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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U20                                Issued 2003 Oct. 19, 11:12 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 UW5
    
    Observations:
         K03U05W* C2003 10 18.35707 01 46 11.94 +12 50 43.1          21.6 V      691
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.38496 01 46 14.97 +12 51 28.2          21.5 V      691
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.41324 01 46 18.14 +12 52 13.7          21.5 V      691
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.44935 01 46 22.19 +12 53 11.0          21.4 V      291
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.45376 01 46 22.65 +12 53 17.6          21.4 V      291
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.45788 01 46 23.14 +12 53 24.0          21.3 V      291
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.85905 01 47 17.96 +13 04 14.4                      246
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.86207 01 47 18.24 +13 04 19.5                      246
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.86304 01 47 18.32 +13 04 21.7                      246
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.86406 01 47 18.57 +13 04 23.6                      246
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.86528 01 47 18.65 +13 04 26.2                      246
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.86650 01 47 18.82 +13 04 27.8                      246
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.86872 01 47 19.03 +13 04 31.5                      246
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.98585 01 47 33.08 +13 07 54.9          20.3 R      176
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.98822 01 47 33.34 +13 07 58.9          20.7 R      176
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.99054 01 47 33.60 +13 08 02.8          20.5 R      176
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.99286 01 47 33.86 +13 08 06.6          20.3 R      176
         K03U05W  C2003 10 18.99517 01 47 34.12 +13 08 10.5          20.7 R      176
         K03U05W  C2003 10 19.19078 01 48 01.67 +13 13 43.8          21.3 V      291
         K03U05W  C2003 10 19.19514 01 48 02.12 +13 13 51.6          20.5 V      291
         K03U05W  C2003 10 19.19922 01 48 02.63 +13 13 58.2          21.1 V      291
         K03U05W  C2003 10 19.29969 01 48 14.28 +13 16 53.0          20.8 R      651
         K03U05W  C2003 10 19.30377 01 48 14.59 +13 16 59.3          20.7 R      651
         K03U05W 5C2003 10 19.32106 01 48 16.95 +13 17 26.4          21.0 R      673
         K03U05W 5C2003 10 19.32569 01 48 17.47 +13 17 34.7                      673
         K03U05W 5C2003 10 19.33264 01 48 18.22 +13 17 45.6                      673
    
    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.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers A. E. Gleason, J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7
        reflector + 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.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UW5
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M 346.94675              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25278443     Peri.   51.93771     +0.35787505     -0.93371951
    a   2.4772462      Node    17.10020     +0.84609848     +0.31988036
    e   0.5743264      Incl.    1.88275     +0.39502255     +0.16076205
    P   3.90           H   24.3           G   0.15
    From 26 observations 2003 Oct. 18-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UW5                 a,e,i = 2.48, 0.57, 2                   q = 1.0545
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    01 45.47   +12 41.4    0.180    1.176   174.9     4.4    21.3
    2003 10 28    02 13.47   +18 26.8    0.134    1.127   174.3     5.1    20.6
    2003 11 07    03 08.32   +27 33.0    0.100    1.089   167.5    11.4    20.2
    2003 11 17    04 53.14   +37 43.7    0.084    1.065   153.4    24.6    20.2
    2003 11 27    07 05.29   +40 06.0    0.089    1.055   138.1    38.7    20.7
    2003 12 07    08 31.96   +35 41.5    0.109    1.060   130.9    44.6    21.3
    2003 12 17    09 12.71   +31 10.9    0.136    1.080   131.7    42.9    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U20
    

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