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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U69                                Issued 2003 Oct. 25, 11:43 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 UP25
    
    Observations:
         K03U25P* C2003 10 24.23202 00 40 45.77 +00 11 33.4          18.7        704
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.24524 00 40 39.94 +00 14 35.9          19.9        704
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.25813 00 40 34.39 +00 17 34.6          19.8        704
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.27129 00 40 28.61 +00 20 35.8          19.4        704
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.28394 00 40 23.10 +00 23 30.1          19.3        704
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.94119 00 36 03.37 +02 52 57.3                      246
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.94148 00 36 03.22 +02 53 03.0                      246
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.94186 00 36 03.10 +02 53 07.5                      246
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.94280 00 36 02.67 +02 53 20.3                      246
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.94330 00 36 02.50 +02 53 25.2                      246
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.95013 00 35 59.89 +02 54 59.7                      557
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.95153 00 35 59.23 +02 55 18.6                      557
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.95200 00 35 59.08 +02 55 26.0                      557
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.95556 00 35 57.41 +02 56 13.6                      557
         K03U25P  C2003 10 24.95928 00 35 55.81 +02 57 03.8          19.4 V      557
         K03U25P 5C2003 10 25.18947 00 34 30.32 +03 49 07.7          19.0 R      673
         K03U25P 5C2003 10 25.19115 00 34 29.69 +03 49 28.9                      673
         K03U25P 5C2003 10 25.19300 00 34 28.88 +03 49 54.3                      673
         K03U25P 5C2003 10 25.19473 00 34 28.19 +03 50 17.8                      673
         K03U25P 5C2003 10 25.19653 00 34 27.38 +03 50 41.9                      673
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
        KLENOT Telescope + 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 UP25
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M 359.44722              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.67901400     Peri.  344.36478     +0.96233084     -0.21025710
    a   1.2819868      Node    29.53496     +0.27146809     +0.70814721
    e   0.1645747      Incl.   20.46691     +0.01498078     +0.67403226
    P   1.45           H   23.5           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2003 Oct. 24-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UP25                a,e,i = 1.28, 0.16, 20                  q = 1.0710
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    01 25.80   -23 26.6    0.089    1.073   147.2    30.2    19.7
    2003 10 28    00 17.29   +13 40.1    0.094    1.079   153.2    24.5    19.7
    2003 11 07    23 33.08   +36 20.4    0.137    1.089   132.7    42.0    21.0
    2003 11 17    23 11.93   +46 26.2    0.193    1.102   121.4    49.9    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U69
    

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