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  • MPEC 2003-M30 : COMET C/2003 F1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-M30                                Issued 2003 June 23, 14:59 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 F1 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK03F010  C2003 06 16.89208 16 03 39.38 +47 32 46.6                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 06 16.90223 16 03 38.76 +47 32 38.3                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 06 16.91382 16 03 38.14 +47 32 29.0                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 06 16.92396 16 03 37.53 +47 32 20.3                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 06 16.93265 16 03 37.06 +47 32 13.8                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.00459 16 03 32.67 +47 31 10.6          16.7 T      A32
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.00909 16 03 32.38 +47 31 07.4          17.0 T      A32
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.01471 16 03 32.07 +47 31 02.0          17.0 T      A32
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.02034 16 03 31.74 +47 30 57.2          16.9 T      A32
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.19933 16 03 21.03 +47 28 26.1          17.0 T      785
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.22200 16 03 19.62 +47 28 05.3          16.8 T      785
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.92659 16 02 37.98 +47 17 59.9                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.92807 16 02 37.88 +47 17 59.1                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.92954 16 02 37.80 +47 17 58.0                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.93100 16 02 37.67 +47 17 55.4                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.93691 16 02 37.34 +47 17 49.8                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 17.93986 16 02 37.18 +47 17 47.8                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 19.22713 16 01 22.62 +46 59 03.8          17.5 T      704
        CK03F010  C2003 06 19.23699 16 01 22.02 +46 58 55.4          18.1 T      704
        CK03F010  C2003 06 19.24679 16 01 21.45 +46 58 46.0          18.1 T      704
        CK03F010  C2003 06 19.25680 16 01 20.88 +46 58 37.7          17.9 T      704
        CK03F010  C2003 06 19.29631 16 01 18.58 +46 58 02.3          17.3 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 06 19.30345 16 01 18.18 +46 57 55.9          17.4 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 06 20.21977 16 00 26.57 +46 44 18.9          17.7 T      704
        CK03F010  C2003 06 20.22963 16 00 25.98 +46 44 10.8          17.9 T      704
        CK03F010  C2003 06 20.23943 16 00 25.41 +46 44 01.4          18.0 T      704
        CK03F010  C2003 06 20.27255 16 00 23.46 +46 43 31.5          17.3 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 06 20.91713 15 59 47.86 +46 33 49.1          17.2 T      215
        CK03F010  C2003 06 20.91774 15 59 47.84 +46 33 48.6          17.2 T      215
        CK03F010  C2003 06 20.91894 15 59 47.79 +46 33 47.5          17.1 T      215
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.00834 15 59 42.87 +46 32 25.2          17.2 N      A18
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.03152 15 59 41.53 +46 32 04.4          16.4 N      442
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.91580 15 58 53.68 +46 18 35.3          16.5 N      445
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.91803 15 58 53.40 +46 18 33.2          16.4 N      445
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.92361 15 58 53.11 +46 18 26.1          16.5 N      445
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.93300 15 58 52.70 +46 18 19.6          16.5 N      445
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.94523 15 58 52.11 +46 18 08.5          17.1 T      232
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.95122 15 58 51.64 +46 18 03.0          17.1 T      232
        CK03F010  C2003 06 21.95380 15 58 51.54 +46 18 00.5          17.1 T      232
        CK03F010  C2003 06 22.19919 15 58 38.40 +46 14 14.7          17.2 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 06 22.20311 15 58 38.18 +46 14 11.2          17.2 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 06 22.21711 15 58 37.47 +46 13 57.4          17.2 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 06 22.90005 15 58 01.41 +46 03 21.9          17.0 T      213
        CK03F010  C2003 06 22.90331 15 58 01.25 +46 03 19.0          17.0 T      213
        CK03F010  C2003 06 22.90581 15 58 01.07 +46 03 16.5          17.0 T      213
        CK03F010  C2003 06 23.14875 15 57 48.38 +45 59 29.6          17.3 T      H41
    
    Observer details:
    048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
    232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.31-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    445 Observatori d'Ontinyent.  Observer M. Camarasa.  0.20-m f/7.2
        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.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
        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 F1 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5
    T 2003 June 28.43322 TT                                 MPC
    q   4.0078703            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.01049296     Peri.  121.18355     -0.31191102     +0.13752980
    a  20.6635083      Node    87.48716     -0.78318247     -0.59739893
    e   0.8060411      Incl.   70.22181     +0.53790031     -0.79006333
    P  93.93
    From 799 observations 2003 Mar. 23-June 23, mean residual 0".59.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M30
    

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