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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U53                                Issued 2003 Oct. 23, 13:01 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

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                                   2003 UA20

Observations:
     K03U20A* C2003 10 22.32630 04 31 10.96 +21 22 21.6          18.9        704
     K03U20A  C2003 10 22.35124 04 31 10.62 +21 20 58.9          18.8        704
     K03U20A  C2003 10 22.36390 04 31 10.45 +21 20 17.3          19.1        704
     K03U20A  C2003 10 22.37606 04 31 10.31 +21 19 36.8          19.3        704
     K03U20A  C2003 10 22.95052 04 31 07.243+20 47 15.01         18.5 R      620
     K03U20A 5C2003 10 23.27616 04 31 04.61 +20 28 44.7          18.0 R      673
     K03U20A 5C2003 10 23.27813 04 31 04.59 +20 28 38.1                      673
     K03U20A 5C2003 10 23.28021 04 31 04.56 +20 28 31.4                      673
     K03U20A  C2003 10 23.41859 04 31 02.37 +20 20 37.9          18.4 R      926
     K03U20A  C2003 10 23.41956 04 31 02.34 +20 20 34.3          18.6 R      926
     K03U20A  C2003 10 23.42052 04 31 02.35 +20 20 30.8          18.5 R      926

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 UA20
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
M 289.79770              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.55971729     Peri.  254.48825     -0.34242804     -0.87475618
a   1.4582217      Node   221.29548     +0.92859538     -0.37064610
e   0.1113253      Incl.   31.29951     -0.14301630     -0.31212672
P   1.76           H   18.4           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2003 Oct. 22-23.

Ephemeris:
2003 UA20                a,e,i = 1.46, 0.11, 31                  q = 1.2959
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 18    04 30.94   +25 08.0    0.515    1.404   134.2    30.6    19.0
2003 10 28    04 29.64   +15 41.0    0.451    1.389   145.5    23.9    18.5
2003 11 07    04 22.22   +03 54.2    0.414    1.374   153.5    18.7    18.1
2003 11 17    04 10.15   -08 31.7    0.409    1.360   150.7    20.9    18.2
2003 11 27    03 56.09   -19 13.1    0.434    1.347   139.7    28.3    18.5
2003 12 07    03 43.37   -26 48.8    0.480    1.335   127.9    35.6    18.9
2003 12 17    03 34.51   -31 27.1    0.538    1.325   117.9    41.0    19.3
2003 12 27    03 30.70   -33 51.1    0.600    1.316   110.0    44.6    19.6
2004 01 06    03 32.16   -34 42.6    0.661    1.308   103.7    46.9    19.9
2004 01 16    03 38.39   -34 32.5    0.718    1.302    98.7    48.3    20.1
2004 01 26    03 48.82   -33 39.2    0.768    1.298    94.8    49.1    20.2
2004 02 05    04 02.95   -32 15.3    0.811    1.296    91.8    49.5    20.4
2004 02 15    04 20.29   -30 28.2    0.848    1.296    89.5    49.6    20.5
2004 02 25    04 40.55   -28 22.1    0.878    1.298    87.9    49.6    20.5
2004 03 06    05 03.50   -26 00.6    0.902    1.302    86.7    49.5    20.6
2004 03 16    05 28.88   -23 26.5    0.924    1.307    85.8    49.4    20.7
2004 03 26    05 56.53   -20 42.5    0.945    1.315    85.2    49.1    20.7
2004 04 05    06 26.16   -17 52.9    0.967    1.324    84.6    48.8    20.8
2004 04 15    06 57.41   -15 02.4    0.993    1.334    83.9    48.4    20.8
2004 04 25    07 29.91   -12 16.8    1.025    1.346    83.0    47.9    20.9
2004 05 05    08 03.15   -09 42.9    1.065    1.359    81.8    47.3    21.0
2004 05 15    08 36.63   -07 25.8    1.114    1.373    80.3    46.5    21.1
2004 05 25    09 09.91   -05 30.1    1.173    1.388    78.5    45.7    21.2
2004 06 04    09 42.61   -03 58.2    1.240    1.403    76.3    44.6    21.3
2004 06 14    10 14.43   -02 50.3    1.314    1.419    73.8    43.4    21.4
2004 06 24    10 45.27   -02 05.2    1.395    1.435    71.1    42.1    21.5
2004 07 04    11 15.06   -01 40.7    1.480    1.451    68.2    40.6    21.7
2004 07 14    11 43.84   -01 33.6    1.568    1.466    65.1    39.0    21.8
2004 07 24    12 11.72   -01 41.1    1.657    1.482    62.0    37.2    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U53

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