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MPEC 2003-G26 : 2003 GW

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M.P.E.C. 2003-G26                                Issued 2003 Apr. 5, 22:50 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,
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                                    2003 GW

Observations:
     K03G00W* C2003 04 04.28368 08 55 08.15 -12 05 45.0          20.3        608
     K03G00W  C2003 04 04.29415 08 55 07.93 -12 05 15.0          20.3        608
     K03G00W  C2003 04 04.30490 08 55 07.71 -12 04 44.3          19.8        608
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.11107 08 54 54.57 -11 26 31.4          18.7 R      711
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.11573 08 54 54.48 -11 26 18.0          18.7 R      711
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.12039 08 54 54.41 -11 26 04.8          18.9 R      711
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.23877 08 54 52.28 -11 20 28.5          18.8 R      651
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.24110 08 54 52.24 -11 20 21.6          18.8 R      651
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.24241 08 54 52.23 -11 20 17.8          18.8 R      651
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.26241 08 54 51.90 -11 19 20.7          18.4 R      926
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.26477 08 54 51.84 -11 19 14.6          18.4 R      926
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.26708 08 54 51.85 -11 19 07.9          18.7 R      926
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.83069 08 54 44.45 -10 52 28.7          18.0 R      J87
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.83721 08 54 44.39 -10 52 09.8          18.0 R      J87
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.84420 08 54 44.29 -10 51 49.3          18.2 R      J87
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.85213 08 54 44.12 -10 51 27.0          18.2 R      J87
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.87512 08 54 43.70 -10 50 21.4          18.2 R      176
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.87766 08 54 43.65 -10 50 14.2          18.3 R      176
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.88044 08 54 43.60 -10 50 06.3          18.1 R      176
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.88241 08 54 43.57 -10 50 00.8          18.6 R      176
     K03G00W  C2003 04 05.88519 08 54 43.52 -10 49 52.9          18.2 R      176

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
    K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector with prime
    focus corrector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 GW
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
M 295.68225              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43169095     Peri.   93.06796     +0.10781731     +0.99241606
a   1.7338869      Node   184.61054     -0.90750953     +0.12249516
e   0.4682382      Incl.   47.26485     +0.40595797     +0.01026187
P   2.28           H   16.6           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2003 Apr. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2003 GW                  a,e,i = 1.73, 0.47, 47                  q = 0.9220
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 04 01    08 56.40   -14 41.6    0.912    1.688   124.1    29.3    18.8
2003 04 11    08 54.33   -06 50.3    0.923    1.625   115.1    33.9    18.9
2003 04 21    08 57.27   +00 32.9    0.953    1.559   105.5    38.4    19.0
2003 05 01    09 04.65   +07 07.9    0.997    1.492    96.2    42.2    19.1
2003 05 11    09 15.87   +12 48.4    1.047    1.424    87.6    45.1    19.2
2003 05 21    09 30.35   +17 37.5    1.098    1.354    79.8    47.3    19.2
2003 05 31    09 47.64   +21 42.3    1.144    1.285    72.9    48.9    19.3
2003 06 10    10 07.44   +25 10.0    1.181    1.217    66.8    50.1    19.3
2003 06 20    10 29.51   +28 07.7    1.206    1.151    61.7    51.0    19.2
2003 06 30    10 53.74   +30 40.8    1.215    1.090    57.6    52.0    19.1
2003 07 10    11 20.18   +32 52.8    1.207    1.034    54.6    53.3    19.0
2003 07 20    11 48.93   +34 45.2    1.180    0.987    52.7    55.1    18.9
2003 07 30    12 20.32   +36 16.1    1.133    0.951    52.2    57.5    18.8
2003 08 09    12 54.94   +37 19.7    1.067    0.929    52.9    60.6    18.7
2003 08 19    13 33.61   +37 44.2    0.984    0.922    55.0    64.1    18.7
2003 08 29    14 17.60   +37 08.4    0.889    0.932    58.4    67.3    18.6
2003 09 08    15 08.29   +34 58.9    0.790    0.957    62.9    69.7    18.4
2003 09 18    16 06.36   +30 27.2    0.700    0.995    68.8    70.3    18.3
2003 09 28    17 10.50   +22 47.6    0.634    1.044    75.6    68.4    18.1
2003 10 08    18 16.56   +12 18.7    0.612    1.102    82.5    64.1    18.0
2003 10 18    19 18.98   +01 10.3    0.645    1.164    87.6    58.8    18.1
2003 10 28    20 14.06   -08 05.7    0.730    1.231    89.8    53.8    18.3
2003 11 07    21 00.97   -14 33.0    0.851    1.299    89.4    49.7    18.7
2003 11 17    21 40.65   -18 34.7    0.997    1.368    87.1    46.2    19.0
2003 11 27    22 14.67   -20 51.7    1.155    1.437    83.9    43.1    19.4
2003 12 07    22 44.49   -21 57.6    1.321    1.506    80.1    40.1    19.7
2003 12 17    23 11.20   -22 15.6    1.489    1.572    75.9    37.4    20.0
2003 12 27    23 35.66   -22 00.8    1.655    1.638    71.7    34.8    20.2
2004 01 06    23 58.48   -21 23.7    1.818    1.701    67.3    32.2    20.4
2004 01 16    00 20.10   -20 31.4    1.976    1.762    63.0    29.8    20.6
2004 01 26    00 40.85   -19 29.0    2.127    1.821    58.7    27.5    20.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G26

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