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MPEC 2003-V34 : 2003 VG1

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M.P.E.C. 2003-V34                                Issued 2003 Nov. 6, 22:40 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 VG1

Observations:
     K03V01G* C2003 11 05.34031 05 41 49.20 +49 34 14.8          19.6        704
     K03V01G  C2003 11 05.35325 05 41 51.81 +49 34 33.1          19.8        704
     K03V01G  C2003 11 05.36634 05 41 54.87 +49 34 51.0          19.0        704
     K03V01G  C2003 11 05.37937 05 41 57.92 +49 35 09.3          19.1        704
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.03072 05 44 31.85 +49 50 05.6          19   R      461
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.03222 05 44 32.19 +49 50 07.6                      461
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.03372 05 44 32.54 +49 50 09.6                      461
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.03522 05 44 32.89 +49 50 11.7                      461
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.05544 05 44 37.66 +49 50 38.3                      557
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.05694 05 44 38.00 +49 50 40.9                      557
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.05847 05 44 38.36 +49 50 42.9                      557
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.28883 05 45 34.43 +49 56 01.4          18.4 R      854
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.28993 05 45 34.76 +49 56 02.6          18.9 R      854
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.29103 05 45 35.19 +49 56 05.3          18.7 R      854
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.31846 05 45 41.35 +49 56 44.8          19.0 R      448
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.32484 05 45 42.83 +49 56 54.0          18.9 R      448
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.33193 05 45 44.48 +49 57 03.9          19.0 R      448
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.42207 05 46 05.35 +49 59 08.9          19.5 R      926
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.42325 05 46 05.62 +49 59 10.6          19.8 R      926
     K03V01G  C2003 11 06.42443 05 46 05.99 +49 59 13.9          19.6 R      926

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  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, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 VG1
Epoch 2003 Oct. 28.0 TT = JDT 2452940.5                 MPC
M 346.96250              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19403121     Peri.  137.73433     -0.33488256     -0.93927051
a   2.9549830      Node   331.58800     +0.81684906     -0.24971501
e   0.6139609      Incl.    9.06882     +0.46969276     -0.23540035
P   5.08           H   19.0           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2003 Nov. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2003 VG1                 a,e,i = 2.95, 0.61, 9                   q = 1.1407
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 07    05 48.42   +50 12.2    0.467    1.341   130.1    34.4    19.4
2003 11 17    06 34.77   +53 39.8    0.399    1.282   130.0    36.2    19.0
2003 11 27    07 33.18   +55 49.1    0.344    1.232   128.8    38.7    18.7
2003 12 07    08 39.88   +55 32.6    0.301    1.191   127.0    41.4    18.4
2003 12 17    09 43.38   +52 06.4    0.269    1.161   125.4    43.7    18.2
2003 12 27    10 32.50   +45 46.1    0.248    1.144   125.1    44.7    18.0
2004 01 06    11 04.37   +37 29.9    0.237    1.141   127.0    43.5    17.8
2004 01 16    11 21.38   +28 26.8    0.234    1.152   131.5    39.8    17.7
2004 01 26    11 26.65   +19 39.2    0.241    1.176   138.6    33.6    17.7
2004 02 05    11 23.45   +11 53.6    0.258    1.212   147.8    25.7    17.7
2004 02 15    11 15.13   +05 40.5    0.288    1.259   158.1    17.0    17.7
2004 02 25    11 04.91   +01 09.9    0.330    1.314   168.0     9.0    17.8
2004 03 06    10 55.88   -01 49.5    0.387    1.376   172.0     5.8    18.1
2004 03 16    10 49.86   -03 40.4    0.459    1.444   165.4    10.0    18.8
2004 03 26    10 47.55   -04 47.0    0.547    1.515   156.6    15.1    19.4
2004 04 05    10 48.92   -05 30.1    0.649    1.589   148.1    19.4    20.0
2004 04 15    10 53.39   -06 03.4    0.766    1.665   140.1    22.7    20.6
2004 04 25    11 00.38   -06 35.0    0.896    1.742   132.6    25.1    21.1
2004 05 05    11 09.34   -07 09.9    1.038    1.820   125.6    26.8    21.6
2004 05 15    11 19.77   -07 50.0    1.191    1.898   118.8    27.8    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-V34

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