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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U24                                Issued 2003 Oct. 20, 12:29 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.

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                                   2003 UE8

Observations:
     K03U08E* C2003 10 18.37724 03 37 15.51 -14 19 19.9          18.4        704
     K03U08E  C2003 10 18.38875 03 37 25.36 -14 15 18.9          19.1        704
     K03U08E  C2003 10 18.40027 03 37 35.16 -14 11 14.1          19.1        704
     K03U08E  C2003 10 18.41160 03 37 44.96 -14 07 14.1          18.6        704
     K03U08E  C2003 10 19.38137 03 52 54.43 -08 22 52.5          19.2        704
     K03U08E  C2003 10 19.39485 03 53 05.54 -08 18 04.6          19.5        704
     K03U08E  C2003 10 19.40705 03 53 15.48 -08 13 43.7          19.2        704
     K03U08E  C2003 10 19.41855 03 53 24.91 -08 09 37.9          18.9        704
     K03U08E 5C2003 10 20.39778 04 07 58.54 -02 24 33.6          17.0 R      673
     K03U08E 5C2003 10 20.39898 04 07 59.50 -02 24 06.9                      673
     K03U08E 5C2003 10 20.40021 04 08 00.47 -02 23 42.1                      673
     K03U08E 5C2003 10 20.40108 04 08 01.19 -02 23 22.5                      673
     K03U08E 5C2003 10 20.40220 04 08 02.05 -02 22 59.7                      673
     K03U08E 5C2003 10 20.40333 04 08 02.89 -02 22 35.8                      673

Observer details:
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.

Orbital elements:
2003 UE8
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
M 355.60605              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36776465     Peri.  353.13454     +0.89141249     -0.44877378
a   1.9294020      Node    33.75975     +0.42101164     +0.76847958
e   0.4705331      Incl.    6.52338     +0.16772886     +0.45611537
P   2.68           H   23.6           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2003 Oct. 18-20.

Ephemeris:
2003 UE8                 a,e,i = 1.93, 0.47, 7                   q = 1.0216
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 18    03 31.19   -16 28.1    0.033    1.022   140.3    38.5    17.8
2003 10 28    05 31.67   +29 06.0    0.049    1.026   130.1    47.8    18.9
2003 11 07    06 23.55   +43 11.7    0.083    1.043   126.8    49.6    20.1
2003 11 17    06 41.66   +48 02.8    0.120    1.072   131.2    44.0    20.8
2003 11 27    06 41.93   +49 55.8    0.160    1.111   138.3    36.2    21.3
2003 12 07    06 32.98   +50 09.7    0.203    1.159   146.1    28.3    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U24

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