| | A.L.P.O. MINOR PLANETS SECTION - MAP ALERTS FOR 2003 |
 | | (Call for observations) 1385 Gelria mag v15.3-15.3 B/0.3 and B/0.3 (Call for observations) 1403 Iseldonia mag v13.8 F/0.4 (Call for observations) 2064 Thomsen mag v13.8 predicted 3767 DiMaggio mag v15.2-15.3 predicted 1166 Sakuntala was observed again fainter than predicted (one magnitude and more), for the fifth opposition followed since 1998 ! |
 | | We start the second half of 2003 with additional observations of 921 Jovita, and a new MAP object, 1385 Gelria. |
 | | ampl.MAP=0.8 mag Gerard reports I observed during the SHORT night of June 21-22 : 1385 Gelria v14.8 B/0.4 +/-0.1 1432 Ethiopia v14.2+v14.0 F/0.3 and 0.1 1594 Danjon v13.7 4853 Marielukac v15.6 If 1432 Ethiopia seems to be limit for the MAP, 1385 Gelria was two times more brighter than predicted. |
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