MPEC 2003-Q08 : COMET P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q08 Issued 2003 Aug. 19, 14:26 UT
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COMET P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK03O020 C2003 08 07.05164 02 15 44.38 +18 32 07.9 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 07.06179 02 15 46.00 +18 32 25.7 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 07.06404 02 15 46.33 +18 32 29.6 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 07.06628 02 15 46.67 +18 32 33.5 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 07.06854 02 15 46.95 +18 32 37.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 07.07191 02 15 47.48 +18 32 43.0 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 08.06307 02 18 07.50 +19 00 52.7 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 08.06602 02 18 07.93 +19 00 56.3 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 08.06749 02 18 08.17 +19 00 59.6 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 08.06896 02 18 08.40 +19 01 01.1 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 11.04654 02 25 09.74 +20 25 52.7 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 11.04803 02 25 09.88 +20 25 54.5 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 11.04950 02 25 10.17 +20 25 57.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 11.05392 02 25 10.71 +20 26 05.0 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 11.05539 02 25 11.04 +20 26 08.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 11.05686 02 25 11.16 +20 26 10.1 A46
PK03O020 C2003 08 13.04677 02 29 53.37 +21 23 06.6 17.7 N 620
PK03O020 C2003 08 13.05584 02 29 54.64 +21 23 22.4 17.3 N 620
PK03O020 C2003 08 13.06396 02 29 55.79 +21 23 36.5 17.2 N 620
PK03O020 C2003 08 18.28854 02 42 16.43 +23 53 25.6 16.9 T 785
PK03O020 C2003 08 18.29838 02 42 17.57 +23 53 43.8 17.4 T 785
Observer details:
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.
A46 Lelekovice. Observer K. Hornoch. 0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Sept. 5.921 TT MPC
q 1.50151 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.118682 Peri. 32.811 +0.949682 -0.305906
a 4.10091 Node 344.565 +0.203948 +0.766962
e 0.63386 Incl. 14.642 +0.237719 +0.564083
P 8.30
From 120 observations 2003 July 29-Aug. 18.
Ephemeris:
P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 08 09 02 20.33 +19 27.6 1.038 1.533 96.7 41.0 16.4
2003 08 19 02 43.94 +24 13.9 0.972 1.515 99.5 41.2 16.2
2003 08 29 03 07.36 +28 59.3 0.917 1.504 102.5 41.0 16.1
2003 09 08 03 30.03 +33 37.1 0.871 1.502 105.9 40.2 16.0
2003 09 18 03 51.26 +38 01.3 0.835 1.508 109.7 38.9 15.9
2003 09 28 04 09.97 +42 06.1 0.806 1.522 114.1 37.0 15.9
2003 10 08 04 24.89 +45 45.6 0.786 1.543 119.1 34.4 15.9
2003 10 18 04 34.76 +48 54.4 0.774 1.573 124.8 31.4 15.9
2003 10 28 04 38.45 +51 24.7 0.771 1.608 130.9 27.8 16.0
2003 11 07 04 35.80 +53 06.9 0.779 1.650 137.2 24.1 16.1
2003 11 17 04 28.09 +53 52.3 0.800 1.697 143.0 20.5 16.3
2003 11 27 04 17.99 +53 37.7 0.835 1.749 147.3 17.7 16.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-Q08
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