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    M.P.E.C. 2003-G43                                Issued 2003 Apr.  9, 15:39 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2003 GR22

Observations:
     K03G22R* C2003 04 07.37616 15 55 18.55 -17 08 32.5          19.1        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 07.38837 15 55 28.48 -17 09 33.4          19.4        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 07.40052 15 55 38.16 -17 10 32.8          19.4        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 07.42479 15 55 57.69 -17 12 33.2          19.2        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.44380 16 11 48.77 -18 43 08.1          19.3        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.44392 16 11 48.97 -18 43 09.6          18.8        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.45629 16 12 01.37 -18 44 19.7          19.3        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.45642 16 12 01.58 -18 44 21.1          19.1        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.46831 16 12 14.01 -18 45 26.9                      926
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.46833 16 12 13.56 -18 45 29.7          19.6        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.46844 16 12 13.68 -18 45 30.1          19.3        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.46884 16 12 14.44 -18 45 30.7          18.7 R      926
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.46940 16 12 14.91 -18 45 33.5                      926
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.48025 16 12 25.67 -18 46 37.4          19.6        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 08.48037 16 12 25.83 -18 46 37.4          19.2        704
     K03G22R  C2003 04 09.47882 16 32 00.66 -20 29 30.9          18.9 R      926
     K03G22R  C2003 04 09.47922 16 32 01.20 -20 29 34.0          18.7 R      926
     K03G22R  C2003 04 09.47964 16 32 01.58 -20 29 35.9          18.4 R      926
     K03G22R  C2003 04 09.48005 16 32 02.14 -20 29 39.3          18.7 R      926

Observer details:
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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 GR22
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                 MPC
M 327.47584              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44513218     Peri.  275.95302     +0.49544680     +0.86738903
a   1.6988044      Node    23.92237     -0.74460287     +0.45169849
e   0.6519484      Incl.    6.59470     -0.44732430     +0.20881748
P   2.21           H   22.4           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2003 Apr. 7-9.

Ephemeris:
2003 GR22                a,e,i = 1.70, 0.65, 7                   q = 0.5913
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 04 01    15 02.36   -11 28.1    0.187    1.156   144.0    30.5    20.4
2003 04 02    15 07.67   -12 04.0    0.174    1.144   143.6    31.2    20.2
2003 04 03    15 13.74   -12 44.6    0.162    1.133   143.0    32.1    20.1
2003 04 04    15 20.75   -13 31.1    0.150    1.122   142.2    33.1    19.9
2003 04 05    15 28.94   -14 24.4    0.138    1.111   141.1    34.5    19.8
2003 04 06    15 38.63   -15 26.1    0.127    1.100   139.6    36.1    19.6
2003 04 07    15 50.28   -16 37.6    0.115    1.089   137.6    38.3    19.4
2003 04 08    16 04.48   -18 00.8    0.105    1.078   135.0    41.0    19.3
2003 04 09    16 22.07   -19 37.2    0.094    1.066   131.7    44.6    19.1
2003 04 10    16 44.18   -21 27.0    0.085    1.055   127.3    49.1    19.0
2003 04 11    17 12.23   -23 27.5    0.076    1.044   121.6    54.8    18.9
2003 04 12    17 47.81   -25 29.2    0.069    1.032   114.4    62.1    18.9
2003 04 13    18 31.96   -27 11.6    0.063    1.021   105.5    71.1    18.9
2003 04 14    19 23.85   -28 03.6    0.060    1.010    95.1    81.5    19.2
2003 04 15    20 19.48   -27 37.9    0.059    0.999    83.9    92.7    19.6
2003 04 16    21 12.82   -25 53.8    0.061    0.987    73.0   103.6    20.1
2003 04 17    21 59.14   -23 19.2    0.066    0.976    63.3   113.3    20.8
2003 04 18    22 36.85   -20 29.3    0.072    0.964    55.2   121.3    21.6
2003 04 19    23 06.68   -17 47.5    0.080    0.953    48.7   127.7    22.3
2003 04 20    23 30.14   -15 24.0    0.089    0.942    43.6   132.6    23.0
2003 04 21    23 48.75   -13 20.7    0.099    0.930    39.7   136.4    23.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G43

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