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MPEC 2003-K09 : COMET C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-K09                                Issued 2003 May 17, 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03G010  C2003 05 03.12321 17 36 59.53 +01 18 15.9          15.7 N      A01
    CK03G010  C2003 05 03.12541 17 36 59.48 +01 18 17.5          15.7 N      A01
    CK03G010  C2003 05 03.13632 17 36 59.19 +01 18 25.5          15.7 N      A01
    CK03G010  C2003 05 03.66998 17 36 46.79 +01 24 47.2          17.6 T      900
    CK03G010  C2003 05 03.68101 17 36 46.64 +01 24 56.1          17.1 T      900
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.06634 17 36 37.47 +01 29 26.8                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.06736 17 36 37.36 +01 29 27.5                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.06944 17 36 37.31 +01 29 28.8                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.07099 17 36 37.30 +01 29 29.7                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.07254 17 36 37.25 +01 29 30.4                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.07409 17 36 37.19 +01 29 31.5                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.07565 17 36 37.14 +01 29 32.8                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.07721 17 36 37.12 +01 29 34.4                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.07876 17 36 37.04 +01 29 35.5                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.08088 17 36 36.93 +01 29 37.2                      616
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.11747 17 36 36.17 +01 30 04.0          15.6 N      A02
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.12198 17 36 36.02 +01 30 07.4          15.6 N      A02
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.12649 17 36 35.88 +01 30 10.9          15.6 N      A02
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.91686 17 36 16.77 +01 39 32.2                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.91764 17 36 16.81 +01 39 33.1                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.91839 17 36 16.80 +01 39 33.6                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.91916 17 36 16.76 +01 39 33.8                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 04.92069 17 36 16.72 +01 39 34.4                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 05.68109 17 35 57.88 +01 48 36.3          15.8 T      360
    CK03G010  C2003 05 05.68367 17 35 57.81 +01 48 38.4                      360
    CK03G010  C2003 05 05.96626 17 35 50.73 +01 51 58.2          16.7 T      561
    CK03G010  C2003 05 05.97049 17 35 50.63 +01 52 01.3          16.6 T      561
    CK03G010  C2003 05 05.97442 17 35 50.53 +01 52 04.2          16.7 T      561
    CK03G010  C2003 05 05.97841 17 35 50.42 +01 52 07.2          16.6 T      561
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.05633 17 35 48.42 +01 53 00.5                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.05708 17 35 48.42 +01 53 01.2                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.05785 17 35 48.38 +01 53 01.9                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.05860 17 35 48.34 +01 53 02.2                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.06012 17 35 48.35 +01 53 03.4                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.06087 17 35 48.27 +01 53 03.5                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.06163 17 35 48.31 +01 53 04.2                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.06238 17 35 48.24 +01 53 05.0                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.06315 17 35 48.23 +01 53 04.9                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 06.06542 17 35 48.13 +01 53 06.9                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05079 17 34 56.62 +02 16 29.5                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05155 17 34 56.57 +02 16 29.8                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05231 17 34 56.54 +02 16 30.6                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05307 17 34 56.52 +02 16 31.2                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05458 17 34 56.48 +02 16 32.1                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05534 17 34 56.46 +02 16 32.7                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05609 17 34 56.44 +02 16 33.1                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05684 17 34 56.41 +02 16 33.5                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05759 17 34 56.42 +02 16 34.3                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 08.05987 17 34 56.34 +02 16 36.0                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.58102 17 34 15.17 +02 34 25.1                      340
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.58589 17 34 15.05 +02 34 27.9                      340
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.58994 17 34 14.88 +02 34 30.9          16.2 T      340
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.60035 17 34 14.60 +02 34 38.3          16.1 T      367
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.60347 17 34 14.51 +02 34 40.6                      367
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.60660 17 34 14.44 +02 34 42.7                      367
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.70613 17 34 11.61 +02 35 52.7                      349
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.71422 17 34 11.37 +02 35 58.6                      349
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.71696 17 34 11.33 +02 36 00.2                      349
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.71979 17 34 11.21 +02 36 02.5          16.1 T      349
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.72963 17 34 10.95 +02 36 09.2          15.7 T      360
    CK03G010  C2003 05 09.73198 17 34 10.88 +02 36 11.0                      360
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.01265 17 34 03.14 +02 39 26.3          15.5 N      213
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.01433 17 34 03.13 +02 39 26.7          15.6 N      213
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.01628 17 34 03.13 +02 39 23.9          15.7 N      213
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.03311 17 34 02.49 +02 39 41.7          15.7 T      232
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.03572 17 34 02.43 +02 39 43.6          15.8 T      232
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.04863 17 34 02.07 +02 39 53.2          15.7 T      232
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.10865 17 34 00.33 +02 40 34.0                      170
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.11179 17 34 00.26 +02 40 36.3                      170
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.11806 17 34 00.07 +02 40 40.5                      170
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.64196 17 33 45.42 +02 46 49.2          15.9 N      E14
    CK03G010  C2003 05 10.65931 17 33 44.91 +02 47 01.1          15.7 N      E14
    CK03G010  C2003 05 11.04499 17 33 33.99 +02 51 27.7          16.2 N      J87
    CK03G010  C2003 05 11.04584 17 33 33.96 +02 51 28.3          16.3 N      J87
    CK03G010  C2003 05 11.04738 17 33 33.91 +02 51 29.5          16.2 N      J87
    CK03G010  C2003 05 11.05111 17 33 33.80 +02 51 32.0          16.2 N      J87
    CK03G010  C2003 05 11.31411 17 33 26.27 +02 54 35.2          16.3 T      H41
    CK03G010  C2003 05 11.31981 17 33 26.10 +02 54 39.0          16.3 T      H41
    CK03G010  C2003 05 13.31178 17 32 27.66 +03 17 38.1          15.5 T      H41
    CK03G010  C2003 05 15.32056 17 31 26.48 +03 40 35.9          16.3 T      H41
    CK03G010  C2003 05 15.32222 17 31 26.39 +03 40 36.7          16.5 T      H41

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3 Schmidt
    Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
367 Yatsuka.  Observer H. Abe.  0.26-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
616 Brno.  Observers M. Lehky, D. Hanzl.  0.62-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
A01 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 1.  Observer F. Baldris.  0.20-m f/5.0 Newtonian
    + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8.  Observer J. Salto.  0.25-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E14 Ngunnawal.  Observer D. Higgins.  0.25-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Feb. 3.8121 TT                                   MPC
q   4.915616             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   11.4440      -0.3259885      +0.4327792
                   Node   246.0854      -0.9236260      -0.3354011
e   1.0            Incl.   66.8427      -0.2016100      +0.8367845
From 252 observations 2003 Apr. 8-May 15.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K09

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