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M.P.E.C. 2003-D18 Issued 2003 Feb. 25, 01:36 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 DF6
Observations:
K03D06F* C2003 02 23.31029 10 11 22.57 +00 09 11.5 18.2 644
K03D06F C2003 02 23.33287 10 11 21.83 +00 12 36.2 18.8 644
K03D06F C2003 02 23.36264 10 11 20.89 +00 17 05.0 17.9 644
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93360 10 11 14.65 +01 44 21.1 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93407 10 11 14.65 +01 44 25.6 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93457 10 11 14.65 +01 44 29.8 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93513 10 11 14.62 +01 44 34.8 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93560 10 11 14.60 +01 44 39.5 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93609 10 11 14.59 +01 44 44.3 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93664 10 11 14.58 +01 44 48.7 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93725 10 11 14.56 +01 44 54.2 246
K03D06F C2003 02 23.93873 10 11 14.67 +01 45 08.4 17.4 R 636
K03D06F C2003 02 23.94044 10 11 14.56 +01 45 22.8 636
K03D06F C2003 02 23.94216 10 11 14.71 +01 45 40.4 17.5 R 636
K03D06F C2003 02 23.94660 10 11 14.22 +01 46 21.9 557
K03D06F C2003 02 23.94800 10 11 14.19 +01 46 34.8 557
K03D06F C2003 02 23.94870 10 11 14.18 +01 46 41.3 557
K03D06F C2003 02 23.94941 10 11 14.15 +01 46 47.6 18.2 V 557
K03D06F C2003 02 24.04031 10 11 11.56 +02 00 59.7 17.7 R 118
K03D06F C2003 02 24.04201 10 11 11.48 +02 01 15.1 118
K03D06F C2003 02 24.04284 10 11 11.46 +02 01 23.1 118
K03D06F C2003 02 24.04361 10 11 11.44 +02 01 30.0 118
K03D06F C2003 02 24.57725 10 11 03.13 +03 26 21.0 19.1 608
K03D06F C2003 02 24.58814 10 11 02.83 +03 28 06.0 19.0 608
K03D06F C2003 02 24.59884 10 11 02.59 +03 29 48.4 19.1 608
K03D06F C2003 02 24.83111 10 11 04.62 +04 06 55.1 17.7 V 151
K03D06F C2003 02 24.83216 10 11 04.55 +04 07 05.1 17.7 V 151
K03D06F C2003 02 24.83355 10 11 04.52 +04 07 17.5 18.4 V 151
K03D06F C2003 02 24.83443 10 11 04.43 +04 07 27.8 17.9 V 151
K03D06F C2003 02 24.85234 10 11 03.78 +04 10 19.4 557
K03D06F C2003 02 24.85292 10 11 03.78 +04 10 24.9 557
K03D06F C2003 02 24.85351 10 11 03.74 +04 10 30.7 557
K03D06F C2003 02 24.85409 10 11 03.72 +04 10 36.2 17.9 V 557
K03D06F C2003 02 24.86317 10 11 03.80 +04 12 08.1 17.2 R 587
K03D06F C2003 02 24.86499 10 11 03.73 +04 12 22.5 17.0 R 587
K03D06F C2003 02 24.86678 10 11 03.75 +04 12 43.2 17.4 R 587
K03D06F C2003 02 24.86860 10 11 03.69 +04 13 01.0 17.4 R 587
K03D06F C2003 02 24.88295 10 11 03.25 +04 15 18.4 17.8 V 611
K03D06F C2003 02 24.88366 10 11 03.22 +04 15 24.8 17.7 V 611
K03D06F C2003 02 24.88431 10 11 03.18 +04 15 31.8 17.8 V 611
K03D06F C2003 02 24.88500 10 11 03.11 +04 15 37.4 17.8 V 611
K03D06F C2003 02 24.88564 10 11 03.13 +04 15 44.7 17.9 V 611
K03D06F C2003 02 24.89329 10 11 03.04 +04 16 59.1 17.5 R 163
K03D06F C2003 02 24.89405 10 11 03.04 +04 17 06.5 163
K03D06F C2003 02 24.89481 10 11 03.04 +04 17 14.1 163
K03D06F C2003 02 24.89557 10 11 03.04 +04 17 22.4 163
K03D06F C2003 02 24.89633 10 11 03.01 +04 17 28.7 163
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observer S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur. Observer M. Griesser. 0.40-m f/5.8
Hypergraph + CCD.
163 Roeser Observatory, Luxembourg. Observer M. Dawson. 0.5-m Newtonian
+ CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT
Telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observer L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano. Observers F. Manca, A. Testa. 0.5-m reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS. Observers R. Bambery, E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo,
K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.
1.2-m reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg. Observers M. Busch, R. Stoss. 0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
636 Essen. Observers A. Knofel, T. Payer, M. Frohlich. 0.32-m f/5.7
reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers R. Bambery, E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo,
K. Lawrence, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2003 DF6
Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5 MPC
M 289.38463 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.73211870 Peri. 76.49683 -0.55376090 +0.81565023
a 1.2192190 Node 157.28039 -0.82648311 -0.56289485
e 0.1726006 Incl. 25.70547 +0.10136335 -0.13365663
P 1.35 H 21.2 G 0.15
From 45 observations 2003 Feb. 23-24.
Ephemeris:
2003 DF6 a,e,i = 1.22, 0.17, 26 q = 1.0088
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 02 20 10 12.04 -07 24.5 0.176 1.157 161.4 15.8 18.6
2003 03 02 10 10.00 +19 25.8 0.144 1.130 164.6 13.4 18.0
2003 03 12 10 10.12 +48 57.4 0.157 1.104 131.8 42.1 19.0
2003 03 22 10 18.43 +67 47.6 0.202 1.081 109.5 60.4 20.1
2003 04 01 10 45.8 +77 52.2 0.257 1.059 96.4 69.7 20.8
2003 04 11 11 57.4 +83 11.2 0.311 1.041 88.3 74.3 21.3
2003 04 21 14 21 +85 11.5 0.359 1.026 83.1 76.5 21.7
2003 05 01 16 38.9 +84 33.5 0.399 1.016 79.8 77.5 21.9
Kyle E. Smalley (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-D18
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