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MPEC 2003-A59 : 2003 AD23

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M.P.E.C. 2003-A59                                Issued 2003 Jan.  9, 03:12 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.

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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                                   2003 AD23

Observations:
     K03A23D* C2003 01 07.33139 09 27 01.59 +32 25 05.3          19.0        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 07.34648 09 26 57.42 +32 25 43.8          19.9        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 07.36177 09 26 53.20 +32 26 22.1          19.4        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 07.37686 09 26 48.93 +32 27 00.1          19.9        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.05278 09 23 45.04 +32 55 04.5          18.5 R      J95
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.05680 09 23 43.88 +32 55 14.1          18.8 R      J95
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.38540 09 22 14.22 +33 08 41.5          19.1        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.41481 09 22 05.98 +33 09 52.1          19.7        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.42925 09 22 01.92 +33 10 27.7          19.7        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.44365 09 21 57.96 +33 11 01.9          19.9        704
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.88852 09 19 57.78 +33 28 40.3                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.88980 09 19 57.34 +33 28 43.6                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.89108 09 19 57.04 +33 28 45.8                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.89236 09 19 56.71 +33 28 49.4                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.89365 09 19 56.44 +33 28 53.4                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.89493 09 19 55.94 +33 28 55.8                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.89622 09 19 55.71 +33 28 59.8                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.89749 09 19 55.27 +33 29 02.4                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.89877 09 19 54.90 +33 29 05.8                      557
     K03A23D  C2003 01 08.90006 09 19 54.58 +33 29 08.6                      557

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 AD23                                                            PHA 0.038
Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5                  MPC
M  27.58167              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37643297     Peri.  239.50642     +0.86778785     +0.23374389
a   1.8996676      Node   103.82386     -0.12875051     +0.95809100
e   0.8114899      Incl.   26.84705     -0.47996620     +0.16560624
P   2.62           H   18.2           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2003 Jan. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2003 AD23                a,e,i = 1.90, 0.81, 27                  q = 0.3581
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 01    09 55.17   +27 23.5    0.529    1.416   136.8    28.4    18.8
2003 01 11    09 10.39   +34 48.0    0.596    1.542   154.1    16.2    18.9
2003 01 21    08 27.74   +39 13.5    0.699    1.659   160.5    11.4    19.2
2003 01 31    07 53.96   +41 10.9    0.835    1.771   153.3    14.5    19.9
2003 02 10    07 31.29   +41 38.6    0.996    1.876   142.3    18.8    20.5
2003 02 20    07 18.49   +41 21.8    1.176    1.976   131.6    22.0    21.1
2003 03 02    07 13.22   +40 45.7    1.371    2.071   121.7    24.0    21.6
2003 03 12    07 13.46   +40 02.0    1.576    2.161   112.5    25.1    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A59

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