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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N27                                Issued 2003 July 7, 18:28 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 25.94510 15 55 27.84 +45 14 54.2                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 25.94806 15 55 27.68 +45 14 50.5                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 25.95248 15 55 27.44 +45 14 46.4                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 25.95396 15 55 27.37 +45 14 45.3                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 25.95543 15 55 27.27 +45 14 44.5                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 25.95691 15 55 27.20 +45 14 43.2                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.91078 15 52 26.91 +44 08 56.7                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.91226 15 52 26.83 +44 08 55.6                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.91373 15 52 26.84 +44 08 54.1                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.91520 15 52 26.74 +44 08 53.1                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.91963 15 52 26.55 +44 08 47.2                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.92110 15 52 26.50 +44 08 46.1                      A46
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.92459 15 52 26.38 +44 08 44.0          16.8 N      J97
        CK03F010  C2003 06 29.92887 15 52 25.35 +44 08 41.9          16.9 N      J97
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.01348 15 52 22.55 +44 07 12.7          16.6 N      212
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.01719 15 52 22.38 +44 07 08.9          16.6 N      212
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.02043 15 52 22.25 +44 07 05.5          16.7 N      212
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.14745 15 52 16.88 +44 04 55.9          17.5 T      762
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.15259 15 52 16.63 +44 04 50.4          17.4 T      762
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.85453 15 51 47.22 +43 52 51.2          16.5 N      442
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.85954 15 51 47.13 +43 52 46.0          16.5 N      442
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.95851 15 51 42.70 +43 51 01.9          17.1 N      J97
        CK03F010  C2003 06 30.96255 15 51 42.55 +43 50 58.4          17.1 N      J97
        CK03F010  C2003 07 01.10824 15 51 36.60 +43 48 30.1          17.3 T      H72
        CK03F010  C2003 07 01.10947 15 51 36.62 +43 48 28.0          17.8 T      H72
        CK03F010  C2003 07 01.11104 15 51 36.58 +43 48 27.3          17.6 T      H72
        CK03F010  C2003 07 01.11284 15 51 36.50 +43 48 23.7          17.5 T      H72
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.15766 15 50 54.16 +43 30 18.1          16.7 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.16035 15 50 54.08 +43 30 15.4          16.7 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.23035 15 50 51.23 +43 29 00.6          16.5 T      785
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.25234 15 50 50.27 +43 28 36.7          16.7 T      785
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.92933 15 50 23.89 +43 16 47.3                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.93078 15 50 23.82 +43 16 46.8                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.93223 15 50 23.79 +43 16 45.2                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.93373 15 50 23.66 +43 16 44.2                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.93521 15 50 23.66 +43 16 42.3                      048
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.99272 15 50 21.50 +43 15 41.1          16.1 T      458
        CK03F010  C2003 07 02.99800 15 50 21.27 +43 15 32.2          16.1 T      458
        CK03F010  C2003 07 03.24536 15 50 11.75 +43 11 16.6          16.8 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 03.25447 15 50 11.36 +43 11 06.2          16.8 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 04.23539 15 49 34.59 +42 53 46.9          16.7 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 04.25322 15 49 33.92 +42 53 28.0          16.7 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 04.89237 15 49 10.84 +42 42 05.5          17.2 N      J87
        CK03F010  C2003 07 04.90241 15 49 10.39 +42 41 54.2          17.2 N      J87
        CK03F010  C2003 07 04.91042 15 49 10.16 +42 41 46.6          17.1 N      J87
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.02355 15 49 06.15 +42 39 44.8          16.6 N      212
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.02691 15 49 05.94 +42 39 40.7          16.6 N      212
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.02998 15 49 05.75 +42 39 37.2          16.6 N      212
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.17748 15 49 00.60 +42 37 01.0          16.9 T      699
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.18995 15 49 00.17 +42 36 47.3                      699
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.20209 15 48 59.68 +42 36 34.3                      699
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.21526 15 48 59.24 +42 36 20.2                      699
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.29604 15 48 56.29 +42 34 51.4          16.8 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.30156 15 48 56.06 +42 34 45.2          16.8 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.84323 15 48 37.33 +42 25 03.8          17.5 N      461
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.84684 15 48 37.11 +42 24 58.4                      461
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.85041 15 48 37.10 +42 24 55.0                      461
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.99155 15 48 32.01 +42 22 21.6          16.2 N      458
        CK03F010  C2003 07 05.99698 15 48 31.85 +42 22 15.3          16.2 N      458
        CK03F010  C2003 07 06.28656 15 48 21.92 +42 17 03.2          17.0 N      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 06.29297 15 48 21.68 +42 16 56.2          17.1 N      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 06.86459 15 48 02.78 +42 06 36.7          16.5 T      213
        CK03F010  C2003 07 06.86620 15 48 02.67 +42 06 34.6          16.5 T      213
        CK03F010  C2003 07 06.86755 15 48 02.62 +42 06 32.9          16.5 T      213
        CK03F010  C2003 07 07.25627 15 47 49.77 +41 59 29.1          16.7 T      H41
        CK03F010  C2003 07 07.26319 15 47 49.52 +41 59 21.4          16.7 T      H41
    
    Observer details:
    048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    212 Observatorio La Dehesilla.  Observer I. Almendros.  0.25 f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.31-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    458 Guadarrama Observatory.  Observer D. Rodriguez.  0.20-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observers K. Sarneczky,
        B. Sipocz.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    762 Four Winds Observatory, Lake Leelanau.  Observer R. Elliott.  0.3-m f/10
        reflector + CCD.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
        Cassegrain + 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.
    H72 Evelyn L. Egan Observatory, Fort Myers.  Observers M. Fauerbach, M. Mon.
        0.40-m f/5.3 reflector + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent G.  0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2003 F1 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5
    T 2003 June 28.41655 TT                                 MPC
    q   4.0078523            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.01049506     Peri.  121.18068     -0.31191699     +0.13752644
    a  20.6607516      Node    87.48779     -0.78315487     -0.59743725
    e   0.8060161      Incl.   70.22149     +0.53793703     -0.79003494
    P  93.91
    From 908 observations 2003 Mar. 23-July 7, mean residual 0".60.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N27
    

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