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    M.P.E.C. 2013-O44                                Issued 2013 July 27, 12:05 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2013 OO3

Observations:
     K13O03O* C2013 07 16.51979 21 15 00.443-02 57 19.31         21.8 wLEO044F51
     K13O03O  C2013 07 16.53542 21 15 01.338-02 57 44.50         21.8 wLEO044F51
     K13O03O  C2013 07 16.55094 21 15 02.200-02 58 09.77         22.0 wLEO044F51
     K13O03O KC2013 07 18.36517021 16 56.02 -03 48 39.6          21.8 VuEO044H21
     K13O03O KC2013 07 18.37568721 16 56.60 -03 48 57.7          21.9 VuEO044H21
     K13O03O KC2013 07 18.38220821 16 56.98 -03 49 09.0          21.7 VuEO044H21

Observer details:
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, T. Goggia,
    K. Chambers.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers L. Buzzi, T. Vorobjov, S. Foglia, R. Holmes, T. Linder.  0.81-m
    f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2013 OO3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2221 AU
Epoch 2013 July 7.0 TT = JDT 2456480.5                  MPC
M 340.39246              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22445360     Peri.  239.01995     +0.93704257     -0.21969302
a   2.6815445      Node   132.12003     +0.26547216     +0.95315418
e   0.5945461      Incl.   21.46703     -0.22688269     +0.20792327
P   4.39           H   21.7           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2013 July 16-18.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2013 OO3                 a,e,i = 2.68, 0.59, 21                  q = 1.0872
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2013 06 27    20 56 03.4 +01 41 48   0.6941  1.5862   135.2    26.8    23.1
...
2013 07 12    21 10 28.6 -01 14 07   0.5122  1.4728   147.0    22.1    22.2
...
2013 07 20    21 18 42.0 -04 38 47   0.4278  1.4144   154.5    18.0    21.5
...
2013 07 26    21 25 44.3 -08 30 08   0.3714  1.3719   160.9    14.0    21.0
2013 07 27    21 27 01.5 -09 16 45   0.3626  1.3650   162.0    13.3    20.9
2013 07 28    21 28 21.1 -10 05 55   0.3540  1.3581   163.1    12.5    20.9
...
2013 08 03    21 37 23.8 -15 59 58   0.3072  1.3177   169.1     8.4    20.3
...
2013 08 11    21 53 59.7 -26 47 12   0.2591  1.2669   166.5    10.8    20.0
...
2013 08 26    22 58 49.9 -53 02 17   0.2247  1.1842   136.7    35.8    20.3

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-O44

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