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MPEC 2003-M34 : COMET C/2003 H3 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-M34                                Issued 2003 June 23, 15:17 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 H3 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK03H030  C2003 06 16.98396 19 36 27.98 -00 32 50.2                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 06 16.98701 19 36 27.83 -00 32 46.7                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 06 16.98779 19 36 27.82 -00 32 45.6                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 06 16.98854 19 36 27.79 -00 32 44.8                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 06 16.98931 19 36 27.75 -00 32 44.5                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 06 19.31179 19 34 54.48 +00 07 08.9          15.4 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 06 19.31383 19 34 54.42 +00 07 11.9          15.5 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 06 20.32301 19 34 12.39 +00 24 18.1          15.4 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 06 21.11154 19 33 38.86 +00 37 33.8          15.2 N      213
    CK03H030  C2003 06 21.11470 19 33 38.72 +00 37 37.0          15.2 N      213
    CK03H030  C2003 06 21.11567 19 33 38.68 +00 37 37.7          15.2 N      213
    CK03H030  C2003 06 21.96019 19 33 02.53 +00 51 43.9          15.8 T      215
    CK03H030  C2003 06 21.96079 19 33 02.49 +00 51 44.6          15.7 T      215
    CK03H030  C2003 06 21.96132 19 33 02.46 +00 51 45.0          15.8 T      215
    CK03H030  C2003 06 22.07943 19 32 57.23 +00 53 42.4          15.3 T      232
    CK03H030  C2003 06 22.08462 19 32 57.01 +00 53 48.5          15.3 T      232
    CK03H030  C2003 06 22.08981 19 32 56.74 +00 53 54.0          15.2 T      232
    CK03H030  C2003 06 22.28587 19 32 48.33 +00 57 08.9          15.8 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 06 23.31222 19 32 03.12 +01 14 05.0          15.9 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 06 23.31623 19 32 02.94 +01 14 09.5          15.9 T      H41

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 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.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 H3 (NEAT)
T 2003 Apr. 24.2406 TT                                  MPC
q   2.901628             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    6.4799      +0.0727130      +0.7299743
                   Node   269.4194      -0.9428529      -0.1718533
e   1.0            Incl.   42.8148      -0.3251787      +0.6615164
From 246 observations 2003 Apr. 30-June 23.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M34

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