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MPEC 2003-B54 : 2003 BD44

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M.P.E.C. 2003-B54                                Issued 2003 Jan. 31, 15:44 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2003 BD44

Observations:
     K03B44D* C2003 01 30.30701 09 08 21.29 +12 43 21.6          19.1 R      699
     K03B44D  C2003 01 30.32693 09 08 19.36 +12 43 30.7                      699
     K03B44D  C2003 01 30.34681 09 08 17.57 +12 43 38.3                      699
     K03B44D  C2003 01 30.36673 09 08 15.69 +12 43 47.4                      699
     K03B44D  C2003 01 30.98713 09 07 18.97 +12 47 58.3          19.6 R      J95
     K03B44D  C2003 01 31.00086 09 07 17.69 +12 48 04.0          18.9 R      J95
     K03B44D  C2003 01 31.19596 09 06 59.90 +12 49 25.8          19.8 R      858
     K03B44D  C2003 01 31.20616 09 06 58.90 +12 49 29.7          19.6 R      858
     K03B44D  C2003 01 31.21637 09 06 57.89 +12 49 34.4          19.9 R      858

Observer details:
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3 m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 BD44                                                            PHA 0.011
Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
M 331.54297              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17652105     Peri.   86.98343     -0.18075898     +0.98350167
a   3.1473018      Node   172.59116     -0.92287666     -0.16710571
e   0.7863307      Incl.    3.16424     -0.34003656     -0.06928314
P   5.58           H   17.4           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2003 Jan. 30-31.

Ephemeris:
2003 BD44                a,e,i = 3.15, 0.79, 3                   q = 0.6725
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 31    09 07.30   +12 48.1    1.264    2.247   174.0     2.6    19.9
2003 02 10    08 50.53   +14 03.1    1.168    2.146   169.8     4.7    19.8
2003 02 20    08 32.13   +15 25.1    1.101    2.042   155.4    11.6    19.9
2003 03 02    08 14.10   +16 45.2    1.062    1.935   140.9    18.8    19.9
2003 03 12    07 58.61   +17 55.8    1.046    1.826   127.1    25.7    20.0
2003 03 22    07 47.23   +18 53.5    1.042    1.713   114.3    32.0    20.0
2003 04 01    07 40.69   +19 38.0    1.045    1.597   102.8    37.6    20.0
2003 04 11    07 39.15   +20 10.2    1.045    1.479    92.5    42.6    20.0
2003 04 21    07 42.28   +20 31.5    1.036    1.358    83.4    47.3    19.9
2003 05 01    07 49.58   +20 42.6    1.014    1.235    75.3    52.1    19.8
2003 05 11    08 00.52   +20 44.3    0.975    1.112    68.1    57.4    19.6
2003 05 21    08 14.35   +20 37.7    0.914    0.991    61.7    64.1    19.5
2003 05 31    08 30.00   +20 26.6    0.830    0.876    55.7    72.9    19.3
2003 06 10    08 45.42   +20 20.7    0.722    0.776    49.7    85.2    19.1
2003 06 20    08 56.19   +20 43.1    0.594    0.704    42.5   102.7    19.3
2003 06 30    08 53.50   +22 16.5    0.460    0.673    32.1   126.5    20.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B54

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