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    M.P.E.C. 2003-V36                                Issued 2003 Nov. 6, 22:43 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 VF1
    
    Observations:
         K03V01F* C2003 11 05.33938 06 07 07.01 +58 27 31.7          18.2        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 05.35171 06 07 07.25 +58 28 50.1          18.1        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 05.36436 06 07 07.45 +58 30 13.0          18.9        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 05.37731 06 07 08.01 +58 31 33.3          18.6        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 05.39014 06 07 08.36 +58 32 55.7          18.4        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.03697 06 07 30.06 +59 41 46.9          18   R      461
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.03766 06 07 30.09 +59 41 51.5                      461
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.03834 06 07 30.08 +59 41 56.2                      461
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.03904 06 07 30.12 +59 42 00.4                      461
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.03972 06 07 30.10 +59 42 04.9                      461
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.07887 06 07 31.20 +59 46 15.8                      557
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.07968 06 07 31.19 +59 46 21.2                      557
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.08050 06 07 31.19 +59 46 26.0                      557
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.08132 06 07 31.23 +59 46 31.5                      557
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.31105 06 07 39.97 +60 11 13.0          18.6 R      854
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.31215 06 07 39.97 +60 11 21.0          18.9 R      854
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.31325 06 07 40.01 +60 11 27.3          18.6 R      854
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.37114 06 07 41.13 +60 17 42.8          18.4        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.38341 06 07 41.44 +60 19 03.0          18.3        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.39543 06 07 41.59 +60 20 20.3          18.2        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.40743 06 07 41.92 +60 21 38.2          17.6        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.40791 06 07 41.93 +60 21 41.2          17.9        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.42026 06 07 42.15 +60 23 01.2          18.1        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.42103 06 07 42.26 +60 23 06.0          18.0        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.43576 06 07 42.55 +60 24 41.5          17.9        704
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.43711 06 07 42.66 +60 24 50.1          17.5 R      926
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.43797 06 07 42.68 +60 24 55.8          17.7 R      926
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.43888 06 07 42.69 +60 25 02.3          17.5 R      926
         K03V01F  C2003 11 06.44971 06 07 42.81 +60 26 11.4          17.8        704
    
    Observer details:
    461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
        0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 VF1
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 28.0 TT = JDT 2452940.5                 MPC
    M 318.70013              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42429036     Peri.   95.45052     -0.48981375     -0.63236530
    a   1.7539906      Node    47.46569     -0.02849155     -0.67641947
    e   0.3971793      Incl.   54.53542     +0.87136142     -0.37758553
    P   2.32           H   17.4           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2003 Nov. 5-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 VF1                 a,e,i = 1.75, 0.40, 55                  q = 1.0573
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 07    06 08.00   +61 25.5    0.545    1.363   122.4    37.8    18.3
    2003 11 17    06 06.5    +80 04.0    0.525    1.309   116.3    42.6    18.2
    2003 11 27    18 47.2    +82 53.2    0.559    1.257   105.4    49.2    18.5
    2003 12 07    18 40.06   +69 56.4    0.628    1.209    94.4    54.4    18.8
    2003 12 17    18 42.47   +60 48.1    0.711    1.165    85.2    57.4    19.1
    2003 12 27    18 45.25   +54 24.4    0.792    1.126    77.9    58.6    19.3
    2004 01 06    18 47.38   +49 48.1    0.862    1.095    72.5    58.9    19.4
    2004 01 16    18 48.74   +46 18.7    0.914    1.073    68.8    58.7    19.5
    2004 01 26    18 49.31   +43 30.9    0.944    1.060    66.6    58.5    19.5
    2004 02 05    18 49.00   +41 08.1    0.951    1.058    66.2    58.5    19.5
    2004 02 15    18 47.69   +38 58.8    0.933    1.066    67.3    58.8    19.5
    2004 02 25    18 44.98   +36 55.4    0.892    1.084    70.1    59.2    19.5
    2004 03 06    18 40.06   +34 49.3    0.828    1.111    74.6    59.4    19.4
    2004 03 16    18 31.64   +32 28.7    0.746    1.146    80.9    59.0    19.2
    2004 03 26    18 17.42   +29 33.1    0.651    1.187    89.6    57.2    18.9
    2004 04 05    17 53.82   +25 18.9    0.550    1.234   101.5    52.6    18.5
    2004 04 15    17 15.90   +18 24.7    0.456    1.285   118.4    43.4    17.9
    2004 04 25    16 19.77   +07 04.8    0.392    1.338   142.2    27.5    17.2
    2004 05 05    15 11.17   -07 40.1    0.389    1.393   169.9     7.3    16.6
    2004 05 15    14 07.87   -20 07.5    0.455    1.449   161.0    13.1    17.3
    2004 05 25    13 22.83   -27 42.1    0.572    1.505   141.9    24.6    18.2
    2004 06 04    12 55.99   -32 01.9    0.717    1.561   127.9    30.9    19.0
    2004 06 14    12 42.31   -34 47.0    0.875    1.616   117.3    34.0    19.6
    2004 06 24    12 37.51   -36 49.9    1.040    1.671   108.6    35.2    20.0
    2004 07 04    12 38.76   -38 35.2    1.207    1.724   101.3    35.3    20.4
    2004 07 14    12 44.30   -40 13.8    1.372    1.775    94.9    34.8    20.8
    2004 07 24    12 53.11   -41 51.1    1.534    1.825    89.0    33.8    21.0
    2004 08 03    13 04.54   -43 29.8    1.691    1.874    83.7    32.6    21.3
    2004 08 13    13 18.19   -45 10.4    1.842    1.921    78.7    31.2    21.5
    2004 08 23    13 33.90   -46 53.2    1.986    1.965    74.0    29.6    21.6
    2004 09 02    13 51.55   -48 37.5    2.122    2.008    69.7    28.1    21.8
    2004 09 12    14 11.16   -50 22.1    2.249    2.049    65.6    26.6    21.9
    2004 09 22    14 32.82   -52 05.9    2.368    2.088    61.7    25.0    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-V36
    

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