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    M.P.E.C. 2003-N30                                Issued 2003 July 7, 18:45 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 H2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03H020  C2003 07 01.22200 16 08 46.14 -10 37 41.5          19.3 T      704
    CK03H020  C2003 07 01.23204 16 08 45.11 -10 38 06.8          19.9 T      704
    CK03H020  C2003 07 01.24198 16 08 43.80 -10 38 27.9          19.2 T      704
    CK03H020  C2003 07 01.25201 16 08 42.64 -10 38 51.4          19.1 T      704
    CK03H020  C2003 07 01.26214 16 08 41.34 -10 39 14.8          19.2 T      704
    CK03H020  C2003 07 02.18689 16 06 53.69 -11 14 38.5          18.4 T      H41
    CK03H020  C2003 07 02.19235 16 06 53.12 -11 14 47.3          18.5 T      H41

Observer details:
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.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 May 17.9634 TT                                   MPC
q   2.178506             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.026224       Peri.  155.0798      -0.2728105      +0.1684606
                   Node    79.8382      -0.9617437      -0.0733080
e   0.942870       Incl.   74.2171      +0.0249707      -0.9829786
From 173 observations 2003 Apr. 24-July 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-N30

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