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MPEC 2003-B56 : 2003 BC46

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M.P.E.C. 2003-B56                                Issued 2003 Jan. 31, 19:55 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 BC46

Observations:
     K03B46C*9C2003 01 25.21631 09 09 15.72 +06 49 21.9          22.0 V      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 25.23180 09 09 16.09 +06 49 35.4                      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 25.24768 09 09 16.46 +06 49 49.2                      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 25.26346 09 09 16.82 +06 50 02.9                      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 29.15604 09 11 21.22 +07 48 26.1          21.7 R      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 29.15920 09 11 21.28 +07 48 28.9          21.8 R      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 29.16231 09 11 21.34 +07 48 31.8          22.0 R      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 30.27992 09 11 52.02 +08 06 03.7          21.7 R      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 30.28304 09 11 52.06 +08 06 06.4          21.8 R      809
     K03B46C 9C2003 01 30.28617 09 11 52.11 +08 06 09.3          21.5 R      809

Observer details:
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers A. Boattini,
    O. Hainaut.  Measurers A. Boattini, H. Scholl, G. Hahn, M. Carpino.
    2.2-m reflector + CCD, 3.58-m New Technology Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 BC46
Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
M   6.27358              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34764197     Peri.  314.90423     -0.32497401     -0.94509026
a   2.0031551      Node   154.00114     +0.88839774     -0.31761083
e   0.3829513      Incl.    4.52552     +0.32425507     -0.07699195
P   2.84           H   23.8           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2003 Jan. 25-30.

Ephemeris:
2003 BC46                a,e,i = 2.00, 0.38, 5                   q = 1.2360
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 31    09 12.21   +08 17.2    0.283    1.265   169.5     8.1    22.1
2003 02 05    09 14.35   +09 38.4    0.291    1.275   173.5     5.0    22.1
2003 02 10    09 16.38   +10 59.7    0.302    1.288   174.6     4.1    22.1
2003 02 15    09 18.49   +12 17.2    0.316    1.301   171.7     6.3    22.4
2003 02 20    09 20.86   +13 27.7    0.334    1.317   167.4     9.5    22.6
2003 02 25    09 23.60   +14 29.0    0.355    1.333   162.8    12.7    22.9
2003 03 02    09 26.81   +15 19.7    0.379    1.351   158.2    15.8    23.2

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B56

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