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MPEC 2003-O19 : 2003 OC3

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M.P.E.C. 2003-O19                                Issued 2003 July 24, 13:23 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
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2003 OC3

Observations:
     K03O03C* C2003 07 21.16981 15 01 12.76 +12 03 12.1          19.5        644
     K03O03C  C2003 07 21.19100 15 01 18.33 +12 02 22.9          19.7        644
     K03O03C  C2003 07 21.21222 15 01 23.91 +12 01 33.6          19.7        644
     K03O03C  C2003 07 21.84605 15 04 11.65 +11 37 11.0          19.0 R      599
     K03O03C  C2003 07 21.84728 15 04 12.07 +11 37 06.2          19.3 R      599
     K03O03C  C2003 07 21.84851 15 04 12.41 +11 37 03.2          19.4 R      599
     K03O03C  C2003 07 21.84973 15 04 12.63 +11 37 00.5          19.3 R      599
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 22.21944 15 05 49.58 +11 22 52.7          19.5 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 22.22500 15 05 50.97 +11 22 41.1          19.0 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 22.22662 15 05 51.35 +11 22 37.4          19.5 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 22.23750 15 05 54.13 +11 22 12.4          20.0 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 22.24016 15 05 54.89 +11 22 05.8          20.0 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 22.24653 15 05 56.49 +11 21 51.0          19.5 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 22.25480 15 05 58.45 +11 21 32.9          20.0 R      673
     K03O03C  C2003 07 23.18952 15 10 00.25 +10 46 06.6          19.2 R      649
     K03O03C  C2003 07 23.19247 15 10 00.91 +10 45 58.6          19.3 R      649
     K03O03C  C2003 07 23.19484 15 10 01.57 +10 45 53.6          19.7 R      649
     K03O03C  C2003 07 23.19721 15 10 02.14 +10 45 48.5          19.8 R      649
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 23.22188 15 10 08.64 +10 44 52.9          19.0 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 23.22708 15 10 09.84 +10 44 42.0          19.5 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 23.22998 15 10 10.70 +10 44 34.5          19.0 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 23.24757 15 10 15.08 +10 43 54.7          19.0 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 23.25278 15 10 16.38 +10 43 43.5          19.0 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 24.27095 15 14 34.06 +10 05 38.8          19.5 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 24.27928 15 14 36.07 +10 05 21.2          19.5 R      673
     K03O03C 5C2003 07 24.28333 15 14 37.18 +10 05 11.2          20.0 R      673

Observer details:
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, N. Napoleone, A. Di Paola,
    M. Tombelli.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 OC3
Epoch 2003 July 20.0 TT = JDT 2452840.5                 MPC
M  17.31882              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26269460     Peri.   23.61074     -0.96202839     +0.27098188
a   2.4145449      Node   171.90202     -0.27243587     -0.94594821
e   0.6262790      Incl.   13.42860     -0.01673539     -0.17818754
P   3.75           H   18.4           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2003 July 21-24.

Ephemeris:
2003 OC3                 a,e,i = 2.41, 0.63, 13                  q = 0.9024
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 07 20    14 55.95   +12 48.8    0.615    1.269    99.1    52.3    19.8
2003 07 30    15 37.22   +06 42.2    0.707    1.356   102.4    47.0    20.1
2003 08 09    16 11.68   +01 33.6    0.820    1.445   103.5    43.0    20.4
2003 08 19    16 41.38   -02 36.6    0.950    1.533   102.8    40.1    20.8
2003 08 29    17 07.83   -05 55.8    1.095    1.622   100.7    37.7    21.2
2003 09 08    17 32.06   -08 32.1    1.252    1.709    97.7    35.8    21.5
2003 09 18    17 54.69   -10 32.6    1.420    1.795    93.9    34.0    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-O19

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