MPEC 2003-G63 : COMET C/2003 G3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-G63 Issued 2003 Apr. 12, 02:03 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2003 G3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.02923 01 02 27.8 +07 27 00 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.02923 2 +0.01075507 +0.00315464 +0.00038294 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.07090 01 02 06.7 +07 24 28 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.07090 2 +0.01075460 +0.00315637 +0.00038361 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.09590 01 01 55.1 +07 22 49 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.09590 2 +0.01075432 +0.00315742 +0.00038401 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.11256 01 01 45.6 +07 22 26 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.11256 2 +0.01075413 +0.00315811 +0.00038427 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.13757 01 01 35.5 +07 20 41 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.13757 2 +0.01075384 +0.00315915 +0.00038467 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.15423 01 01 22.8 +07 19 40 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.15423 2 +0.01075365 +0.00315984 +0.00038494 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.17923 01 01 10.5 +07 17 35 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.17923 2 +0.01075336 +0.00316088 +0.00038534 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.19590 01 01 05.0 +07 16 03 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.19590 2 +0.01075317 +0.00316157 +0.00038561 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.22090 01 00 52.5 +07 14 30 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.22090 2 +0.01075288 +0.00316261 +0.00038601 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.23756 01 00 43.6 +07 14 51 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.23756 2 +0.01075269 +0.00316330 +0.00038627 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.26285 01 00 30.0 +07 12 50 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.26285 2 +0.01075239 +0.00316435 +0.00038668 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.32090 01 00 02.5 +07 08 57 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.32090 2 +0.01075171 +0.00316674 +0.00038761 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.34590 00 59 49.0 +07 07 25 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.34590 2 +0.01075142 +0.00316778 +0.00038801 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.36256 00 59 42.2 +07 05 59 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.36256 2 +0.01075122 +0.00316846 +0.00038828 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.38757 00 59 29.1 +07 04 07 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.38757 2 +0.01075092 +0.00316949 +0.00038868 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.40452 00 59 18.5 +07 03 12 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.40452 2 +0.01075072 +0.00317019 +0.00038895 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.43058 00 59 05.3 +07 00 51 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.43058 2 +0.01075041 +0.00317126 +0.00038937 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.44590 00 58 55.6 +07 00 05 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.44590 2 +0.01075023 +0.00317189 +0.00038961 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.47090 00 58 42.5 +06 57 58 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.47090 2 +0.01074993 +0.00317292 +0.00039002 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.48788 00 58 31.5 +06 56 56 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.48788 2 +0.01074973 +0.00317361 +0.00039029 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.51256 00 58 19.7 +06 55 39 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.51256 2 +0.01074943 +0.00317463 +0.00039069 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.52923 00 58 09.6 +06 54 06 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.52923 2 +0.01074923 +0.00317531 +0.00039095 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.56370 00 57 50.1 +06 51 29 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.56370 2 +0.01074881 +0.00317672 +0.00039151 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.57090 00 57 46.0 +06 51 23 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.57090 2 +0.01074873 +0.00317701 +0.00039162 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.57923 00 57 40.7 +06 50 11 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.57923 2 +0.01074863 +0.00317735 +0.00039176 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.58756 00 57 35.5 +06 49 20 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.58756 2 +0.01074853 +0.00317769 +0.00039189 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.59590 00 57 31.0 +06 48 53 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.59590 2 +0.01074842 +0.00317803 +0.00039203 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.60423 00 57 27.4 +06 48 07 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.60423 2 +0.01074832 +0.00317838 +0.00039216 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.61258 00 57 22.7 +06 47 54 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.61258 2 +0.01074822 +0.00317871 +0.00039230 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.62090 00 57 17.7 +06 46 54 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.62090 2 +0.01074812 +0.00317906 +0.00039243 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.62923 00 57 12.8 +06 46 02 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.62923 2 +0.01074802 +0.00317939 +0.00039257 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.63757 00 57 08.9 +06 45 17 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.63757 2 +0.01074792 +0.00317973 +0.00039270 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.64312 00 57 04.7 +06 44 55 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.64312 2 +0.01074785 +0.00317996 +0.00039279 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.65424 00 56 58.6 +06 44 33 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.65424 2 +0.01074771 +0.00318041 +0.00039297 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.65979 00 56 55.0 +06 43 30 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.65979 2 +0.01074764 +0.00318064 +0.00039306 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.67090 00 56 48.5 +06 42 38 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.67090 2 +0.01074751 +0.00318109 +0.00039324 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.67923 00 56 45.3 +06 42 31 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.67923 2 +0.01074741 +0.00318143 +0.00039337 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.68479 00 56 40.4 +06 41 27 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.68479 2 +0.01074734 +0.00318166 +0.00039346 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.70145 00 56 30.7 +06 39 54 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.70145 2 +0.01074713 +0.00318234 +0.00039373 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.71256 00 56 23.8 +06 38 56 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.71256 2 +0.01074700 +0.00318279 +0.00039391 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.72645 00 56 15.4 +06 37 44 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.72645 2 +0.01074682 +0.00318335 +0.00039413 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.74313 00 56 05.6 +06 36 14 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.74313 2 +0.01074662 +0.00318403 +0.00039440 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.75424 00 55 58.3 +06 35 11 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.75424 2 +0.01074648 +0.00318448 +0.00039458 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.76812 00 55 50.2 +06 33 52 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.76812 2 +0.01074631 +0.00318504 +0.00039481 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.78479 00 55 39.9 +06 32 15 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.78479 2 +0.01074610 +0.00318572 +0.00039508 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.81059 00 55 23.9 +06 29 45 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.81059 2 +0.01074578 +0.00318676 +0.00039549 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.82645 00 55 14.0 +06 28 05 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.82645 2 +0.01074558 +0.00318740 +0.00039575 249
CK03G030 S2003 04 04.83757 00 55 07.0 +06 27 00 249
CK03G030 s2003 04 04.83757 2 +0.01074545 +0.00318785 +0.00039593 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2. Comet detection by J. Sachs,
measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 G3 (SOHO)
T 2003 Apr. 5.30 TT MPC
q 0.0168 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 174.63 +0.05042 -0.98262
Node 87.61 -0.92284 +0.02257
e 1.0 Incl. 169.70 -0.38186 -0.18427
From 48 observations 2003 Apr. 4.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 G3 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 04 11 02 31.49 +13 03.2 1.013 0.335 19.1 78.6
2003 04 16 03 21.77 +16 22.7 1.147 0.518 26.8 61.0
2003 04 21 03 57.67 +18 18.2 1.299 0.673 30.7 49.7
2003 04 26 04 24.85 +19 28.9 1.458 0.813 32.4 41.5
2003 05 01 04 46.38 +20 14.0 1.617 0.941 32.6 35.2
2003 05 06 05 04.08 +20 43.7 1.774 1.062 32.0 30.2
2003 05 11 05 19.09 +21 03.3 1.926 1.176 30.6 26.0
2003 05 16 05 32.13 +21 16.1 2.074 1.285 28.9 22.3
2003 05 21 05 43.68 +21 24.1 2.216 1.389 26.8 19.1
2003 05 26 05 54.08 +21 28.5 2.353 1.490 24.4 16.3
2003 05 31 06 03.58 +21 30.2 2.484 1.588 21.8 13.7
The above orbit is very uncertain, but inclinations near 170 deg
seem to fit the observations more satisfactorily than those near 10
deg.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-G63
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