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  • MPEC 2003-C05 : COMET C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-C05                                Issued 2003 Feb. 1, 19:03 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 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)
    
    Observations:
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.10744 14 42 11.25 +35 18 13.6          14.7 N      445
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.11366 14 42 12.95 +35 18 36.8          14.6 N      445
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.11913 14 42 14.47 +35 18 58.3          14.5 N      232
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.12075 14 42 14.91 +35 19 03.3          14.7 N      445
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.12667 14 42 16.43 +35 19 26.7          14.5 N      232
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.13422 14 42 18.42 +35 19 54.8          14.5 N      232
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.10054 14 46 47.56 +36 20 46.7          14.4 T      939
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.10530 14 46 48.89 +36 21 05.6          14.4 T      939
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.11000 14 46 50.17 +36 21 23.9          14.4 T      939
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.12850 14 46 55.39 +36 22 34.1          14.9 N      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.12974 14 46 55.78 +36 22 39.1          15.0 N      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.13099 14 46 56.14 +36 22 43.8          15.1 N      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.13223 14 46 56.46 +36 22 48.6                      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.13348 14 46 56.81 +36 22 53.7                      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.41201 14 48 16.87 +36 40 46.2          12.3 T      H41
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.45429 14 48 29.06 +36 43 30.4          12.3 T      H41
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.48817 14 48 38.86 +36 45 40.6          14.6 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.48928 14 48 39.20 +36 45 44.6          14.7 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.49039 14 48 39.54 +36 45 49.0          14.6 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.49150 14 48 39.90 +36 45 53.3          14.5 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.49373 14 48 40.51 +36 46 01.9          14.6 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 26.49484 14 48 40.87 +36 46 06.2          14.6 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 27.36926 14 53 01.02 +37 43 08.9          13.6 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 27.40118 14 53 10.61 +37 45 16.1          13.2 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 27.43849 14 53 21.86 +37 47 44.3          13.3 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 28.26435 14 57 39.27 +38 42 49.4          15.2 N      J95
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 28.26661 14 57 39.93 +38 42 58.2          15.1 N      J95
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 28.26892 14 57 40.72 +38 43 07.8          15.2 N      J95
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.47293 15 04 17.58 +40 05 22.1          14.6 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.48039 15 04 19.52 +40 05 52.9          13.4 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.48145 15 04 20.02 +40 05 57.2          12.3 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.48699 15 04 21.58 +40 06 18.2          12.0 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.48795 15 04 21.74 +40 06 23.4          12.1 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.49274 15 04 23.66 +40 06 44.4          12.1 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.49425 15 04 24.04 +40 06 51.7          12.0 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 29.50286 15 04 26.80 +40 07 28.6          11.7 T      652
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 31.43829 15 16 04.72 +42 23 48.4          14.8 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 31.44161 15 16 05.98 +42 24 02.6          14.8 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 31.44493 15 16 07.25 +42 24 17.2          15.2 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 31.44941 15 16 08.93 +42 24 36.5          15.2 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 31.45613 15 16 11.45 +42 25 05.6          15.0 T      678
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.04341 15 19 59.34 +43 07 17.6          13.7 N      213
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.05914 15 20 05.40 +43 08 24.2          13.7 N      213
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.41306 15 22 26.32 +43 34 05.5          15.0 N      H41
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.43084 15 22 33.44 +43 35 22.9          15.4 N      H41
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.54483 15 23 19.35 +43 43 41.5          15.0 N      448
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.54777 15 23 20.50 +43 43 54.1          15.1 N      448
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.55071 15 23 21.68 +43 44 06.7          14.8 N      448
        CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.55367 15 23 22.93 +43 44 19.2          15.0 N      448
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, A. Aletti.  0.60-m f/4.64
        Newtonian + 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.
    445 Observatori d'Ontinyent.  Observer M. Camarasa.  0.20-m f/7.2
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    652 Rock Finder Observatory, Calgary.  Observer W. Yeung.  0.45-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    678 Fountain Hills.  Observers C. W. Juels, P. R. Holvorcem.  0.5-m f/4.8
        Newtonian + CCD.
    939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H43 Conway.  Observers P. C. Sherrod, B. M. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/4.45 reflector
        + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
    Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5
    T 2003 Apr. 13.25060 TT                                 MPC
    q   0.7137668            (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  +0.0040820      Peri.  128.82075     +0.65305036     +0.72111319
     +/-0.0002106      Node   166.21949     -0.27261787     -0.06115533
    e   0.9970864      Incl.  103.78104     +0.70654421     -0.69011288
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    021228 678 (5.3+  3.1-)   030104 348 (2.6-  0.7-)   030112 A46  0.0   0.6-
    021228 678 (2.7+  3.4+)   030104 340  0.2-  0.5-    030112 A46  0.0   0.2-
    021228 678 (3.1+  3.0-)   030104 349  0.4-  0.4-    030112 J95  0.2+  0.1+
    021228 678 (2.2+  2.0-)   030104 340  0.5-  0.0     030112 J95  0.1+  0.1-
    021229 232 (0.1-  4.0+)   030104 340  0.5-  0.1-    030112 J95  0.1-  0.4-
    021229 232 (2.7-  1.9+)   030104 349  0.1-  0.1-    030112 235  0.5+  0.1-
    021229 232  0.5-  2.0-    030104 349  0.4-  0.1-    030112 H43  0.0   0.7+
    021229 232  0.2+  0.2-    030104 349  0.4-  0.1-    030113 049 (4.4-  0.6-)
    021229 232  0.3+  0.8-    030104 355  0.9-  0.2-    030113 049 (2.1-  0.4-)
    021229 170  0.9+  0.3+    030104 355  0.6-  0.0     030113 049 (3.0-  0.5-)
    021229 170  1.3+  0.0     030104 349  0.4-  0.1-    030114 J91  1.2-  0.1-
    021229 170 (0.7+  2.2-)   030104 355  0.7-  0.5-    030114 J91  0.2+  0.3+
    021229 170 (2.4+  2.1-)   030104 349  0.4-  0.0     030115 106 (4.2-  3.4-)
    021229 170  0.3-  0.4+    030105 A02  1.7+  0.1-    030115 204  0.0   0.4-
    021229 170  0.0   0.7+    030105 A02  0.7+  1.2+    030115 204  0.2-  0.4-
    021229 170  0.1-  1.1+    030105 H43 (7.5-  0.1+)   030115 204  0.3+  0.2-
    021229 170  1.3-  0.3+    030105 H43  0.7+  1.2-    030116 118  0.1+  0.5+
    021229 850  0.6+  0.2-    030105 H43  2.0-  1.8-    030116 118  0.3+  0.4+
    021229 850  0.1-  0.4+    030105 349  0.3-  0.1+    030116 118  0.1-  0.6+
    021229 850 (2.0+  0.2+)   030105 349  0.3-  0.3+    030116 118  0.0   0.5+
    021229 850  0.3+  1.3-    030105 349  0.0   0.3+    030116 118  0.5+  0.1+
    021230 213  0.3+  0.6+    030105 349  0.3-  0.3+    030116 670  0.6-  0.2-
    021230 213  0.3-  0.3+    030105 349  0.1-  0.3+    030116 670  0.1+  0.3+
    021230 213  0.0   0.1+    030106 H43  0.3+  0.3+    030117 H43  0.4+  0.8+
    021230 926  1.0+  0.2+    030106 H43  0.0   1.0-    030117 H43  0.1+  0.6+
    021230 926  0.9+  0.4+    030106 926  0.6+  0.6+    030119 232  1.7+  1.0-
    021230 926  1.0+  0.6+    030106 926  0.6+  0.9+    030119 232  0.6+  0.9+
    021230 926  0.8+  0.4+    030106 926  0.4+  0.4+    030119 232  0.4+  1.7+
    021230 926  1.1+  0.7+    030106 926  0.6+  0.4+    030120 A03  0.8+  1.1+
    021230 926  1.0+  0.6+    030106 926  0.7+  0.6+    030120 A03  0.7+  1.2+
    021230 349  0.5-  0.2-    030106 926  0.5+  0.7+    030120 H43  0.3-  0.3-
    021230 349  0.5-  0.0     030107 H43  0.2-  1.2+    030120 H43  0.1+  0.4-
    021230 349  0.5-  0.8+    030107 850  0.9+  1.5-    030120 H43  0.3-  0.1-
    021230 349  0.8-  0.2+    030107 850  0.2-  1.4+    030121 H43  1.0-  0.4+
    021230 349  1.1-  0.3+    030107 850  1.3+  0.6-    030122 939  0.1+  0.1-
    021230 349  0.1+  0.5+    030107 H43  0.2+  1.9+    030122 939  0.1+  0.2-
    021230 349  0.3-  0.4+    030107 850 (3.4-  0.3-)   030122 939  0.2+  0.3-
    021230 349  0.1-  0.2+    030107 850  1.0+  1.1-    030122 H43 (3.0-  1.6-)
    021230 349  0.2-  0.3-    030107 349  0.2+  0.1-    030122 H43  1.3+  0.0
    021230 349  0.2-  0.3+    030107 349  0.2-  0.0     030124 H43  0.5+  0.5+
    021230 355  0.8-  0.5+    030107 349  0.1-  0.2+    030124 H43  0.6+  0.2+
    021230 355  1.4-  0.0     030107 349  0.2-  0.3+    030124 H43  0.8+  0.0
    021231 734  0.0   0.2+    030107 349  0.2-  0.3+    030125 213  0.8+  0.8+
    021231 734  0.2+  0.3+    030107 360  0.4+  0.3-    030125 213  0.3+  0.2+
    021231 734  0.2+  0.2+    030107 360  0.3+  0.2-    030125 213  0.7+  1.2+
    021231 734  0.0   0.1-    030108 J95  0.3+  0.3+    030125 445  1.6-  0.9-
    021231 340  0.0   0.1+    030108 J95  0.6+  0.2-    030125 445  1.4-  1.0-
    021231 340  0.5-  0.0     030108 850  0.2+  0.7-    030125 232  0.5-  0.3+
    030101 213  0.7+  1.1-    030108 850  1.6+  1.2-    030125 445  0.8-  1.0-
    030101 213  0.4+  1.0+    030108 850  0.0   0.2-    030125 232  1.4-  0.4+
    030101 213  0.5-  0.5+    030108 349  0.5-  0.4+    030125 232  2.0-  0.3+
    030101 678  0.5-  0.0     030108 349  0.2-  0.0     030126 939  0.0   0.1+
    030101 678  0.6-  0.3-    030108 349  0.7-  0.4+    030126 939  0.2-  0.6+
    030101 678  0.2-  0.1-    030108 349  0.2-  0.2+    030126 939  0.9-  0.8+
    030101 678  0.3-  0.2-    030108 349  0.3-  0.2-    030126 204  0.1-  0.1+
    030101 678  0.3-  0.1-    030109 H43  0.4+  0.3+    030126 204  0.4+  0.4+
    030102 678  0.2-  1.1-    030110 H43  0.8-  1.5+    030126 204  0.4+  0.3+
    030102 678  0.3-  1.1-    030110 H43  0.4+  1.6-    030126 204  0.1+  0.3+
    030102 678  0.6-  1.0-    030110 850  0.6-  1.1+    030126 204  0.0   0.6+
    030102 678  0.5-  1.0-    030110 850  0.7-  0.9+    030126 H41  0.8-  0.0
    030102 678  0.3-  1.3-    030110 850  0.5+  0.4+    030126 H41  0.1-  0.3+
    030102 349  0.2-  0.3-    030110 850  1.4+  0.6+    030126 678  1.3-  0.5-
    030102 349  0.1-  0.5-    030111 235  1.1-  0.3-    030126 678  1.0-  0.9-
    030102 349  0.0   0.1+    030111 704 (4.7-  1.3-)   030126 678  0.8-  0.8-
    030102 349  0.0   0.3-    030111 704 (3.1-  0.1-)   030126 678  0.3-  0.8-
    030102 349  0.2+  0.6-    030111 704 (3.7-  0.2-)   030126 678  0.7-  0.8-
    030103 J95  0.3+  0.4+    030111 704 (4.0-  0.6-)   030126 678  0.2-  0.8-
    030103 J95  0.0   0.2+    030111 704 (3.0-  1.3+)   030127 H43  0.0   0.4+
    030103 J95  0.1+  0.7+    030111 349  0.1-  0.2+    030127 H43  0.6-  0.5+
    030103 H43  0.2+  0.7+    030111 349  0.3-  0.3-    030127 H43  0.8-  0.3+
    030103 H43  1.4-  0.0     030111 349  0.2-  0.2-    030128 J95  0.9+  0.1+
    030103 349  0.9+  0.2-    030111 349  0.2-  0.2-    030128 J95  0.2+  0.2-
    030103 349  0.4+  0.2-    030111 349  0.1-  0.1+    030128 J95  0.9+  0.0
    030103 349  0.9+  0.1+    030111 340  0.3-  0.1-    030129 652  1.0+  1.3+
    030103 349  0.7+  0.1+    030111 340  0.0   0.4+    030129 652 (5.7-  1.0+)
    030103 349  0.6+  0.0     030111 340  0.4-  0.6-    030129 652 (4.1-  0.9+)
    030104 204  0.5+  0.1+    030112 048  0.1-  0.6-    030129 652 (7.7-  1.2-)
    030104 204  0.0   0.3+    030112 048  0.4+  0.9-    030129 652 (9.6-  0.0 )
    030104 204  0.3+  0.2+    030112 048  0.6-  0.4-    030129 652 (6.1-  1.1+)
    030104 204  1.1+  0.3+    030112 048  0.1-  0.6-    030129 652 (7.6-  2.1+)
    030104 204  1.1+  0.5+    030112 048  0.1+  1.0-    030129 652 (9.4-  3.2+)
    030104 232  0.3-  0.1-    030112 048  0.4-  0.8-    030131 678  1.2-  0.6-
    030104 232  0.5+  0.7+    030112 048  0.4+  0.4-    030131 678  1.2-  0.8-
    030104 232  0.2+  0.5-    030112 048  1.1+  0.0     030131 678  1.0-  0.5-
    030104 A02  0.8+  1.1+    030112 048  0.6+  0.3-    030131 678  1.1-  0.6-
    030104 A02  0.4-  1.0-    030112 048  1.2+  0.1-    030131 678  1.4-  0.5-
    030104 H43  0.5-  0.4+    030112 A46  0.3+  0.5-    030201 213  1.9+  0.7+
    030104 H43  1.0-  0.2+    030112 A46  0.3-  0.6-    030201 213  0.4+  1.2-
    030104 411  1.1-  1.2-    030112 A46  0.3+  0.1-    030201 H41  0.3+  0.1+
    030104 340  0.7-  1.0-    030112 A46  0.4+  0.4-    030201 H41  0.4+  0.2-
    030104 340  1.4-  0.9+    030112 A46  0.1-  0.2+    030201 448  1.3+  0.5+
    030104 411  0.6-  1.2-    030112 A46  0.2+  0.1+    030201 448  1.0+  0.3+
    030104 340  1.0-  0.0     030112 A46  0.0   0.3-    030201 448  1.0+  0.1+
    030104 411  1.1-  0.5-    030112 A46  0.3+  0.4-    030201 448  1.6+  0.3-
    030104 348 (2.1-  1.0-)   030112 A46  0.4-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2003 01 31    15 13.32   +41 52.5    1.023    1.514    97.9    40.1  11.4
    2003 02 05    15 49.32   +47 57.4    0.955    1.442    96.0    42.8  11.0
    2003 02 10    16 38.43   +53 52.2    0.911    1.371    92.4    46.0  10.7
    2003 02 15    17 44.14   +58 33.7    0.892    1.299    87.3    49.4  10.4
    2003 02 20    19 03.33   +60 50.8    0.899    1.228    81.0    52.7  10.2
    2003 02 25    20 22.03   +60 15.8    0.928    1.157    74.1    55.4  10.0
    2003 03 02    21 26.60   +57 30.3    0.977    1.088    67.1    57.0   9.8
    2003 03 07    22 14.34   +53 39.9    1.040    1.021    60.3    57.6   9.7
    2003 03 12    22 48.88   +49 30.2    1.111    0.957    53.7    56.8   9.5
    2003 03 17    23 14.38   +45 22.9    1.188    0.896    47.5    54.9   9.4
    2003 03 22    23 33.84   +41 25.0    1.265    0.842    41.6    51.8   9.3
    2003 03 27    23 49.26   +37 37.0    1.341    0.794    36.1    47.7   9.1
    2003 04 01    00 01.97   +33 56.7    1.411    0.756    30.9    42.8   9.0
    
         The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.00421
    and +0.00461 (+/- 0.00021) AU**-1, respectively.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C05
    

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