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  • 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. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H28
    

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