MPEC 2003-C61 : 2003 CO20
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M.P.E.C. 2003-C61 Issued 2003 Feb. 12, 22:57 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2003 CO20
Observations:
K03C20O* C2003 02 11.28446 11 54 22.95 +34 32 12.4 18.0 704
K03C20O C2003 02 11.29943 11 54 38.24 +34 36 17.9 18.2 704
K03C20O C2003 02 11.31437 11 54 53.47 +34 40 20.5 18.2 704
K03C20O C2003 02 11.32912 11 55 08.38 +34 44 18.7 18.2 704
K03C20O C2003 02 11.34388 11 55 23.21 +34 48 15.8 18.6 704
K03C20O C2003 02 11.98439 12 06 19.30 +37 20 54.5 17.4 R 620
K03C20O C2003 02 11.98916 12 06 23.78 +37 21 59.0 17.9 R 620
K03C20O C2003 02 12.01599 12 06 48.17 +37 27 53.2 18.0 R 620
K03C20O C2003 02 12.02043 12 06 52.15 +37 28 51.4 17.5 R 620
K03C20O C2003 02 12.02489 12 06 56.08 +37 29 50.5 18.2 R 620
K03C20O C2003 02 12.02899 12 06 59.97 +37 30 44.0 17.7 R 620
K03C20O C2003 02 12.13992 12 08 36.79 +37 53 40.0 557
K03C20O C2003 02 12.14199 12 08 38.64 +37 54 04.6 557
K03C20O C2003 02 12.14273 12 08 39.27 +37 54 13.8 18.5 V 557
K03C20O C2003 02 12.89399 12 19 56.81 +40 13 39.1 557
K03C20O C2003 02 12.89542 12 19 57.87 +40 13 53.6 557
K03C20O C2003 02 12.89591 12 19 58.33 +40 13 59.2 557
K03C20O C2003 02 12.89737 12 19 59.46 +40 14 14.2 557
K03C20O C2003 02 12.89787 12 19 59.87 +40 14 18.5 557
Observer details:
557 Ondrejov. Observer L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen,
R. Stoss. 0.30-m f/9 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.
Orbital elements:
2003 CO20
Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5 MPC
M 5.76890 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.30805245 Peri. 339.70486 -0.49870274 -0.83605977
a 2.1712989 Node 139.26491 +0.83574198 -0.53377566
e 0.5422553 Incl. 20.51490 +0.22984977 +0.12683693
P 3.20 H 23.1 G 0.15
From 19 observations 2003 Feb. 11-12.
Ephemeris:
2003 CO20 a,e,i = 2.17, 0.54, 21 q = 0.9939
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2003 02 10 11 28.40 +27 30.1 0.040 1.022 150.2 28.7 17.4
2003 02 12 12 06.44 +37 24.6 0.053 1.028 140.0 38.1 18.3
2003 02 14 12 33.86 +42 54.0 0.067 1.034 133.7 43.6 19.0
2003 02 16 12 53.78 +46 09.8 0.081 1.042 129.8 46.8 19.5
2003 02 18 13 08.47 +48 14.4 0.096 1.049 127.2 48.6 19.9
2003 02 20 13 19.44 +49 38.3 0.112 1.058 125.5 49.5 20.3
2003 02 22 13 27.71 +50 37.0 0.127 1.066 124.4 49.9 20.6
2003 02 24 13 33.96 +51 19.2 0.143 1.075 123.6 50.0 20.9
2003 02 26 13 38.65 +51 49.9 0.159 1.085 123.1 49.8 21.1
2003 02 28 13 42.11 +52 12.1 0.174 1.095 122.8 49.5 21.4
2003 03 02 13 44.60 +52 27.7 0.190 1.105 122.6 49.0 21.5
Kyle E. Smalley (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-C61
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