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MPEC 2003-G12 : 2003 GD

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M.P.E.C. 2003-G12                                Issued 2003 Apr. 3, 14:45 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 GD

Observations:
     K03G00D* C2003 04 02.12142 09 41 15.40 +57 57 18.3          18.5 R      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.14042 09 41 01.13 +57 49 38.7                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.15953 09 40 46.83 +57 41 55.8                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.17865 09 40 32.56 +57 34 10.0                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.20990 09 40 09.24 +57 21 19.4          18.4 R      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.21074 09 40 08.74 +57 21 00.3                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.21158 09 40 08.12 +57 20 38.8                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.21239 09 40 07.46 +57 20 19.3                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.22356 09 39 59.27 +57 15 42.1          18.4 R      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.22438 09 39 58.61 +57 15 21.9                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.22521 09 39 58.05 +57 15 01.6                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.22606 09 39 57.37 +57 14 40.4                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.23040 09 39 54.10 +57 12 49.6          18.7 R      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.23124 09 39 53.59 +57 12 30.7                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.23208 09 39 53.03 +57 12 11.6                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.23291 09 39 52.28 +57 11 48.5                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.90729 09 33 01.02 +52 17 44.8          18.2 R      J95
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.90851 09 33 00.29 +52 17 10.9          17.8 R      J95
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.90972 09 32 59.54 +52 16 36.3          18.4 R      J95
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.92110 09 32 52.45 +52 11 22.6          18.1 R      J95
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.92336 09 32 51.09 +52 10 20.0          18.3 R      J95
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.92561 09 32 49.72 +52 09 17.5          17.7 R      J95
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.97336 09 32 20.69 +51 47 05.4          18.6 R      966
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.97556 09 32 19.50 +51 46 05.0          18.7 R      966
     K03G00D  C2003 04 02.97763 09 32 18.14 +51 45 06.3          18.6 R      966
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12103 09 31 07.97 +50 38 46.4          18.2 R      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12159 09 31 07.53 +50 38 31.8                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12214 09 31 07.25 +50 38 16.1                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12269 09 31 06.88 +50 38 00.8                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12324 09 31 06.55 +50 37 45.3          18.2 R      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12380 09 31 06.21 +50 37 28.5                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12434 09 31 05.85 +50 37 15.2                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.12490 09 31 05.50 +50 36 58.5                      699
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.21590 09 30 10.01 +49 53 43.6          18.9 R      854
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.21665 09 30 09.63 +49 53 21.6          18.8 R      854
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.21739 09 30 09.20 +49 53 00.9          18.8 R      854
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.23554 09 29 58.28 +49 44 16.8          18.5 R      854
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.23630 09 29 57.92 +49 43 53.2          18.5 R      854
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.23704 09 29 57.51 +49 43 31.6          18.5 R      854
     K03G00D  C2003 04 03.23780 09 29 56.93 +49 43 11.6          18.5 R      854

Observer details:
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 GD
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
M   0.78446              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.48197120     Peri.  160.54231     -0.98322273     -0.13591424
a   1.6110981      Node    13.50657     -0.01739332     -0.59404979
e   0.3699172      Incl.   31.39180     +0.18157792     -0.79286327
P   2.04           H   22.3           G   0.15
From 38 observations 2003 Apr. 2-3.

Ephemeris:
2003 GD                  a,e,i = 1.61, 0.37, 31                  q = 1.0151
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 04 01    09 55.63   +64 48.6    0.080    1.022   104.6    71.0    19.4
2003 04 02    09 42.57   +58 45.5    0.074    1.024   107.1    68.9    19.1
2003 04 03    09 32.19   +51 35.3    0.068    1.025   109.8    66.6    18.9
2003 04 04    09 23.79   +43 18.4    0.064    1.026   112.6    64.1    18.7
2003 04 05    09 16.92   +34 06.0    0.062    1.028   115.0    61.8    18.5
2003 04 06    09 11.21   +24 21.8    0.061    1.030   116.9    60.1    18.4
2003 04 07    09 06.43   +14 39.1    0.062    1.031   118.0    59.0    18.4
2003 04 08    09 02.39   +05 30.0    0.065    1.033   118.1    58.7    18.5
2003 04 09    08 58.96   -02 43.3    0.069    1.035   117.6    59.0    18.7
2003 04 10    08 56.02   -09 51.7    0.075    1.037   116.6    59.7    18.9
2003 04 11    08 53.50   -15 56.4    0.081    1.039   115.5    60.5    19.1
2003 04 12    08 51.33   -21 04.1    0.088    1.042   114.3    61.3    19.3
2003 04 13    08 49.47   -25 23.2    0.096    1.044   113.1    62.1    19.5
2003 04 14    08 47.86   -29 02.0    0.105    1.046   112.0    62.7    19.7
2003 04 15    08 46.48   -32 08.0    0.113    1.049   111.0    63.2    19.9
2003 04 16    08 45.29   -34 47.0    0.122    1.052   110.1    63.7    20.1
2003 04 17    08 44.29   -37 04.1    0.131    1.054   109.2    64.0    20.3
2003 04 18    08 43.44   -39 03.1    0.141    1.057   108.5    64.3    20.4
2003 04 19    08 42.73   -40 47.1    0.150    1.060   107.8    64.4    20.6
2003 04 20    08 42.15   -42 18.8    0.160    1.063   107.2    64.5    20.7
2003 04 21    08 41.70   -43 40.1    0.169    1.066   106.7    64.5    20.9
2003 04 22    08 41.36   -44 52.5    0.179    1.069   106.2    64.5    21.0
2003 04 23    08 41.12   -45 57.5    0.189    1.072   105.8    64.5    21.1
2003 04 24    08 40.98   -46 56.2    0.198    1.075   105.4    64.4    21.2
2003 04 25    08 40.93   -47 49.3    0.208    1.079   105.0    64.3    21.3
2003 04 26    08 40.97   -48 37.7    0.218    1.082   104.7    64.1    21.4
2003 04 27    08 41.09   -49 21.9    0.228    1.086   104.4    63.9    21.5
2003 04 28    08 41.30   -50 02.6    0.237    1.089   104.1    63.7    21.6
2003 04 29    08 41.58   -50 40.1    0.247    1.093   103.8    63.5    21.7
2003 04 30    08 41.94   -51 14.9    0.257    1.096   103.6    63.3    21.8
2003 05 01    08 42.37   -51 47.1    0.267    1.100   103.4    63.0    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G12

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