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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T72                                Issued 2003 Oct. 15, 12:45 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
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 TX7
    
    Observations:
         K03T07X* C2003 10 14.22557 23 54 40.79 +20 34 30.7          18.9        644
         K03T07X  C2003 10 14.24598 23 54 39.39 +20 32 56.9          18.8        644
         K03T07X  C2003 10 14.26669 23 54 38.00 +20 31 22.0          18.8        644
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.03346 23 53 53.18 +19 32 18.8          19.3 R      H36
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.03800 23 53 52.87 +19 31 59.8          19.1 R      H36
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.04304 23 53 52.45 +19 31 34.3          19.1 R      H36
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.04720 23 53 52.29 +19 31 15.5          19.1 R      H36
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.09314 23 53 49.61 +19 27 45.8          19.0 R      G90
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.09779 23 53 49.33 +19 27 24.3          18.9 R      G90
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.10246 23 53 49.04 +19 27 02.3          18.7 R      G90
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.18558 23 53 43.40 +19 20 36.0          19.2 R      649
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.18736 23 53 43.28 +19 20 27.8          19.2 R      649
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.18913 23 53 43.19 +19 20 19.4          19.3 R      649
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.19091 23 53 43.04 +19 20 11.3          19.0 R      649
         K03T07X 5C2003 10 15.19734 23 53 43.05 +19 19 41.8          19.5 R      673
         K03T07X 5C2003 10 15.20069 23 53 42.85 +19 19 26.2                      673
         K03T07X 5C2003 10 15.20417 23 53 42.65 +19 19 10.0                      673
         K03T07X 5C2003 10 15.20787 23 53 42.40 +19 18 53.6                      673
         K03T07X 5C2003 10 15.21111 23 53 42.18 +19 18 37.8                      673
         K03T07X 5C2003 10 15.21470 23 53 41.94 +19 18 21.5                      673
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.24844 23 53 39.61 +19 15 46.2          18.5 R      926
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.24966 23 53 39.54 +19 15 40.9          18.7 R      926
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.25090 23 53 39.45 +19 15 34.2          18.8 R      926
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.25279 23 53 39.27 +19 15 25.4          18.6 R      854
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.25939 23 53 38.92 +19 14 55.1          18.7 R      854
         K03T07X  C2003 10 15.26599 23 53 38.43 +19 14 24.0          18.8 R      854
    
    Observer details:
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 TX7
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M 275.85062              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.57358405     Peri.  272.96947     -0.36448008     -0.89508648
    a   1.4346237      Node   204.10955     +0.88066742     -0.42096265
    e   0.1943420      Incl.   38.96183     -0.30262051     -0.14700558
    P   1.72           H   19.3           G   0.15
    From 26 observations 2003 Oct. 14-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 TX7                 a,e,i = 1.43, 0.19, 39                  q = 1.1558
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 08    00 01.70   +28 04.5    0.493    1.460   154.5    17.1    19.5
    2003 10 18    23 51.16   +15 39.8    0.465    1.432   155.2    17.0    19.3
    2003 10 28    23 45.37   +02 32.6    0.475    1.404   143.4    25.0    19.6
    2003 11 07    23 45.22   -08 48.4    0.518    1.376   128.7    34.2    20.0
    2003 11 17    23 50.36   -17 20.5    0.583    1.347   115.6    41.4    20.4
    2003 11 27    00 00.01   -23 16.8    0.658    1.320   104.9    46.3    20.7
    2003 12 07    00 13.34   -27 14.3    0.736    1.292    96.3    49.3    21.0
    2003 12 17    00 29.56   -29 47.0    0.810    1.266    89.2    51.0    21.2
    2003 12 27    00 48.14   -31 18.4    0.877    1.242    83.6    51.9    21.4
    2004 01 06    01 08.73   -32 04.8    0.934    1.220    79.0    52.3    21.5
    2004 01 16    01 31.07   -32 16.5    0.979    1.200    75.4    52.5    21.6
    2004 01 26    01 55.12   -31 59.2    1.010    1.184    72.8    52.6    21.6
    2004 02 05    02 20.92   -31 16.3    1.029    1.171    71.0    52.8    21.6
    2004 02 15    02 48.54   -30 08.8    1.035    1.162    70.1    53.0    21.6
    2004 02 25    03 18.18   -28 35.3    1.031    1.157    69.8    53.4    21.6
    2004 03 06    03 50.02   -26 34.2    1.018    1.156    70.2    53.8    21.6
    2004 03 16    04 24.16   -24 02.7    1.000    1.160    71.1    54.2    21.6
    2004 03 26    05 00.66   -20 58.8    0.983    1.167    72.2    54.5    21.6
    2004 04 05    05 39.35   -17 24.2    0.969    1.179    73.5    54.5    21.6
    2004 04 15    06 19.74   -13 24.6    0.966    1.194    74.6    54.1    21.6
    2004 04 25    07 01.17   -09 12.3    0.977    1.213    75.4    53.4    21.6
    2004 05 05    07 42.72   -05 04.4    1.006    1.234    75.6    52.3    21.7
    2004 05 15    08 23.47   -01 17.6    1.052    1.258    75.1    51.0    21.8
    2004 05 25    09 02.71   +01 55.1    1.115    1.283    74.0    49.4    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T72
    

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