MPEC 2003-C65 : 2003 CR20

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M.P.E.C. 2003-C65                                Issued 2003 Feb. 14, 04:11 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2003 CR20

Observations:
     K03C20R* C2003 02 11.43498 09 38 11.55 +06 33 38.8          20.2        608
     K03C20R  C2003 02 11.44570 09 38 10.02 +06 33 45.6          20.2        608
     K03C20R  C2003 02 11.45648 09 38 08.51 +06 33 52.3          20.6        608
     K03C20R  C2003 02 13.19408 09 34 05.51 +06 53 32.0          18.7 R      649
     K03C20R  C2003 02 13.20422 09 34 03.99 +06 53 39.4          18.9 R      649
     K03C20R  C2003 02 13.21877 09 34 01.83 +06 53 49.7          18.7 R      649
     K03C20R BC2003 02 14.01533 09 32 04.85 +07 03 21.9                      046
     K03C20R BC2003 02 14.02215 09 32 03.82 +07 03 26.9                      046
     K03C20R  C2003 02 14.06501 09 31 58.26 +07 04 15.3          19.2 R      809
     K03C20R  C2003 02 14.06760 09 31 57.91 +07 04 17.1          19.3 R      809
     K03C20R  C2003 02 14.07020 09 31 57.56 +07 04 19.1          19.9 R      809

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
    K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer M. Glaze.  Measurer N. Thames.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers R. Michelsen, G. Masi.
    1.54-m f/8 Danish Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 CR20                                                            PHA 0.005D
Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5                 MPC
M 328.83451              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30874320     Peri.   88.28176     -0.07239667     +0.99736889
a   2.1680591      Node   177.55712     -0.94644743     -0.06751520
e   0.7392666      Incl.    5.03944     -0.31463628     -0.02640065
P   3.19           H   18.8           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2003 Feb. 11-14.

Ephemeris:
2003 CR20                a,e,i = 2.17, 0.74, 5                   q = 0.5653
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 02 10    09 41.36   +06 18.6    0.671    1.654   171.5     5.1    19.5
2003 02 15    09 29.61   +07 15.8    0.616    1.600   172.0     4.9    19.2
2003 02 20    09 15.86   +08 25.6    0.566    1.544   166.0     8.9    19.1
2003 02 25    09 00.16   +09 47.3    0.524    1.488   157.6    14.7    19.1
2003 03 02    08 42.74   +11 19.1    0.488    1.430   148.5    21.2    19.1
2003 03 07    08 23.99   +12 58.1    0.459    1.372   138.8    28.4    19.1
2003 03 12    08 04.35   +14 40.7    0.436    1.312   128.9    36.1    19.1
2003 03 17    07 44.25   +16 23.5    0.417    1.251   119.0    44.1    19.1
2003 03 22    07 23.97   +18 04.1    0.401    1.189   109.0    52.4    19.1
2003 03 27    07 03.58   +19 40.6    0.389    1.126    99.1    61.0    19.2
2003 04 01    06 42.90   +21 12.4    0.377    1.063    89.2    70.0    19.3
2003 04 06    06 21.37   +22 38.7    0.366    0.999    79.2    79.7    19.4
2003 04 11    05 58.09   +23 58.1    0.356    0.935    68.9    90.3    19.6
2003 04 16    05 31.82   +25 06.5    0.347    0.871    58.1   102.2    19.9
2003 04 21    05 01.37   +25 54.9    0.340    0.809    46.5   115.8    20.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C65

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