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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N26                                Issued 2003 July 7, 18:01 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 E1 (NEAT)
    
    Observations:
        CK03E010  C2003 06 29.20145 12 18 22.04 +27 36 56.7          18.2 T      699
        CK03E010  C2003 06 29.21827 12 18 22.74 +27 36 50.8                      699
        CK03E010  C2003 06 29.23518 12 18 23.47 +27 36 41.8                      699
        CK03E010  C2003 06 29.25208 12 18 24.12 +27 36 35.0                      699
        CK03E010  C2003 07 06.86757 12 23 58.49 +26 41 25.6          18.2 N      620
        CK03E010  C2003 07 06.87861 12 23 58.97 +26 41 20.7          18.2 N      620
        CK03E010  C2003 07 06.88962 12 23 59.52 +26 41 15.8          18.7 N      620
    
    Observer details:
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer G. H. Bliss.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2003 E1 (NEAT)
    Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5
    T 2004 Feb. 13.63322 TT                                 MPC
    q   3.2450449            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.01939196     Peri.  103.86344     -0.37575706     +0.84687671
    a  13.7210767      Node   137.06881     -0.90671140     -0.41989073
    e   0.7634993      Incl.   33.53746     +0.19152302     -0.32633054
    P  50.83
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    030309 644  0.2+  0.4+    030323 673  0.4+  0.2+    030428 213  0.4+  0.4-
    030309 644  0.1+  0.4+    030323 673  0.1+  0.1+    030430 H41  0.8-  0.3-
    030309 644  0.7+  0.6+    030323 673  0.2+  0.1-    030502 360  0.1+  0.1-
    030310 J95  0.4-  0.1+    030323 673  0.1-  0.2+    030502 360  0.0   0.2-
    030310 J95  0.3+  0.2-    030326 360  0.3+  0.0     030503 A02  0.5-  0.2-
    030310 926  0.6-  0.3+    030326 360  0.2+  0.0     030503 A02  0.3+  0.5+
    030310 926  0.3-  0.7-    030326 360  0.2+  0.2-    030503 A02  1.1+  0.9+
    030310 926  0.6-  0.2-    030327 J95  0.2-  0.1-    030503 213  1.3-  0.1-
    030310 106  0.8-  1.3+    030327 J95  0.1-  0.2+    030503 213  0.3+  0.1+
    030311 106  0.3-  0.3-    030329 360  0.1+  0.1+    030503 213 (2.8+  0.4-)
    030311 106  0.4-  0.4-    030329 372  0.9-  1.2-    030503 A02  0.5-  1.2+
    030311 649  0.3-  0.4-    030329 360  0.7-  0.2-    030503 A02  0.1-  1.1+
    030311 649  0.1-  0.4-    030329 360  0.1-  0.0     030503 A02 (2.5+  0.2+)
    030311 649  0.6-  0.2-    030401 699  0.7-  0.3+    030517 213  1.0+  0.4+
    030311 644  1.1+  0.4+    030401 699  1.7-  0.8-    030517 213  0.8+  0.5+
    030311 670  0.3-  0.3+    030401 699  1.3-  0.9-    030517 213  1.0-  0.6+
    030311 644  0.0   0.4-    030401 699  1.1-  0.3-    030520 785 (2.4+  2.4+)
    030311 670  0.3-  0.8-    030405 170  0.3+  0.3-    030520 785  0.8+  0.8-
    030311 644  0.5+  0.3+    030405 170  0.2-  0.1+    030520 785  0.5-  1.0-
    030312 670  1.1+  0.5+    030405 170  0.1-  0.1+    030522 620  0.2+  0.1+
    030312 670  0.8+  0.7+    030405 170  0.2+  0.3+    030522 H41  0.1+  0.5+
    030312 673  0.3+  0.3-    030405 372  1.2-  0.2-    030522 H41  0.6+  0.5-
    030312 673  0.4+  0.1-    030406 360  0.2-  0.1+    030522 213  1.8-  1.1+
    030312 673  0.4+  0.2+    030406 360  0.4-  0.1+    030522 213  1.6-  0.4-
    030312 673  0.5+  0.5+    030406 213 (7.5-  3.6-)   030522 213  0.1-  0.5+
    030313 J95  0.5-  0.1-    030408 372 (2.1-  0.5+)   030523 360  0.3-  0.0
    030313 J95  0.3+  0.4-    030408 118  0.3+  0.2-    030523 360  0.5-  0.2+
    030321 204 (3.6+  0.1-)   030408 118  0.2-  0.2+    030527 H41  0.8+  1.8-
    030322 644  0.1+  0.2-    030408 118  0.2+  0.3-    030528 H41  1.0-  0.5-
    030322 644  0.7+  0.7+    030408 118  0.2+  0.2+    030528 H41  0.7+  0.5-
    030322 644  0.4+  0.3-    030409 J95  0.8-  0.0     030530 H41  0.3+  0.4+
    030322 644  0.4+  1.0+    030409 J95  0.1-  0.1-    030530 H41  0.1-  0.7+
    030322 644  0.2+  0.1-    030420 246  1.2+  0.4-    030530 118  1.0+  1.3-
    030322 644  0.5+  0.9+    030420 246  1.2+  0.4-    030530 118  0.2-  1.1+
    030322 J95  0.1+  0.0     030420 246  0.7+  0.4-    030531 H41  1.1+  0.3+
    030322 J95  0.3-  0.4+    030420 246  1.0+  0.4-    030531 H41 (1.4+  2.2+)
    030322 246  0.2-  0.5-    030420 246  0.8+  0.3-    030601 360  0.2-  0.3+
    030322 246  0.3+  0.1-    030420 246  0.4+  0.1-    030601 360  0.2-  0.2+
    030322 246  0.0   0.3-    030420 246  0.5+  0.2-    030629 699  0.1-  0.6-
    030322 246  0.0   0.0     030421 360  1.2-  0.6+    030629 699  0.1+  0.6+
    030322 246  0.3+  0.2-    030421 360  0.9-  0.9+    030629 699  0.7+  1.2-
    030322 246  0.1-  0.3-    030421 360  0.4-  0.4+    030629 699  0.2+  0.8-
    030322 246  0.0   0.1-    030421 213  0.4+  1.0-    030706 620  0.1-  0.4+
    030322 246  0.3+  0.4-    030427 H41 (1.1+  2.1+)   030706 620  0.5-  0.5+
    030322 204  0.7+  0.3-    030428 213  0.4+  0.1+    030706 620  0.0   0.6+
    030322 204  0.0   0.5+    030428 213  0.3+  0.1-
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N26
    

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