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MPEC 2003-F43 : 2003 FU3

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M.P.E.C. 2003-F43                                Issued 2003 Mar. 27, 16:11 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                                   2003 FU3

Observations:
     K03F03U* C2003 03 26.41994 14 49 11.10 -03 13 04.4          19.1 R      699
     K03F03U  C2003 03 26.43790 14 49 07.52 -03 13 15.4                      699
     K03F03U  C2003 03 26.45564 14 49 03.96 -03 13 29.0                      699
     K03F03U  C2003 03 26.47338 14 49 00.43 -03 13 37.6                      699
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.01016 14 47 19.14 -03 19 16.6                      246
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.01274 14 47 18.68 -03 19 19.2                      246
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.01358 14 47 18.48 -03 19 19.4                      246
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.01436 14 47 18.30 -03 19 19.6                      246
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.01537 14 47 18.11 -03 19 20.9                      246
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.08894 14 47 02.93 -03 20 07.2                      557
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.09244 14 47 02.14 -03 20 10.3                      557
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.09419 14 47 01.83 -03 20 10.5          19.5 V      557
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.12116 14 46 56.54 -03 20 23.4          19.2 R      620
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.13829 14 46 52.94 -03 20 33.7          19.2 R      620
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.30019 14 46 21.37 -03 21 32.8          18.8 R      809
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.30128 14 46 21.13 -03 21 33.4          18.9 R      809
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.37792 14 46 06.38 -03 23 02.4          19.6 R      854
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.38153 14 46 05.38 -03 23 05.3          19.4 R      854
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.38334 14 46 05.11 -03 23 06.1          19.5 R      854
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.55832 14 45 30.21 -03 24 11.9          18.3 R      474
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.56157 14 45 29.50 -03 24 13.3          18.5 R      474
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.56561 14 45 28.61 -03 24 15.6          18.4 R      474
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.56921 14 45 27.66 -03 24 19.2          18.8 R      474
     K03F03U  C2003 03 27.57789 14 45 25.88 -03 24 23.3          18.5 R      474

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers G. Masi, R. Michelsen,
    O. Hainaut.  1.54-m Danish Telescope + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 FU3
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
M 198.54760              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.24665705     Peri.  338.64117     +0.99619220     +0.00613214
a   0.8550104      Node    21.56443     +0.04639682     +0.80725316
e   0.4092454      Incl.   13.68703     -0.07381350     +0.59017347
P   0.79           H   21.0           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2003 Mar. 26-27.

Ephemeris:
2003 FU3                 a,e,i = 0.86, 0.41, 14                  q = 0.5051
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 03 22    15 00.71   -02 32.0    0.260    1.196   135.6    35.6    19.9
2003 04 01    14 27.63   -04 18.1    0.198    1.179   153.1    22.5    18.9
2003 04 11    13 22.05   -07 05.6    0.152    1.154   178.3     1.5    17.4
2003 04 21    11 41.82   -10 13.0    0.134    1.120   147.7    28.6    18.1
2003 05 01    10 03.86   -11 42.2    0.147    1.078   115.1    57.8    19.1
2003 05 11    08 57.19   -11 51.1    0.178    1.027    90.7    79.4    20.1
2003 05 21    08 13.02   -11 30.7    0.214    0.968    72.1    95.7    21.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-F43

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