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    • MPEC 2003-M70 : COMET P/2003 K2 (CHRISTENSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-M70                                Issued 2003 June 30, 21:22 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.

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                         COMET P/2003 K2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK03K020   2003 06 01.48507 08 58 23.77 +26 39 47.4          16   T      372
    PK03K020   2003 06 02.47569 09 03 49.39 +26 19 50.6                      372
    PK03K020   2003 06 02.48368 09 03 52.00 +26 19 39.8          16   T      372
    PK03K020  C2003 06 24.11066 10 36 48.61 +18 26 38.9          17.6 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 24.11956 10 36 50.57 +18 26 26.6          17.5 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 24.12192 10 36 50.94 +18 26 22.9          17.5 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 25.11287 10 40 10.93 +18 05 12.1          17.8 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 25.12895 10 40 13.85 +18 04 48.2          17.8 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 28.11639 10 49 54.87 +17 01 45.0          17.7 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 28.12909 10 49 57.21 +17 01 29.5          17.5 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 28.13128 10 49 57.76 +17 01 27.8          17.5 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 29.12130 10 53 03.27 +16 40 49.1          17.9 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 29.12693 10 53 04.34 +16 40 42.4          18.0 T      H41
    PK03K020  C2003 06 29.12922 10 53 04.78 +16 40 41.1          17.9 T      H41

Observer details:
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 K2 (Christensen)
T 2003 Apr. 7.8527 TT                                   MPC
q   0.549207             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1714333      Peri.  345.5363      +0.1793186      -0.9679836
a   3.209268       Node    93.9068      +0.9192001      +0.1012259
e   0.828869       Incl.   10.1402      +0.3505937      +0.2296978
P   5.75
From 207 observations 2003 May 26-June 29.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 K2 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 06 30    10 55.76   +16 22.7    1.749    1.547    61.5    35.3  16.6
2003 07 10    11 23.92   +13 05.6    1.941    1.674    59.6    31.6  17.2
2003 07 20    11 48.31   +10 05.9    2.139    1.796    56.8    28.3  17.7
2003 07 30    12 10.01   +07 22.3    2.339    1.915    53.3    25.2  18.2
2003 08 09    12 29.76   +04 53.2    2.539    2.030    49.3    22.3  18.6
2003 08 19    12 48.05   +02 36.7    2.735    2.141    44.9    19.5  19.0
2003 08 29    13 05.25   +00 31.6    2.925    2.248    40.1    16.8  19.3
2003 09 08    13 21.60   -01 23.5    3.105    2.353    35.0    14.2  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-M70

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