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  • MPEC 2003-L25 : COMET C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-L25                                Issued 2003 June 7, 19:35 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 H2 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK03H020  C2003 05 18.21106 17 53 00.03 +16 21 38.0          19.2 T      859
        CK03H020  C2003 05 18.21591 17 52 59.41 +16 21 34.3          20.3 T      859
        CK03H020  C2003 05 18.21844 17 52 59.43 +16 21 31.1          18.7 T      859
        CK03H020  C2003 05 31.30794 17 23 13.46 +09 55 42.8                      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 05 31.31057 17 23 12.95 +09 55 40.7                      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 05 31.31649 17 23 12.25 +09 55 21.4          17.3 T      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 05 31.32213 17 23 11.26 +09 55 12.9          18.4 T      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 05 31.32442 17 23 10.87 +09 55 07.5          18.4 T      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.33920 17 20 39.35 +09 19 40.7          18.9 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.33958 17 20 39.30 +09 19 38.7          18.1 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.34396 17 20 38.62 +09 19 30.9          19.0 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.34434 17 20 38.57 +09 19 28.8          18.7 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.34878 17 20 37.90 +09 19 19.8          18.0 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.34916 17 20 37.90 +09 19 18.8          17.9 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.35361 17 20 37.14 +09 19 09.3          18.4 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.35398 17 20 36.79 +09 19 04.9          17.3 T      333
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.66135 17 19 50.91 +09 08 15.5          17.0 T      360
        CK03H020  C2003 06 01.66637 17 19 50.17 +09 08 04.6                      360
        CK03H020  C2003 06 03.03464 17 16 23.04 +08 18 45.4                      118
        CK03H020  C2003 06 03.03745 17 16 22.62 +08 18 38.3                      118
        CK03H020  C2003 06 03.03856 17 16 22.46 +08 18 36.6          17.8 N      118
        CK03H020  C2003 06 03.31366 17 15 40.65 +08 08 34.5          16.7 T      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 06 03.31668 17 15 40.12 +08 08 26.5                      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 06 03.31949 17 15 39.73 +08 08 20.4          16.6 T      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 06 03.32169 17 15 39.13 +08 08 15.0          16.8 T      H72
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.00251 17 13 55.69 +07 43 07.7                      246
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.00319 17 13 55.58 +07 43 05.9                      246
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.00372 17 13 55.49 +07 43 04.4                      246
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.00425 17 13 55.38 +07 43 03.0                      246
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.00491 17 13 55.28 +07 43 01.3                      246
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.28628 17 13 12.60 +07 32 34.1          17.7 T      H41
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.29308 17 13 11.51 +07 32 20.3          17.8 T      H41
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.90428 17 11 37.73 +07 09 21.1          17.8 T      213
        CK03H020  C2003 06 04.90808 17 11 36.88 +07 09 11.3          18.0 T      213
        CK03H020  C2003 06 05.64118 17 09 44.45 +06 41 29.6          17.2 T      360
        CK03H020  C2003 06 05.64353 17 09 44.07 +06 41 24.3                      360
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
        + CCD.
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H72 Evelyn L. Egan Observatory, Fort Myers.  Observers M. Fauerbach, M. Mon.
        0.40-m f/5.3 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
    T 2003 May 17.9539 TT                                   MPC
    q   2.178474             (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  +0.026272       Peri.  155.0758      -0.2728263      +0.1684687
                       Node    79.8386      -0.9617375      -0.0733802
    e   0.942767       Incl.   74.2155      +0.0250361      -0.9829718
    From 145 observations 2003 Apr. 24-June 5.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2003 05 31    17 23.99   +10 06.4    1.272    2.183   145.4    15.3  16.9
    2003 06 10    16 58.53   +03 50.6    1.240    2.194   153.0    12.1  16.9
    2003 06 20    16 33.46   -03 03.3    1.260    2.210   152.1    12.4  16.9
    2003 06 30    16 11.21   -09 50.2    1.332    2.232   143.4    15.8  17.1
    2003 07 10    15 53.39   -15 56.4    1.447    2.259   132.1    19.5  17.3
    2003 07 20    15 40.55   -21 09.2    1.597    2.291   120.9    22.4  17.6
    2003 07 30    15 32.49   -25 31.9    1.770    2.328   110.5    24.1  17.9
    2003 08 09    15 28.72   -29 14.0    1.958    2.370   100.9    24.8  18.2
    2003 08 19    15 28.59   -32 25.2    2.154    2.415    92.2    24.8  18.5
    2003 08 29    15 31.57   -35 13.6    2.352    2.464    84.2    24.1  18.8
    2003 09 08    15 37.19   -37 45.3    2.549    2.517    76.8    22.9  19.0
    2003 09 18    15 45.08   -40 04.7    2.740    2.573    69.9    21.5  19.3
    2003 09 28    15 54.97   -42 14.6    2.924    2.632    63.4    19.9  19.5
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-L25
    

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