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    M.P.E.C. 2003-V61                                Issued 2003 Nov. 15, 20:34 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 VO2
    
    Observations:
         K03V02O* C2003 11 14.16775 01 26 50.19 +29 07 29.5          19.5        644
         K03V02O  C2003 11 14.18841 01 26 48.75 +29 07 00.2          19.7        644
         K03V02O  C2003 11 14.20892 01 26 47.32 +29 06 30.5          19.0        644
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.02848 01 25 58.12 +28 46 32.1          20.0 R      176
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.03082 01 25 58.00 +28 46 28.8          20.2 R      176
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.03314 01 25 57.89 +28 46 25.5          20.1 R      176
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.03547 01 25 57.77 +28 46 22.2          19.7 R      176
         K03V02O 5C2003 11 15.17998 01 25 51.28 +28 42 55.9          19.5 R      673
         K03V02O 5C2003 11 15.18854 01 25 50.66 +28 42 42.8                      673
         K03V02O 5C2003 11 15.19606 01 25 50.21 +28 42 33.0                      673
         K03V02O 5C2003 11 15.20787 01 25 49.44 +28 42 14.1                      673
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.83558 01 25 15.15 +28 26 50.1                      246
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.83745 01 25 15.00 +28 26 46.9                      246
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.83831 01 25 14.93 +28 26 45.9                      246
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.83920 01 25 14.87 +28 26 44.3                      246
         K03V02O  C2003 11 15.84010 01 25 14.86 +28 26 43.5                      246
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 VO2
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 28.0 TT = JDT 2452940.5                 MPC
    M 265.36756              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.65983948     Peri.  230.88572     -0.76195787     -0.63597787
    a   1.3067039      Node   269.26931     +0.62551652     -0.67379253
    e   0.0933256      Incl.    7.02427     +0.16777751     -0.37621241
    P   1.49           H   21.0           G   0.15
    From 16 observations 2003 Nov. 14-15.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 VO2                 a,e,i = 1.31, 0.09, 7                   q = 1.1848
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 07    01 35.57   +31 52.7    0.342    1.314   157.4    16.8    20.2
    2003 11 17    01 24.26   +27 58.5    0.345    1.300   150.4    22.0    20.3
    2003 11 27    01 19.89   +23 57.0    0.359    1.286   140.9    28.9    20.6
    2003 12 07    01 22.89   +20 26.8    0.383    1.272   131.5    35.5    20.9
    2003 12 17    01 32.27   +17 45.1    0.414    1.258   123.0    41.0    21.2
    2003 12 27    01 46.83   +15 53.5    0.449    1.245   115.6    45.4    21.5
    2004 01 06    02 05.52   +14 45.8    0.486    1.233   109.4    48.8    21.7
    2004 01 16    02 27.40   +14 12.0    0.524    1.221   104.0    51.4    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-V61
    

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