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    M.P.E.C. 2003-R43                                Issued 2003 Sept.  9, 01:48 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 C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK02V94Q  C2003 08 22.99618 02 53 17.91 +57 53 41.3          19.4 T      130
    CK02V94Q  C2003 08 23.00653 02 53 17.81 +57 53 45.8          19.6 T      130
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.07096 02 50 22.41 +59 19 12.5          19.4 T      204
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.08294 02 50 22.12 +59 19 17.1          19.2 T      204
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.32847 02 50 17.17 +59 20 51.0          19.4 T      785
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.36609 02 50 16.48 +59 21 04.8          19.4 T      785
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.38925 02 50 16.13 +59 21 13.2          18.9 T      785
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.40476 02 50 15.93 +59 21 19.0          19.4 T      704
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.41971 02 50 15.54 +59 21 24.8          19.3 T      704
    CK02V94Q  C2003 09 05.43452 02 50 15.24 +59 21 31.0          19.6 T      704

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers C. Cremaschini, W. Marinello, M. Micheli,
    G. Pizzetti.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2006 Jan. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453760.5
T 2006 Feb. 6.65687 TT                                  MPC
q   6.7967171            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0048764      Peri.  100.03639     -0.33119529     -0.77310007
 +/-0.0000000      Node    35.01637     -0.21420814     -0.49673133
e   0.9668563      Incl.   70.51543     +0.91892576     -0.39442903
From 167 observations 2001 Oct. 27-2003 Sept. 5, mean residual 0".48.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.005297
and +0.005403 (+/- 0.000000) AU**-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R43

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