MPEC 2003-K61 : COMET C/2003 H1 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-K61 Issued 2003 May 31, 15:15 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 21.67183 17 34 05.38 +23 28 36.9 349 CK03H010 C2003 05 21.67758 17 34 04.69 +23 28 39.2 349 CK03H010 C2003 05 21.68351 17 34 03.99 +23 28 40.9 349 CK03H010 C2003 05 21.69460 17 34 02.64 +23 28 44.5 349 CK03H010 C2003 05 21.69735 17 34 02.31 +23 28 45.3 15.8 T 349 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.94617 17 29 30.59 +23 40 31.0 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.94730 17 29 30.45 +23 40 31.2 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.94843 17 29 30.36 +23 40 31.1 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.94956 17 29 30.17 +23 40 32.2 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95068 17 29 30.04 +23 40 32.5 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95182 17 29 29.88 +23 40 32.8 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95294 17 29 29.82 +23 40 32.7 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95407 17 29 29.61 +23 40 33.4 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95520 17 29 29.48 +23 40 33.4 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95633 17 29 29.33 +23 40 33.9 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95745 17 29 29.19 +23 40 34.5 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95858 17 29 29.08 +23 40 34.9 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.95971 17 29 28.91 +23 40 35.3 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.96084 17 29 28.79 +23 40 35.1 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 23.96197 17 29 28.65 +23 40 35.6 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.03773 17 29 19.37 +23 40 58.3 15.5 N 212 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.04248 17 29 18.79 +23 40 59.7 15.5 N 212 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.04878 17 29 18.01 +23 41 01.4 15.5 N 212 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.06844 17 29 15.52 +23 41 07.2 15.8 T 232 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.07098 17 29 15.22 +23 41 08.0 15.8 T 232 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.07873 17 29 14.11 +23 41 12.1 15.8 T 232 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.66666 17 28 01.67 +23 44 02.9 322 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.68009 17 28 00.02 +23 44 06.4 322 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.70498 17 27 56.89 +23 44 13.6 322 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.97625 17 27 23.13 +23 45 27.3 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.97737 17 27 23.04 +23 45 27.4 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.97850 17 27 22.88 +23 45 27.5 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.97963 17 27 22.70 +23 45 28.5 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.98075 17 27 22.56 +23 45 28.7 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.98189 17 27 22.44 +23 45 28.5 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.98301 17 27 22.29 +23 45 29.0 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.98414 17 27 22.16 +23 45 28.6 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.98527 17 27 21.91 +23 45 30.1 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.98640 17 27 21.76 +23 45 30.0 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 24.98752 17 27 21.68 +23 45 30.2 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.00529 17 27 19.50 +23 45 35.5 15.7 N 166 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.00725 17 27 19.32 +23 45 35.7 15.9 N 166 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.00899 17 27 19.12 +23 45 36.4 16.0 N 166 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.01102 17 27 18.77 +23 45 36.7 15.8 N 166 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95126 17 25 20.96 +23 49 49.7 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95238 17 25 20.78 +23 49 50.0 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95352 17 25 20.65 +23 49 50.9 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95464 17 25 20.50 +23 49 51.1 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95576 17 25 20.35 +23 49 51.8 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95690 17 25 20.19 +23 49 51.8 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95802 17 25 20.04 +23 49 52.4 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.95916 17 25 19.91 +23 49 52.2 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.96028 17 25 19.78 +23 49 52.6 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.96141 17 25 19.64 +23 49 53.0 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.96253 17 25 19.53 +23 49 53.2 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.96366 17 25 19.36 +23 49 53.5 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.96478 17 25 19.20 +23 49 53.7 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.96591 17 25 19.05 +23 49 54.2 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 25.96705 17 25 18.93 +23 49 54.2 A46 CK03H010 C2003 05 26.31707 17 24 34.62 +23 51 26.0 15.2 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 26.32023 17 24 34.20 +23 51 26.5 15.2 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.04003 17 23 02.61 +23 54 24.8 15.5 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.04341 17 23 02.18 +23 54 25.9 15.6 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.04566 17 23 01.89 +23 54 26.3 15.5 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.18992 17 22 43.55 +23 55 00.9 14.8 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.30027 17 22 29.27 +23 55 27.8 14.6 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.98067 17 21 01.66 +23 58 04.1 118 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.98207 17 21 01.46 +23 58 04.7 15.4 N 118 CK03H010 C2003 05 27.98448 17 21 01.14 +23 58 05.3 118 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.03056 17 20 55.25 +23 58 15.1 15.3 N 212 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.03403 17 20 54.79 +23 58 16.1 15.3 N 212 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.03704 17 20 54.39 +23 58 16.8 15.3 N 212 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.27478 17 20 23.71 +23 59 09.4 16.3 T 704 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.28545 17 20 22.32 +23 59 11.5 16.5 T 704 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.29601 17 20 20.90 +23 59 14.4 16.4 T 704 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.30682 17 20 19.52 +23 59 16.3 16.4 T 704 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.31750 17 20 18.15 +23 59 18.3 16.8 T 704 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.32696 17 20 16.73 +23 59 21.6 15.7 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.33517 17 20 15.70 +23 59 22.9 15.8 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.34218 17 20 14.76 +23 59 24.9 15.7 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.60972 17 19 40.10 +24 00 21.8 15.8 T 367 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.61285 17 19 39.70 +24 00 22.3 367 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.62116 17 19 38.57 +24 00 23.9 15.8 T 900 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.62788 17 19 37.71 +24 00 25.2 355 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.62999 17 19 37.42 +24 00 25.5 15.9 T 900 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.63054 17 19 37.37 +24 00 25.5 355 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.63637 17 19 36.62 +24 00 26.8 15.4 T 355 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.67243 17 19 31.85 +24 00 34.9 16.0 N 379 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.67455 17 19 31.55 +24 00 35.3 16.1 N 379 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.67626 17 19 31.30 +24 00 36.5 16.1 N 379 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.67977 17 19 30.93 +24 00 36.6 16.0 N 379 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.73252 17 19 23.91 +24 00 48.0 15.5 T 300 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.73497 17 19 23.63 +24 00 48.0 300 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.73738 17 19 23.33 +24 00 48.9 300 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.73980 17 19 22.94 +24 00 48.2 300 CK03H010 C2003 05 28.99189 17 18 50.13 +24 01 40.1 15.9 N A18 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.03756 17 18 44.19 +24 01 50.7 15.3 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.04093 17 18 43.74 +24 01 51.0 15.4 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.04431 17 18 43.28 +24 01 51.3 15.4 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.04769 17 18 42.83 +24 01 52.0 15.3 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.05922 17 18 41.34 +24 01 53.7 15.9 N A18 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.21551 17 18 20.91 +24 02 27.4 16.3 N 750 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.22395 17 18 19.82 +24 02 28.6 16.1 N 750 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.23140 17 18 18.84 +24 02 30.2 16.2 N 750 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.23598 17 18 18.25 +24 02 31.0 15.9 N 750 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.37124 17 18 00.36 +24 02 58.3 15.8 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.59003 17 17 31.77 +24 03 40.2 355 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.60470 17 17 29.82 +24 03 42.8 355 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.60887 17 17 29.28 +24 03 43.7 15.2 T 355 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.61219 17 17 28.84 +24 03 44.6 355 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.91461 17 16 48.97 +24 04 41.8 15.4 N 213 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.91569 17 16 48.87 +24 04 41.6 15.4 N 213 CK03H010 C2003 05 29.91678 17 16 48.76 +24 04 40.9 15.4 N 213 CK03H010 C2003 05 30.01381 17 16 35.83 +24 05 00.6 15.3 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 30.01830 17 16 35.21 +24 05 01.2 15.4 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 30.02168 17 16 34.75 +24 05 01.7 15.5 T A32 CK03H010 C2003 05 30.24737 17 16 04.93 +24 05 43.6 15.4 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 30.25206 17 16 04.34 +24 05 44.5 15.4 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.00063 17 14 24.72 +24 07 53.0 246 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.00132 17 14 24.62 +24 07 53.1 246 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.00271 17 14 24.45 +24 07 53.3 246 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.00376 17 14 24.30 +24 07 53.5 246 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.00597 17 14 24.00 +24 07 53.9 246 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.00671 17 14 23.90 +24 07 54.0 246 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.07407 17 14 14.87 +24 08 05.1 15.5 N 939 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.08168 17 14 13.82 +24 08 06.1 15.5 N 939 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.08929 17 14 12.81 +24 08 07.2 15.5 N 939 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.30383 17 13 44.22 +24 08 42.7 15.3 T H41 CK03H010 C2003 05 31.31377 17 13 42.87 +24 08 44.6 15.3 T H41 Observer details: 118 Modra. Observers L. Kornos, J. Vilagi. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD. 166 Upice. Observer L. Vyskocil. 0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 212 Observatorio La Dehesilla. Observers I. Almendros, C. Malagon. 0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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. 246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD. 300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS. Observers A. Asami, D. J. Asher, T. Fuse, N. Hashimoto, A. I. Ibrahim, S. Isobe, K. Nishiyama, Y. Oshima, J. Terazono, H. Umehara, T. Urata, M. Yoshikawa. 0.5-m f/2.0 reflector + CCD. 322 Perth Observatory, Bickley-MCT. Observer J. Biggs. 0.25-m f/4.5 Newtonian + CCD. 349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD. 355 Hadano. Observer A. Asami. 0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD. 367 Yatsuka. Observer H. Abe. 0.26-m f/6 reflector + CCD. 379 Hamamatsu-Yuto. Observer S. Wakuda. 0.25-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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. 750 Hobbs Observatory, Fall Creek. Observer R. Elliott. 0.3-m f/10 reflector + CCD. 900 Moriyama. Observer Y. Ikari. 0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD. 939 Observatorio Rodeno. Observer J. Castellano. 0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. A18 Herne. Observer B. Brinkmann. 0.2-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. A32 Panker. Observer H. Denzau. 0.36-m Schmidt-Cassegrain f/5.5 + 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. Orbital elements: C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) T 2004 Feb. 22.5195 TT MPC q 2.241047 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 196.0702 -0.9762815 +0.0270319 Node 18.9831 -0.0337250 +0.9610762 e 1.0 Incl. 138.6721 -0.2138620 -0.2749579 From 503 observations 2003 Apr. 24-May 31. Ephemeris: C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2003 05 31 17 14.42 +24 07.9 2.909 3.674 132.8 11.7 14.5 2003 06 10 16 51.33 +24 17.3 2.830 3.595 132.5 12.0 14.3 2003 06 20 16 27.55 +23 48.1 2.793 3.516 128.5 13.1 14.2 2003 06 30 16 04.60 +22 41.0 2.796 3.439 121.5 14.6 14.1 2003 07 10 15 43.80 +21 01.9 2.836 3.362 112.7 16.2 14.0 2003 07 20 15 25.97 +19 00.4 2.905 3.285 103.0 17.5 14.0 2003 07 30 15 11.43 +16 45.6 2.995 3.210 92.9 18.4 13.9 2003 08 09 15 00.11 +14 25.5 3.097 3.136 82.9 18.7 13.9 2003 08 19 14 51.69 +12 05.5 3.203 3.064 73.0 18.4 13.9 2003 08 29 14 45.78 +09 48.7 3.306 2.992 63.4 17.6 13.9 2003 09 08 14 41.97 +07 37.1 3.399 2.923 54.0 16.2 13.8 2003 09 18 14 39.87 +05 31.2 3.477 2.855 44.9 14.4 13.8 2003 09 28 14 39.15 +03 30.9 3.536 2.789 36.1 12.2 13.7 Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-K61


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