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MPEC 2003-W37 : 2003 WP25

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M.P.E.C. 2003-W37                                Issued 2003 Nov. 22, 12:19 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2003 WP25

Observations:
     K03W25P* C2003 11 21.16154 02 38 14.97 +22 23 24.3          20.6 V      691
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.18840 02 38 08.66 +22 23 25.7          20.6 V      691
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.21497 02 38 02.31 +22 23 26.6          20.6 V      691
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.28340 02 37 45.57 +22 23 23.7          20.7 R      448
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.28795 02 37 44.53 +22 23 23.2          19.9 R      448
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.29525 02 37 43.16 +22 23 24.2          21.1 V      291
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.29965 02 37 42.10 +22 23 23.9          21.0 V      291
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.30201 02 37 41.13 +22 23 22.0          20.9 R      448
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.30401 02 37 41.09 +22 23 23.1          20.6 V      291
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.97500 02 35 25.83 +22 22 49.5          19.7 R      176
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.97661 02 35 25.47 +22 22 49.6          19.4 R      176
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.97823 02 35 25.10 +22 22 49.8          19.3 R      176
     K03W25P  C2003 11 21.97984 02 35 24.73 +22 22 49.9          19.3 R      176
     K03W25P  C2003 11 22.11224 02 35 03.75 +22 22 45.5          20.1 V      291
     K03W25P  C2003 11 22.11653 02 35 02.83 +22 22 46.0          20.2 V      291
     K03W25P  C2003 11 22.12139 02 35 01.76 +22 22 46.3          20.8 V      291
     K03W25P  C2003 11 22.24481 02 34 34.00 +22 22 50.0                      926
     K03W25P  C2003 11 22.24666 02 34 33.59 +22 22 49.3          20.4 R      926
     K03W25P  C2003 11 22.24848 02 34 33.20 +22 22 49.6          20.4 R      926

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. Block.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. A. Larsen.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 WP25
Epoch 2003 Nov. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452960.5                 MPC
M 135.50500              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.00113567     Peri.  226.42990     -0.01600561     +0.99940964
a   0.9896328      Node    42.68132     -0.90395599     -0.00146927
e   0.1248858      Incl.    2.57022     -0.42732585     -0.03432509
P   0.98           H   24.4           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2003 Nov. 21-22.

Ephemeris:
2003 WP25                a,e,i = 0.99, 0.12, 3                   q = 0.8660
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 11 17    02 54.26   +22 21.6    0.097    1.084   171.5     7.7    20.1
2003 11 27    02 21.23   +22 17.3    0.119    1.096   154.9    22.4    21.1
2003 12 07    02 05.63   +22 07.4    0.147    1.104   141.6    33.7    21.9
2003 12 17    02 02.71   +22 15.1    0.179    1.110   131.0    42.0    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W37

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