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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N28                                Issued 2003 July 7, 18:34 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                               COMET C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK03G010  C2003 06 01.95674 17 21 09.82 +06 48 03.5                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 01.96397 17 21 09.56 +06 48 07.9                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 01.97029 17 21 09.31 +06 48 11.5                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 01.97449 17 21 09.14 +06 48 13.7                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 16.93514 17 11 36.53 +08 58 59.4                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 16.94109 17 11 36.29 +08 59 02.5                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 16.94855 17 11 35.99 +08 59 05.7                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 16.95271 17 11 35.83 +08 59 07.7                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.18543 17 07 43.79 +09 44 10.6          17.0 T      762
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.19341 17 07 43.48 +09 44 13.8          16.7 T      762
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.19969 17 07 43.26 +09 44 16.0          16.7 T      762
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.20696 17 07 42.97 +09 44 19.2          16.8 T      762
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.92569 17 07 16.90 +09 49 07.3                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.93177 17 07 16.67 +09 49 09.8                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.93806 17 07 16.42 +09 49 12.3                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 23.94436 17 07 16.21 +09 49 15.0                      127
        CK03G010  C2003 06 26.03463 17 06 01.16 +10 02 47.5                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 26.03576 17 06 01.09 +10 02 48.3                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 26.03914 17 06 00.98 +10 02 49.7                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 26.04139 17 06 00.91 +10 02 49.6                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 26.04251 17 06 00.86 +10 02 50.4                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 26.04363 17 06 00.83 +10 02 50.7                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.86966 17 03 47.92 +10 25 57.6          15.5 N      235
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.96135 17 03 44.88 +10 26 26.9          15.3 N      J97
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.96431 17 03 44.78 +10 26 28.6          15.2 N      J97
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.97822 17 03 44.29 +10 26 32.7                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.98385 17 03 44.07 +10 26 34.7                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.98498 17 03 44.04 +10 26 35.7                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.98723 17 03 43.96 +10 26 36.0                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.98837 17 03 43.90 +10 26 36.5                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 29.98949 17 03 43.88 +10 26 36.7                      A46
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.03605 17 03 42.29 +10 26 52.9          15.3 N      212
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.03900 17 03 42.23 +10 26 54.0          15.3 N      212
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.04201 17 03 42.15 +10 26 55.1          15.3 N      212
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.88689 17 03 13.62 +10 31 41.2          15.2 N      233
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.89491 17 03 13.44 +10 31 45.4          15.2 N      442
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.90238 17 03 13.11 +10 31 47.2          15.3 N      233
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.90539 17 03 13.07 +10 31 47.5                      170
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.90738 17 03 13.02 +10 31 48.4                      170
        CK03G010  C2003 06 30.91127 17 03 12.81 +10 31 50.2          15.2 N      233
        CK03G010  C2003 07 01.11552 17 03 06.10 +10 32 58.0          16.9 T      H72
        CK03G010  C2003 07 01.11742 17 03 05.97 +10 32 58.4          16.1 T      H72
        CK03G010  C2003 07 01.11939 17 03 05.94 +10 32 59.6          16.0 T      H72
        CK03G010  C2003 07 01.12131 17 03 05.85 +10 32 59.8          15.9 T      H72
        CK03G010  C2003 07 01.94946 17 02 38.35 +10 37 32.3          15.4 N      939
        CK03G010  C2003 07 01.96083 17 02 37.94 +10 37 36.0          15.4 N      939
        CK03G010  C2003 07 01.96463 17 02 37.82 +10 37 37.1          15.5 N      939
        CK03G010  C2003 07 02.18124 17 02 30.63 +10 38 48.2          15.7 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 02.23404 17 02 29.04 +10 39 04.6          15.5 T      785
        CK03G010  C2003 07 02.25568 17 02 28.17 +10 39 09.7          16.1 T      785
        CK03G010  C2003 07 03.25676 17 01 55.59 +10 44 31.0          15.1 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 03.26021 17 01 55.47 +10 44 32.2          15.1 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 03.26714 17 01 55.24 +10 44 34.3          15.0 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 04.25655 17 01 23.43 +10 49 40.0          15.7 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 04.26019 17 01 23.33 +10 49 41.2          15.7 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 04.88439 17 01 03.69 +10 52 49.5          15.7 N      J87
        CK03G010  C2003 07 04.89814 17 01 03.27 +10 52 53.7          15.7 N      J87
        CK03G010  C2003 07 04.90692 17 01 02.95 +10 52 56.6          15.5 N      J87
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.04751 17 00 58.48 +10 53 38.4          15.5 N      212
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.05110 17 00 58.39 +10 53 38.5          15.5 N      212
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.05417 17 00 58.31 +10 53 38.9          15.5 N      212
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.22711 17 00 53.03 +10 54 29.4          17.3 T      704
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.23722 17 00 52.58 +10 54 36.1          18.1 T      704
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.24733 17 00 52.28 +10 54 39.7          17.7 T      704
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.25781 17 00 51.92 +10 54 42.5          18.4 T      704
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.26802 17 00 51.47 +10 54 46.0          17.0 T      704
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.31339 17 00 50.08 +10 54 57.2          15.5 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 05.31959 17 00 49.84 +10 54 58.6          15.5 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 06.90252 17 00 01.18 +11 02 35.6          15.8 N      213
        CK03G010  C2003 07 07.26771 16 59 50.04 +11 04 17.9          15.5 T      H41
        CK03G010  C2003 07 07.27352 16 59 49.87 +11 04 19.6          15.5 T      H41
    
    Observer details:
    127 Bornheim.  Observer N. Ehring.  0.30-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
    170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3 Schmidt
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    212 Observatorio La Dehesilla.  Observer I. Almendros.  0.25-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    233 San Vito.  Observer S. Donati.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observers R. Ligustri, V. Savani,
        P. Beltrame, G. Degano.  0.35-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.31-m f/3.3 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.
    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.
    939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
        Schmidt-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 G1 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5
    T 2003 Feb. 3.66713 TT                                  MPC
    q   4.9162845            (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  -0.0002453      Peri.   11.42334     -0.32607677     +0.43247572
     +/-0.0000081      Node   246.09182     -0.92353062     -0.33564871
    e   1.0012058      Incl.   66.85544     -0.20190377     +0.83684210
    From 732 observations 2003 Apr. 8-July 7, mean residual 0".58.
    
         The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000024
    and -0.000363 (+/- 0.000008) AU**-1, respectively.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N28
    

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