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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W36                                Issued 2003 Nov. 22, 12:16 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.

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                                   2003 WM25

Observations:
     K03W25M* C2003 11 20.41394 08 01 28.83 +27 23 06.7          20.1        704
     K03W25M  C2003 11 20.42659 08 01 28.68 +27 23 17.0          20.5        704
     K03W25M  C2003 11 20.43906 08 01 28.43 +27 23 27.8          20.4        704
     K03W25M  C2003 11 20.45238 08 01 28.38 +27 23 38.1          20.0        704
     K03W25M  C2003 11 21.37410 08 01 20.07 +27 36 20.3          19.9 R      854
     K03W25M  C2003 11 21.37743 08 01 20.08 +27 36 23.3          19.8 R      854
     K03W25M  C2003 11 21.38133 08 01 20.02 +27 36 26.7          19.8 R      854
     K03W25M  C2003 11 21.46326 08 01 18.76 +27 37 34.3          20.0        704
     K03W25M  C2003 11 21.48949 08 01 18.40 +27 37 58.1          20.1        704
     K03W25M  C2003 11 21.50585 08 01 18.19 +27 38 10.2          20.0        704
     K03W25M  C2003 11 22.42096 08 01 06.53 +27 50 56.0          20.4 R      926
     K03W25M  C2003 11 22.42395 08 01 06.42 +27 50 58.4          20.4 R      926
     K03W25M  C2003 11 22.42693 08 01 06.38 +27 51 01.4          20.2 R      926

Observer details:
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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 WM25
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
M  26.60104              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25785652     Peri.  293.73147     +0.98144585     -0.01686714
a   2.4446535      Node    67.69464     +0.10487578     +0.88113035
e   0.5461934      Incl.   11.91401     -0.16051514     +0.47257254
P   3.82           H   18.2           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2003 Nov. 20-22.

Ephemeris:
2003 WM25                a,e,i = 2.44, 0.55, 12                  q = 1.1094
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 17    08 01.56   +26 37.2    0.890    1.602   117.0    33.4    20.4
2003 11 27    07 59.34   +28 56.3    0.877    1.674   127.7    27.8    20.3
2003 12 07    07 51.16   +31 23.5    0.875    1.745   139.5    21.5    20.2
2003 12 17    07 37.70   +33 43.4    0.890    1.817   151.5    15.0    20.1
2003 12 27    07 20.72   +35 38.0    0.928    1.888   162.1     9.2    20.0
2004 01 06    07 03.06   +36 54.4    0.990    1.958   165.7     7.1    20.2
2004 01 16    06 47.55   +37 31.2    1.078    2.028   159.0    10.0    20.5
2004 01 26    06 36.12   +37 36.0    1.190    2.096   148.8    14.1    21.0
2004 02 05    06 29.55   +37 19.9    1.323    2.163   138.5    17.6    21.4
2004 02 15    06 27.62   +36 52.1    1.473    2.229   128.8    20.2    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W36

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