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    M.P.E.C. 2003-S97                                Issued 2003 Sept. 30, 15:36 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2002 T5 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK02T050  C2003 09 24.33705 07 57 22.30 +11 18 29.7          17.3 T      785
    PK02T050  C2003 09 24.34676 07 57 22.91 +11 18 30.0          17.3 T      785
    PK02T050  C2003 09 24.36777 07 57 23.99 +11 18 29.1          17.7 T      785
    PK02T050  C2003 09 28.43240 08 00 56.96 +11 17 30.0          18.4 T      704
    PK02T050  C2003 09 28.44564 08 00 57.70 +11 17 29.3          18.6 T      704
    PK02T050  C2003 09 28.45853 08 00 58.27 +11 17 29.2          19.0 T      704
    PK02T050  C2003 09 28.47140 08 00 58.98 +11 17 29.1          18.6 T      704
    PK02T050  C2003 09 28.48434 08 00 59.56 +11 17 28.7          18.6 T      704

Observer details:
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:
    P/2002 T5 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2003 June 10.0 TT = JDT 2452800.5
T 2003 June 27.86262 TT                                 MPC
q   3.9340967            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.05339398     Peri.  326.76005     -0.06661652     -0.90078427
a   6.9845939      Node   123.33126     +0.99023479     -0.11247261
e   0.4367465      Incl.   30.90474     +0.12246343     +0.41944918
P  18.46
From 318 observations 2002 Oct. 5-2003 Sept. 28, mean residual 0".64.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S97

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