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MPEC 2003-A73 : 2003 AK73

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M.P.E.C. 2003-A73                                Issued 2003 Jan. 13, 13:06 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 AK73

Observations:
     K03A73K* C2003 01 11.22142 05 01 52.58 +09 19 08.2          19.2        644
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.28044 05 01 59.79 +09 20 44.0          19.0        644
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.34387 05 02 07.56 +09 22 25.7          19.5        644
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.81510 05 03 09.59 +09 34 51.5                      557
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.81954 05 03 10.03 +09 34 59.0                      557
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.83228 05 03 11.56 +09 35 21.3                      557
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.83450 05 03 11.79 +09 35 23.8                      557
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.83556 05 03 12.25 +09 35 27.5          18.4 R      946
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.83671 05 03 12.11 +09 35 27.1                      557
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.84148 05 03 13.00 +09 35 37.0          18.4 R      946
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.84836 05 03 13.84 +09 35 47.1          18.3 R      946
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.91325 05 03 21.72 +09 37 26.2          19.0 R      966
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.93087 05 03 23.86 +09 37 54.2          18.9 R      966
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.93541 05 03 24.26 +09 38 02.8                      246
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.93696 05 03 24.43 +09 38 03.9                      246
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.94531 05 03 25.32 +09 38 16.6                      246
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.94807 05 03 25.80 +09 38 19.7                      246
     K03A73K  C2003 01 11.95089 05 03 26.07 +09 38 24.4                      246
     K03A73K  C2003 01 12.25257 05 04 04.30 +09 46 18.6          19.1 R      858
     K03A73K  C2003 01 12.25924 05 04 05.08 +09 46 29.0          19.0 R      858
     K03A73K  C2003 01 12.26683 05 04 05.90 +09 46 39.6          19.1 R      858
     K03A73K  C2003 01 13.19232 05 06 01.12 +10 09 50.3          19.0 R      448
     K03A73K  C2003 01 13.19667 05 06 01.38 +10 09 54.0          19.1 R      649
     K03A73K  C2003 01 13.19954 05 06 01.93 +10 10 01.0          19.3 R      448
     K03A73K  C2003 01 13.20040 05 06 01.75 +10 10 00.0          19.3 R      649
     K03A73K  C2003 01 13.20414 05 06 02.23 +10 10 05.0          19.2 R      649
     K03A73K  C2003 01 13.20673 05 06 02.77 +10 10 11.3          19.2 R      448

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 AK73
Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5                  MPC
M  11.50117              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19433737     Peri.  198.62783     +0.98074905     -0.19504534
a   2.9518787      Node   172.60047     +0.18716120     +0.92516740
e   0.7415471      Incl.    4.19191     +0.05569557     +0.32561110
P   5.07           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 27 observations 2003 Jan. 11-13.

Ephemeris:
2003 AK73                a,e,i = 2.95, 0.74, 4                   q = 0.7629
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 11    05 01.39   +09 13.2    0.393    1.318   142.6    26.9    19.2
2003 01 21    05 20.27   +12 48.3    0.534    1.428   138.6    27.1    20.0
2003 01 31    05 35.79   +15 06.6    0.688    1.538   132.9    28.0    20.8
2003 02 10    05 50.20   +16 41.7    0.855    1.646   126.6    28.8    21.4
2003 02 20    06 04.35   +17 48.4    1.034    1.752   120.0    29.3    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A73

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