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MPEC 2003-K39 : 2003 KF4

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M.P.E.C. 2003-K39                                Issued 2003 May 26, 04:56 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 KF4

Observations:
     K03K04F* C2003 05 25.17122 11 26 57.25 -06 52 06.7          16.8 R      333
     K03K04F  C2003 05 25.18174 11 27 15.89 -07 00 29.5          16.4 R      333
     K03K04F  C2003 05 25.19226 11 27 34.58 -07 08 50.3          16.4 R      333
     K03K04F  C2003 05 25.20272 11 27 53.30 -07 17 09.3          16.6 R      333
     K03K04F  C2003 05 25.85488 11 50 12.87 -16 16 08.9          16.5 R      106
     K03K04F  C2003 05 25.85558 11 50 14.46 -16 16 48.0          16.2 R      106
     K03K04F  C2003 05 25.85626 11 50 15.78 -16 17 19.2          16.6 R      106
     K03K04F  C2003 05 26.15652 12 01 37.24 -20 29 24.1          16.6        854
     K03K04F  C2003 05 26.15801 12 01 40.46 -20 30 40.7          16.8        854
     K03K04F  C2003 05 26.16580 12 01 57.28 -20 37 11.4          16.7        854
     K03K04F  C2003 05 26.16656 12 01 58.89 -20 37 49.9          16.5        854

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observers H. Mikuz, J. Skvarc.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD..
333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m f/3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 KF4
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M   9.91811              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27642372     Peri.  156.63107     -0.78783639     +0.60287371
a   2.3339193      Node    61.04778     -0.58533680     -0.66934805
e   0.5773192      Incl.    8.27419     -0.19155851     -0.43418485
P   3.57           H   22.7           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
030525 333  0.0   1.4+    030525 106  0.3-  0.5+    030526 854  0.2+  0.7-
030525 333  0.1+  0.7-    030525 106 (1.7+  3.4-)   030526 854  0.0   0.0
030525 333  0.2-  0.3-    030525 106  0.4+  0.4-    030526 854  0.4-  0.3-
030525 333  0.1+  0.5-    030526 854  0.2+  1.0+

Ephemeris:
2003 KF4                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.58, 8                   q = 0.9865
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 05 21    09 59.53   +27 31.0    0.037    1.008    83.0    94.9    18.9
2003 05 22    10 14.18   +22 37.0    0.032    1.011    86.9    91.3    18.5
2003 05 23    10 32.10   +15 59.7    0.028    1.014    92.3    86.1    18.0
2003 05 24    10 54.24   +07 03.4    0.024    1.017    99.8    78.9    17.4
2003 05 25    11 21.74   -04 33.3    0.022    1.020   109.5    69.4    16.9
2003 05 26    11 55.70   -18 11.6    0.021    1.024   120.6    58.4    16.4
2003 05 27    12 36.64   -31 43.1    0.021    1.027   130.8    48.3    16.2
2003 05 28    13 23.55   -42 44.5    0.023    1.031   138.0    41.1    16.2
2003 05 29    14 13.30   -50 19.1    0.027    1.035   141.8    37.3    16.4
2003 05 30    15 01.41   -54 53.3    0.031    1.039   143.2    35.8    16.7
2003 05 31    15 44.17   -57 21.9    0.036    1.043   143.5    35.3    17.0

2003 06 10    18 29.46   -56 49.7    0.092    1.091   143.2    33.9    19.1
2003 06 20    18 57.70   -53 57.0    0.155    1.149   147.1    28.7    20.2
2003 06 30    19 04.27   -51 34.6    0.222    1.215   151.0    23.9    21.0
2003 07 10    19 05.75   -49 15.0    0.296    1.287   153.0    21.0    21.6
2003 07 20    19 07.15   -46 54.3    0.380    1.363   152.1    20.4    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K39

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