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M.P.E.C. 2003-U31                                Issued 2003 Oct. 21, 12:49 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 UC10

Observations:
     K03U10C* C2003 10 20.35847 01 53 55.92 +02 03 01.2          20.5 V      691
     K03U10C  C2003 10 20.38597 01 53 56.63 +02 04 21.3          20.2 V      691
     K03U10C  C2003 10 20.41430 01 53 57.44 +02 05 43.8          20.4 V      691
     K03U10C  C2003 10 20.98962 01 54 26.83 +02 32 22.6          20.2 R      J95
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.00638 01 54 27.01 +02 33 07.3          20.0 R      J95
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.02287 01 54 27.45 +02 33 54.0          19.9 R      J95
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.16929 01 54 36.15 +02 40 34.0          21.0 R      649
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.17402 01 54 36.33 +02 40 47.0          19.9 R      649
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.17876 01 54 36.50 +02 40 59.5          20.4 R      649
     K03U10C 5C2003 10 21.28819 01 54 40.27 +02 45 53.8          20.5 R      673
     K03U10C 5C2003 10 21.29803 01 54 40.47 +02 46 19.7                      673
     K03U10C 5C2003 10 21.30579 01 54 40.62 +02 46 39.2                      673
     K03U10C 5C2003 10 21.31424 01 54 40.78 +02 47 00.6                      673
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.38032 01 54 41.75 +02 49 54.2          20.8 V      291
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.38480 01 54 41.86 +02 50 06.2          20.3 V      291
     K03U10C  C2003 10 21.38968 01 54 41.96 +02 50 18.3          20.9 V      291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 UC10
Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
M   9.24979              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25178034     Peri.  253.64220     +0.80067982     +0.59858953
a   2.4838279      Node    69.58238     -0.53917712     +0.73785719
e   0.6458691      Incl.    1.50070     -0.26115104     +0.31186109
P   3.91           H   24.1           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2003 Oct. 20-21.

Ephemeris:
2003 UC10                a,e,i = 2.48, 0.65, 2                   q = 0.8796
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 18    01 51.65   -00 11.2    0.108    1.103   169.0    10.0    20.1
2003 10 28    01 57.93   +06 16.4    0.195    1.187   173.0     5.9    21.4
2003 11 07    02 00.83   +08 58.3    0.291    1.276   166.8    10.2    22.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U31

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