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MPEC 2003-D18 : 2003 DF6

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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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