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    • MPEC 2003-O43 : COMET C/2003 O2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-O43                                Issued 2003 July 31, 18:21 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 O2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03O020  C2003 07 29.37618 01 55 23.89 +14 28 46.1          18.6 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 29.38723 01 55 25.41 +14 29 05.0          18.9 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 29.39787 01 55 26.83 +14 29 21.0          18.7 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 29.40871 01 55 28.46 +14 29 40.7          18.6 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 29.41933 01 55 29.49 +14 29 56.9          18.4 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.08231 01 57 02.92 +14 48 21.3          16.9 T      620
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.08664 01 57 03.51 +14 48 28.4          17.9 T      620
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.09105 01 57 04.14 +14 48 36.1          17.3 T      620
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.37129 01 57 42.93 +14 56 21.8          17.7 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.37355 01 57 43.71 +14 56 26.9          17.0 T      649
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.37592 01 57 44.07 +14 56 30.8          17.2 T      649
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.38207 01 57 44.92 +14 56 41.1          18.5 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.38692 01 57 45.63 +14 56 49.5          18.1 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.38700 01 57 45.64 +14 56 49.1          18.2 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.38833 01 57 45.75 +14 56 51.2          17.3 T      649
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.39287 01 57 46.42 +14 56 58.4          17.8 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.39306 01 57 46.40 +14 56 59.3          16.9 T      649
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.39801 01 57 47.01 +14 57 06.5          18.5 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.39810 01 57 47.09 +14 57 07.0          18.5 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.40366 01 57 47.87 +14 57 16.2          17.9 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.40917 01 57 48.57 +14 57 25.3          18.3 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.40933 01 57 48.62 +14 57 25.9          18.3 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.41473 01 57 49.07 +14 57 32.6          17.9 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.42018 01 57 50.07 +14 57 43.0          18.1 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.42026 01 57 49.97 +14 57 43.5          18.4 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.43095 01 57 51.21 +14 58 00.1          18.2 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 30.43103 01 57 51.19 +14 58 00.4          18.1 T      704
    CK03O020  C2003 07 31.03749 01 59 16.95 +15 14 53.3          17.9 T      J95
    CK03O020  C2003 07 31.04266 01 59 17.68 +15 15 01.7          18.4 T      J95
    CK03O020  C2003 07 31.04738 01 59 18.39 +15 15 10.0          18.2 T      J95
    CK03O020  C2003 07 31.27618 01 59 50.44 +15 21 33.9          17.0 N      649
    CK03O020  C2003 07 31.28010 01 59 51.06 +15 21 40.4          18.2 N      649
    CK03O020  C2003 07 31.28404 01 59 51.70 +15 21 47.0          17.7 N      649
    CK03O020  C2003 07 31.28797 01 59 51.95 +15 21 52.4          18.0 N      649

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Trentman, R. Fredrick.  0.3-m
    Schmidt Cassegrain + CCD, 0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Sept. 2.110 TT                                   MPC
q   1.60716              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   30.140       +0.946983       -0.316282
                   Node   347.894       +0.213604       +0.751103
e   1.0            Incl.   15.623       +0.239994       +0.579491
From 25 observations 2003 July 29-31.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 07 30    01 56.85   +14 46.1    1.259    1.672    94.1    37.3  16.7
2003 08 09    02 20.39   +19 27.5    1.176    1.640    96.7    37.9  16.5
2003 08 19    02 44.11   +24 12.5    1.107    1.619    99.5    38.1  16.3
2003 08 29    03 07.62   +28 53.8    1.051    1.608   102.5    37.8  16.2
2003 09 08    03 30.29   +33 24.1    1.008    1.609   105.9    37.0  16.1
2003 09 18    03 51.37   +37 36.5    0.976    1.622   109.8    35.7  16.0
2003 09 28    04 09.80   +41 25.4    0.955    1.645   114.4    33.7  16.1
2003 10 08    04 24.45   +44 46.2    0.943    1.679   119.6    31.2  16.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-O43

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