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MPEC 2003-R01 : 2003 QL96

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M.P.E.C. 2003-R01                                Issued 2003 Sept. 1, 00:33 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 QL96

Observations:
     K03Q96L* C2003 08 31.26852 23 00 39.59 -20 11 39.0          17.3        704
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.28035 23 00 41.95 -20 10 00.2          17.8        704
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.29213 23 00 44.31 -20 08 22.0          17.9        704
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.30390 23 00 46.65 -20 06 44.0          17.8        704
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.31585 23 00 48.99 -20 05 03.6          17.7        704
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.93906 23 03 09.18 -18 40 14.7          17.7 R      106
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94122 23 03 09.49 -18 39 59.8                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94242 23 03 09.66 -18 39 50.2                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94332 23 03 09.95 -18 39 42.3                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94392 23 03 09.88 -18 39 38.9                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94407 23 03 09.92 -18 39 37.3                      118
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94521 23 03 10.24 -18 39 27.1                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94578 23 03 10.38 -18 39 24.3                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94588 23 03 10.44 -18 39 21.4          17.7 R      106
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94642 23 03 10.26 -18 39 17.7                      118
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94817 23 03 10.83 -18 39 05.7                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94817 23 03 10.57 -18 39 05.0                      118
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.94959 23 03 10.89 -18 38 51.5                      118
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.95155 23 03 11.50 -18 38 36.2                      046
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.95169 23 03 11.30 -18 38 35.2                      118
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.95270 23 03 11.74 -18 38 26.6          17.4 R      106
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.97378 23 03 15.80 -18 35 38.9          17.5 R      106
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.98310 23 03 17.42 -18 34 26.0                      557
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.98380 23 03 17.53 -18 34 20.0                      557
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.98450 23 03 17.68 -18 34 14.5                      557
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.98590 23 03 17.91 -18 34 03.1                      557
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.98661 23 03 18.09 -18 33 57.6                      557
     K03Q96L  C2003 08 31.98730 23 03 18.20 -18 33 52.1                      557

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer, J. Ticha.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD..
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 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 QL96
Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5                 MPC
M   5.25366              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22629051     Peri.  321.66417     +0.63031217     +0.77593826
a   2.6670131      Node   347.34337     -0.68112460     +0.53724857
e   0.6042633      Incl.    6.55893     -0.37252631     +0.33058098
P   4.36           H   22.0           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2003 Aug. 31-31.

Ephemeris:
2003 QL96                a,e,i = 2.67, 0.60, 7                   q = 1.0554
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 08 29    22 50.71   -25 50.9    0.091    1.097   162.9    15.7    17.9
2003 09 08    23 21.53   -06 18.9    0.131    1.139   175.7     3.8    18.2
2003 09 18    23 34.37   +03 07.6    0.187    1.191   174.5     4.6    19.1
2003 09 28    23 41.30   +07 45.4    0.254    1.253   169.4     8.4    20.1
2003 10 08    23 46.87   +10 06.7    0.332    1.320   163.1    12.7    21.0
2003 10 18    23 52.89   +11 22.1    0.422    1.393   156.2    16.8    21.7

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2003-Q63)

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R01

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