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    M.P.E.C. 2003-K58                                Issued 2003 May 31, 14:37 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  C2003 05 27.14356 12 03 38.92 +30 42 44.1          17.1 T      H41
    CK03E010  C2003 05 28.19549 12 03 51.17 +30 38 35.5          17.2 T      H41
    CK03E010  C2003 05 28.20669 12 03 51.43 +30 38 32.7          17.1 T      H41
    CK03E010  C2003 05 30.18009 12 04 17.69 +30 30 22.5          17.5 T      H41
    CK03E010  C2003 05 30.18762 12 04 17.76 +30 30 20.8          17.6 T      H41
    CK03E010  C2003 05 30.92491 12 04 28.64 +30 27 07.2                      118
    CK03E010  C2003 05 30.93659 12 04 28.72 +30 27 06.5                      118
    CK03E010  C2003 05 31.19219 12 04 32.70 +30 25 59.3          17.4 T      H41
    CK03E010  C2003 05 31.19814 12 04 32.81 +30 25 59.6          17.3 T      H41

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
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. 13.4749 TT                                  MPC
q   3.244782             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0193074      Peri.  103.8492      -0.3760065      +0.8467667
a  13.761106       Node   137.0667      -0.9065951      -0.4201450
e   0.764206       Incl.   33.5358      +0.1915839      -0.3262888
P  51.0
From 119 observations 2003 Mar. 9-May 31.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K58

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