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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X55                                Issued 2003 Dec. 14, 12:13 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 XF11
    
    Observations:
         K03X11F* C2003 12 13.12970 01 20 44.80 -10 17 03.1          18.3   EX055704
         K03X11F  C2003 12 13.14131 01 20 47.03 -10 16 25.6          18.4   EX055704
         K03X11F  C2003 12 13.15303 01 20 49.25 -10 15 48.4          18.4   EX055704
         K03X11F  C2003 12 13.16524 01 20 51.59 -10 15 09.4          18.2   EX055704
         K03X11F  C2003 12 13.17855 01 20 54.20 -10 14 26.8          18.3   EX055704
         K03X11F  C2003 12 14.12846 01 23 57.35 -09 25 26.5          18.5 R EX055448
         K03X11F  C2003 12 14.13839 01 23 59.16 -09 24 56.4          18.2 R EX055448
         K03X11F  C2003 12 14.14831 01 24 00.97 -09 24 26.6          17.9 R EX055448
         K03X11F 5C2003 12 14.18229 01 24 07.31 -09 22 44.5          18.5 R EX055673
         K03X11F 5C2003 12 14.18738 01 24 08.20 -09 22 29.1                 EX055673
         K03X11F 5C2003 12 14.19595 01 24 09.76 -09 22 03.2                 EX055673
         K03X11F 5C2003 12 14.20231 01 24 10.96 -09 21 43.7                 EX055673
         K03X11F 5C2003 12 14.21505 01 24 13.21 -09 21 05.5                 EX055673
         K03X11F 5C2003 12 14.22384 01 24 14.82 -09 20 38.7                 EX055673
         K03X11F  C2003 12 14.23948 01 24 17.60 -09 19 51.2          17.3 R EX055926
         K03X11F  C2003 12 14.24081 01 24 17.84 -09 19 47.2          17.2 R EX055926
         K03X11F  C2003 12 14.24215 01 24 18.08 -09 19 43.0          17.3 R EX055926
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 XF11                                                            PHA 0.017
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
    M  27.32409              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45991405     Peri.  173.00813     +0.36094586     +0.92417854
    a   1.6622063      Node   118.08368     -0.86234293     +0.38176261
    e   0.7767007      Incl.    8.14177     -0.35508134     +0.01230177
    P   2.14           H   17.3           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2003 Dec. 13-14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 XF11                a,e,i = 1.66, 0.78, 8                   q = 0.3712
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 07    00 56.38   -16 44.0    0.418    1.196   110.2    50.6    17.7
    2003 12 17    01 32.36   -07 10.7    0.582    1.326   113.1    43.1    18.4
    2003 12 27    01 55.47   -01 17.2    0.765    1.447   111.1    39.4    19.1
    2004 01 06    02 13.63   +02 48.2    0.959    1.561   106.9    37.1    19.7
    2004 01 16    02 29.65   +05 54.0    1.161    1.667   101.7    35.3    20.2
    2004 01 26    02 44.75   +08 23.7    1.368    1.767    96.0    33.6    20.6
    2004 02 05    02 59.50   +10 29.1    1.579    1.862    90.0    32.0    21.0
    2004 02 15    03 14.15   +12 16.7    1.790    1.950    83.9    30.2    21.3
    2004 02 25    03 28.86   +13 50.5    2.000    2.034    77.7    28.4    21.6
    2004 03 06    03 43.68   +15 12.8    2.206    2.113    71.5    26.4    21.8
    2004 03 16    03 58.61   +16 25.1    2.407    2.187    65.3    24.4    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X55
    

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