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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U58                                Issued 2003 Oct. 24, 17:14 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 UE
    
    Additional Observations:
         K03U00E  C2003 10 23.47024 01 57 43.34 +21 06 13.8          19.8        608
         K03U00E  C2003 10 23.48071 01 57 43.62 +21 05 36.5          19.8        608
         K03U00E  C2003 10 23.49111 01 57 43.84 +21 04 59.6          20.1        608
         K03U00E  C2003 10 23.86239 01 57 57.40 +20 42 41.3          18.9 R      620
         K03U00E  C2003 10 23.87384 01 57 57.71 +20 41 59.1          19.2 R      620
         K03U00E 5C2003 10 24.17639 01 58 07.78 +20 23 47.6          19.5 R      673
         K03U00E 5C2003 10 24.17836 01 58 07.82 +20 23 41.2                      673
         K03U00E 5C2003 10 24.18021 01 58 07.88 +20 23 34.1                      673
         K03U00E 5C2003 10 24.18218 01 58 07.95 +20 23 26.1                      673
         K03U00E  C2003 10 24.22125 01 58 08.44 +20 21 04.6          19.0 R      649
         K03U00E  C2003 10 24.22303 01 58 08.50 +20 20 58.3          19.0 R      649
         K03U00E  C2003 10 24.22481 01 58 08.54 +20 20 52.0          19.0 R      649
         K03U00E  C2003 10 24.26400 01 58 09.53 +20 18 28.5                      H36
         K03U00E  C2003 10 24.27138 01 58 09.76 +20 18 01.2                      H36
    
    Observer details:
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
        K. Lawrence, P. Kervin.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers A. Grigsby, J. Young.
        0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        f/6 + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UE
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M 342.30276              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27966459     Peri.  211.02886     +0.41263009     -0.87753207
    a   2.3158534      Node   216.30011     +0.89723652     +0.43782606
    e   0.4411686      Incl.   24.37008     +0.15717201     -0.19556535
    P   3.52           H   20.1           G   0.15
    From 44 observations 2003 Oct. 16-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UE                  a,e,i = 2.32, 0.44, 24                  q = 1.2942
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    01 54.73   +26 05.5    0.415    1.397   162.2    12.6    19.7
    2003 10 28    02 00.21   +16 21.9    0.371    1.364   176.1     2.8    18.9
    2003 11 07    02 06.39   +04 45.2    0.354    1.336   165.0    11.1    19.2
    2003 11 17    02 14.34   -06 29.3    0.365    1.315   149.0    22.8    19.6
    2003 11 27    02 24.66   -15 23.7    0.398    1.301   135.5    32.1    20.0
    2003 12 07    02 37.58   -21 22.5    0.446    1.295   125.2    38.5    20.4
    2003 12 17    02 52.84   -24 48.7    0.502    1.296   117.7    42.3    20.8
    2003 12 27    03 10.05   -26 17.8    0.563    1.305   112.3    44.2    21.1
    2004 01 06    03 28.95   -26 21.1    0.625    1.321   108.4    44.9    21.4
    2004 01 16    03 49.19   -25 22.6    0.689    1.345   105.7    44.8    21.6
    2004 01 26    04 10.53   -23 39.4    0.755    1.375   103.6    44.1    21.9
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U58
    

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