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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X24                                Issued 2003 Dec. 4, 13:30 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 WG166
    
    Observations:
         K03WG6G* C2003 11 30.26156 03 58 01.21 +08 49 37.5          19.2        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 11 30.27439 03 57 59.03 +08 50 10.8          19.3        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 11 30.30002 03 57 54.66 +08 51 18.3          19.6        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 11 30.31291 03 57 52.35 +08 51 53.9          19.4        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.19560 03 55 24.69 +09 30 58.4          19.2 R      926
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.19719 03 55 24.41 +09 31 03.3          19.0 R      926
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.19878 03 55 24.03 +09 31 07.5          18.8 R      926
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.22111 03 55 20.31 +09 32 05.7          19.4 V      703
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.23985 03 55 17.08 +09 32 56.1          18.9 V      703
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.24315 03 55 16.52 +09 33 05.4          18.7 R      854
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.24981 03 55 15.37 +09 33 23.4          18.9 R      854
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.25648 03 55 14.22 +09 33 40.9          18.6 R      854
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.25823 03 55 13.91 +09 33 45.2          18.5 V      703
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.26391 03 55 12.95 +09 34 01.2          19.1        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.26404 03 55 12.89 +09 34 00.9          18.7        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.26417 03 55 12.88 +09 34 02.4          19.0        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.27659 03 55 10.77 +09 34 34.8          19.3 V      703
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.27666 03 55 10.68 +09 34 34.6          19.1        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.27679 03 55 10.69 +09 34 34.3          19.4        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.27704 03 55 10.62 +09 34 35.5          19.2        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.27877 03 55 10.39 +09 34 40.1          19.3 R      448
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.28950 03 55 08.50 +09 35 08.7          18.8        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.28964 03 55 08.50 +09 35 09.3          19.2        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.28977 03 55 08.44 +09 35 09.4          18.7        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.29159 03 55 08.07 +09 35 10.6          18.7 R      448
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.30235 03 55 06.29 +09 35 43.1          19.0        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.30248 03 55 06.29 +09 35 43.7          18.9        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.30262 03 55 06.24 +09 35 43.5          19.3        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.30921 03 55 05.15 +09 36 00.9          19.2 R      448
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.31111 03 55 04.74 +09 36 05.2          19.1 R      649
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.31290 03 55 04.43 +09 36 10.3          19.0 R      649
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.31468 03 55 04.12 +09 36 14.4          19.2 R      649
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.31516 03 55 04.10 +09 36 16.7          19.3        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.31542 03 55 04.05 +09 36 17.7          19.2        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.31556 03 55 04.00 +09 36 17.6          19.1        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.37881 03 54 53.15 +09 39 07.0          18.6 R      711
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.38363 03 54 52.34 +09 39 19.7          18.7 R      711
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 01.38846 03 54 51.56 +09 39 32.7          18.6 R      711
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.17226 03 49 52.03 +10 58 57.3          19.1        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.19548 03 49 47.99 +10 59 58.7          19.0        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.20366 03 49 46.61 +11 00 22.2          19.3        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.20666 03 49 46.16 +11 00 29.3          19.5        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.21695 03 49 44.40 +11 00 57.5          19.4        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.21796 03 49 44.17 +11 01 00.4          19.3        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.22992 03 49 42.12 +11 01 32.5          19.0        704
         K03WG6G  C2003 12 03.24290 03 49 39.89 +11 02 06.7          19.1        704
         K03WG6G 5C2003 12 04.14051 03 47 09.22 +11 42 09.6          19.0 R      673
         K03WG6G 5C2003 12 04.16319 03 47 05.38 +11 43 09.1                      673
         K03WG6G 5C2003 12 04.17963 03 47 02.44 +11 43 55.7                      673
         K03WG6G 5C2003 12 04.18449 03 47 01.68 +11 44 08.6                      673
         K03WG6G 5C2003 12 04.18808 03 47 01.04 +11 44 18.8                      673
         K03WG6G 5C2003 12 04.19155 03 47 00.40 +11 44 28.2                      673
         K03WG6G +C2003 12 04.23691003 46 52.218+11 46 39.11         19.7 R      809
         K03WG6G +C2003 12 04.23892403 46 51.875+11 46 44.34         19.6 R      809
         K03WG6G +C2003 12 04.26030103 46 48.219+11 47 41.49         19.6 R      809
         K03WG6G +C2003 12 04.26230303 46 47.883+11 47 46.75         19.6 R      809
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
        R. Hill, S. Kolar, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector with prime
        focus corrector + CCD.
    809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers R. Gauderon,
        R. Behrend.  1.20-m f/12 Cassegrain + 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 WG166
    Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
    M 356.46820              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.08392723     Peri.    7.93015     +0.30796158     -0.57258351
    a   5.1665519      Node    67.41749     +0.82149345     -0.24280582
    e   0.6445961      Incl.   55.37633     +0.47990435     +0.78306670
    P  11.7            H   17.6           G   0.15
    From 56 observations 2003 Nov. 30-Dec. 4.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 WG166               a,e,i = 5.17, 0.64, 55                  q = 1.8362
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 11 27    04 07.05   +06 27.3    0.893    1.865   165.4     7.6    19.3
    2003 12 07    03 39.17   +13 49.6    0.891    1.850   160.6    10.2    19.3
    2003 12 17    03 12.84   +20 56.0    0.936    1.840   146.8    17.0    19.7
    2003 12 27    02 51.26   +27 05.5    1.020    1.836   132.8    23.1    20.1
    2004 01 06    02 36.09   +32 10.5    1.132    1.838   120.5    27.4    20.4
    2004 01 16    02 27.47   +36 22.7    1.261    1.845   110.0    30.1    20.7
    2004 01 26    02 24.87   +39 57.8    1.400    1.858   101.0    31.3    21.0
    2004 02 05    02 27.52   +43 09.0    1.542    1.876    93.2    31.6    21.3
    2004 02 15    02 34.74   +46 04.6    1.683    1.899    86.6    31.3    21.5
    2004 02 25    02 46.10   +48 49.3    1.821    1.928    80.7    30.4    21.6
    2004 03 06    03 01.35   +51 25.7    1.954    1.960    75.7    29.4    21.8
    2004 03 16    03 20.39   +53 53.7    2.081    1.997    71.2    28.1    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X24
    

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