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    M.P.E.C. 2003-K10                                Issued 2003 May 17, 20:52 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 05 03.64067 18 04 29.24 +21 17 06.6          15.9 T      900
        CK03H010  C2003 05 03.65613 18 04 27.96 +21 17 14.3          16.1 T      900
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.00782 18 03 58.65 +21 20 14.2                      204
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.01736 18 03 57.87 +21 20 19.2                      204
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.01890 18 03 57.76 +21 20 19.7          16.5 T      204
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.02043 18 03 57.62 +21 20 20.9          16.3 T      204
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.02331 18 03 57.38 +21 20 22.3          16.0 T      204
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.02484 18 03 57.25 +21 20 23.1          15.9 T      204
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.02638 18 03 57.13 +21 20 24.0          16.4 T      204
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95071 18 02 38.99 +21 28 13.9                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95183 18 02 38.90 +21 28 15.1                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95295 18 02 38.77 +21 28 15.1                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95407 18 02 38.71 +21 28 15.7                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95520 18 02 38.58 +21 28 16.2                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95633 18 02 38.49 +21 28 16.7                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95745 18 02 38.38 +21 28 17.2                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95859 18 02 38.29 +21 28 18.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.95971 18 02 38.23 +21 28 18.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.96084 18 02 38.14 +21 28 19.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.96196 18 02 37.99 +21 28 19.8                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.96309 18 02 37.91 +21 28 20.5                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.96421 18 02 37.79 +21 28 20.6                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.96535 18 02 37.73 +21 28 21.5                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 04.96646 18 02 37.67 +21 28 22.0                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.05392 18 02 30.06 +21 29 06.2                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.05468 18 02 30.07 +21 29 06.3                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.05618 18 02 29.87 +21 29 07.0                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.05694 18 02 29.84 +21 29 07.6                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.05771 18 02 29.74 +21 29 08.0                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.05846 18 02 29.72 +21 29 08.1                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.05921 18 02 29.62 +21 29 08.7                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.06148 18 02 29.44 +21 29 09.9                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.06223 18 02 29.35 +21 29 10.5                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.06449 18 02 29.16 +21 29 11.5                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.98333 18 01 09.72 +21 36 52.3          16.9 T      561
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.98819 18 01 09.28 +21 36 55.0          16.7 T      561
        CK03H010  C2003 05 05.99318 18 01 08.84 +21 36 57.5          16.8 T      561
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.07214 18 01 01.85 +21 37 36.4                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.07693 18 01 01.40 +21 37 38.9                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.07769 18 01 01.36 +21 37 39.1                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.07920 18 01 01.23 +21 37 39.7                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.08052 18 01 01.11 +21 37 40.4                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.90627 17 59 48.01 +21 44 29.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.90740 17 59 47.92 +21 44 30.6                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.90852 17 59 47.80 +21 44 31.1                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.90964 17 59 47.71 +21 44 31.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91076 17 59 47.63 +21 44 31.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91190 17 59 47.52 +21 44 32.8                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91302 17 59 47.46 +21 44 32.6                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91414 17 59 47.33 +21 44 33.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91528 17 59 47.24 +21 44 34.4                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91640 17 59 47.10 +21 44 34.7                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91753 17 59 47.01 +21 44 35.3                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.91978 17 59 46.84 +21 44 36.8                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.92090 17 59 46.70 +21 44 36.6                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.92204 17 59 46.60 +21 44 37.7                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 06.92316 17 59 46.51 +21 44 37.9                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.89934 17 58 18.12 +21 52 34.9                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90046 17 58 18.03 +21 52 35.8                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90160 17 58 17.95 +21 52 36.9                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90273 17 58 17.90 +21 52 37.3                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90385 17 58 17.80 +21 52 38.1                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90499 17 58 17.67 +21 52 38.6                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90611 17 58 17.60 +21 52 38.6                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90723 17 58 17.45 +21 52 38.8                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90838 17 58 17.33 +21 52 39.5                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.90951 17 58 17.31 +21 52 40.3                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.91064 17 58 17.12 +21 52 40.8                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.91176 17 58 17.05 +21 52 41.5                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.91288 17 58 16.92 +21 52 42.6                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.91402 17 58 16.89 +21 52 43.0                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 07.91514 17 58 16.75 +21 52 43.3                      A46
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.06362 17 58 02.99 +21 53 56.0                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.06439 17 58 02.89 +21 53 56.7                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.06514 17 58 02.82 +21 53 57.1                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.06664 17 58 02.72 +21 53 57.7                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.06741 17 58 02.60 +21 53 58.0                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.06816 17 58 02.55 +21 53 58.7                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.06891 17 58 02.48 +21 53 59.0                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.07042 17 58 02.37 +21 53 59.6                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.07117 17 58 02.27 +21 54 00.4                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 08.07192 17 58 02.19 +21 54 00.5                      048
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.55966 17 55 43.33 +22 05 53.0                      340
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.56319 17 55 42.98 +22 05 53.4                      340
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.56682 17 55 42.72 +22 05 56.0                      340
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.57117 17 55 42.26 +22 05 57.5          15.0 T      340
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.58611 17 55 40.89 +22 06 04.1          15.3 T      367
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.58924 17 55 40.53 +22 06 05.4                      367
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.59236 17 55 40.24 +22 06 07.8                      367
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.68573 17 55 31.25 +22 06 53.0          15.9 T      349
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.69235 17 55 30.61 +22 06 56.2                      349
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.69521 17 55 30.37 +22 06 57.6                      349
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.69837 17 55 30.05 +22 06 59.2                      349
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.73684 17 55 26.36 +22 07 17.4          15.9 T      360
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.73938 17 55 26.13 +22 07 18.6                      360
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.99668 17 55 01.61 +22 09 18.7          15.6 N      213
        CK03H010  C2003 05 09.99836 17 55 01.43 +22 09 19.2          15.6 N      213
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.00001 17 55 01.28 +22 09 19.7          15.6 N      213
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.01291 17 55 00.07 +22 09 26.4          15.8 N      J87
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.01730 17 54 59.63 +22 09 28.6          15.8 N      J87
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.01877 17 54 59.50 +22 09 28.9          15.8 N      J87
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.05803 17 54 55.69 +22 09 48.1          15.6 T      232
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.06582 17 54 54.93 +22 09 51.4          15.5 T      232
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.07102 17 54 54.39 +22 09 53.9          15.6 T      232
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.14808 17 54 46.93 +22 10 28.9                      170
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.14965 17 54 46.77 +22 10 29.3                      170
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.15593 17 54 46.16 +22 10 33.2                      170
        CK03H010  C2003 05 10.16064 17 54 45.79 +22 10 35.1                      170
        CK03H010  C2003 05 11.34257 17 52 50.61 +22 19 43.8          15.6 T      H41
        CK03H010  C2003 05 11.35347 17 52 49.50 +22 19 48.8          15.6 T      H41
        CK03H010  C2003 05 12.36731 17 51 08.58 +22 27 26.2          15.8 T      699
        CK03H010  C2003 05 12.37914 17 51 07.36 +22 27 31.6                      699
        CK03H010  C2003 05 12.39083 17 51 06.07 +22 27 36.8                      699
        CK03H010  C2003 05 12.40262 17 51 04.89 +22 27 43.1                      699
        CK03H010  C2003 05 13.27363 17 49 36.39 +22 34 09.5          16.3 N      H41
        CK03H010  C2003 05 13.28567 17 49 35.13 +22 34 15.3          15.0 T      H41
        CK03H010  C2003 05 13.28920 17 49 34.83 +22 34 16.8          14.9 T      H41
        CK03H010  C2003 05 13.33137 17 49 30.50 +22 34 35.1          16.2 T      704
        CK03H010  C2003 05 13.34296 17 49 29.30 +22 34 40.4          16.3 T      704
        CK03H010  C2003 05 13.37822 17 49 25.64 +22 34 55.9          16.2 T      704
        CK03H010  C2003 05 15.33556 17 46 00.50 +22 48 51.7          15.0 T      H41
        CK03H010  C2003 05 15.34310 17 45 59.73 +22 48 55.3          15.1 T      H41
    
    Observer details:
    048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3 Schmidt
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
        + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    367 Yatsuka.  Observer H. Abe.  0.26-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
    561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        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.
    900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
    A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
    H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2003 H1 (LINEAR)
    T 2004 Feb. 22.5561 TT                                  MPC
    q   2.242384             (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  196.0192      -0.9763613      +0.0264644
                       Node    18.9589      -0.0341940      +0.9610663
    e   1.0            Incl.  138.6787      -0.2134230      -0.2750477
    From 299 observations 2003 Apr. 24-May 15.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2003 H1 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2003 05 11    17 53.41   +22 17.1    3.184    3.834   123.4    12.7  14.9
    2003 05 21    17 35.42   +23 24.9    3.029    3.754   129.4    12.0  14.7
    2003 05 31    17 14.42   +24 07.9    2.910    3.674   132.8    11.7  14.5
    2003 06 10    16 51.34   +24 17.3    2.831    3.595   132.5    12.0  14.3
    2003 06 20    16 27.56   +23 48.2    2.794    3.517   128.5    13.1  14.2
    2003 06 30    16 04.61   +22 41.1    2.797    3.439   121.5    14.6  14.1
    2003 07 10    15 43.81   +21 02.1    2.837    3.362   112.7    16.2  14.0
    2003 07 20    15 25.99   +19 00.6    2.906    3.286   103.0    17.5  14.0
    2003 07 30    15 11.45   +16 45.9    2.995    3.211    92.9    18.4  13.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K10
    

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