MPEC 2003-S98 : COMET P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-S98 Issued 2003 Sept. 30, 15:42 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK03O020 C2003 09 19.92012 03 55 06.46 +38 49 10.7 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 19.92159 03 55 06.64 +38 49 12.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 19.92306 03 55 06.74 +38 49 15.4 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 19.92454 03 55 06.96 +38 49 16.9 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 19.92748 03 55 07.28 +38 49 22.0 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 19.92896 03 55 07.27 +38 49 22.9 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 21.08062 03 57 21.85 +39 18 12.1 17.0 N A18
PK03O020 C2003 09 21.97978 03 59 05.75 +39 40 29.0 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 21.98272 03 59 06.13 +39 40 33.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 21.98420 03 59 06.29 +39 40 35.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 21.98568 03 59 06.38 +39 40 38.2 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 21.98716 03 59 06.61 +39 40 39.6 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 21.98863 03 59 06.77 +39 40 41.5 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 22.74176 04 00 32.18 +39 59 16.6 349
PK03O020 C2003 09 22.74399 04 00 32.41 +39 59 19.7 349
PK03O020 C2003 09 22.74625 04 00 32.70 +39 59 23.2 349
PK03O020 C2003 09 22.74848 04 00 32.89 +39 59 26.4 349
PK03O020 C2003 09 22.75071 04 00 33.14 +39 59 29.8 16.0 T 349
PK03O020 C2003 09 24.31331 04 03 27.45 +40 37 27.9 17.1 T 785
PK03O020 C2003 09 24.32315 04 03 28.64 +40 37 43.8 17.0 T 785
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.02898 04 04 45.92 +40 54 41.4 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.03045 04 04 46.05 +40 54 42.5 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.03192 04 04 46.23 +40 54 45.1 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.03339 04 04 46.37 +40 54 47.3 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.03487 04 04 46.55 +40 54 49.6 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.03634 04 04 46.71 +40 54 51.3 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.04956 04 04 48.27 +40 55 11.9 16.8 N 235
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.28144 04 05 13.43 +41 00 44.1 17.1 N H44
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.29373 04 05 14.74 +41 01 02.6 16.9 N H44
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.37876 04 05 23.60 +41 03 06.2 16.9 N H41
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.92500 04 06 22.66 +41 16 01.4 18.2 T A41
PK03O020 C2003 09 25.93346 04 06 23.47 +41 16 13.5 18.2 T A41
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.36354 04 07 08.87 +41 26 30.6 17.0 T H41
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.37918 04 07 10.54 +41 26 52.1 17.1 T H41
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.62075 04 07 36.42 +41 32 32.5 340
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.62341 04 07 36.60 +41 32 34.9 340
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.62593 04 07 37.05 +41 32 40.0 17.0 T 340
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.67813 04 07 42.31 +41 33 54.1 342
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.70938 04 07 45.44 +41 34 40.0 342
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.74242 04 07 48.85 +41 35 27.7 16.2 T 360
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.74471 04 07 49.08 +41 35 30.9 360
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.91392 04 08 07.12 +41 39 24.2 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.91539 04 08 07.34 +41 39 25.7 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.91686 04 08 07.47 +41 39 27.7 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.91834 04 08 07.58 +41 39 29.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.92424 04 08 08.22 +41 39 38.8 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 26.92572 04 08 08.34 +41 39 40.6 A46
PK03O020 C2003 09 28.28800 04 10 28.73 +42 11 32.9 16.6 N H44
PK03O020 C2003 09 28.30550 04 10 30.39 +42 11 56.9 16.6 T H41
PK03O020 C2003 09 28.31087 04 10 30.90 +42 12 04.3 16.4 T H41
PK03O020 C2003 09 28.31122 04 10 31.00 +42 12 05.8 16.6 N H44
PK03O020 C2003 09 29.20980 04 12 01.31 +42 32 49.4 17.7 N 785
PK03O020 C2003 09 29.22329 04 12 02.77 +42 33 07.3 17.7 N 785
PK03O020 C2003 09 29.23494 04 12 03.81 +42 33 22.6 17.8 N 785
Observer details:
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons. Observer R. Ligustri. 0.35-m f/5 reflector
+ CCD.
340 Toyonaka. Observer Y. Ezaki. 0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
342 Shishikui. Observer H. Maeno. 0.15-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton. Observers J. Maffei, H. Ashley.
0.91-m f/13.6 Cassegrain + CCD.
A18 Herne. Observer B. Brinkmann. 0.2-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A41 Rezman Observatory, Kamnik. Observers R. Palcic, T. Spenko. 0.40-m
f/3.56 reflector + CCD. Long. = 14.5911, rho cos phi' = 0.69290,
rho sin phi' = +0.71871.
A46 Lelekovice. Observer K. Hornoch. 0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain. Observer P. C. Sherrod. 0.41-m f/3.7
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H44 Cascade Mountain. Observer B. M. Sherrod. 0.41-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Sept. 5.8093 TT MPC
q 1.505376 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1124638 Peri. 32.7216 +0.9494259 -0.3067855
a 4.250704 Node 344.7079 +0.2046513 +0.7661550
e 0.645852 Incl. 14.6899 +0.2381350 +0.5647027
P 8.76
From 363 observations 2003 July 29-Sept. 29.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-S98
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