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MPEC 2003-T25 : 2003 TK1

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M.P.E.C. 2003-T25                                Issued 2003 Oct. 6, 11:34 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2003 TK1

Observations:
     K03T01K* C2003 10 04.29593 23 27 10.87 +10 38 00.9          20.2 V      691
     K03T01K  C2003 10 04.32304 23 27 17.54 +10 36 59.3          20.3 V      691
     K03T01K  C2003 10 04.34957 23 27 24.12 +10 35 58.7          20.1 V      691
     K03T01K  C2003 10 04.37618 23 27 30.89 +10 34 58.3          20.3 V      291
     K03T01K  C2003 10 04.37986 23 27 31.82 +10 34 49.8          20.9 V      291
     K03T01K  C2003 10 04.38359 23 27 32.79 +10 34 41.2          20.4 V      291
     K03T01K FC2003 10 04.97997 23 30 24.56 +10 12 03.5          19.4 R      620
     K03T01K  C2003 10 04.98437 23 30 26.35 +10 11 36.0          19.8 R      J95
     K03T01K  C2003 10 04.99256 23 30 28.30 +10 11 16.0          19.9 R      J95
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.00070 23 30 30.54 +10 10 58.9          20.1 R      J95
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.13049 23 31 13.06 +10 06 25.2          19.7 R      G90
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.13988 23 31 15.56 +10 06 04.0          19.7 R      G90
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.14936 23 31 18.01 +10 05 42.6          19.7 R      G90
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.18142 23 31 26.22 +10 04 32.7          20.1 V      291
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.18516 23 31 27.26 +10 04 24.3          19.8 V      291
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.18899 23 31 28.30 +10 04 13.7          20.1 V      291
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.23149 23 31 38.98 +10 02 36.1          19.9 R      854
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.24028 23 31 41.21 +10 02 15.3          19.8 R      854
     K03T01K  C2003 10 05.24908 23 31 43.51 +10 01 55.5          19.9 R      854
     K03T01K 5C2003 10 05.27106 23 31 49.72 +10 01 01.1          20.5 R      673
     K03T01K 5C2003 10 05.27431 23 31 50.58 +10 00 53.6                      673
     K03T01K 5C2003 10 05.27870 23 31 51.63 +10 00 44.2                      673
     K03T01K tC2003 10 05.35732 23 32 11.26 +09 57 42.5          20.3 V      291
     K03T01K tC2003 10 05.36116 23 32 12.29 +09 57 33.3          20.5 V      291
     K03T01K  C2003 10 06.15131 23 36 11.43 +09 26 28.5          19.7 R      G90
     K03T01K  C2003 10 06.15918 23 36 13.53 +09 26 09.7          19.7 R      G90
     K03T01K  C2003 10 06.16698 23 36 15.63 +09 25 51.8          19.7 R      G90
     K03T01K 5C2003 10 06.20324 23 36 25.89 +09 24 22.5          20.0 R      673
     K03T01K 5C2003 10 06.20752 23 36 27.02 +09 24 12.9                      673
     K03T01K 5C2003 10 06.21111 23 36 27.92 +09 24 04.8                      673
     K03T01K  C2003 10 06.25252 23 36 37.77 +09 22 28.9          20.0        448
     K03T01K  C2003 10 06.25830 23 36 39.28 +09 22 15.0          20.1        448
     K03T01K  C2003 10 06.26778 23 36 41.76 +09 21 52.4          19.9        448

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. A. Larsen.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 TK1
Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
M 342.63680              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52579823     Peri.  185.94498     +0.89781004     -0.43903291
a   1.5202790      Node   200.20655     +0.40804211     +0.85875652
e   0.2926793      Incl.    5.72514     +0.16564655     +0.26417293
P   1.87           H   24.3           G   0.15
From 33 observations 2003 Oct. 4-6.

Ephemeris:
2003 TK1                 a,e,i = 1.52, 0.29, 6                   q = 1.0753
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 09 28    23 01.24   +14 00.9    0.099    1.095   157.8    20.3    20.5
2003 10 08    23 45.56   +08 11.2    0.086    1.082   163.2    15.5    20.0
2003 10 18    00 43.23   +00 29.8    0.082    1.076   165.5    13.4    19.8
2003 10 28    01 41.87   -06 23.8    0.088    1.077   159.7    18.7    20.2
2003 11 07    02 29.73   -10 15.4    0.105    1.086   153.3    24.2    20.7
2003 11 17    03 03.89   -11 13.5    0.129    1.102   149.4    27.2    21.3
2003 11 27    03 27.45   -10 13.6    0.159    1.124   147.1    28.4    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T25

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