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MPEC 2003-L53 : 2003 LP6

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M.P.E.C. 2003-L53                                Issued 2003 June 14, 02:54 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 LP6

Observations:
     K03L06P* C2003 06 12.32244 20 18 31.46 +63 14 57.1          18.3        704
     K03L06P  C2003 06 12.33263 20 18 32.08 +63 15 36.5          18.3        704
     K03L06P  C2003 06 12.34280 20 18 32.71 +63 16 15.7          18.3        704
     K03L06P  C2003 06 12.35306 20 18 33.39 +63 16 55.2          18.4        704
     K03L06P  C2003 06 12.36321 20 18 34.04 +63 17 34.7          18.1        704
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.01145 20 19 23.21 +63 59 14.4          17.6 R      620
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.01678 20 19 23.53 +63 59 35.3          17.9 R      620
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.01917 20 19 23.69 +63 59 42.7          17.6 R      966
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.02214 20 19 23.86 +63 59 56.6          17.7 R      620
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.02888 20 19 24.37 +64 00 20.5          17.9 R      966
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.95429 20 20 38.09 +65 01 16.9          18.2 V      A50
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.95934 20 20 38.49 +65 01 36.6                      A50
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.96142 20 20 38.62 +65 01 45.2                      A50
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.96338 20 20 39.04 +65 01 54.1                      A50
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.98744 20 20 41.21 +65 03 30.1          17.6 R      176
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.99161 20 20 41.55 +65 03 46.7          17.7 R      176
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.99358 20 20 41.71 +65 03 54.5                      176
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.99566 20 20 41.87 +65 04 02.8                      176
     K03L06P  C2003 06 13.99809 20 20 42.07 +65 04 12.5                      176
     K03L06P  C2003 06 14.01840 20 20 43.22 +65 05 34.5          17.8 R      118
     K03L06P  C2003 06 14.02251 20 20 43.52 +65 05 51.4                      118
     K03L06P  C2003 06 14.02597 20 20 43.85 +65 06 05.0                      118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m reflector + CCD, 0.2-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko, v. Lokot.
    0.6-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 LP6
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5                 MPC
M 343.64115              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29635337     Peri.  258.83036     +0.54232325     -0.74762839
a   2.2280733      Node   146.98444     +0.71409203     +0.65055834
e   0.9160412      Incl.   44.71000     -0.44267152     +0.13351268
P   3.33           H   16.1           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2003 June 12-14.

Ephemeris:
2003 LP6                 a,e,i = 2.23, 0.92, 45                  q = 0.1871
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 06 10    20 15.85   +60 51.6    0.857    1.308    88.2    50.9    18.2
2003 06 20    20 32.2    +72 23.4    0.715    1.141    80.4    61.4    17.8
2003 06 30    00 12      +87 05.3    0.598    0.958    67.1    77.8    17.6

2003 12 27    15 07.47   +15 19.5    2.730    2.412    61.0    20.9    21.2
2004 01 06    15 18.18   +16 44.0    2.705    2.507    68.0    21.3    21.3
2004 01 16    15 27.32   +18 27.5    2.670    2.598    75.1    21.5    21.4
2004 01 26    15 34.65   +20 30.1    2.630    2.685    82.5    21.3    21.4
2004 02 05    15 39.90   +22 51.0    2.588    2.769    90.0    20.9    21.4
2004 02 15    15 42.78   +25 27.8    2.548    2.849    97.4    20.1    21.4
2004 02 25    15 42.96   +28 16.6    2.514    2.926   104.7    19.1    21.4
2004 03 06    15 40.13   +31 11.1    2.491    3.000   111.5    17.9    21.4
2004 03 16    15 34.13   +34 02.9    2.483    3.072   117.5    16.7    21.4
2004 03 26    15 24.93   +36 41.8    2.493    3.140   122.2    15.6    21.4
2004 04 05    15 12.88   +38 57.0    2.524    3.206   125.1    14.8    21.5
2004 04 15    14 58.70   +40 39.4    2.578    3.269   125.9    14.4    21.5
2004 04 25    14 43.47   +41 43.2    2.654    3.329   124.6    14.4    21.6
2004 05 05    14 28.44   +42 06.8    2.751    3.388   121.4    14.7    21.8
2004 05 15    14 14.75   +41 53.5    2.866    3.444   116.9    15.2    21.9
2004 05 25    14 03.22   +41 09.2    2.998    3.497   111.4    15.6    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-L53

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