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MPEC 2003-C17 : 2003 BT47

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M.P.E.C. 2003-C17                                Issued 2003 Feb. 2, 04:27 UT

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                                   2003 BT47

Observations:
     K03B47T* C2003 01 31.47132 14 00 08.58 -11 04 00.5          18.5        704
     K03B47T  C2003 01 31.48533 14 00 11.08 -11 04 20.1          19.4        704
     K03B47T  C2003 01 31.49935 14 00 13.49 -11 04 40.6          19.3        704
     K03B47T  C2003 01 31.51338 14 00 15.99 -11 05 01.3          19.3        704
     K03B47T  C2003 01 31.52739 14 00 18.48 -11 05 22.2          19.3        704
     K03B47T  C2003 02 01.36242 14 02 50.29 -11 25 59.9          18.9 R      649
     K03B47T  C2003 02 01.36512 14 02 50.89 -11 26 03.8          19.1 R      649
     K03B47T  C2003 02 01.36780 14 02 51.34 -11 26 07.5          18.6 R      649
     K03B47T  C2003 02 01.53006 14 03 20.53 -11 30 08.4          19.3 R      448
     K03B47T  C2003 02 01.53340 14 03 21.11 -11 30 13.1          19.1 R      448
     K03B47T  C2003 02 01.53721 14 03 21.76 -11 30 18.9          19.4 R      448
     K03B47T  C2003 02 02.14933 14 05 13.96 -11 45 33.8                      246
     K03B47T  C2003 02 02.14999 14 05 14.07 -11 45 34.7                      246
     K03B47T  C2003 02 02.15079 14 05 14.20 -11 45 36.3                      246
     K03B47T  C2003 02 02.15273 14 05 14.58 -11 45 40.0                      246
     K03B47T  C2003 02 02.15406 14 05 14.77 -11 45 41.4                      246
     K03B47T  C2003 02 02.15510 14 05 14.98 -11 45 42.9                      246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
    KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 BT47
Epoch 2003 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2452660.5                 MPC
M 338.15561              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26520655     Peri.  233.87995     -0.67237384     +0.74007401
a   2.3992742      Node   353.81011     -0.62945186     -0.58180841
e   0.5036261      Incl.    7.60970     -0.38949169     -0.33732689
P   3.72           H   17.3           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2003 Jan. 31-Feb. 2.

Ephemeris:
2003 BT47                a,e,i = 2.40, 0.50, 8                   q = 1.1909
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 31    13 58.72   -10 52.3    0.884    1.425    99.2    43.0    19.5
2003 02 10    14 30.23   -15 06.8    0.786    1.371   100.7    45.0    19.2
2003 02 20    15 05.38   -19 37.3    0.703    1.322   101.5    47.1    18.9
2003 03 02    15 44.88   -24 13.7    0.636    1.280   101.5    49.4    18.7
2003 03 12    16 29.02   -28 37.6    0.584    1.244   100.9    51.7    18.5
2003 03 22    17 17.35   -32 24.5    0.548    1.217    99.9    53.8    18.4
2003 04 01    18 08.07   -35 11.5    0.525    1.199    98.9    55.4    18.3
2003 04 11    18 58.14   -36 46.8    0.514    1.191    98.5    56.3    18.3
2003 04 21    19 44.39   -37 15.8    0.510    1.194    98.8    56.3    18.3
2003 05 01    20 24.45   -36 56.6    0.510    1.207   100.2    55.2    18.3
2003 05 11    20 57.05   -36 11.2    0.513    1.230   102.8    53.2    18.3
2003 05 21    21 21.93   -35 18.5    0.516    1.262   106.8    50.2    18.2
2003 05 31    21 39.07   -34 32.3    0.518    1.301   112.2    46.2    18.2
2003 06 10    21 48.45   -33 59.9    0.520    1.347   119.1    41.2    18.1
2003 06 20    21 50.26   -33 41.4    0.525    1.399   127.5    35.2    18.1
2003 06 30    21 44.84   -33 31.3    0.535    1.455   137.1    28.4    18.0
2003 07 10    21 33.38   -33 17.7    0.554    1.514   147.7    21.0    17.9
2003 07 20    21 18.20   -32 48.0    0.586    1.575   158.1    13.9    17.9
2003 07 30    21 02.22   -31 55.6    0.635    1.638   165.4     9.0    18.0
2003 08 09    20 48.30   -30 41.8    0.704    1.702   164.2     9.3    18.3
2003 08 19    20 38.27   -29 14.3    0.792    1.767   156.5    13.2    18.8
2003 08 29    20 32.67   -27 41.4    0.898    1.831   147.4    17.3    19.3
2003 09 08    20 31.33   -26 08.3    1.021    1.896   138.3    20.7    19.8
2003 09 18    20 33.64   -24 37.8    1.159    1.960   129.7    23.2    20.2
2003 09 28    20 38.88   -23 10.1    1.310    2.023   121.6    25.0    20.6
2003 10 08    20 46.46   -21 44.4    1.471    2.086   113.9    26.0    20.9
2003 10 18    20 55.81   -20 19.9    1.641    2.148   106.5    26.4    21.2
2003 10 28    21 06.51   -18 55.3    1.817    2.208    99.4    26.4    21.5
2003 11 07    21 18.25   -17 29.9    1.998    2.268    92.5    25.9    21.8
2003 11 17    21 30.74   -16 03.0    2.181    2.326    85.7    25.1    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C17

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