MPEC 2003-Q07 : COMET C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q07 Issued 2003 Aug. 19, 14:20 UT
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COMET C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK03O010 C2003 08 02.95341 19 17 59.34 +38 29 04.7 18.7 T 561
CK03O010 C2003 08 02.95810 19 17 59.00 +38 29 05.0 18.4 T 561
CK03O010 C2003 08 02.96215 19 17 58.71 +38 29 04.7 18.5 T 561
CK03O010 C2003 08 12.86211 19 07 33.79 +38 04 59.5 18.7 T 213
CK03O010 C2003 08 12.86472 19 07 33.66 +38 04 57.7 18.7 T 213
CK03O010 C2003 08 14.92788 19 05 29.85 +37 58 14.1 18.6 N J95
CK03O010 C2003 08 14.95188 19 05 28.40 +37 58 09.3 18.1 N J95
CK03O010 C2003 08 14.95891 19 05 28.00 +37 58 07.3 18.5 N J95
CK03O010 C2003 08 15.02790 19 05 23.84 +37 57 53.9 18.1 N 620
CK03O010 C2003 08 15.04017 19 05 23.12 +37 57 50.9 17.8 N 620
CK03O010 C2003 08 15.05377 19 05 22.31 +37 57 48.5 18.0 N 620
CK03O010 C2003 08 17.12214 19 03 21.14 +37 50 28.3 18.3 T H41
CK03O010 C2003 08 17.12615 19 03 20.79 +37 50 26.3 18.3 T H41
CK03O010 C2003 08 17.13182 19 03 20.46 +37 50 25.4 18.4 T H41
CK03O010 C2003 08 18.28056 19 02 13.87 +37 46 06.6 18.7 T 785
CK03O010 C2003 08 18.87992 19 01 40.20 +37 43 46.8 17.8 T 213
CK03O010 C2003 08 18.88434 19 01 39.78 +37 43 45.8 17.8 T 213
CK03O010 C2003 08 18.88918 19 01 39.52 +37 43 44.4 17.8 T 213
CK03O010 C2003 08 18.90794 19 01 38.29 +37 43 39.6 18.6 N 442
Observer details:
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.
561 Piszkesteto. Observer J. Kelemen. 0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers Z. Diveki, P. Korlevic,
B. Sipocz, R. Stoss. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton. Observer J. Maffei. 0.91-m f/13.6
Cassegrain + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain. Observer P. C. Sherrod. 0.41-m f/3.7
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Mar. 15.290 TT MPC
q 6.84933 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 81.504 +0.044848 -0.980887
Node 347.620 -0.792241 +0.080535
e 1.0 Incl. 117.973 +0.608558 +0.177129
From 156 observations 2003 July 19-Aug. 18.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 O1 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 08 09 19 11.53 +38 16.1 6.457 6.999 118.6 7.3 18.5
2003 08 19 19 01.56 +37 43.3 6.489 6.986 115.5 7.5 18.5
2003 08 29 18 52.70 +36 58.8 6.542 6.973 111.4 7.8 18.5
2003 09 08 18 45.18 +36 05.8 6.610 6.961 106.3 8.0 18.5
2003 09 18 18 39.10 +35 07.6 6.692 6.950 100.7 8.2 18.5
2003 09 28 18 34.46 +34 07.4 6.784 6.939 94.8 8.3 18.6
2003 10 08 18 31.21 +33 08.0 6.880 6.929 88.6 8.3 18.6
2003 10 18 18 29.26 +32 12.1 6.978 6.919 82.5 8.2 18.6
2003 10 28 18 28.47 +31 21.5 7.073 6.910 76.6 8.0 18.6
2003 11 07 18 28.69 +30 38.1 7.162 6.902 70.9 7.8 18.7
2003 11 17 18 29.77 +30 02.9 7.242 6.894 65.7 7.5 18.7
2003 11 27 18 31.55 +29 37.0 7.309 6.887 61.1 7.2 18.7
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