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    • MPEC 2003-H44 : COMET C/2003 E1 (NEAT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-H44                                Issued 2003 Apr. 30, 15:11 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 E1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK03E010   2003 03 29.64375 12 16 49.69 +29 46 05.9          19.5 T      372
    CK03E010   2003 04 05.63854 12 13 30.50 +30 26 31.2          19.3 T      372
    CK03E010   2003 04 08.59549 12 12 09.17 +30 40 52.3          19.2 T      372
    CK03E010  C2003 04 27.30602 12 05 09.57 +31 32 01.9          18.4 T      H41
    CK03E010  C2003 04 28.90880 12 04 44.29 +31 33 13.1          17.8 T      213
    CK03E010  C2003 04 28.91637 12 04 44.16 +31 33 13.2          17.8 T      213
    CK03E010  C2003 04 28.92015 12 04 44.11 +31 33 13.0          17.8 T      213
    CK03E010  C2003 04 30.30553 12 04 23.68 +31 33 52.6          17.2 T      H41

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 E1 (NEAT)
T 2004 Feb. 13.4648 TT                                  MPC
q   3.245576             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0193541      Peri.  103.8268      -0.3762909      +0.8466424
a  13.738989       Node   137.0694      -0.9064468      -0.4204614
e   0.763769       Incl.   33.5373      +0.1917270      -0.3262036
P  50.9
From 90 observations 2003 Mar. 9-Apr. 30.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H44

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