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    • MPEC 2003-K65 : COMET C/2003 J1 (NEAT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-K65                                Issued 2003 May 31, 15:39 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 J1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK03J010  C2003 05 25.46898 20 59 20.49 -16 44 37.2          18.5 T      673
    CK03J010  C2003 05 25.47546 20 59 20.41 -16 44 40.5          18.5 T      673
    CK03J010  C2003 05 25.48206 20 59 20.34 -16 44 43.9          18.5 T      673
    CK03J010  C2003 05 31.04145 20 57 58.66 -17 34 14.9                      246
    CK03J010  C2003 05 31.04233 20 57 58.64 -17 34 15.5                      246
    CK03J010  C2003 05 31.04289 20 57 58.56 -17 34 16.3                      246
    CK03J010  C2003 05 31.04606 20 57 58.56 -17 34 17.8                      246
    CK03J010  C2003 05 31.04675 20 57 58.54 -17 34 18.3                      246
    CK03J010  C2003 05 31.04749 20 57 58.49 -17 34 18.4                      246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 J1 (NEAT)
T 2003 Oct. 16.707 TT                                   MPC
q   5.11745              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  196.804       +0.471980       -0.272080
                   Node   122.038       -0.651358       +0.533380
e   1.0            Incl.   98.412       -0.594111       -0.800923
From 33 observations 2003 May 13-31.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 J1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 05 31    20 57.99   -17 33.8    4.683    5.225   117.2     9.9  17.5
2003 06 10    20 54.36   -19 11.9    4.523    5.210   128.0     8.8  17.4
2003 06 20    20 49.20   -21 00.6    4.385    5.196   139.2     7.3  17.4
2003 06 30    20 42.53   -22 57.9    4.275    5.184   150.5     5.5  17.3
2003 07 10    20 34.52   -25 00.5    4.197    5.172   161.6     3.6  17.3
2003 07 20    20 25.46   -27 04.2    4.156    5.162   170.7     1.8  17.2
2003 07 30    20 15.73   -29 04.4    4.153    5.152   168.7     2.2  17.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K65

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