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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W21                                Issued 2003 Nov. 20, 15:17 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 WM7
    
    Observations:
         K03W07M* C2003 11 18.20759 02 23 03.80 +13 03 47.7          19.3        644
         K03W07M  C2003 11 18.22834 02 23 00.78 +13 03 36.7          19.7        644
         K03W07M  C2003 11 18.25047 02 22 57.53 +13 03 25.7          19.3        644
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.17028 02 20 44.77 +12 55 29.6                      H36
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.18326 02 20 43.17 +12 55 22.9                      H36
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.19437 02 20 41.58 +12 55 17.6          19.2 R      H36
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.19809 02 20 40.96 +12 55 15.2          19.6 R      649
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.20296 02 20 39.98 +12 55 10.9          19.9 R      649
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.20784 02 20 39.52 +12 55 06.6          19.2 R      649
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.23120 02 20 36.23 +12 54 58.7          20.3        644
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.24234 02 20 34.58 +12 54 52.8          19.7        644
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.25346 02 20 32.94 +12 54 46.9          19.8        644
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.32832 02 20 21.86 +12 54 07.3          20.1 R      448
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.33635 02 20 20.71 +12 54 02.7          20.0 R      448
         K03W07M  C2003 11 19.34312 02 20 19.71 +12 53 59.2          20.5 R      448
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.17164 02 18 20.44 +12 46 49.1          20.5 R      673
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.17778 02 18 19.54 +12 46 45.6                      673
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.18461 02 18 18.65 +12 46 41.8                      673
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.18715 02 18 18.13 +12 46 40.1                      673
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.19387 02 18 17.20 +12 46 37.0                      673
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.20208 02 18 15.98 +12 46 33.1                      673
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.21716 02 18 13.73 +12 46 24.1          19.4 R      854
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.22306 02 18 12.92 +12 46 21.4          19.4 R      854
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.22745 02 18 12.27 +12 46 19.2          19.3 R      854
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.23823 02 18 10.54 +12 46 12.0          19.7 R      649
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.24060 02 18 10.18 +12 46 10.8          19.9 R      649
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.24267 02 18 10.01 +12 46 10.9          19.0 R      926
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.24297 02 18 09.84 +12 46 09.9          19.5 R      649
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.24529 02 18 09.59 +12 46 10.0          19.4 R      926
         K03W07M  C2003 11 20.24794 02 18 09.19 +12 46 08.4          19.0 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.  0.3-m
        Schmidt Cassegrain + CCD, 0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-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.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        f/6 + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 WM7
    Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
    M 333.61853              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21551840     Peri.  144.78108     -0.96381908     +0.22059504
    a   2.7551578      Node    48.68650     -0.26637952     -0.81759485
    e   0.9022404      Incl.   11.49128     +0.00973339     -0.53186135
    P   4.57           H   17.3           G   0.15
    From 27 observations 2003 Nov. 18-20.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 WM7                 a,e,i = 2.76, 0.90, 11                  q = 0.2693
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 17    02 25.95   +13 14.1    1.214    2.183   164.3     7.1    19.9
    2003 11 27    02 01.93   +11 46.4    1.160    2.066   148.2    14.6    20.0
    2003 12 07    01 39.30   +10 20.9    1.138    1.943   132.4    22.0    20.1
    2003 12 17    01 20.14   +09 09.8    1.138    1.815   117.4    28.8    20.1
    2003 12 27    01 05.56   +08 21.5    1.151    1.680   103.6    34.7    20.2
    2004 01 06    00 55.75   +07 59.3    1.166    1.538    91.0    39.7    20.1
    2004 01 16    00 50.21   +08 02.2    1.173    1.387    79.6    44.2    20.1
    2004 01 26    00 48.16   +08 27.4    1.164    1.227    69.1    48.5    19.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W21
    

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