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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X20                                Issued 2003 Dec. 3, 23:48 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
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                                  2003 UN284

Observations:
     K03US4N* C2003 10 24.38129 03 27 58.65 +19 51 50.9          23.2 R      695
     K03US4N  C2003 10 24.47409 03 27 58.20 +19 51 49.6                      695
     K03US4N  C2003 11 20.27327 03 25 46.95 +19 44 23.9          23.2 R      695
     K03US4N  C2003 11 20.34466 03 25 46.61 +19 44 22.7                      695
     K03US4N  C2003 11 24.25805 03 25 26.96 +19 43 14.0                      695
     K03US4N  C2003 11 24.33369 03 25 26.56 +19 43 12.3                      695

Observer details:
695 Kitt Peak.  Observers L. H. Wasserman, D. E. Trilling, E. I. Chiang,
    J. R. Lovering.  Measurers K. B. Clancy, S. D. Kern.  4-m telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 UN284
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2003 Oct. 28.0 TT = JDT 2452940.5                 MPC
M   0.01289              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00334182     Peri.   18.16263     +0.58690752     -0.80905051
a  44.3078230      Node    35.91788     +0.73608055     +0.51709908
e   0.0448792      Incl.    3.05407     +0.33723136     +0.27936682
P 295              H    7.3           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2003 Oct. 24-Nov. 24.

Ephemeris:
2003 UN284               a,e,i = 44.31, 0.04, 3                  q = 42.319
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 27    03 25.22   +19 42.4   41.348   42.319   169.6     0.2    23.6
2003 12 07    03 24.42   +19 39.6   41.396   42.319   159.3     0.5    23.6
2003 12 17    03 23.69   +19 36.9   41.473   42.319   149.0     0.7    23.6
2003 12 27    03 23.04   +19 34.5   41.576   42.319   138.7     0.9    23.7
2004 01 06    03 22.52   +19 32.5   41.702   42.319   128.3     1.0    23.7
2004 01 16    03 22.13   +19 31.0   41.848   42.319   118.1     1.2    23.7
2004 01 26    03 21.90   +19 30.0   42.008   42.319   107.8     1.3    23.7
2004 02 05    03 21.83   +19 29.6   42.177   42.319    97.7     1.3    23.7
2004 02 15    03 21.93   +19 29.8   42.350   42.319    87.6     1.3    23.8
2004 02 25    03 22.19   +19 30.7   42.522   42.319    77.5     1.3    23.8
2004 03 06    03 22.62   +19 32.1   42.687   42.319    67.6     1.2    23.8
2004 03 16    03 23.19   +19 34.1   42.842   42.319    57.8     1.1    23.8
2004 03 26    03 23.90   +19 36.7   42.980   42.319    48.0     1.0    23.8
2004 04 05    03 24.72   +19 39.6   43.100   42.319    38.3     0.8    23.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X20

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