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MPEC 2003-G03 : 2002 GB

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M.P.E.C. 2003-G03                                Issued 2003 Apr. 1, 16:23 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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                                    2002 GB

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-G05

Additional Observations:
     K02G00B  C2003 03 31.19787 11 46 21.10 +75 13 33.8          20.5 R      446
     K02G00B  C2003 03 31.20383 11 46 17.38 +75 12 50.5          19.5 R      446
     K02G00B  C2003 03 31.20864 11 46 13.81 +75 12 16.7          19.9 R      446
     K02G00B  C2003 04 01.17307 11 37 06.17 +73 16 10.7          19.2 R      446
     K02G00B  C2003 04 01.17912 11 37 03.02 +73 15 27.5          18.9 R      446
     K02G00B  C2003 04 01.18394 11 37 00.56 +73 14 53.3          18.9 R      446
     K02G00B IC2003 04 01.18888 11 36 58.09 +73 14 17.5          19.8 R      446

Observer details:
446 Kingsnake Observatory.  Observer J. McClusky.  0.45-m f/4.5 Newtonian
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 GB
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M 142.56801              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.99719848     Peri.    8.28111     +0.66109395     -0.70707847
a   0.9922360      Node    40.88355     +0.66455262     +0.39651274
e   0.5289354      Incl.   22.54855     +0.34831683     +0.58550635
P   0.99           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
020401 704  0.2-  0.6-    020402 046 (0.2-  2.3+)   020422 649  0.2+  0.0
020401 704  0.6+  0.6-    020402 557  0.1-  0.9-    020422 649  0.4+  0.4+
020401 704  0.2+  0.3-    020402 046  1.3-  0.7+    020503 448  0.2+  0.1-
020401 704  0.9+  0.5-    020402 557  0.2-  0.4+    020503 448  0.4-  0.7+
020401 704  0.3+  1.0-    020402 046 (2.2-  1.3+)   020503 448  0.8+  0.3+
020402 704  0.4+  0.2+    020404 540  0.2-  0.2+    020503 448  1.3-  0.7+
020402 704  0.7+  0.3+    020404 540 (0.5-  2.2-)   020503 649  0.3-  0.3+
020402 704  0.3-  0.4+    020404 540  0.2+  1.0-    020503 649  0.2+  0.7+
020402 704  0.7+  0.6+    020407 966  0.5-  0.0     020503 649  0.0   1.0+
020402 704  1.6-  0.9+    020407 966  1.1+  0.2-    020513 715  0.9-  0.0
020402 704  0.3-  1.4+    020407 966  0.1+  0.7-    020513 715  0.9+  0.4-
020402 704  0.2-  0.6+    020407 118  0.1-  0.0     020513 715  1.2-  1.7-
020402 658  0.2+  0.4-    020407 118  0.6-  1.0-    030331 446  0.3-  0.8+
020402 658  0.1-  0.9-    020407 118  1.4-  0.7-    030331 446  1.1+  0.2+
020402 658  0.3-  0.2+    020414 858  0.6+  0.4-    030331 446  0.2+  1.0+
020402 557  0.3+  0.0     020414 858  0.8+  0.2-    030401 446  0.5-  0.3-
020402 557  0.1+  0.2-    020414 858  0.6-  0.3+    030401 446  0.2-  0.1-
020402 046  0.6-  1.2+    020419 658  0.2+  0.1-    030401 446  0.2+  0.3+
020402 046  0.9+  0.2+    020419 658  0.2+  0.8-    030401 446  0.9+  0.0
020402 557  0.1+  1.3-    020422 649  0.4+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2002 GB                  a,e,i = 0.99, 0.53, 23                  q = 0.4674
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 04 01    11 38.5    +73 36.8    0.312    1.105   101.5    62.4    19.2
2003 04 11    11 03.19   +54 52.5    0.360    1.181   111.2    52.3    19.4
2003 04 21    10 58.18   +40 17.4    0.436    1.248   114.1    47.3    19.8
2003 05 01    11 00.58   +29 33.4    0.532    1.307   112.6    45.4    20.2
2003 05 11    11 06.59   +21 32.7    0.641    1.359   108.7    44.7    20.7
2003 05 21    11 14.83   +15 20.0    0.759    1.403   103.9    44.5    21.1
2003 05 31    11 24.65   +10 18.0    0.881    1.439    98.7    44.1    21.5
2003 06 10    11 35.73   +06 02.6    1.004    1.469    93.3    43.6    21.8

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G03

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