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MPEC 2003-E45 : 2003 EC50

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M.P.E.C. 2003-E45                                Issued 2003 Mar. 12, 16:35 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2003 EC50

Observations:
     K03E50C* C2003 03 10.36294 11 16 37.34 +42 54 24.7          19.6        644
     K03E50C  C2003 03 10.37380 11 16 38.51 +42 55 06.0          19.4        644
     K03E50C  C2003 03 10.38339 11 16 39.52 +42 55 42.5          19.5        644
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.27339 11 19 02.49 +43 56 16.5          18.7 R      649
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.27729 11 19 02.98 +43 56 33.1          18.8 R      649
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.27748 11 19 04.91 +43 56 43.2          19.3 R      926
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.27905 11 19 05.08 +43 56 49.5          19.6 R      926
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.28071 11 19 05.33 +43 56 57.6          19.2 R      926
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.28118 11 19 03.51 +43 56 49.4          19.0 R      649
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.85631 11 20 52.73 +44 38 56.8          19.1 R      620
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.87596 11 20 55.91 +44 40 30.0          19.1 R      620
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.92999 11 21 04.42 +44 44 48.9          19.0 R      176
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.93282 11 21 04.87 +44 45 02.0          19.1 R      176
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.93529 11 21 05.20 +44 44 54.6          19.0 R      J95
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.93572 11 21 05.33 +44 45 15.5          18.9 R      176
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.93838 11 21 05.75 +44 45 27.8          18.9 R      176
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.94116 11 21 06.19 +44 45 40.7          19.1 R      176
     K03E50C  C2003 03 11.94599 11 21 06.89 +44 45 44.6          19.4 R      J95
     K03E50C  C2003 03 12.28006 11 22 12.71 +45 12 29.9          19.2 R      926
     K03E50C  C2003 03 12.33038 11 22 20.66 +45 16 30.0          19.5 R      854
     K03E50C  C2003 03 12.33220 11 22 21.03 +45 16 40.7          19.5 R      854
     K03E50C  C2003 03 12.33399 11 22 21.31 +45 16 49.8          19.7 R      854
     K03E50C  C2003 03 12.33580 11 22 21.62 +45 16 56.5          19.6 R      854

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer M. Glaze.  Measurer N. Thames.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 EC50
Epoch 2003 Mar. 2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5                  MPC
M 343.99329              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30943909     Peri.  201.53221     -0.73582991     +0.67615130
a   2.1648074      Node    21.14964     -0.60532682     -0.63224644
e   0.5795336      Incl.    5.89620     -0.30353547     -0.37826426
P   3.19           H   23.0           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2003 Mar. 10-12.

Ephemeris:
2003 EC50                a,e,i = 2.16, 0.58, 6                   q = 0.9102
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 03 12    11 21.25   +44 50.1    0.096    1.068   138.7    37.9    19.6
2003 03 13    11 24.82   +46 12.1    0.090    1.061   137.0    39.7    19.5
2003 03 14    11 29.19   +47 44.9    0.083    1.055   135.0    41.8    19.3
2003 03 15    11 34.62   +49 30.8    0.077    1.048   132.9    44.0    19.2
2003 03 16    11 41.55   +51 32.6    0.071    1.042   130.5    46.6    19.1
2003 03 17    11 50.65   +53 53.9    0.065    1.036   127.7    49.5    19.0
2003 03 18    12 03.04   +56 38.7    0.059    1.030   124.5    52.8    18.8
2003 03 19    12 20.75   +59 50.7    0.053    1.023   120.7    56.7    18.7
2003 03 20    12 47.63   +63 30.8    0.048    1.018   116.2    61.4    18.6
2003 03 21    13 31.50   +67 28.1    0.043    1.012   110.7    67.0    18.5
2003 03 22    14 46.6    +70 54.7    0.038    1.006   104.0    73.9    18.5
2003 03 23    16 41.8    +71 40.2    0.035    1.001    95.8    82.2    18.6
2003 03 24    18 37.83   +67 19.6    0.032    0.995    86.3    91.8    18.8
2003 03 25    19 54.30   +58 35.2    0.031    0.990    75.9   102.3    19.2
2003 03 26    20 39.02   +47 52.8    0.031    0.985    65.7   112.7    19.8
2003 03 27    21 06.45   +37 11.2    0.033    0.980    56.7   121.7    20.5
2003 03 28    21 24.57   +27 39.3    0.036    0.975    49.8   128.6    21.3
2003 03 29    21 37.34   +19 41.0    0.040    0.970    45.0   133.3    22.0
2003 03 30    21 46.81   +13 12.7    0.045    0.966    42.0   136.2    22.6
2003 03 31    21 54.12   +08 00.4    0.050    0.961    40.5   137.6    23.0
2003 04 01    21 59.97   +03 48.4    0.056    0.957    39.9   138.0    23.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-E45

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