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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W22                                Issued 2003 Nov. 20, 15:22 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 WO7
    
    Observations:
         K03W07O* C2003 11 18.42967 05 20 02.07 +15 56 08.7          20.7 V      691
         K03W07O  C2003 11 18.45760 05 19 59.56 +15 56 16.6          21.2 V      691
         K03W07O  C2003 11 18.48625 05 19 57.07 +15 56 25.6          21.4 V      691
         K03W07O  C2003 11 18.52465 05 19 53.63 +15 56 34.9          21.0 R      673
         K03W07O  C2003 11 18.53519 05 19 52.72 +15 56 38.3                      673
         K03W07O  C2003 11 18.54063 05 19 52.31 +15 56 39.4                      673
         K03W07O  C2003 11 18.54664 05 19 51.67 +15 56 42.1                      673
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.27385 05 18 49.41 +16 00 17.5          20.2 R      H36
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.28204 05 18 48.52 +16 00 18.6          21.0 R      H36
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.28972 05 18 47.90 +16 00 20.9          20.4 R      H36
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.33894 05 18 43.45 +16 00 36.3          20.4 R      649
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.34485 05 18 42.99 +16 00 37.5          20.4 R      649
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.35077 05 18 42.42 +16 00 39.8          20.5 R      649
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.35670 05 18 41.88 +16 00 41.5          20.5 R      649
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.44648 05 18 33.80 +16 01 08.4                      926
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.45101 05 18 33.38 +16 01 09.5          19.6 R      926
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.45545 05 18 32.95 +16 01 11.5          20.1 R      926
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.47685 05 18 30.99 +16 01 18.2          20.7 V      291
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.48323 05 18 30.41 +16 01 20.0          20.5 V      291
         K03W07O  C2003 11 19.48880 05 18 29.91 +16 01 21.7          20.7 V      291
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.32793 05 17 16.46 +16 05 29.5          19.8 R      649
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.33149 05 17 16.09 +16 05 30.6          19.9 R      649
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.33506 05 17 15.77 +16 05 31.8          20.0 R      649
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.42346 05 17 07.70 +16 05 59.7          21.1 V      291
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.42831 05 17 07.23 +16 06 01.1          21.4 V      291
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.43365 05 17 06.74 +16 06 02.5          21.2 V      291
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.44571 05 17 05.68 +16 06 05.8          21.5 R      926
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.44986 05 17 05.34 +16 06 08.1          20.6 R      926
         K03W07O  C2003 11 20.45403 05 17 04.88 +16 06 08.4          20.0 R      926
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. Gehrels.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
        0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + 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 WO7
    Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
    M  33.63129              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27765532     Peri.  247.39501     +0.93242719     +0.33861632
    a   2.3270125      Node    92.62505     -0.26742604     +0.88144250
    e   0.4869739      Incl.    7.25590     -0.24302851     +0.32923867
    P   3.55           H   19.5           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2003 Nov. 18-20.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 WO7                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.49, 7                   q = 1.1938
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 17    05 22.06   +15 49.2    0.772    1.711   152.4    15.5    21.0
    2003 11 27    05 07.07   +16 39.0    0.800    1.773   165.6     7.9    20.8
    2003 12 07    04 51.76   +17 28.7    0.853    1.836   174.9     2.7    20.8
    2003 12 17    04 38.48   +18 16.3    0.930    1.899   165.6     7.4    21.3
    2003 12 27    04 28.80   +19 01.8    1.030    1.961   153.6    12.9    21.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W22
    

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