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    • MPEC 2003-J29 : COMET C/2003 G2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-J29                                Issued 2003 May 6, 16:21 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,
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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2003 G2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03G020  C2003 04 30.14743 11 07 16.01 -21 37 32.4          18.7 T      704
    CK03G020  C2003 04 30.15915 11 07 10.73 -21 37 50.6          18.8 T      704
    CK03G020  C2003 04 30.17093 11 07 05.49 -21 38 08.8          18.8 T      704
    CK03G020  C2003 04 30.18272 11 07 00.29 -21 38 26.2          19.2 T      704
    CK03G020  C2003 04 30.19474 11 06 55.16 -21 38 45.7          19.5 T      704
    CK03G020  C2003 05 02.52727 10 50 46.87 -22 32 49.6          18.4 T      360
    CK03G020  C2003 05 02.53178 10 50 45.10 -22 32 55.1                      360
    CK03G020  C2003 05 02.53545 10 50 43.65 -22 33 00.2                      360

Observer details:
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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 G2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Apr. 29.8899 TT                                  MPC
q   1.553788             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  190.6530      -0.9020995      +0.1239787
                   Node    24.5677      -0.2851176      +0.5477482
e   1.0            Incl.   96.2024      -0.3239204      -0.8274063
From 98 observations 2003 Apr. 8-May 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-J29

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