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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U61                                Issued 2003 Oct. 24, 17:53 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 UD22

Observations:
     K03U22D* C2003 10 23.14518 22 01 10.55 +31 54 22.2          18.6        704
     K03U22D  C2003 10 23.15663 22 01 14.26 +31 53 47.5          18.7        704
     K03U22D  C2003 10 23.16814 22 01 18.06 +31 53 12.9          18.5        704
     K03U22D  C2003 10 23.17964 22 01 21.81 +31 52 38.1          18.6        704
     K03U22D  C2003 10 23.19133 22 01 25.66 +31 52 02.9          18.6        704
     K03U22D  C2003 10 23.98871 22 05 52.51 +31 12 38.3          18.4 R      620
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.06225 22 06 19.66 +31 09 13.6          18.9 R      448
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.06592 22 06 20.82 +31 09 03.0          18.6 R      448
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.06957 22 06 21.98 +31 08 52.6          18.4 R      448
     K03U22D IC2003 10 24.10315 22 06 32.50 +31 07 16.9                      711
     K03U22D IC2003 10 24.10751 22 06 33.81 +31 07 03.9                      711
     K03U22D IC2003 10 24.11175 22 06 35.18 +31 06 51.9                      711
     K03U22D 5C2003 10 24.12546 22 06 40.05 +31 06 08.5          18.5 R      673
     K03U22D 5C2003 10 24.12731 22 06 40.59 +31 06 03.6                      673
     K03U22D 5C2003 10 24.12917 22 06 41.11 +31 05 58.8                      673
     K03U22D 5C2003 10 24.13102 22 06 41.74 +31 05 53.9                      673
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.14251 22 06 44.53 +31 05 15.9          18.9 R      H36
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.14660 22 06 45.83 +31 05 04.0          18.9 R      H36
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.15081 22 06 47.11 +31 04 51.1          18.6 R      649
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.15259 22 06 47.65 +31 04 46.0          18.6 R      649
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.15436 22 06 48.25 +31 04 40.5          18.5 R      649
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.21770 22 07 08.43 +31 01 39.1          18.2 R      711
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.22231 22 07 09.87 +31 01 25.8          18.1 R      711
     K03U22D  C2003 10 24.22698 22 07 11.33 +31 01 11.6          18.1 R      711

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.  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.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector with prime
    focus corrector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.

Orbital elements:
2003 UD22
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
M  57.15971              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.78525872     Peri.   23.10597     +0.12046657     +0.97868067
a   1.1635745      Node   254.14143     -0.93566432     +0.05594846
e   0.3137666      Incl.    9.95826     -0.33169275     +0.19762064
P   1.26           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2003 Oct. 23-24.

Ephemeris:
2003 UD22                a,e,i = 1.16, 0.31, 10                  q = 0.7985
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 18    21 28.44   +36 17.5    0.215    1.118   119.4    50.9    18.7
2003 10 28    22 26.38   +28 05.1    0.262    1.169   126.5    43.1    19.0
2003 11 07    23 06.74   +21 40.0    0.324    1.218   127.9    39.9    19.5
2003 11 17    23 37.76   +17 11.3    0.398    1.263   125.7    39.5    20.0
2003 11 27    00 03.81   +14 16.2    0.483    1.306   121.5    40.1    20.5
2003 12 07    00 27.20   +12 32.1    0.577    1.345   116.5    41.0    21.0
2003 12 17    00 49.11   +11 39.1    0.677    1.381   111.2    41.6    21.4
2003 12 27    01 10.26   +11 22.9    0.782    1.413   105.7    42.1    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U61

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