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MPEC 2003-Q48 : 2003 QF70

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q48                                Issued 2003 Aug. 28, 12:03 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 QF70

Observations:
     K03Q70F* C2003 08 27.48478 00 36 54.46 +29 45 26.2          18.8        644
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.49642 00 36 56.53 +29 45 45.6          18.8        644
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.50816 00 36 58.65 +29 46 05.2          19.0        644
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.90606 00 38 15.79 +29 57 09.5                      557
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.91958 00 38 18.61 +29 57 33.9          18.7 R      132
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.92103 00 38 18.91 +29 57 38.2          19.0 R      620
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.92704 00 38 19.97 +29 57 46.8          18.8 R      132
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.93353 00 38 20.89 +29 57 57.0                      557
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.93377 00 38 21.18 +29 57 58.5          18.8 R      132
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.93727 00 38 21.55 +29 58 03.2                      557
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.94371 00 38 23.16 +29 58 17.3          19.0 R      620
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.97141 00 38 28.15 +29 59 05.6          18.8 R      176
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.97304 00 38 28.49 +29 59 08.3          18.7 R      176
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.97466 00 38 28.82 +29 59 11.0          18.9 R      176
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.97628 00 38 29.14 +29 59 13.8          18.9 R      176
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.97866 00 38 29.11 +29 59 14.7                      246
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.97944 00 38 29.29 +29 59 16.5                      246
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.98113 00 38 29.51 +29 59 19.3                      246
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.98191 00 38 29.69 +29 59 20.3                      246
     K03Q70F  C2003 08 27.98274 00 38 29.88 +29 59 22.3                      246
     K03Q70F 5C2003 08 28.37870 00 39 45.12 +30 10 35.5          19.5 R      673
     K03Q70F 5C2003 08 28.38079 00 39 45.51 +30 10 39.4          19.5 R      673
     K03Q70F 5C2003 08 28.38287 00 39 45.83 +30 10 42.4          19.5 R      673
     K03Q70F 5C2003 08 28.38484 00 39 46.18 +30 10 45.7          19.5 R      673
     K03Q70F 5C2003 08 28.38773 00 39 46.71 +30 10 50.6          19.5 R      673
     K03Q70F 5C2003 08 28.39051 00 39 47.21 +30 10 55.4          19.5 R      673

Observer details:
132 Bedoin.  Observer P. Antonini.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
    KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  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.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 QF70
Epoch 2003 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2452860.5                  MPC
M 341.50805              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32424054     Peri.  142.44955     +0.94548911     -0.31272402
a   2.0984140      Node   236.01284     +0.26586906     +0.90236725
e   0.4420793      Incl.    6.29055     +0.18805316     +0.29654180
P   3.04           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2003 Aug. 27-28.

Ephemeris:
2003 QF70                a,e,i = 2.10, 0.44, 6                   q = 1.1707
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 29    00 41.73   +30 27.9    0.317    1.233   128.7    39.7    19.4
2003 09 08    01 16.47   +34 38.7    0.282    1.205   128.8    40.6    19.2
2003 09 18    01 55.87   +37 32.0    0.256    1.184   129.4    40.9    18.9
2003 09 28    02 36.94   +38 32.8    0.239    1.173   131.2    40.0    18.7
2003 10 08    03 14.78   +37 25.7    0.229    1.171   134.6    37.4    18.5
2003 10 18    03 44.76   +34 26.4    0.226    1.179   140.2    32.8    18.4
2003 10 28    04 04.49   +30 11.3    0.231    1.195   147.9    26.2    18.3
2003 11 07    04 14.84   +25 27.3    0.245    1.221   157.4    18.2    18.2
2003 11 17    04 18.54   +20 59.8    0.270    1.254   167.7     9.6    18.2
2003 11 27    04 18.77   +17 20.8    0.307    1.293   175.7     3.3    18.2
2003 12 07    04 18.56   +14 46.3    0.357    1.338   168.9     8.2    18.9
2003 12 17    04 19.82   +13 14.5    0.422    1.387   159.3    14.6    19.6
2003 12 27    04 23.45   +12 33.7    0.500    1.439   150.2    19.9    20.2
2004 01 06    04 29.78   +12 30.2    0.592    1.494   141.8    24.0    20.8
2004 01 16    04 38.58   +12 50.4    0.697    1.551   134.1    27.1    21.3
2004 01 26    04 49.53   +13 24.2    0.812    1.609   126.8    29.3    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q48

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