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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U15                                Issued 2003 Oct. 19, 02:23 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 UC5
    
    Observations:
         K03U05C* C2003 10 17.33656 03 20 43.87 -27 34 52.4          18.9        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 17.34825 03 20 21.61 -27 32 50.2          18.7        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 17.35973 03 19 59.82 -27 30 51.4          18.4        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 17.37120 03 19 37.99 -27 28 50.7          18.2        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.31844 02 51 57.27 -24 40 44.2          17.9        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.33026 02 51 37.68 -24 38 37.0          18.3        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.34175 02 51 18.63 -24 36 32.9          18.2        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.35342 02 50 59.38 -24 34 27.6          18.5        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.36230 02 50 45.04 -24 32 50.7          17.5 R      926
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.36258 02 50 44.53 -24 32 47.6          17.6 R      926
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.36289 02 50 44.01 -24 32 44.8          17.6 R      926
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.36517 02 50 39.96 -24 32 21.0          18.1        704
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.47072 02 47 52.63 -24 12 05.5          17.2 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.47234 02 47 50.02 -24 11 47.8          17.1 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.47986 02 47 37.92 -24 10 27.8          17.3 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.48125 02 47 35.68 -24 10 13.1          17.3 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.48264 02 47 33.43 -24 09 58.2          17.4 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.58866 02 44 43.55 -23 51 00.5          16.6 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.59039 02 44 40.77 -23 50 41.6          16.6 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.59340 02 44 35.99 -23 50 09.3          16.6 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.66551 02 42 42.91 -23 37 14.7          16.6 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.66875 02 42 37.86 -23 36 40.3          16.3 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.67118 02 42 34.03 -23 36 13.7          16.6 R      474
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.94226 02 35 46.63 -22 49 20.7                      246
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.94252 02 35 46.96 -22 49 11.8          17.2 R      620
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.94263 02 35 46.08 -22 49 16.8                      246
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.94290 02 35 45.61 -22 49 13.3                      246
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.94509 02 35 43.17 -22 48 45.6          17.3 R      620
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.94589 02 35 41.16 -22 48 41.8                      246
         K03U05C  C2003 10 18.94766 02 35 39.24 -22 48 18.8                      620
         K03U05C  C2003 10 19.03079 02 33 35.22 -22 33 38.8          17.3 R      176
         K03U05C  C2003 10 19.03139 02 33 34.39 -22 33 31.8          16.7 R      176
         K03U05C  C2003 10 19.03259 02 33 32.72 -22 33 17.9          17.5 R      176
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurers
        A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UC5
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M  30.98752              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.77117371     Peri.  210.50403     -0.52755228     +0.79200275
    a   1.1776997      Node    31.06801     -0.60819814     -0.09958301
    e   0.8163828      Incl.   36.54385     -0.59311348     -0.60234115
    P   1.28           H   20.4           G   0.15
    From 27 observations 2003 Oct. 17-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UC5                 a,e,i = 1.18, 0.82, 37                  q = 0.2162
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    03 00.85   -25 37.0    0.132    1.099   138.5    36.9    17.7
    2003 10 19    02 34.36   -22 38.3    0.140    1.113   144.3    31.5    17.7
    2003 10 20    02 11.84   -19 45.8    0.149    1.127   148.9    27.1    17.7
    2003 10 21    01 52.83   -17 05.9    0.160    1.140   152.3    24.0    17.8
    2003 10 22    01 36.79   -14 41.1    0.172    1.153   154.4    21.9    17.9
    2003 10 23    01 23.23   -12 31.9    0.185    1.166   155.5    20.7    18.1
    2003 10 24    01 11.70   -10 37.3    0.199    1.179   155.7    20.3    18.3
    2003 10 25    01 01.85   -08 56.1    0.214    1.192   155.2    20.4    18.4
    2003 10 26    00 53.39   -07 26.6    0.229    1.205   154.3    20.9    18.6
    2003 10 27    00 46.08   -06 07.3    0.245    1.218   153.2    21.6    18.8
    2003 10 28    00 39.72   -04 56.7    0.261    1.230   151.9    22.4    19.0
    
    2003 11 07    00 06.06   +02 04.9    0.436    1.347   138.1    29.4    20.5
    2003 11 17    23 56.15   +05 24.8    0.625    1.453   126.9    33.0    21.6
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U15
    

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