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MPEC 2003-N31 : COMET C/2003 H3 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-N31                                Issued 2003 July 7, 18:50 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 24.99400 19 30 47.59 +01 41 27.5                      127
    CK03H030  C2003 06 24.99950 19 30 47.34 +01 41 32.9                      127
    CK03H030  C2003 06 25.00517 19 30 47.08 +01 41 38.2                      127
    CK03H030  C2003 07 02.29978 19 25 00.92 +03 34 13.0          15.2 T      785
    CK03H030  C2003 07 02.31321 19 25 00.24 +03 34 23.1          15.6 T      785
    CK03H030  C2003 07 02.98274 19 24 27.51 +03 44 10.0                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 07 02.98425 19 24 27.42 +03 44 10.9                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 07 02.98716 19 24 27.26 +03 44 13.8                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 07 02.99588 19 24 26.83 +03 44 21.3                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 07 02.99878 19 24 26.70 +03 44 24.2                      048
    CK03H030  C2003 07 04.28918 19 23 23.23 +04 02 58.6          16.1 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 07 04.29666 19 23 22.74 +04 03 04.3          16.2 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 07 05.08663 19 22 43.59 +04 14 13.8          14.9 N      212
    CK03H030  C2003 07 05.08958 19 22 43.44 +04 14 16.6          14.8 N      212
    CK03H030  C2003 07 05.09271 19 22 43.29 +04 14 19.8          14.8 N      212
    CK03H030  C2003 07 05.32262 19 22 31.90 +04 17 32.7          15.9 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 07 05.32800 19 22 31.61 +04 17 36.8          15.8 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 07 06.32716 19 21 42.03 +04 31 27.5          15.8 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 07 06.33429 19 21 41.70 +04 31 34.0          15.8 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 07 07.27763 19 20 54.81 +04 44 25.6          15.6 T      H41
    CK03H030  C2003 07 07.28348 19 20 54.51 +04 44 29.9          15.6 T      H41

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
127 Bornheim.  Observer N. Ehring.  0.30-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
212 Observatorio La Dehesilla.  Observer I. Almendros.  0.25-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    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. 24.2371 TT                                  MPC
q   2.901628             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    6.4789      +0.0727011      +0.7299717
                   Node   269.4195      -0.9428498      -0.1718709
e   1.0            Incl.   42.8151      -0.3251903      +0.6615147
From 293 observations 2003 Apr. 30-July 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N31

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