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    • MPEC 2003-T46 : COMET C/2003 S3 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-T46                                Issued 2003 Oct. 7, 21:11 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
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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2003 S3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03S030  C2003 09 30.73777 04 09 13.74 +28 47 25.9          19.4 T      360
    CK03S030   2003 09 30.74167 04 09 13.45 +28 47 24.5          18.8 T      372
    CK03S030  C2003 09 30.74169 04 09 13.57 +28 47 25.5                      360
    CK03S030   2003 10 02.75000 04 08 05.65 +28 42 47.2          19.0 T      372
    CK03S030  C2003 10 05.11413 04 06 42.96 +28 37 07.1          20.1 N      J95
    CK03S030  C2003 10 05.12059 04 06 42.79 +28 37 06.3          19.5 N      J95
    CK03S030  C2003 10 05.12698 04 06 42.52 +28 37 04.6          20.1 N      J95

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 S3 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Aug. 3.481 TT                                    MPC
q   7.73921              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  138.744       +0.096798       +0.930874
                   Node   226.637       +0.737734       +0.170489
e   1.0            Incl.  151.017       +0.668116       -0.323121
From 28 observations 2003 Sept. 27-Oct. 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 S3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 09 28    04 10.70   +28 53.4    7.641    8.161   118.1     6.2  19.0
2003 10 08    04 04.96   +28 29.8    7.513    8.180   129.1     5.4  19.0
2003 10 18    03 58.33   +28 01.3    7.408    8.200   140.4     4.4  19.0
2003 10 28    03 50.96   +27 27.5    7.331    8.220   151.8     3.3  19.0
2003 11 07    03 43.11   +26 48.7    7.288    8.241   163.0     2.0  19.0
2003 11 17    03 35.06   +26 05.6    7.281    8.262   172.5     0.9  19.0
2003 11 27    03 27.10   +25 19.1    7.312    8.284   169.4     1.3  19.0
2003 12 07    03 19.52   +24 30.8    7.380    8.306   158.7     2.5  19.0
2003 12 17    03 12.59   +23 42.2    7.484    8.328   147.1     3.7  19.1
2003 12 27    03 06.48   +22 55.1    7.620    8.350   135.6     4.7  19.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-T46

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