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MPEC 2003-O24 : 2003 OS6

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M.P.E.C. 2003-O24                                Issued 2003 July 26, 20:10 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.

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                                   2003 OS6

Observations:
     K03O06S* C2003 07 24.37174 21 03 36.81 -06 38 43.1          19.9        644
     K03O06S  C2003 07 24.39303 21 03 35.28 -06 38 52.0          20.2        644
     K03O06S  C2003 07 24.41444 21 03 33.73 -06 39 01.1          20.1        644
     K03O06S  C2003 07 24.94588 21 02 57.38 -06 42 48.4          19.4 R      599
     K03O06S  C2003 07 24.95359 21 02 56.83 -06 42 51.4          19.3 R      599
     K03O06S  C2003 07 24.96132 21 02 56.24 -06 42 55.1          19.2 R      599
     K03O06S  C2003 07 25.90306 21 01 51.16 -06 49 42.7                      557
     K03O06S  C2003 07 25.90527 21 01 50.93 -06 49 43.5                      557
     K03O06S  C2003 07 25.90748 21 01 50.80 -06 49 44.6                      557
     K03O06S  C2003 07 26.35948 21 01 19.07 -06 53 00.1          20.1 R      448
     K03O06S  C2003 07 26.36269 21 01 18.86 -06 53 01.5          19.9 R      448
     K03O06S  C2003 07 26.36590 21 01 18.65 -06 53 03.2          19.7 R      448

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 OS6
Epoch 2003 July 20.0 TT = JDT 2452840.5                 MPC
M  33.18885              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26228357     Peri.   20.40619     -0.73578195     +0.67657072
a   2.4170668      Node   202.25467     -0.63167720     -0.70141092
e   0.4760707      Incl.    4.48478     -0.24414922     -0.22422038
P   3.76           H   18.6           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2003 July 24-26.

Ephemeris:
2003 OS6                 a,e,i = 2.42, 0.48, 4                   q = 1.2664
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 07 20    21 08.57   -06 09.6    0.788    1.769   157.0    12.9    20.1
2003 07 30    20 57.12   -07 20.5    0.824    1.829   167.5     6.9    20.0
2003 08 09    20 46.27   -08 41.1    0.882    1.889   170.0     5.3    20.1
2003 08 19    20 37.59   -10 00.5    0.961    1.948   161.7     9.4    20.6
2003 08 29    20 31.99   -11 10.8    1.062    2.008   151.4    13.9    21.0
2003 09 08    20 29.82   -12 07.6    1.182    2.067   141.4    17.7    21.5
2003 09 18    20 30.90   -12 49.1    1.318    2.125   131.9    20.6    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-O24

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