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MPEC 2003-F44 : 2003 FV3

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M.P.E.C. 2003-F44                                Issued 2003 Mar. 27, 16:19 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
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2003 FV3

Observations:
     K03F03V* C2003 03 26.45434 13 43 32.08 +02 25 23.4          20.5        644
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.46628 13 43 29.62 +02 24 40.1          20.2        644
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.47907 13 43 27.07 +02 23 53.8          20.3        644
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.92850 13 42 00.83 +01 56 44.7                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.92917 13 42 00.71 +01 56 43.1                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.92984 13 42 00.47 +01 56 39.7                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.93074 13 42 00.34 +01 56 36.7                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.93264 13 42 00.04 +01 56 30.2                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.93332 13 41 59.82 +01 56 27.9                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.93397 13 41 59.66 +01 56 25.9                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.93484 13 41 59.62 +01 56 23.8                      246
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.96595 13 41 53.43 +01 54 31.2          19.1 R      587
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.97223 13 41 52.07 +01 54 10.3                      587
     K03F03V  C2003 03 26.97725 13 41 51.14 +01 53 49.7          19.0 R      587
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.03034 13 41 40.18 +01 50 38.0                      557
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.03134 13 41 39.95 +01 50 34.3                      557
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.03431 13 41 39.33 +01 50 23.9                      557
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.08990 13 41 28.31 +01 47 07.2          19.8 R      620
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.09971 13 41 26.41 +01 46 32.7          19.3 R      620
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.33089 13 40 42.04 +01 32 45.2          19.6 R      854
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.33233 13 40 41.73 +01 32 40.0          19.6 R      854
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.33378 13 40 41.41 +01 32 34.9          19.8 R      854
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.54466 13 40 00.37 +01 20 34.5          19.6 R      474
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.54709 13 39 59.75 +01 20 21.0          19.9 R      474
     K03F03V  C2003 03 27.55127 13 39 58.85 +01 20 08.5          20.3 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.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, P. Sicoli.  0.5-m 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 FV3
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
M  16.60628              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31107084     Peri.  120.00212     -0.70920381     -0.69642857
a   2.1572303      Node    16.71712     +0.44029229     -0.55896896
e   0.4738372      Incl.   22.40201     +0.55061116     -0.45004550
P   3.17           H   21.1           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2003 Mar. 26-27.

Ephemeris:
2003 FV3                 a,e,i = 2.16, 0.47, 22                  q = 1.1351
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 03 22    13 57.97   +06 58.5    0.310    1.275   150.5    22.6    20.2
2003 04 01    13 25.71   -02 56.6    0.331    1.325   168.5     8.7    19.9
2003 04 11    12 56.98   -11 03.5    0.379    1.379   174.4     4.1    20.1
2003 04 21    12 35.85   -16 47.4    0.450    1.437   160.5    13.5    20.9
2003 05 01    12 23.15   -20 34.6    0.541    1.497   149.1    20.2    21.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-F44

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