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    M.P.E.C. 2003-A34                                Issued 2003 Jan. 6, 17:33 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 P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        PK02T060  C2003 01 01.07638 01 05 10.14 +06 01 43.5          18.2 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 01.09145 01 05 10.57 +06 01 45.3          18.6 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 01.12376 01 05 11.54 +06 01 48.1          18.6 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 01.13883 01 05 12.06 +06 01 49.1          18.4 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 04.08016 01 06 50.16 +06 05 46.0          18.9 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 04.09606 01 06 50.72 +06 05 47.1          19.2 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 04.11152 01 06 51.18 +06 05 48.8          18.5 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 04.12703 01 06 51.70 +06 05 50.3          18.7 T      704
        PK02T060  C2003 01 04.14232 01 06 52.23 +06 05 51.9          18.5 T      704
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR)
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5
    T 2003 June 26.90572 TT                                 MPC
    q   3.3878002            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.04662230     Peri.  217.53925     +0.40283006     -0.91056632
    a   7.6455183      Node   209.04591     +0.87922005     +0.41312376
    e   0.5568907      Incl.   11.00960     +0.25436205     +0.01406182
    P  21.14
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    020928 644  1.4-  0.3+    021028 926  0.0   0.2-    021110 704  0.2+  1.0+
    020928 644  0.5+  0.9+    021028 557  0.1-  0.9-    021110 561  0.1+  0.5-
    020928 644  1.4+  0.5-    021028 557  0.2-  1.1+    021110 561  0.2+  0.1-
    021004 644  0.3-  0.4-    021028 049  0.2+  0.0     021110 561  0.3+  0.1+
    021004 644  0.3-  0.4-    021028 049  0.2-  0.1-    021111 644  0.5+  0.0
    021004 644  0.3-  0.1-    021028 049  0.3-  0.4-    021111 644  0.6+  0.1-
    021007 704  0.3-  0.4+    021029 704  0.0   0.5+    021111 644  0.6+  0.3+
    021007 704  0.5-  0.4+    021029 704  0.5-  0.2+    021112 360  0.0   1.2-
    021007 704  0.0   0.7+    021029 704  0.4-  0.5+    021112 360  0.1+  0.7-
    021007 704  0.1+  0.0     021029 704  0.1+  0.4-    021112 360  0.2-  0.5-
    021009 704  1.0-  0.3-    021029 704  0.6+  0.1+    021112 246  0.4-  0.0
    021009 704  0.2+  0.0     021029 704  0.1-  1.0-    021112 246  0.3-  0.1-
    021009 704  1.2+  0.1+    021029 704  0.0   0.7+    021112 246  0.1+  0.7+
    021009 704  0.6+  0.1+    021029 696  0.1-  0.3-    021112 246  0.4-  0.4+
    021011 704  0.1-  0.3+    021029 696  0.1+  0.4-    021112 246  0.2-  0.5+
    021011 704  0.9-  0.1+    021029 704  0.1-  0.0     021126 J95  0.4-  0.5-
    021011 704  0.4-  0.4-    021029 704  0.1+  0.3-    021126 J95  0.6-  0.7+
    021022 448  0.5+  0.3+    021029 704  0.7-  0.1+    021128 360  0.5+  0.7-
    021022 448  0.9+  0.4-    021029 926  0.2+  0.1-    021128 360  0.3+  0.4-
    021022 448  0.0   0.5-    021029 926  0.1-  0.6+    021128 360  0.5+  0.2-
    021023 966  0.3+  0.6+    021029 926  1.1-  0.3+    021128 J95  0.4-  0.8-
    021023 966  0.4+  0.2-    021029 448  0.8-  0.2+    021208 644  0.1-  0.6-
    021023 J95  0.9-  0.8+    021029 448  0.3-  0.4+    021208 644  0.0   0.3-
    021023 J95  1.5-  0.9-    021029 448  0.0   0.5+    021208 644  0.0   0.7-
    021025 448  0.3-  0.1-    021029 213  0.3-  0.3-    021210 644  0.1+  0.6-
    021025 448  0.1-  0.2-    021029 213  1.0+  1.6+    021210 644  0.2+  0.5-
    021025 448  0.4+  0.5-    021031 699  0.8+  0.1+    021210 644  0.1-  0.3-
    021026 557  0.3+  0.9-    021031 699  0.6+  0.2-    021225 046  0.4-  0.1-
    021026 557  0.7+  0.7-    021031 699  1.4+  0.4+    021225 046  0.0   0.1+
    021026 557  0.0   1.1-    021031 699  1.0+  0.7-    021225 046  0.1-  0.1-
    021026 587  0.5-  0.2-    021103 608  0.3-  0.0     021225 046  0.2-  0.2-
    021026 587  0.4+  0.2-    021103 608  0.6-  0.4+    021225 046  0.0   0.0
    021026 587  0.9+  0.1-    021103 608  0.3-  0.2+    021225 046  0.0   0.2-
    021027 J95  0.6-  0.6-    021103 J95  0.5-  0.5+    021225 046  0.3-  0.2+
    021027 J95  1.2+  0.1+    021103 J95  0.2+  0.2-    021228 J95  1.0+  0.4-
    021027 J95  0.6+  0.6-    021103 J95  0.6+  0.5-    021228 J95  0.3+  0.7-
    021028 704  0.9-  0.9+    021105 360  0.2+  0.1-    030101 704  0.9-  0.1+
    021028 704  0.2+  0.8+    021105 360  0.3+  0.1-    030101 704  1.5-  0.8+
    021028 704  0.9-  0.5+    021105 360  0.5+  0.1+    030101 704  2.0-  1.3+
    021028 704  0.4+  0.2+    021105 213  0.8-  0.4-    030101 704  1.2-  1.2+
    021028 704  0.2-  0.0     021106 704  0.5+  0.9+    030104 704  1.1+  0.2+
    021028 704  1.3-  0.2-    021106 704  0.6+  1.0+    030104 704  1.4+  0.1-
    021028 926  0.2+  0.1+    021106 704  0.0   1.5+    030104 704  0.5+  0.2+
    021028 704  0.3-  0.0     021106 704  0.5+  0.8+    030104 704  0.4+  0.3+
    021028 704  0.4-  0.4-    021110 704  0.2-  0.0     030104 704  0.6+  0.5+
    021028 926  0.2+  0.0     021110 704  0.7+  1.4-
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A34
    

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