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MPEC 2003-K27 : 2003 KV2

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M.P.E.C. 2003-K27                                Issued 2003 May 24, 12:24 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

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                                   2003 KV2

Observations:
     K03K02V* C2003 05 23.16257 10 52 41.18 +37 50 29.1          18.4        704
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.17318 10 52 41.80 +37 50 02.9          18.6        704
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.18384 10 52 42.28 +37 49 37.6          18.6        704
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.19452 10 52 42.80 +37 49 13.0          18.5        704
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.20520 10 52 43.26 +37 48 46.7          18.7        704
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.84098 10 53 18.70 +37 23 18.0                      118
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.84317 10 53 18.82 +37 23 12.8          18.3 R      118
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.84341 10 53 18.85 +37 23 14.4          18.2 R      620
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.84939 10 53 19.17 +37 22 59.9          18.3 R      620
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.85029 10 53 19.17 +37 22 55.5          18.6 R      118
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.85384 10 53 19.39 +37 22 46.9          18.5 R      118
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.85411 10 53 19.53 +37 22 48.2          17.8 R      620
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.85488 10 53 19.47 +37 22 44.7                      118
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.86979 10 53 20.31 +37 22 10.7          18.3 R      176
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.87245 10 53 20.43 +37 22 04.2          18.3 R      176
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.87454 10 53 20.53 +37 21 59.1          18.3 R      176
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.87685 10 53 20.63 +37 21 53.5          17.9 R      176
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.87928 10 53 20.75 +37 21 47.5          18.1 R      176
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.89008 10 53 21.41 +37 21 21.8          18.0 R      J87
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.89654 10 53 21.73 +37 21 06.1          18.0 R      J87
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.90080 10 53 21.95 +37 20 56.8          17.9 R      J87
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.93382 10 53 23.69 +37 19 31.3                      557
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.93568 10 53 23.74 +37 19 27.3                      557
     K03K02V  C2003 05 23.93868 10 53 23.94 +37 19 19.6                      557
     K03K02V  C2003 05 24.14780 10 53 36.02 +37 11 01.5                      926
     K03K02V  C2003 05 24.14983 10 53 36.19 +37 10 55.3          18.6 R      926

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m reflector + CCD, 0.2-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers L. Sarounova, D. Kolarik.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector
    + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + 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 KV2                                                             PHA 0.042D
Epoch 2003 May 21.0 TT = JDT 2452780.5                  MPC
M 341.27867              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33928644     Peri.  193.07544     -0.15239490     +0.91264005
a   2.0359091      Node    69.21184     -0.86633711     +0.06134133
e   0.4926483      Incl.   23.93537     -0.47564252     -0.40413535
P   2.90           H   16.9           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2003 May 23-24.

Ephemeris:
2003 KV2                 a,e,i = 2.04, 0.49, 24                  q = 1.0329
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 05 21    10 50.81   +39 15.1    0.693    1.213    88.6    56.5    18.6
2003 05 31    11 00.83   +32 19.7    0.663    1.159    84.7    60.6    18.5
2003 06 10    11 13.68   +24 19.6    0.632    1.112    81.4    64.5    18.4
2003 06 20    11 28.52   +15 11.8    0.602    1.075    78.7    68.0    18.3
2003 06 30    11 45.00   +04 58.0    0.577    1.048    76.8    70.8    18.3
2003 07 10    12 03.18   -06 10.1    0.560    1.035    75.9    72.4    18.2
2003 07 20    12 23.56   -17 47.3    0.554    1.035    76.1    72.5    18.2
2003 07 30    12 47.43   -29 19.2    0.561    1.048    77.4    71.1    18.2
2003 08 09    13 17.12   -40 09.9    0.579    1.074    79.7    68.3    18.3
2003 08 19    13 56.26   -49 45.6    0.609    1.111    82.5    64.6    18.3
2003 08 29    14 50.17   -57 31.9    0.650    1.157    85.5    60.5    18.4
2003 09 08    16 03.34   -62 46.5    0.700    1.211    88.4    56.3    18.6
2003 09 18    17 31.19   -64 45.5    0.760    1.270    91.0    52.3    18.7
2003 09 28    18 56.15   -63 27.5    0.831    1.333    92.9    48.7    18.9
2003 10 08    20 04.19   -59 50.0    0.912    1.399    94.0    45.4    19.2
2003 10 18    20 54.77   -55 01.0    1.006    1.466    94.2    42.7    19.4
2003 10 28    21 32.96   -49 45.8    1.112    1.535    93.4    40.3    19.6
2003 11 07    22 03.23   -44 29.1    1.229    1.603    91.8    38.2    19.9
2003 11 17    22 28.48   -39 23.1    1.358    1.671    89.4    36.3    20.2
2003 11 27    22 50.51   -34 33.1    1.496    1.737    86.3    34.5    20.4
2003 12 07    23 10.44   -30 01.0    1.642    1.803    82.6    32.8    20.6
2003 12 17    23 28.95   -25 46.9    1.795    1.868    78.5    31.1    20.9
2003 12 27    23 46.48   -21 49.8    1.953    1.931    74.1    29.3    21.1
2004 01 06    00 03.34   -18 08.7    2.114    1.992    69.4    27.5    21.2
2004 01 16    00 19.71   -14 42.3    2.275    2.052    64.4    25.6    21.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K27

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