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    • MPEC 2003-P23 : COMET C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-P23                                Issued 2003 Aug. 5, 20:42 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03O010  C2003 07 23.49204 19 29 37.92 +38 37 53.3          18.0 N      568
    CK03O010  C2003 07 23.50828 19 29 36.73 +38 37 53.1          17.8 N      568
    CK03O010  C2003 07 30.30324 19 21 59.89 +38 34 12.3          17.9 T      785
    CK03O010  C2003 07 30.36389 19 21 55.89 +38 34 05.0          17.4 T      785
    CK03O010  C2003 08 01.94774 19 19 05.19 +38 30 42.2                      046
    CK03O010  C2003 08 01.94898 19 19 05.10 +38 30 42.2                      046
    CK03O010  C2003 08 02.16846 19 18 50.73 +38 30 22.4          18.0 T      850
    CK03O010  C2003 08 02.18542 19 18 49.68 +38 30 20.2          17.9 T      850
    CK03O010  C2003 08 02.22604 19 18 46.97 +38 30 17.2          17.7 T      850
    CK03O010  C2003 08 02.23750 19 18 46.23 +38 30 14.9          17.8 T      850
    CK03O010  C2003 08 02.61338 19 18 21.56 +38 29 39.2          18.0 T      360
    CK03O010  C2003 08 02.61744 19 18 21.29 +38 29 38.8                      360
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.03823 19 17 53.71 +38 28 56.6          18.1 T      215
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.16685 19 17 45.40 +38 28 42.8          18.7 T      H41
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.17179 19 17 45.10 +38 28 43.2          18.8 T      H41
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.89744 19 16 57.80 +38 27 25.3          18.0 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.90126 19 16 57.55 +38 27 24.6          17.9 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.90350 19 16 57.53 +38 27 24.8          17.8 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.90507 19 16 57.41 +38 27 24.6          17.9 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 04.25394 19 16 34.64 +38 26 45.7          18.8 T      H41
    CK03O010  C2003 08 04.25741 19 16 34.46 +38 26 45.5          18.8 T      H41

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.31-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers J. Pittichova, K. J. Meech.  Measurer
    J. Pittichova.  2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Measurer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Mar. 16.653 TT                                   MPC
q   6.84714              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   81.617       +0.042971       -0.980995
                   Node   347.628       -0.792113       +0.081965
e   1.0            Incl.  117.977       +0.608860       +0.175869
From 136 observations 2003 July 19-Aug. 4.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 07 30    19 22.34   +38 34.5    6.446    7.012   120.3     7.2  18.5
2003 08 09    19 11.53   +38 16.1    6.457    6.999   118.6     7.3  18.5
2003 08 19    19 01.55   +37 43.3    6.489    6.985   115.5     7.5  18.5
2003 08 29    18 52.70   +36 58.8    6.541    6.973   111.4     7.8  18.5
2003 09 08    18 45.18   +36 05.8    6.610    6.961   106.3     8.0  18.5
2003 09 18    18 39.09   +35 07.6    6.692    6.949   100.7     8.2  18.5
2003 09 28    18 34.45   +34 07.3    6.783    6.938    94.8     8.3  18.6
2003 10 08    18 31.21   +33 08.0    6.879    6.928    88.6     8.3  18.6
2003 10 18    18 29.25   +32 12.0    6.977    6.918    82.5     8.2  18.6
2003 10 28    18 28.46   +31 21.4    7.072    6.909    76.6     8.0  18.6
2003 11 07    18 28.68   +30 38.0    7.161    6.901    70.9     7.8  18.7
2003 11 17    18 29.76   +30 02.8    7.240    6.893    65.7     7.5  18.7
2003 11 27    18 31.55   +29 36.9    7.308    6.886    61.1     7.2  18.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-P23

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