MPEC 2003-R14 : COMET P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-R14 Issued 2003 Sept. 2, 19:11 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)
Observations:
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.28243 22 39 04.71 +06 41 07.7 19.8 N 644
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.34534 22 39 02.92 +06 41 01.9 19.7 N 644
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.42015 22 39 00.82 +06 40 54.6 19.7 N 644
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.85961 22 38 48.84 +06 40 10.3 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.86312 22 38 48.74 +06 40 10.1 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.86432 22 38 48.66 +06 40 09.4 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.86797 22 38 48.59 +06 40 09.2 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.86890 22 38 48.54 +06 40 09.2 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.88729 22 38 48.18 +06 40 06.3 587
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.90450 22 38 47.63 +06 40 05.9 19.0 N 151
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.90919 22 38 47.46 +06 40 05.3 18.8 N 151
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.91059 22 38 47.45 +06 40 05.1 18.8 N 151
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.91254 22 38 47.41 +06 40 05.4 19.1 N 151
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.91778 22 38 47.13 +06 40 03.3 587
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.92494 22 38 46.95 +06 40 02.5 587
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.96029 22 38 45.98 +06 39 58.8 19.5 N 106
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.97479 22 38 45.53 +06 39 57.5 19.1 N 106
PK03Q29X C2003 08 23.98929 22 38 45.19 +06 39 56.5 19.6 N 106
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.20553 22 38 39.12 +06 39 37.3 19.6 N 859
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.89072 22 38 20.25 +06 38 23.0 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.89179 22 38 20.21 +06 38 23.3 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.89279 22 38 20.09 +06 38 22.0 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.89850 22 38 20.04 +06 38 22.2 246
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.92900 22 38 19.12 +06 38 18.3 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.93288 22 38 19.04 +06 38 19.3 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.93677 22 38 19.02 +06 38 18.0 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.94066 22 38 18.85 +06 38 18.1 19.7 N 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 24.94843 22 38 18.61 +06 38 17.5 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 25.30370 22 38 08.84 +06 37 39.9 19.5 N 673
PK03Q29X C2003 08 25.30718 22 38 08.73 +06 37 39.7 673
PK03Q29X C2003 08 25.31065 22 38 08.64 +06 37 39.4 673
PK03Q29X C2003 08 25.31528 22 38 08.50 +06 37 39.0 673
PK03Q29X C2003 08 25.99996 22 37 49.33 +06 36 20.5 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 26.00384 22 37 49.29 +06 36 20.0 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 26.00773 22 37 49.16 +06 36 21.1 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 26.01162 22 37 49.12 +06 36 19.0 20.0 N 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 26.01550 22 37 48.99 +06 36 19.4 621
PK03Q29X C2003 08 31.11542 22 35 25.99 +06 25 49.9 18.0 T 807
PK03Q29X C2003 08 31.11929 22 35 25.88 +06 25 49.3 18.2 T 807
PK03Q29X C2003 08 31.12317 22 35 25.78 +06 25 49.0 18.1 T 807
PK03Q29X C2003 08 31.13480 22 35 25.41 +06 25 48.3 20.1 T 807
PK03Q29X C2003 08 31.13868 22 35 25.33 +06 25 47.7 19.2 T 807
PK03Q29X C2003 08 31.14005 22 35 25.29 +06 25 47.0 19.4 T 807
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.17650 22 34 56.29 +06 23 20.5 19.5 T 673
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.29618 22 34 52.79 +06 23 04.1 673
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.30394 22 34 52.60 +06 23 03.2 673
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.31991 22 34 52.22 +06 23 01.1 673
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.33796 22 34 51.66 +06 22 58.6 673
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.35370 22 34 51.20 +06 22 56.5 673
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.36042 22 34 50.97 +06 22 55.1 673
PK03Q29X C2003 09 01.37222 22 34 50.64 +06 22 53.6 673
Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh. Observer J. Skvarc. 0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur. Observer M. Griesser. 0.40-m f/5.8
Hypergraph + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT
Telescope + CCD.
587 Sormano. Observer F. Manca. 0.5-m reflector + CCD.
621 Bergisch Gladbach. Observer W. Bickel. 0.60-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
M. Hicks. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m
reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo. Observer I. Griffin, S. G. Huerta. Measurer
I. Griffin. 0.9-m reflector + CCD.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG. Observer C. Jacques. 0.30-m f/3.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)
T 2002 Oct. 17.327 TT MPC
q 4.31082 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.045550 Peri. 37.089 +0.517499 +0.832526
a 7.76503 Node 264.879 -0.824974 +0.424073
e 0.44484 Incl. 11.450 -0.227185 +0.356457
P 21.6
From 51 observations 2003 Aug. 23-Sept. 1.
Ephemeris:
P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 08 29 22 36.42 +06 30.4 3.662 4.641 163.8 3.5 18.0 19.5
2003 09 08 22 31.79 +06 06.0 3.678 4.661 165.5 3.1 18.0 19.5
2003 09 18 22 27.49 +05 36.3 3.723 4.681 160.2 4.2 18.1 19.6
2003 09 28 22 23.87 +05 04.0 3.795 4.702 151.8 5.8 18.1 19.7
2003 10 08 22 21.23 +04 31.8 3.892 4.723 142.3 7.4 18.2 19.9
2003 10 18 22 19.75 +04 02.3 4.013 4.744 132.6 8.9 18.3 20.0
2003 10 28 22 19.56 +03 37.3 4.152 4.766 123.0 10.1 18.4 20.1
2003 11 07 22 20.67 +03 18.6 4.307 4.789 113.5 10.9 18.5 20.3
2003 11 17 22 23.04 +03 07.1 4.472 4.812 104.2 11.5 18.6 20.4
2003 11 27 22 26.60 +03 03.1 4.645 4.835 95.2 11.7 18.7 20.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-R14
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