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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U68                                Issued 2003 Oct. 25, 11:39 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 UO25
    
    Observations:
         K03U25O* C2003 10 24.21145 01 48 56.38 +14 01 46.8          20.0        704
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.22322 01 48 54.43 +14 00 49.0          19.6        704
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.23504 01 48 52.58 +13 59 51.2          19.8        704
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.24691 01 48 50.63 +13 58 52.5          19.8        704
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.25868 01 48 48.73 +13 57 54.8          19.8        704
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.95100 01 47 07.43 +13 01 19.3                      246
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.95179 01 47 07.40 +13 01 16.1                      246
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.95250 01 47 07.21 +13 01 12.7                      246
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.95368 01 47 07.05 +13 01 06.2                      246
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.95508 01 47 06.78 +13 01 00.1                      246
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.95611 01 47 06.68 +13 00 55.4                      246
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.96181 01 47 05.74 +13 00 24.6                      557
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.96811 01 47 04.86 +12 59 55.6                      557
         K03U25O  C2003 10 24.97126 01 47 04.41 +12 59 40.9          20.3 V      557
         K03U25O 5C2003 10 25.22037 01 46 30.22 +12 39 42.6          18.5 R      673
         K03U25O 5C2003 10 25.22373 01 46 29.64 +12 39 23.5                      673
         K03U25O 5C2003 10 25.23206 01 46 28.40 +12 38 47.3                      673
         K03U25O 5C2003 10 25.23414 01 46 28.10 +12 38 37.2                      673
         K03U25O 5C2003 10 25.23600 01 46 27.53 +12 38 25.2                      673
         K03U25O 5C2003 10 25.23924 01 46 27.27 +12 38 12.3                      673
         K03U25O  C2003 10 25.27853 01 46 20.81 +12 35 01.3          20.2 V      291
         K03U25O  C2003 10 25.30218 01 46 17.12 +12 33 07.9          19.9 V      291
         K03U25O  C2003 10 25.32600 01 46 13.40 +12 31 15.4          20.0 V      291
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
        KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. Block.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UO25
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M 121.85026              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.96173763     Peri.   26.31557     -0.53586176     +0.83123133
    a   1.0164788      Node   211.91585     -0.81558909     -0.55495119
    e   0.2307275      Incl.   16.25800     -0.21832684     +0.03291878
    P   1.02           H   22.7           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2003 Oct. 24-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UO25                a,e,i = 1.02, 0.23, 16                  q = 0.7819
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    02 05.53   +22 48.1    0.206    1.196   164.0    13.3    20.4
    2003 10 28    01 40.20   +09 02.9    0.223    1.216   172.3     6.3    20.4
    2003 11 07    01 23.32   -01 33.7    0.263    1.231   152.9    21.5    21.3
    2003 11 17    01 15.06   -08 13.4    0.317    1.242   137.7    32.4    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U68
    

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