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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T65                                Issued 2003 Oct. 14, 15:12 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 TL4
    
    Observations:
         K03T04L* C2003 10 13.37711 05 17 08.21 +66 07 38.1          16.4        704
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.38942 05 17 11.60 +66 08 19.6          16.5        704
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.40102 05 17 14.84 +66 08 58.1          16.5        704
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.41270 05 17 18.05 +66 09 36.5          16.4        704
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.42448 05 17 21.35 +66 10 14.8          16.4        704
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.90145 05 20 23.71 +66 34 44.5          16.7 V      198
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.90544 05 20 25.16 +66 34 59.3          16.9 V      198
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.90991 05 20 26.84 +66 35 15.8          16.9 V      198
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.91600 05 20 29.10 +66 35 37.8          16.9 V      198
         K03T04L  C2003 10 13.91750 05 20 29.63 +66 35 43.2          16.8 V      198
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.28581 05 22 57.76 +66 56 56.4          16.4 R      651
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.28777 05 22 58.50 +66 57 04.1          16.5 R      651
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.28910 05 22 59.00 +66 57 09.2          16.5 R      651
         K03T04L 5C2003 10 14.31319 05 23 08.29 +66 58 31.4          17.5 R      673
         K03T04L 5C2003 10 14.31441 05 23 08.83 +66 58 36.1                      673
         K03T04L 5C2003 10 14.32020 05 23 10.93 +66 58 58.5                      673
         K03T04L 5C2003 10 14.32182 05 23 11.56 +66 59 04.8                      673
         K03T04L 5C2003 10 14.32459 05 23 12.57 +66 59 15.6                      673
         K03T04L 5C2003 10 14.32830 05 23 13.93 +66 59 29.7                      673
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.39434 05 23 36.12 +67 03 47.4          16.8 R      G90
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.39591 05 23 36.70 +67 03 53.6          16.8 R      G90
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.39750 05 23 37.22 +67 03 59.0          16.8 R      G90
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.44167 05 23 51.99 +67 06 41.5          16.4 R      926
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.44297 05 23 52.43 +67 06 46.2          16.4 R      926
         K03T04L  C2003 10 14.44428 05 23 52.88 +67 06 51.0          16.4 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + 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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 TL4
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M 214.21946              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.44662198     Peri.  322.29012     -0.99019418     +0.02367695
    a   0.7742823      Node   219.74674     +0.00965836     -0.97157122
    e   0.3869132      Incl.   12.43450     -0.13936358     -0.23556055
    P   0.68           H   19.7           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2003 Oct. 13-14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 TL4                 a,e,i = 0.77, 0.39, 12                  q = 0.4747
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 08    04 54.95   +62 24.1    0.127    1.046   108.2    65.1    17.6
    2003 10 09    04 58.09   +62 58.4    0.121    1.044   108.4    65.3    17.5
    2003 10 10    05 01.56   +63 35.4    0.115    1.041   108.5    65.4    17.4
    2003 10 11    05 05.44   +64 15.6    0.109    1.039   108.6    65.7    17.3
    2003 10 12    05 09.84   +64 59.5    0.104    1.036   108.5    66.0    17.2
    2003 10 13    05 14.91   +65 47.6    0.098    1.033   108.4    66.4    17.1
    2003 10 14    05 20.85   +66 40.5    0.092    1.030   108.2    66.9    16.9
    2003 10 15    05 27.95   +67 39.2    0.086    1.027   107.9    67.5    16.8
    2003 10 16    05 36.65   +68 44.5    0.080    1.024   107.4    68.3    16.7
    2003 10 17    05 47.61   +69 57.2    0.075    1.021   106.7    69.3    16.5
    2003 10 18    06 01.9    +71 18.0    0.069    1.017   105.8    70.5    16.4
    2003 10 19    06 21.1    +72 47.1    0.063    1.014   104.6    72.0    16.3
    2003 10 20    06 48.2    +74 22.5    0.058    1.011   103.0    73.8    16.1
    2003 10 21    07 28.1    +75 57.4    0.052    1.007   100.9    76.2    16.0
    2003 10 22    08 27.7    +77 12.4    0.047    1.003    98.2    79.2    15.8
    2003 10 23    09 50.8    +77 24.3    0.042    0.999    94.6    83.0    15.7
    2003 10 24    11 23.9    +75 30.3    0.037    0.995    89.9    88.0    15.7
    2003 10 25    12 41.6    +70 48.5    0.033    0.991    83.6    94.5    15.7
    2003 10 26    13 35.53   +63 12.9    0.030    0.987    75.6   102.8    15.8
    2003 10 27    14 11.46   +52 54.0    0.027    0.983    65.5   113.1    16.2
    2003 10 28    14 35.98   +40 26.6    0.026    0.979    53.7   125.0    17.0
    2003 10 29    14 53.38   +27 05.8    0.026    0.974    41.6   137.4    18.2
    2003 10 30    15 06.20   +14 26.0    0.027    0.970    30.7   148.5    20.0
    2003 10 31    15 15.96   +03 33.5    0.030    0.965    22.4   156.9    22.0
    2003 11 01    15 23.57   -05 13.8    0.034    0.960    17.4   162.0    24.0
    2003 11 02    15 29.64   -12 08.6    0.038    0.956    15.5   163.9    25.1
    2003 11 03    15 34.55   -17 33.6    0.043    0.951    15.5   163.8    25.3
    2003 11 04    15 38.58   -21 50.1    0.048    0.946    16.5   162.6    25.0
    2003 11 05    15 41.91   -25 14.8    0.054    0.941    17.7   161.3    24.6
    2003 11 06    15 44.70   -28 00.5    0.059    0.935    18.9   160.0    24.4
    2003 11 07    15 47.04   -30 16.2    0.065    0.930    19.8   158.8    24.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T65
    

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