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MPEC 2003-F47 : 2003 FB5

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M.P.E.C. 2003-F47                                Issued 2003 Mar. 28, 15:04 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 FB5

Observations:
     K03F05B* C2003 03 26.96820 12 48 48.75 -14 14 08.1          19.2 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 26.98195 12 48 46.75 -14 15 33.6          18.7 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 26.99568 12 48 44.79 -14 17 00.4          19.3 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 27.00943 12 48 42.74 -14 18 27.6          18.9 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 27.97364 12 46 28.74 -16 15 48.1          18.8 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 27.97521 12 46 28.51 -16 16 00.5          18.2 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 27.97681 12 46 28.20 -16 16 12.7          18.3 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 27.97839 12 46 27.92 -16 16 26.8          18.3 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 27.97998 12 46 27.56 -16 16 40.0          18.3 R      599
     K03F05B  C2003 03 28.29919 12 45 33.50 -17 03 20.4          19.3 R      854
     K03F05B  C2003 03 28.30061 12 45 33.51 -17 03 31.9          19.3 R      854
     K03F05B  C2003 03 28.30205 12 45 32.75 -17 03 48.4          19.4 R      854
     K03F05B  C2003 03 28.31234 12 45 26.51 -17 03 38.9          18.2 R      809
     K03F05B  C2003 03 28.31316 12 45 26.34 -17 03 46.2          18.1 R      809
     K03F05B  C2003 03 28.31397 12 45 26.15 -17 03 53.8          18.0 R      809

Observer details:
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Di Paola, A. Arkharov, A. Boattini,
    F. Bernardi, V. Casula, A. Giunta, D. Perna.  Measurers A. Boattini,
    F. Bernardi, A. Di Paola, E. Palomba.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers G. Masi, R. Michelsen,
    O. Hainaut.  1.54-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 FB5
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
M 345.79873              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24955273     Peri.  288.33572     +0.28863576     +0.95743561
a   2.4985871      Node   358.43385     -0.83959496     +0.25183341
e   0.7869107      Incl.    5.33385     -0.46018443     +0.14105668
P   3.95           H   23.3           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2003 Mar. 26-28.

Ephemeris:
2003 FB5                 a,e,i = 2.50, 0.79, 5                   q = 0.5324
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 03 22    12 54.28   -08 58.5    0.176    1.167   164.7    13.0    20.6
2003 03 23    12 53.64   -09 40.0    0.162    1.154   165.4    12.6    20.4
2003 03 24    12 52.83   -10 29.4    0.147    1.140   166.0    12.2    20.2
2003 03 25    12 51.80   -11 29.2    0.133    1.127   166.4    12.0    19.9
2003 03 26    12 50.48   -12 42.9    0.118    1.113   166.5    12.0    19.6
2003 03 27    12 48.74   -14 16.2    0.104    1.099   166.3    12.4    19.3
2003 03 28    12 46.41   -16 18.0    0.090    1.086   165.5    13.3    19.0
2003 03 29    12 43.12   -19 03.2    0.076    1.072   163.7    15.2    18.7
2003 03 30    12 38.18   -22 58.9    0.063    1.058   160.5    18.4    18.4
2003 03 31    12 30.01   -28 57.4    0.050    1.044   154.9    23.9    18.0
2003 04 01    12 14.03   -38 46.5    0.038    1.031   145.0    33.8    17.7
2003 04 02    11 30.08   -55 42.5    0.028    1.017   126.9    51.8    17.5
2003 04 03    07 17.4    -74 38.2    0.024    1.003    96.9    81.8    18.1
2003 04 04    02 41.04   -56 01.0    0.027    0.989    65.5   113.1    19.8
2003 04 05    01 53.74   -37 35.2    0.036    0.975    45.6   132.9    22.1
2003 04 06    01 37.00   -26 55.3    0.048    0.961    34.4   143.9    24.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-F47

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