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    M.P.E.C. 2003-G50                                Issued 2003 Apr.  9, 20:21 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.

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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                        COMET P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 26.59215 11 01 13.26 +17 25 37.7          18.6 T      360
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 26.60244 11 01 12.98 +17 25 40.7                      360
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 26.60630 11 01 12.85 +17 25 42.0                      360
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 29.59010 10 59 50.51 +17 38 34.9          18.5 T      360
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 29.59418 10 59 50.38 +17 38 36.1                      360
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 29.59942 10 59 50.24 +17 38 37.5                      360
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 01.26506 10 58 43.39 +17 48 47.0          19.3 T      704
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 01.27705 10 58 43.12 +17 48 50.3          19.3 T      704
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 01.28918 10 58 42.64 +17 48 51.9          18.9 T      704
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.84767 10 57 24.36 +18 00 16.9                      246
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.84866 10 57 24.39 +18 00 16.8                      246
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.84973 10 57 24.38 +18 00 17.2                      246
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.85074 10 57 24.36 +18 00 17.2                      246
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.85161 10 57 24.32 +18 00 17.8                      246
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.85250 10 57 24.29 +18 00 17.6                      246
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.99367 10 57 21.31 +18 00 43.1                      170
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 04.99914 10 57 21.21 +18 00 43.6                      170
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 05.00096 10 57 21.17 +18 00 43.9                      170
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 05.00279 10 57 21.14 +18 00 44.0                      170
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 06.99844 10 56 43.26 +18 06 02.2          19.0 N      J95
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 07.00311 10 56 43.18 +18 06 03.4          19.1 N      J95
    PK03C07P  C2003 04 07.00803 10 56 43.07 +18 06 04.3          19.2 N      J95

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2003 Apr. 29.6031 TT                                  MPC
q   3.016766             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1224379      Peri.   42.6770      -0.9858875      -0.0608333
a   4.016603       Node   133.1236      +0.0193863      -0.9668593
e   0.248926       Incl.   12.3384      +0.1662829      -0.2479565
P   8.05
From 92 observations 2003 Feb. 1-Apr. 7.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 04 01    10 58.83   +17 47.8    2.135    3.020   146.7    10.5        19.2
2003 04 11    10 55.68   +18 14.5    2.212    3.018   136.4    13.2        19.4
2003 04 21    10 54.45   +18 22.7    2.308    3.017   126.6    15.5        19.6
2003 05 01    10 55.26   +18 13.9    2.418    3.017   117.4    17.3        19.7
2003 05 11    10 58.07   +17 49.7    2.539    3.017   108.7    18.5        19.9
2003 05 21    11 02.73   +17 12.3    2.666    3.019   100.5    19.2        20.0
2003 05 31    11 09.03   +16 23.7    2.798    3.021    92.7    19.6        20.1
2003 06 10    11 16.77   +15 25.6    2.931    3.024    85.4    19.6        20.2
2003 06 20    11 25.73   +14 19.7    3.064    3.027    78.4    19.2        20.3
2003 06 30    11 35.71   +13 07.1    3.194    3.032    71.7    18.6        20.4
2003 07 10    11 46.56   +11 49.2    3.319    3.037    65.2    17.7        20.4
2003 07 20    11 58.13   +10 27.0    3.439    3.043    59.0    16.6        20.5
2003 07 30    12 10.31   +09 01.5    3.553    3.050    52.9    15.4        20.5
2003 08 09    12 23.01   +07 33.7    3.658    3.058    47.0    14.0        20.5
2003 08 19    12 36.14   +06 04.5    3.755    3.066    41.2    12.5        20.5
2003 08 29    12 49.64   +04 34.6    3.842    3.075    35.4    11.0        20.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-G50

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