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MPEC 2003-A58 : 2003 AC23

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M.P.E.C. 2003-A58                                Issued 2003 Jan.  9, 03:04 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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                                   2003 AC23

Observations:
     K03A23C* C2003 01 07.32855 08 55 53.79 +33 02 17.1          18.9        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 07.34364 08 56 00.42 +33 02 38.7          18.9        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 07.35893 08 56 06.98 +33 02 57.9          19.0        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 07.37403 08 56 13.58 +33 03 18.5          18.6        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.06606 09 01 44.65 +33 18 15.1          18.5 R      J95
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.06866 09 01 45.88 +33 18 19.2          18.8 R      J95
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.07110 09 01 47.04 +33 18 22.2          18.1 R      J95
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.30257 09 03 44.77 +33 23 45.7          18.6        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.31158 09 03 49.15 +33 23 58.4          18.5        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.32606 09 03 56.12 +33 24 18.2          19.0        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.33264 09 03 59.31 +33 24 27.1          18.7        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.34089 09 04 03.32 +33 24 38.8          18.8        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.34740 09 04 06.43 +33 24 47.5          18.8        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.35549 09 04 10.31 +33 24 58.4          19.1        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.36209 09 04 13.50 +33 25 06.9          19.0        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.37021 09 04 17.45 +33 25 18.2          19.2        704
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90213 09 08 59.62 +33 36 31.4                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90295 09 09 00.04 +33 36 32.7                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90376 09 09 00.49 +33 36 33.7                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90458 09 09 00.97 +33 36 35.4                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90539 09 09 01.37 +33 36 36.3                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90622 09 09 01.79 +33 36 37.5                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90703 09 09 02.24 +33 36 38.9                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90785 09 09 02.67 +33 36 40.4                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.90866 09 09 03.06 +33 36 41.2                      557
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.95637 09 09 29.25 +33 37 55.3          18.1 R      176
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.95810 09 09 30.16 +33 37 57.9          18.2 R      176
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.95995 09 09 31.14 +33 38 00.6          18.2 R      176
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.96204 09 09 32.24 +33 38 03.7          18.1 R      176
     K03A23C  C2003 01 08.96400 09 09 33.28 +33 38 06.5          17.9 R      176

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m reflector + CCD.
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 AC23                                                            PHA 0.007
Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5                  MPC
M 343.12933              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30684046     Peri.  125.90282     -0.98456607     -0.17319403
a   2.1770127      Node    44.13912     +0.14666429     -0.89497720
e   0.5868657      Incl.    2.07120     +0.09549467     -0.41111998
P   3.21           H   21.6           G   0.15
From 30 observations 2003 Jan. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2003 AC23                a,e,i = 2.18, 0.59, 2                   q = 0.8994
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 01    08 19.37   +30 54.0    0.188    1.159   157.4    19.0    19.3
2003 01 03    08 28.79   +31 31.5    0.172    1.144   157.0    19.6    19.1
2003 01 05    08 39.96   +32 12.0    0.157    1.129   156.3    20.5    18.9
2003 01 07    08 53.40   +32 55.1    0.142    1.114   155.0    21.9    18.7
2003 01 09    09 09.83   +33 39.1    0.128    1.099   153.1    23.9    18.5
2003 01 11    09 30.18   +34 20.9    0.115    1.085   150.4    26.6    18.3
2003 01 13    09 55.66   +34 53.8    0.102    1.071   146.8    30.2    18.1
2003 01 15    10 27.60   +35 05.5    0.091    1.057   141.9    35.0    18.0
2003 01 17    11 07.10   +34 35.2    0.082    1.043   135.5    41.3    17.9
2003 01 19    11 54.07   +32 53.9    0.074    1.031   127.4    49.3    17.9
2003 01 21    12 46.10   +29 35.0    0.069    1.018   117.7    58.9    18.0
2003 01 23    13 38.49   +24 37.0    0.067    1.006   106.9    69.4    18.2
2003 01 25    14 26.39   +18 36.9    0.069    0.994    96.3    79.8    18.6
2003 01 27    15 07.08   +12 30.7    0.074    0.983    86.8    88.9    19.0
2003 01 29    15 40.27   +07 00.4    0.081    0.973    79.0    96.3    19.5
2003 01 31    16 06.97   +02 22.4    0.090    0.963    73.0   101.9    20.0
2003 02 02    16 28.52   -01 24.1    0.100    0.953    68.6   105.8    20.4
2003 02 04    16 46.12   -04 27.0    0.111    0.945    65.4   108.5    20.8
2003 02 06    17 00.76   -06 55.2    0.123    0.937    63.2   110.1    21.1
2003 02 08    17 13.14   -08 56.5    0.136    0.930    61.6   111.0    21.3
2003 02 10    17 23.82   -10 36.8    0.149    0.923    60.7   111.2    21.5

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A58

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