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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W35                                Issued 2003 Nov. 22, 12:14 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 WL25
    
    Observations:
         K03W25L* C2003 11 20.33295 04 39 22.14 +38 19 02.5          19.3        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 20.35909 04 39 18.51 +38 18 36.6          19.7        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 20.41364 04 39 10.52 +38 17 56.3          19.5        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 20.43797 04 39 06.89 +38 17 39.8          19.5        704
         K03W25L 5C2003 11 21.22500 04 37 16.75 +38 07 15.0          19.0 R      673
         K03W25L 5C2003 11 21.23299 04 37 15.51 +38 07 08.6                      673
         K03W25L 5C2003 11 21.24097 04 37 14.45 +38 07 02.4                      673
         K03W25L 5C2003 11 21.24537 04 37 13.76 +38 06 58.9                      673
         K03W25L 5C2003 11 21.25301 04 37 12.59 +38 06 52.3                      673
         K03W25L 5C2003 11 21.26065 04 37 11.58 +38 06 46.7                      673
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.28473 04 37 08.03 +38 06 28.1          19.4 R      854
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.28914 04 37 07.40 +38 06 24.7          18.9 R      854
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.29355 04 37 06.78 +38 06 21.0          18.9 R      854
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.32035 04 37 02.91 +38 05 58.8          19.9        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.33330 04 37 01.02 +38 05 49.7          19.7        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.34632 04 36 59.19 +38 05 38.4          20.2        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.35915 04 36 57.28 +38 05 27.9          19.6        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.37191 04 36 55.44 +38 05 17.6          19.5        704
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.96788 04 35 32.36 +37 57 15.8          19.3 R      620
         K03W25L  C2003 11 21.98044 04 35 30.59 +37 57 05.2          19.6 R      620
         K03W25L  C2003 11 22.39003 04 34 33.20 +37 51 31.8          19.2 R      448
         K03W25L  C2003 11 22.39251 04 34 32.82 +37 51 29.7          19.4 R      448
         K03W25L  C2003 11 22.39499 04 34 32.49 +37 51 27.7          19.7 R      448
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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, 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.  0.356-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 WL25
    Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
    M  38.30038              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27769524     Peri.   26.95145     +0.49576214     +0.81819252
    a   2.3267895      Node   274.07626     -0.84012195     +0.36688242
    e   0.6856486      Incl.   16.97234     -0.22003414     +0.44267176
    P   3.55           H   17.4           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2003 Nov. 20-22.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 WL25                a,e,i = 2.33, 0.69, 17                  q = 0.7314
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 17    04 47.33   +39 00.6    1.019    1.954   153.4    13.1    19.7
    2003 11 27    04 24.21   +36 45.9    1.076    2.042   163.9     7.7    19.7
    2003 12 07    04 04.78   +34 13.0    1.162    2.128   164.3     7.2    19.9
    2003 12 17    03 50.50   +31 42.3    1.278    2.210   155.2    10.8    20.3
    2003 12 27    03 41.49   +29 29.0    1.420    2.290   144.0    14.6    20.8
    2004 01 06    03 37.22   +27 40.2    1.584    2.367   133.1    17.7    21.2
    2004 01 16    03 36.86   +26 16.6    1.765    2.442   122.8    19.8    21.6
    2004 01 26    03 39.63   +25 15.7    1.959    2.514   113.1    21.1    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W35
    

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