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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W44                                Issued 2003 Nov. 23, 23:19 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 WW26
    
    Observations:
         K03W26W* C2003 11 21.19585 01 24 43.74 +05 51 29.2          18.7        704
         K03W26W  C2003 11 21.20862 01 24 53.82 +05 53 45.9          18.7        704
         K03W26W  C2003 11 21.22195 01 25 04.44 +05 56 07.3          19.0        704
         K03W26W  C2003 11 21.23502 01 25 14.66 +05 58 26.2          18.8        704
         K03W26W  C2003 11 21.24789 01 25 24.77 +06 00 41.7          19.0        704
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.18514 01 45 49.72 +10 19 06.1          19.0 R      854
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.19047 01 45 52.10 +10 19 37.7          18.8 R      854
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.19579 01 45 54.59 +10 20 10.0          18.8 R      854
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.21846 01 46 04.99 +10 22 27.1          18.5 R      926
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.21911 01 46 05.31 +10 22 31.3          18.4 R      926
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.21976 01 46 05.62 +10 22 35.5          18.5 R      926
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.89287 01 51 08.49 +11 24 04.3          19.1 R      966
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.90221 01 51 11.28 +11 24 53.9                      246
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.90285 01 51 11.55 +11 24 57.2                      246
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.90334 01 51 11.72 +11 24 59.6                      246
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.90376 01 51 11.89 +11 25 01.9                      246
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.90420 01 51 12.08 +11 25 04.5                      246
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.90488 01 51 12.36 +11 25 07.4                      246
         K03W26W  C2003 11 23.90572 01 51 13.62 +11 25 09.0          19.3 R      966
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
        KLENOT Telescope + 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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 WW26
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M  22.15410              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26220496     Peri.  254.65407     +0.66835518     +0.73798899
    a   2.4175499      Node    57.66974     -0.63317967     +0.63015263
    e   0.8010549      Incl.    6.32790     -0.39036504     +0.24141232
    P   3.76           H   22.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    031121 704  0.1-  0.0     031123 854  0.2-  0.1-    031123 246  0.3-  0.3-
    031121 704  0.7-  0.2+    031123 926  0.2-  0.2-    031123 246  0.3-  0.1-
    031121 704  0.8+  0.3-    031123 926  0.1+  0.1+    031123 246  0.0   0.2+
    031121 704  0.1-  0.1+    031123 926  0.3+  0.4+    031123 246  0.1+  0.3-
    031121 704  0.1+  0.1-    031123 966  0.3+  0.6+    031123 966  0.5+  0.2+
    031123 854  0.4+  0.4+    031123 246  0.2-  0.3-
    031123 854  0.8-  0.3-    031123 246  0.0   0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 WW26                a,e,i = 2.42, 0.80, 6                   q = 0.4810
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 17    23 04.29   -22 43.9    0.042    0.999   103.6    74.1    18.0
    2003 11 18    00 02.50   -11 53.8    0.049    1.014   120.0    57.6    17.9
    2003 11 19    00 39.83   -03 57.4    0.060    1.029   131.0    46.5    18.0
    2003 11 20    01 04.62   +01 29.2    0.072    1.043   138.0    39.3    18.2
    2003 11 21    01 21.94   +05 16.0    0.086    1.057   142.6    34.6    18.5
    2003 11 22    01 34.62   +07 59.0    0.100    1.072   145.6    31.4    18.8
    2003 11 23    01 44.27   +10 00.4    0.115    1.086   147.6    29.2    19.1
    2003 11 24    01 51.87   +11 33.7    0.130    1.101   148.9    27.7    19.3
    2003 11 25    01 58.00   +12 47.4    0.145    1.115   149.7    26.6    19.5
    2003 11 26    02 03.08   +13 46.9    0.160    1.129   150.1    25.8    19.8
    2003 11 27    02 07.36   +14 36.0    0.176    1.143   150.4    25.3    20.0
    2003 11 28    02 11.03   +15 17.1    0.192    1.157   150.4    24.9    20.2
    2003 11 29    02 14.23   +15 52.1    0.207    1.171   150.3    24.7    20.4
    2003 11 30    02 17.05   +16 22.2    0.223    1.185   150.1    24.5    20.6
    2003 12 01    02 19.57   +16 48.4    0.239    1.199   149.8    24.5    20.7
    2003 12 02    02 21.85   +17 11.4    0.256    1.213   149.4    24.5    20.9
    2003 12 03    02 23.92   +17 31.9    0.272    1.227   148.9    24.5    21.1
    2003 12 04    02 25.83   +17 50.2    0.288    1.240   148.4    24.6    21.2
    2003 12 05    02 27.60   +18 06.6    0.305    1.254   147.9    24.7    21.4
    2003 12 06    02 29.25   +18 21.5    0.321    1.268   147.3    24.8    21.5
    2003 12 07    02 30.80   +18 35.1    0.338    1.281   146.7    25.0    21.6
    2003 12 08    02 32.27   +18 47.6    0.355    1.295   146.1    25.1    21.8
    2003 12 09    02 33.68   +18 59.1    0.372    1.308   145.5    25.3    21.9
    2003 12 10    02 35.02   +19 09.7    0.389    1.322   144.8    25.4    22.0
    2003 12 11    02 36.31   +19 19.6    0.406    1.335   144.1    25.6    22.1
    2003 12 12    02 37.55   +19 28.9    0.423    1.348   143.4    25.8    22.3
    2003 12 13    02 38.76   +19 37.6    0.441    1.362   142.7    26.0    22.4
    2003 12 14    02 39.94   +19 45.7    0.458    1.375   142.0    26.1    22.5
    2003 12 15    02 41.10   +19 53.5    0.476    1.388   141.3    26.3    22.6
    2003 12 16    02 42.23   +20 00.8    0.493    1.401   140.6    26.5    22.7
    2003 12 17    02 43.34   +20 07.8    0.511    1.414   139.8    26.7    22.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W44
    

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