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M.P.E.C. 2003-U60                                Issued 2003 Oct. 24, 17:45 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
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                                   2003 UC22

Observations:
     K03U22C* C2003 10 22.30709 02 11 27.08 +22 10 30.6          20.1        644
     K03U22C  C2003 10 22.36997 02 11 30.66 +22 09 39.6          19.8        644
     K03U22C  C2003 10 22.43296 02 11 34.34 +22 08 46.8          20.2        644
     K03U22C 5C2003 10 23.19433 02 12 28.99 +21 58 21.4          19.5 R      673
     K03U22C 5C2003 10 23.19826 02 12 29.25 +21 58 18.2                      673
     K03U22C 5C2003 10 23.20185 02 12 29.47 +21 58 15.3                      673
     K03U22C  C2003 10 23.29205 02 12 34.45 +21 57 05.5          20.7 R      926
     K03U22C  C2003 10 23.29463 02 12 34.61 +21 57 03.7          20.0 R      926
     K03U22C  C2003 10 23.29740 02 12 34.77 +21 57 01.1          20.1 R      926
     K03U22C 5C2003 10 24.20752 02 13 37.10 +21 44 13.2          19.5 R      673
     K03U22C 5C2003 10 24.20972 02 13 37.21 +21 44 11.7                      673
     K03U22C 5C2003 10 24.21169 02 13 37.33 +21 44 09.9                      673
     K03U22C 5C2003 10 24.21354 02 13 37.45 +21 44 08.4                      673
     K03U22C  C2003 10 24.27935 02 13 40.69 +21 43 16.7          19.7 R      711
     K03U22C  C2003 10 24.29003 02 13 41.28 +21 43 08.1          19.5 R      711
     K03U22C  C2003 10 24.30057 02 13 41.86 +21 42 58.7          19.6 R      711

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector with prime
    focus corrector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 UC22
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
M 358.03930              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30154009     Peri.  151.32500     +0.91218175     -0.40422709
a   2.2024498      Node   232.67444     +0.35797626     +0.86593753
e   0.4259871      Incl.    4.85253     +0.19944283     +0.29453802
P   3.27           H   22.0           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2003 Oct. 22-24.

Ephemeris:
2003 UC22                a,e,i = 2.20, 0.43, 5                   q = 1.2642
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 18    02 06.28   +23 04.6    0.277    1.265   163.7    12.8    20.5
2003 10 28    02 17.68   +20 48.8    0.280    1.271   171.7     6.5    20.3
2003 11 07    02 27.53   +18 14.2    0.295    1.286   175.0     3.9    20.3
2003 11 17    02 36.79   +15 53.0    0.324    1.307   167.6     9.3    20.8
2003 11 27    02 46.36   +14 06.6    0.366    1.335   159.1    15.3    21.3
2003 12 07    02 57.01   +13 03.5    0.421    1.369   151.0    20.4    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U60

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