MPEC 2003-T47 : COMET C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-T47 Issued 2003 Oct. 7, 21:15 UT
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COMET C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.15313 21 25 41.74 +32 22 53.5 19.6 N 850
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.19410 21 25 41.57 +32 22 30.9 19.5 N 850
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.28318 21 25 41.40 +32 21 42.7 18.6 T H41
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.29007 21 25 41.32 +32 21 38.0 18.6 T H41
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.29817 21 25 41.32 +32 21 34.4 18.5 T H41
CK03S040 2003 10 02.58611 21 25 40.61 +32 18 56.7 18.5 T 372
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.59023 21 25 40.61 +32 18 54.6 18.6 T 360
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.59485 21 25 40.61 +32 18 51.8 360
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.59931 21 25 40.62 +32 18 49.3 360
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.87130 21 25 40.12 +32 16 19.9 18.4 N A33
CK03S040 C2003 10 02.94419 21 25 39.93 +32 15 39.9 18.0 N A33
CK03S040 C2003 10 03.27831 21 25 39.27 +32 12 37.2 17.8 T 785
CK03S040 C2003 10 05.00997 21 25 38.21 +31 56 35.6 19.0 N J95
CK03S040 C2003 10 05.01634 21 25 38.24 +31 56 31.1 J95
CK03S040 C2003 10 05.87399 21 25 38.84 +31 48 31.9 18.6 T 213
CK03S040 C2003 10 05.88600 21 25 38.80 +31 48 26.1 18.6 T 213
CK03S040 C2003 10 05.88865 21 25 38.80 +31 48 24.5 18.6 T 213
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton. Observer J. Maffei. 0.91-m f/13.6
Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observers D. T. Durig,
M. W. Rutherford. 0.3-m f/5.75 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A33 VdS-Sternwarte Kirchheim. Observer B. Brinkmann. 0.5-m f/5.0 reflector
+ CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain. Observer P. C. Sherrod. 0.41-m f/3.7
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
T 2004 June 7.745 TT MPC
q 3.77020 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 158.829 +0.864098 -0.222637
Node 223.500 +0.313267 +0.939859
e 1.0 Incl. 40.978 +0.393952 -0.259032
From 77 observations 2003 Sept. 26-Oct. 5.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 09 28 21 26.01 +32 59.9 3.669 4.374 129.4 10.2 18.2
2003 10 08 21 25.72 +31 28.5 3.677 4.332 125.3 10.9 18.2
2003 10 18 21 27.06 +29 51.5 3.703 4.290 120.1 11.6 18.2
2003 10 28 21 30.09 +28 13.3 3.746 4.250 114.1 12.3 18.2
2003 11 07 21 34.77 +26 38.3 3.803 4.211 107.7 13.0 18.1
2003 11 17 21 41.00 +25 09.7 3.872 4.173 100.9 13.5 18.1
2003 11 27 21 48.64 +23 50.1 3.950 4.137 93.9 13.8 18.1
2003 12 07 21 57.56 +22 41.3 4.035 4.102 86.9 13.9 18.2
2003 12 17 22 07.57 +21 44.4 4.124 4.069 79.9 13.8 18.2
2003 12 27 22 18.53 +20 59.5 4.214 4.037 72.9 13.5 18.2
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-T47
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