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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W47                                Issued 2003 Nov. 24, 13:25 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 WE42
    
    Observations:
         K03W42E* C2003 11 21.47254 09 50 52.84 +10 35 07.0          19.4        704
         K03W42E  C2003 11 21.48585 09 50 52.78 +10 34 15.6          19.3        704
         K03W42E  C2003 11 21.50136 09 50 52.69 +10 33 17.6          19.4        704
         K03W42E  C2003 11 23.35297 09 50 48.04 +08 35 56.8          19.1 R      854
         K03W42E  C2003 11 23.35848 09 50 48.01 +08 35 36.2          19.0 R      854
         K03W42E  C2003 11 23.36288 09 50 47.92 +08 35 19.4          19.2 R      854
         K03W42E  C2003 11 23.43189 09 50 47.41 +08 30 59.3          19.1 R      926
         K03W42E  C2003 11 23.43330 09 50 47.41 +08 30 52.9          19.2 R      926
         K03W42E  C2003 11 23.43472 09 50 47.37 +08 30 47.3          19.0 R      926
         K03W42E  C2003 11 24.33866 09 50 41.34 +07 33 39.4          20.2 R      651
         K03W42E  C2003 11 24.34183 09 50 41.40 +07 33 29.9          20.3 R      651
         K03W42E  C2003 11 24.34398 09 50 41.31 +07 33 20.0          19.8 R      651
         K03W42E  C2003 11 24.43021 09 50 40.35 +07 27 54.6          20.2 R      926
         K03W42E  C2003 11 24.43159 09 50 40.29 +07 27 49.5          19.4 R      926
         K03W42E  C2003 11 24.43295 09 50 40.38 +07 27 43.2          18.8 R      926
         K03W42E 5C2003 11 24.48611 09 50 39.72 +07 24 23.3          19.0 R      673
         K03W42E 5C2003 11 24.50521 09 50 39.48 +07 23 09.7                      673
         K03W42E 5C2003 11 24.50903 09 50 39.44 +07 22 56.1                      673
         K03W42E 5C2003 11 24.51088 09 50 39.41 +07 22 48.5                      673
         K03W42E 5C2003 11 24.51782 09 50 39.34 +07 22 22.3                      673
         K03W42E 5C2003 11 24.52083 09 50 39.30 +07 22 10.6                      673
    
    Observer details:
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + 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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 WE42
    Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
    M   7.56147              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22213878     Peri.  141.61865     +0.55511520     -0.63240227
    a   2.7001411      Node   267.56428     +0.56463607     +0.76347728
    e   0.6028670      Incl.   32.73673     +0.61076446     -0.13103366
    P   4.44           H   18.5           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2003 Nov. 21-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 WE42                a,e,i = 2.70, 0.60, 33                  q = 1.0723
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 17    09 50.44   +15 19.4    0.608    1.157    89.6    58.7    19.8
    2003 11 27    09 50.14   +04 46.5    0.600    1.209    96.1    54.3    19.8
    2003 12 07    09 44.95   -05 21.8    0.605    1.269   103.3    49.1    19.8
    2003 12 17    09 34.39   -14 32.2    0.622    1.336   110.6    43.6    19.8
    2003 12 27    09 18.39   -22 10.1    0.653    1.408   117.2    38.4    19.9
    2004 01 06    08 58.04   -27 48.2    0.700    1.483   122.7    33.9    20.0
    2004 01 16    08 35.80   -31 16.9    0.761    1.560   126.4    30.5    20.2
    2004 01 26    08 14.76   -32 45.6    0.836    1.639   128.2    28.2    20.4
    2004 02 05    07 57.69   -32 39.1    0.925    1.718   128.0    26.9    20.7
    2004 02 15    07 45.95   -31 28.7    1.026    1.797   126.3    26.3    21.0
    2004 02 25    07 39.65   -29 41.4    1.139    1.875   123.4    26.2    21.3
    2004 03 06    07 38.27   -27 38.6    1.262    1.953   119.6    26.2    21.6
    2004 03 16    07 40.90   -25 34.8    1.395    2.030   115.3    26.3    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W47
    

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