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MPEC 2003-S90 : 2003 SC220

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M.P.E.C. 2003-S90                                Issued 2003 Sept. 30, 12:14 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.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                  2003 SC220

Observations:
     K03SM0C* C2003 09 29.27152 01 13 06.84 +27 26 01.4          19.1 R      699
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 29.28991 01 13 06.24 +27 24 37.6                      699
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 29.30836 01 13 05.65 +27 23 13.3                      699
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 29.32664 01 13 05.00 +27 21 50.0                      699
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 29.89383 01 12 51.76 +26 38 00.2          19.3 R      132
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 29.90283 01 12 51.48 +26 37 17.7          19.2 R      132
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 29.91182 01 12 51.20 +26 36 36.3          19.1 R      132
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.12345 01 12 46.52 +26 20 06.6          19.2 R      G90
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.12659 01 12 46.42 +26 19 51.8          18.9 R      G90
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.12976 01 12 46.31 +26 19 37.3          18.9 R      G90
     K03SM0C 5C2003 09 30.28264 01 12 41.73 +26 07 43.1          18.5 R      673
     K03SM0C 5C2003 09 30.28611 01 12 41.58 +26 07 26.9                      673
     K03SM0C 5C2003 09 30.28981 01 12 41.43 +26 07 11.0                      673
     K03SM0C 5C2003 09 30.29201 01 12 41.36 +26 07 00.6                      673
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.30839 01 12 40.53 +26 05 44.3          19.2 R      448
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.31755 01 12 40.21 +26 05 01.3          19.4 R      448
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.32668 01 12 39.90 +26 04 18.2          19.2 R      448
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.33566 01 12 39.68 +26 03 36.4          19.6 R      651
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.33737 01 12 39.60 +26 03 28.5          19.5 R      651
     K03SM0C  C2003 09 30.33890 01 12 39.56 +26 03 21.2          19.4 R      651

Observer details:
132 Bedoin.  Observer P. Antonini.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.32-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 SC220
Epoch 2003 Sept. 18.0 TT = JDT 2452900.5                MPC
M  19.73878              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52689042     Peri.  137.79263     +0.88522250     +0.42882379
a   1.5181774      Node   199.30172     -0.40871633     +0.90204870
e   0.1247916      Incl.   33.04692     +0.22210825     -0.04917615
P   1.87           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2003 Sept. 29-30.

Ephemeris:
2003 SC220               a,e,i = 1.52, 0.12, 33                  q = 1.3287
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 09 28    01 13.60   +29 01.7    0.389    1.352   149.5    22.1    19.7
2003 10 08    01 08.96   +15 18.2    0.367    1.362   169.5     7.7    19.0
2003 10 18    01 04.10   +00 51.4    0.382    1.373   169.4     7.7    19.1
2003 10 28    01 01.08   -11 02.3    0.431    1.386   151.0    20.4    19.9
2003 11 07    01 01.23   -19 07.5    0.505    1.401   136.3    29.3    20.5
2003 11 17    01 04.83   -23 57.4    0.595    1.416   124.9    34.9    21.1
2003 11 27    01 11.63   -26 28.3    0.692    1.432   116.0    38.3    21.5
2003 12 07    01 21.26   -27 24.9    0.793    1.449   108.7    40.1    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S90

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