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MPEC 2003-E40 : 2003 EP16

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M.P.E.C. 2003-E40                                Issued 2003 Mar. 10, 16:42 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
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                                   2003 EP16

Observations:
     K03E16P* C2003 03 09.29736 11 11 53.90 +10 04 18.1          20.3 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 09.30187 11 11 54.27 +10 04 28.4          20.2 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 09.30609 11 11 54.65 +10 04 38.5          20.2 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 09.37476 11 12 00.66 +10 07 17.1          20.2 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 09.37863 11 12 01.02 +10 07 25.9          20.3 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 09.38256 11 12 01.35 +10 07 35.1          20.0 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.27719 11 13 35.58 +10 41 11.5          19.0 R      926
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.27961 11 13 35.78 +10 41 16.8          19.1 R      926
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.28194 11 13 36.05 +10 41 22.0          19.5 R      926
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.29755 11 13 37.31 +10 41 55.8          20.2 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.30180 11 13 37.67 +10 42 05.2          20.5 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.30615 11 13 38.04 +10 42 14.8          20.3 V      291
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.50833 11 13 58.57 +10 50 32.0                      474
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.51348 11 13 59.11 +10 50 43.3          19.8 R      474
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.51591 11 13 59.23 +10 50 48.4          19.5 R      474
     K03E16P  C2003 03 10.51997 11 13 59.56 +10 50 56.9          19.4 R      474

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers A. E. Gleason, J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 EP16
Epoch 2003 Mar. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5                  MPC
M  19.21477              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43594511     Peri.  312.33273     -0.43428279     -0.89976865
a   1.7225884      Node   163.25809     +0.86382415     -0.42940815
e   0.3976235      Incl.    8.50455     +0.25535521     -0.07762093
P   2.26           H   23.0           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2003 Mar. 9-10.

Ephemeris:
2003 EP16                a,e,i = 1.72, 0.40, 9                   q = 1.0376
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 03 02    10 56.53   +04 16.3    0.144    1.135   176.4     3.2    19.4
2003 03 12    11 16.38   +11 41.2    0.187    1.179   171.5     7.2    20.2
2003 03 22    11 29.39   +15 40.1    0.240    1.227   161.9    14.6    21.2
2003 04 01    11 39.16   +17 22.7    0.304    1.279   153.7    20.3    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E40

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