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MPEC 2003-Q49 : 2003 QR79

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q49                                Issued 2003 Aug. 28, 23:29 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 QR79

Observations:
     K03Q79R* C2003 08 28.25808 23 17 47.92 +03 42 23.4          19.0        704
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.27083 23 17 45.40 +03 43 15.9          19.2        704
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.28640 23 17 42.25 +03 44 21.4          19.1        704
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.29994 23 17 39.48 +03 45 17.9          18.9        704
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.31260 23 17 36.91 +03 46 10.3          19.0        704
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.87399 23 15 49.30 +04 25 39.7                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.87497 23 15 49.14 +04 25 42.5                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.87597 23 15 48.88 +04 25 47.4                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.87696 23 15 48.68 +04 25 50.8                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.87821 23 15 48.39 +04 25 57.0                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.87920 23 15 48.24 +04 26 01.1                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88019 23 15 48.02 +04 26 05.4                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88117 23 15 47.82 +04 26 09.7                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88217 23 15 47.63 +04 26 14.5                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88317 23 15 47.44 +04 26 17.8                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88415 23 15 47.25 +04 26 22.8                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88514 23 15 47.03 +04 26 26.8                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88613 23 15 46.81 +04 26 30.9                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.88712 23 15 46.59 +04 26 35.3                      557
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.93384 23 15 36.99 +04 29 56.1          18.3 R      113
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.93494 23 15 36.75 +04 30 01.1          18.4 R      113
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.93659 23 15 36.41 +04 30 08.0          18.3 R      113
     K03Q79R  C2003 08 28.93770 23 15 36.18 +04 30 12.6          18.2 R      113

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer A. Knoefel.  0.50-m f/4.0
    reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 QR79                                                            PHA 0.042
Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
M 303.06328              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64470430     Peri.  104.98732     +0.18046444     -0.97358973
a   1.3270756      Node   333.35498     +0.73924207     +0.22804074
e   0.3717682      Incl.   18.16923     +0.64880948     +0.01097552
P   1.53           H   20.7           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2003 Aug. 28-28.

Ephemeris:
2003 QR79                a,e,i = 1.33, 0.37, 18                  q = 0.8337
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 29    23 15.39   +04 35.1    0.222    1.222   161.6    15.1    18.7
2003 09 08    22 28.70   +19 41.5    0.172    1.163   152.9    23.2    18.3
2003 09 18    21 05.47   +38 14.9    0.155    1.103   126.1    47.4    18.6
2003 09 28    19 08.59   +50 21.3    0.170    1.044    99.7    71.1    19.4
2003 10 08    17 20.36   +53 02.2    0.204    0.988    81.0    87.2    20.3
2003 10 18    16 04.03   +50 58.6    0.245    0.937    69.0    96.9    21.0
2003 10 28    15 12.62   +46 49.2    0.287    0.893    61.5   102.1    21.5
2003 11 07    14 38.03   +41 15.4    0.329    0.859    57.4   103.8    21.8
2003 11 17    14 16.37   +34 31.2    0.372    0.839    55.9   102.6    21.9
2003 11 27    14 05.30   +26 58.8    0.413    0.834    56.6    99.0    22.0
2003 12 07    14 02.37   +19 03.8    0.452    0.844    58.8    94.0    22.0
2003 12 17    14 05.37   +11 07.2    0.487    0.869    62.0    88.3    21.9
2003 12 27    14 12.26   +03 24.1    0.516    0.907    66.1    82.5    21.9
2004 01 06    14 21.24   -03 58.3    0.538    0.954    70.9    76.9    21.9
2004 01 16    14 30.90   -10 59.3    0.552    1.007    76.2    71.6    21.9
2004 01 26    14 39.85   -17 40.5    0.558    1.064    82.3    66.5    21.9
2004 02 05    14 46.69   -24 04.8    0.557    1.123    88.9    61.3    21.9
2004 02 15    14 49.87   -30 14.6    0.552    1.183    96.3    56.1    21.8
2004 02 25    14 47.36   -36 07.0    0.544    1.242   104.4    50.5    21.7
2004 03 06    14 36.88   -41 30.3    0.538    1.300   112.9    44.7    21.6
2004 03 16    14 16.48   -45 59.9    0.536    1.355   121.7    38.7    21.5
2004 03 26    13 46.17   -48 58.3    0.543    1.408   129.8    33.0    21.5
2004 04 05    13 10.59   -49 54.3    0.562    1.458   136.1    28.4    21.5
2004 04 15    12 37.61   -48 49.4    0.596    1.506   139.2    25.8    21.6
2004 04 25    12 13.34   -46 20.5    0.645    1.550   138.6    25.4    21.9
2004 05 05    11 59.45   -43 17.6    0.708    1.590   135.0    26.6    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q49

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