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    • MPEC 2003-A31 : COMET C/2002 R3 (LONEOS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-A31                                Issued 2003 Jan. 6, 17:17 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/2002 R3 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    CK02R030  C2002 12 28.40152 01 29 14.91 +15 25 59.9                      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 28.47556 01 29 10.07 +15 25 40.8                      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 28.47795 01 29 09.86 +15 25 40.1          16.8 T      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 28.92866 01 28 40.80 +15 23 40.1          16.8 N      A02
    CK02R030  C2002 12 28.93090 01 28 40.70 +15 23 39.7          16.6 N      A02
    CK02R030  C2002 12 28.93316 01 28 40.46 +15 23 39.2          16.8 N      A02
    CK02R030  C2002 12 30.42471 01 27 06.79 +15 17 13.6                      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 30.42817 01 27 06.57 +15 17 12.4                      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 30.43184 01 27 06.36 +15 17 11.7                      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 30.43637 01 27 06.10 +15 17 10.3                      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 30.44278 01 27 05.71 +15 17 08.8          16.7 T      349
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.08035 01 26 26.77 +15 14 28.7          17.7 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.09683 01 26 25.79 +15 14 24.9          17.8 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.11326 01 26 24.77 +15 14 20.6          17.7 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.12988 01 26 23.77 +15 14 16.6          18.1 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.14630 01 26 22.72 +15 14 12.2          18.0 T      704
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.86348 01 25 39.83 +15 11 15.5          17.2 T      118
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.86764 01 25 39.59 +15 11 14.0                      118
    CK02R030  C2002 12 31.87582 01 25 39.14 +15 11 11.8                      118
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.03470 01 23 34.74 +15 02 44.1          17.3 T      H43
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.05115 01 23 33.72 +15 02 38.1          17.0 T      H43
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.05283 01 23 33.55 +15 02 37.6          17.3 T      H43
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.84331 01 22 49.96 +14 59 38.3          16.8 N      458
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.84696 01 22 50.06 +14 59 38.9          16.8 N      213
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.85126 01 22 49.60 +14 59 36.4          16.7 N      213
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.85281 01 22 49.46 +14 59 37.1          16.8 N      213
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.86641 01 22 48.81 +14 59 34.6          17.1 T      232
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.88024 01 22 48.04 +14 59 30.3          17.1 T      232
    CK02R030  C2003 01 03.88709 01 22 47.53 +14 59 28.0          17.1 T      232
    CK02R030  C2003 01 05.07929 01 21 43.74 +14 55 08.2          17.7 T      704
    CK02R030  C2003 01 05.09457 01 21 42.91 +14 55 05.1          18.0 T      704
    CK02R030  C2003 01 05.10964 01 21 42.12 +14 55 01.7          18.0 T      704
    CK02R030  C2003 01 05.12471 01 21 41.29 +14 54 58.4          18.0 T      704
    CK02R030  C2003 01 05.13991 01 21 40.50 +14 54 55.4          17.8 T      704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + 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.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
    reflector + CCD.
458 Guadarrama Observatory.  Observer D. Rodriguez.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol.  Observer J. Salto.  0.25-m f/3.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
H43 Conway.  Observers P. C. Sherrod, B. M. Sherrod.  0.31-m f/3.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 R3 (LONEOS)
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5
T 2003 June 13.45260 TT                                 MPC
q   3.8695969            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0007428      Peri.   45.06480     +0.95604162     +0.12949440
 +/-0.0000166      Node    54.29665     +0.07640599     -0.97622382
e   1.0028744      Incl.  161.09615     +0.28310166     -0.17383401
From 584 observations 2002 Sept. 4-2003 Jan. 5, mean residual 0".54.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000007
and -0.000037 (+/- 0.000017) AU**-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A31

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