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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U63                                Issued 2003 Oct. 24, 18:04 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 UF22
    
    Observations:
         K03U22F* C2003 10 23.32368 04 41 09.94 +31 53 24.8          18.6        704
         K03U22F  C2003 10 23.33584 04 41 11.33 +31 54 11.0          19.1        704
         K03U22F  C2003 10 23.34786 04 41 12.75 +31 54 56.8          19.1        704
         K03U22F  C2003 10 23.35982 04 41 14.11 +31 55 42.8          19.0        704
         K03U22F  C2003 10 23.37174 04 41 15.49 +31 56 28.2          19.0        704
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.03132 04 42 40.51 +32 37 45.4          18.8 R      620
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.04025 04 42 41.51 +32 38 19.3          18.9 R      620
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.05159 04 42 42.83 +32 38 55.0          19.4 R      J95
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.05628 04 42 43.36 +32 39 12.2          19.0 R      J95
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.06116 04 42 43.91 +32 39 31.0          19.0 R      J95
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.27974 04 43 12.45 +32 53 19.1          18.8 R      649
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.28092 04 43 12.58 +32 53 23.7          18.8 R      649
         K03U22F  C2003 10 24.28210 04 43 12.74 +32 53 28.4          18.7 R      649
         K03U22F 5C2003 10 24.32951 04 43 19.04 +32 56 28.2          18.5 R      673
         K03U22F 5C2003 10 24.33079 04 43 19.16 +32 56 32.6                      673
         K03U22F 5C2003 10 24.33194 04 43 19.31 +32 56 37.4                      673
         K03U22F 5C2003 10 24.33322 04 43 19.46 +32 56 42.4                      673
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UF22
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M 352.59466              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36506087     Peri.   13.78639     +0.74430980     -0.66034106
    a   1.9389169      Node    28.33011     +0.59107219     +0.58183098
    e   0.3932510      Incl.   12.13557     +0.31086425     +0.47478669
    P   2.70           H   20.4           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2003 Oct. 23-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UF22                a,e,i = 1.94, 0.39, 12                  q = 1.1764
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    04 29.37   +26 20.6    0.245    1.181   134.2    37.2    19.2
    2003 10 28    04 50.86   +36 44.6    0.237    1.176   136.4    35.6    19.1
    2003 11 07    05 08.82   +46 22.5    0.241    1.180   137.7    34.4    19.1
    2003 11 17    05 21.18   +54 06.6    0.256    1.193   138.5    33.3    19.2
    2003 11 27    05 26.05   +59 25.1    0.280    1.213   139.2    32.1    19.4
    2003 12 07    05 24.39   +62 16.8    0.311    1.240   139.9    30.8    19.7
    2003 12 17    05 20.21   +63 00.6    0.350    1.273   140.2    29.6    19.9
    2003 12 27    05 18.17   +62 04.1    0.396    1.311   139.9    28.9    20.2
    2004 01 06    05 21.29   +59 59.9    0.451    1.354   138.4    28.8    20.6
    2004 01 16    05 29.63   +57 17.6    0.515    1.400   135.9    29.3    21.0
    2004 01 26    05 42.08   +54 17.8    0.590    1.449   132.3    30.2    21.4
    2004 02 05    05 57.53   +51 14.7    0.676    1.500   128.0    31.2    21.8
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U63
    

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