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MPEC 2003-E04 : 2003 DA16

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M.P.E.C. 2003-E04                                Issued 2003 Mar. 1, 16:45 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,
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                                   2003 DA16

Observations:
     K03D16A* C2003 02 28.30704 11 48 52.60 +14 47 03.3          17.9        704
     K03D16A  C2003 02 28.32076 11 48 51.24 +14 48 13.1          18.1        704
     K03D16A  C2003 02 28.33543 11 48 49.81 +14 49 27.4          17.9        704
     K03D16A  C2003 02 28.35031 11 48 48.31 +14 50 42.9          18.2        704
     K03D16A  C2003 02 28.36444 11 48 46.95 +14 51 54.2          18.1        704
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.00359 11 47 48.36 +15 45 08.1          17.4 R      941
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.00765 11 47 47.93 +15 45 29.1          17.4 R      941
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.00926 11 47 47.75 +15 45 37.1          17.4 R      941
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.01565 11 47 47.12 +15 46 06.6          17.4 R      941
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.03725 11 47 45.05 +15 47 50.3          17.7 R      J95
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.04042 11 47 44.72 +15 48 06.2          17.7 R      J95
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.04384 11 47 44.41 +15 48 22.9          17.6 R      J95
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.07309 11 47 41.58 +15 50 45.8          18.0 R      966
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.07933 11 47 40.96 +15 51 17.7          17.9 R      966
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.56667 11 46 56.14 +16 31 26.0          17.6 R      474
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.56782 11 46 56.05 +16 31 31.6          18.0 R      474
     K03D16A  C2003 03 01.57095 11 46 55.75 +16 31 46.4          17.6 R      474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + 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.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 DA16
Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5                 MPC
M  20.76221              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30867125     Peri.  278.81535     +0.13602290     -0.96187166
a   2.1683960      Node   158.38248     +0.94974363     +0.19476052
e   0.5748511      Incl.   40.09528     -0.28193051     +0.19201889
P   3.19           H   18.3           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2003 Feb. 28-Mar. 1.

Ephemeris:
2003 DA16                a,e,i = 2.17, 0.57, 40                  q = 0.9219
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 02 20    12 01.36   +01 32.9    0.389    1.343   151.2    20.8    17.9
2003 02 25    11 53.95   +09 51.8    0.412    1.384   159.5    14.5    17.9
2003 03 02    11 46.27   +17 05.7    0.447    1.425   163.2    11.6    18.0
2003 03 07    11 38.76   +23 03.1    0.491    1.466   161.0    12.7    18.3
2003 03 12    11 31.78   +27 45.3    0.544    1.507   155.8    15.7    18.7
2003 03 17    11 25.62   +31 21.2    0.604    1.547   149.9    18.8    19.1
2003 03 22    11 20.48   +34 02.0    0.670    1.588   144.2    21.5    19.5
2003 03 27    11 16.43   +35 58.3    0.740    1.629   138.8    23.8    19.8
2003 04 01    11 13.51   +37 19.3    0.813    1.669   133.8    25.6    20.1
2003 04 06    11 11.72   +38 12.5    0.890    1.709   129.2    27.0    20.4
2003 04 11    11 10.99   +38 43.6    0.970    1.748   124.9    28.0    20.7
2003 04 16    11 11.24   +38 57.5    1.051    1.787   120.8    28.8    20.9
2003 04 21    11 12.35   +38 57.8    1.134    1.826   117.0    29.4    21.2
2003 04 26    11 14.23   +38 47.3    1.219    1.864   113.4    29.7    21.4
2003 05 01    11 16.80   +38 28.0    1.305    1.901   109.9    29.9    21.6
2003 05 06    11 19.96   +38 01.6    1.392    1.938   106.6    29.9    21.8
2003 05 11    11 23.65   +37 29.5    1.479    1.975   103.4    29.8    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E04

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