MPEC 2003-H28 : COMET C/2003 H1 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-H28 Issued 2003 Apr. 25, 16:09 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/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Observations: CK03H010 C2003 04 24.38253 18 15 48.00 +19 55 25.3 16.9 N 704 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.39463 18 15 47.21 +19 55 31.7 16.7 N 704 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.40665 18 15 46.44 +19 55 37.9 16.9 N 704 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.41876 18 15 45.63 +19 55 44.6 17.0 N 704 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.43080 18 15 44.85 +19 55 51.2 17.0 N 704 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.93578 18 15 12.26 +20 00 23.2 16.8 N 151 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.93824 18 15 12.14 +20 00 25.0 16.7 N 151 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.94240 18 15 11.85 +20 00 27.7 16.6 N 151 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.94660 18 15 11.56 +20 00 29.5 16.6 N 151 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.95163 18 15 11.21 +20 00 31.7 246 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.95242 18 15 11.17 +20 00 32.0 246 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.95299 18 15 11.13 +20 00 32.4 246 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.95368 18 15 11.09 +20 00 32.9 246 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.95435 18 15 11.05 +20 00 33.2 246 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.95507 18 15 11.00 +20 00 33.5 246 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.95569 18 15 10.96 +20 00 33.9 246 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.98289 18 15 09.15 +20 00 48.9 16.4 N 118 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.98464 18 15 09.04 +20 00 49.8 118 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.98573 18 15 08.97 +20 00 50.7 118 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.98962 18 15 08.71 +20 00 52.5 16.5 N 118 CK03H010 C2003 04 24.99172 18 15 08.58 +20 00 53.9 118 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.02745 18 15 06.26 +20 01 12.4 15.9 T 106 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.03588 18 15 05.70 +20 01 17.1 16.0 T 106 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.04347 18 15 05.20 +20 01 21.2 15.9 T 106 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.05248 18 15 04.60 +20 01 26.3 16.5 N 196 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.05386 18 15 04.51 +20 01 27.3 16.1 T 106 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.06564 18 15 03.77 +20 01 33.4 557 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.06906 18 15 03.54 +20 01 35.5 16.4 N 196 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.07690 18 15 02.96 +20 01 38.9 16.6 N 196 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.09253 18 15 01.95 +20 01 48.0 16.4 N 196 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.09810 18 15 01.58 +20 01 50.8 557 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.10115 18 15 01.39 +20 01 52.3 557 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.11009 18 15 00.80 +20 01 57.7 16.5 N 196 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.12749 18 14 59.62 +20 02 07.9 16.1 N 599 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.12849 18 14 59.55 +20 02 08.3 16.1 N 599 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.12948 18 14 59.49 +20 02 08.7 16.0 N 599 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.13050 18 14 59.42 +20 02 09.4 16.1 N 599 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.13150 18 14 59.37 +20 02 09.9 16.3 N 599 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.29689 18 14 48.63 +20 03 38.3 16.4 N 854 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.29872 18 14 48.49 +20 03 39.6 16.4 N 854 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.30052 18 14 48.36 +20 03 40.6 16.3 N 854 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.30233 18 14 48.23 +20 03 41.4 16.3 N 854 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.40698 18 14 41.33 +20 04 36.9 16.0 N 926 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.41544 18 14 40.74 +20 04 41.8 16.0 N 926 CK03H010 C2003 04 25.42382 18 14 40.17 +20 04 46.2 16.0 N 926 Observer details: 106 Crni Vrh. Observer H. Mikuz. 0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD. 118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD. 151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur. Observer M. Griesser. 0.40-m f/5.8 Hypergraph + CCD. 196 Homburg-Erbach. Observer W. Wiedemann. 0.20-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observer M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD. 557 Ondrejov. Observer P. Kusnirak. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD. 599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS. Observers A. Boattini, E. Palomba, A. Di Paola, F. Bernardi. 0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + 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. 854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/10.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) T 2004 Mar. 5.556 TT MPC q 2.86389 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 175.408 -0.967611 -0.222444 Node 10.792 -0.247134 +0.931163 e 1.0 Incl. 140.395 -0.051515 -0.288885 From 45 observations 2003 Apr. 24-25. Ephemeris: C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2003 04 21 18 19.25 +19 24.9 3.821 4.234 107.6 13.1 15.7 2003 05 01 18 08.07 +20 54.2 3.628 4.167 115.9 12.6 15.5 2003 05 11 17 53.85 +22 16.5 3.458 4.101 123.3 11.9 15.3 2003 05 21 17 36.68 +23 24.3 3.318 4.035 129.3 11.2 15.2 2003 05 31 17 16.99 +24 09.2 3.213 3.970 132.6 10.8 15.0 2003 06 10 16 55.64 +24 23.9 3.148 3.906 132.5 11.0 14.9 2003 06 20 16 33.84 +24 04.8 3.124 3.843 128.8 11.9 14.8 2003 06 30 16 12.85 +23 12.4 3.139 3.781 122.3 13.1 14.8 2003 07 10 15 53.79 +21 51.7 3.189 3.720 114.0 14.5 14.7 2003 07 20 15 37.36 +20 10.4 3.267 3.660 104.8 15.6 14.7 2003 07 30 15 23.83 +18 16.2 3.366 3.602 95.1 16.3 14.7 Brian G. 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