   +05 04.3    0.058    1.052   168.8    10.6    17.6
2003 10 24    02 39.48   +05 09.3    0.049    1.043   166.7    12.7    17.3
2003 10 25    02 57.72   +05 14.9    0.041    1.034   163.4    16.0    17.0
2003 10 26    03 24.67   +05 19.9    0.033    1.025   157.9    21.4    16.7
2003 10 27    04 06.89   +05 19.5    0.026    1.017   148.7    30.5    16.4
2003 10 28    05 15.26   +04 56.6    0.021    1.008   133.0    46.1    16.3
2003 10 29    06 56.33   +03 36.4    0.018    1.000   109.1    70.0    16.7
2003 10 30    08 44.10   +01 25.8    0.019    0.991    83.3    95.6    17.8
2003 10 31    10 02.76   -00 23.2    0.024    0.983    64.8   113.9    19.3
2003 11 01    10 51.75   -01 30.7    0.031    0.975    53.7   124.9    20.6
2003 11 02    11 22.60   -02 11.4    0.038    0.967    47.1   131.2    21.7
2003 11 03    11 43.17   -02 37.5    0.046    0.959    43.1   135.0    22.5
2003 11 04    11 57.69   -02 55.4    0.055    0.951    40.6   137.3    23.1
2003 11 05    12 08.44   -03 08.7    0.063    0.943    39.0   138.6    23.6
2003 11 06    12 16.74   -03 19.0    0.072    0.936    38.0   139.3    23.9
2003 11 07    12 23.34   -03 27.5    0.080    0.929    37.4   139.6    24.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T34

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