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MPEC 2003-G22 : 2003 GJ

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M.P.E.C. 2003-G22                                Issued 2003 Apr. 4, 13:53 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 GJ

Observations:
     K03G00J  C2003 03 23.29281 12 41 07.02 +03 12 46.0          19.9 R      683
     K03G00J  C2003 03 23.30235 12 41 06.65 +03 12 38.3          20.1 R      683
     K03G00J  C2003 03 23.31738 12 41 06.13 +03 12 29.6          20.0 R      683
     K03G00J* C2003 04 03.27231 12 34 08.55 +00 56 32.0          18.6 R      699
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.29396 12 34 07.45 +00 56 12.7                      699
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.31524 12 34 06.30 +00 55 54.3                      699
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.33652 12 34 05.32 +00 55 35.0                      699
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.93551 12 33 39.92 +00 46 35.0                      636
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.94153 12 33 39.64 +00 46 30.2          18.0 R      636
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.94753 12 33 39.38 +00 46 25.5          17.8 R      636
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.95354 12 33 39.06 +00 46 19.3          18.2 R      636
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.97829 12 33 38.06 +00 45 57.4          18.7 R      966
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.98772 12 33 37.50 +00 45 48.8          18.7 R      966
     K03G00J  C2003 04 03.99653 12 33 37.12 +00 45 41.1          18.8 R      966
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.23146 12 33 27.43 +00 42 13.0          19.5 R      854
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.23507 12 33 27.18 +00 42 10.9          19.4 R      854
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.23867 12 33 27.10 +00 42 06.8          19.4 R      854
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.30325 12 33 23.76 +00 41 07.8          18.5 R      926
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.30903 12 33 23.50 +00 41 02.6          18.7 R      926
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.31516 12 33 23.21 +00 40 57.3          18.6 R      926
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.40888 12 33 18.35 +00 39 32.1          18.6 R      711
     K03G00J IC2003 04 04.41739 12 33 17.92 +00 39 25.2                      711
     K03G00J  C2003 04 04.42598 12 33 17.51 +00 39 16.3          18.5 R      711

Observer details:
636 Essen.  Observers T. Payer, M. Frohlich.  0.32-m f/5.7 reflector + CCD.
683 Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, Tucson.  Observer R. A. Tucker.  0.35-m
    reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector with prime
    focus corrector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 GJ
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
M 345.77960              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22672662     Peri.  209.94111     -0.63913442     +0.76761210
a   2.6635920      Node    20.45329     -0.67573082     -0.53082278
e   0.5114818      Incl.    7.85170     -0.36728062     -0.35916408
P   4.35           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2003 Mar. 23-Apr. 4.

Ephemeris:
2003 GJ                  a,e,i = 2.66, 0.51, 8                   q = 1.3012
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 04 01    12 35.74   +01 29.0    0.419    1.417   174.1     4.1    19.2
2003 04 11    12 28.60   -01 10.6    0.385    1.379   166.3     9.9    19.3
2003 04 21    12 22.75   -04 34.4    0.365    1.348   156.5    17.3    19.4
2003 05 01    12 20.50   -08 33.7    0.359    1.324   147.5    24.2    19.5
2003 05 11    12 23.70   -12 54.7    0.363    1.308   139.8    29.9    19.7
2003 05 21    12 33.14   -17 21.8    0.378    1.302   133.6    34.2    19.9
2003 05 31    12 48.75   -21 39.4    0.401    1.304   129.0    37.2    20.1
2003 06 10    13 10.06   -25 35.3    0.432    1.314   125.5    38.9    20.3
2003 06 20    13 36.11   -28 59.1    0.473    1.334   122.9    39.7    20.6
2003 06 30    14 05.70   -31 43.5    0.523    1.361   120.8    39.9    20.8
2003 07 10    14 37.67   -33 45.9    0.584    1.395   118.8    39.7    21.1
2003 07 20    15 10.73   -35 07.4    0.655    1.436   116.8    39.2    21.4
2003 07 30    15 43.83   -35 51.6    0.738    1.482   114.5    38.6    21.7
2003 08 09    16 16.26   -36 04.5    0.832    1.532   111.8    37.9    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G22

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