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    • MPEC 2003-Q41 : COMET P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Q41                                Issued 2003 Aug. 26, 19:27 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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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK03O030  C2003 08 19.37743 02 16 07.59 +15 52 22.9          16.5 T      785
    PK03O030  C2003 08 19.38090 02 16 08.34 +15 52 29.8          16.7 T      785
    PK03O030  C2003 08 19.38334 02 16 08.88 +15 52 38.0          16.5 T      785
    PK03O030  C2003 08 20.03968 02 17 46.84 +16 15 11.1          19.2 N      J95
    PK03O030  C2003 08 20.04645 02 17 47.83 +16 15 26.2          18.7 N      J95
    PK03O030  C2003 08 20.05341 02 17 48.84 +16 15 40.6          19.3 N      J95
    PK03O030  C2003 08 20.07414 02 17 51.90 +16 16 27.7          18.8 T      213
    PK03O030  C2003 08 20.12707 02 17 59.13 +16 18 15.9          18.2 T      599
    PK03O030  C2003 08 20.12830 02 17 59.34 +16 18 19.2          18.1 T      599
    PK03O030  C2003 08 20.12955 02 17 59.52 +16 18 21.3          18.2 T      599
    PK03O030  C2003 08 21.31319 02 20 52.88 +16 58 45.3          17.4 T      785
    PK03O030  C2003 08 21.32987 02 20 55.42 +16 59 19.8          17.6 T      785
    PK03O030  C2003 08 21.34770 02 20 57.86 +16 59 58.7          17.5 T      785
    PK03O030  C2003 08 24.33840 02 28 00.19 +18 39 49.9          18.9 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 24.35114 02 28 02.02 +18 40 13.2          19.3 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 24.36391 02 28 03.51 +18 40 37.9          19.4 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 24.37697 02 28 05.21 +18 41 05.6          19.7 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 24.38998 02 28 06.74 +18 41 29.0          19.5 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 25.39385 02 30 23.19 +19 14 17.0          18.9 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 25.40686 02 30 24.86 +19 14 41.1          19.0 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 25.42329 02 30 26.89 +19 15 14.8          19.1 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 25.43645 02 30 28.61 +19 15 40.0          18.9 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 25.44917 02 30 30.16 +19 16 05.2          19.0 T      704
    PK03O030  C2003 08 26.01492 02 31 46.14 +19 34 17.5                      118
    PK03O030  C2003 08 26.01885 02 31 46.62 +19 34 24.7                      118
    PK03O030  C2003 08 26.02197 02 31 47.04 +19 34 30.8          18.4 N      118
    PK03O030  C2003 08 26.33368 02 32 28.35 +19 44 37.0                      850
    PK03O030  C2003 08 26.36042 02 32 31.71 +19 45 29.6          18.4 T      850
    PK03O030  C2003 08 26.40243 02 32 36.80 +19 46 48.5                      850

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, A. Di Paola, N. Napoleone.
    0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + 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.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Aug. 14.0632 TT                                  MPC
q   1.246322             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1802968      Peri.    0.7626      +0.9524043      +0.3013231
a   3.103207       Node   341.4975      -0.2804476      +0.8067532
e   0.598376       Incl.    8.3632      -0.1194790      +0.5082851
P   5.47
From 154 observations 2003 July 30-Aug. 26.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 08 19    02 15.18   +15 39.5    0.473    1.248   108.8    50.2  17.3
2003 08 29    02 38.15   +21 08.9    0.469    1.259   111.4    48.3  17.4
2003 09 08    02 56.26   +25 58.5    0.469    1.281   115.4    45.3  17.4
2003 09 18    03 08.56   +30 03.5    0.474    1.313   120.9    41.1  17.6
2003 09 28    03 14.17   +33 19.4    0.484    1.354   127.8    35.8  17.7
2003 10 08    03 12.94   +35 40.4    0.500    1.402   135.9    29.7  18.0
2003 10 18    03 05.92   +37 01.2    0.525    1.457   144.8    23.2  18.2
2003 10 28    02 55.33   +37 19.6    0.562    1.517   153.3    17.1  18.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Q41

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