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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U33                                Issued 2003 Oct. 21, 15:48 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.
    
             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 C/2003 R1 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK03R010  C2003 10 07.03348 00 57 13.31 -09 32 43.6          18.1 N      204
        CK03R010  C2003 10 07.03467 00 57 12.93 -09 32 44.7                      204
        CK03R010  C2003 10 07.03586 00 57 12.52 -09 32 45.1                      204
        CK03R010  C2003 10 07.03706 00 57 12.11 -09 32 45.8                      204
        CK03R010  C2003 10 07.03825 00 57 11.74 -09 32 46.3          17.5 T      204
        CK03R010  C2003 10 15.27579 00 17 28.37 -10 41 03.2          17.8 N      H41
        CK03R010  C2003 10 16.33755 00 12 43.93 -10 47 01.9          20.5 T      608
        CK03R010  C2003 10 16.34824 00 12 41.01 -10 47 05.9          20.1 T      608
        CK03R010  C2003 10 16.35885 00 12 38.15 -10 47 12.3          19.3 T      608
        CK03R010  C2003 10 17.53325 00 07 30.66 -10 53 08.9          18.7 T      360
        CK03R010  C2003 10 17.53838 00 07 29.33 -10 53 10.4                      360
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.20830 00 04 37.45 -10 56 13.4          18.1 T      704
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.22091 00 04 34.21 -10 56 16.7          18.0 T      704
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.23284 00 04 31.15 -10 56 20.3          18.3 T      704
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.25668 00 04 25.04 -10 56 26.8          18.0 T      704
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.77856 00 02 13.32 -10 58 39.7                      246
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.77927 00 02 13.15 -10 58 39.3                      246
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.78020 00 02 12.89 -10 58 39.8                      246
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.78082 00 02 12.74 -10 58 40.3                      246
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.78154 00 02 12.53 -10 58 40.7                      246
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.78309 00 02 12.21 -10 58 41.0                      246
        CK03R010  C2003 10 18.78420 00 02 11.90 -10 58 40.7                      246
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
        + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        D. MacDonald, P. Kervin, J. Africano.  1.2-m reflector + 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.
    H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2003 R1 (LINEAR)
    T 2003 June 29.4782 TT                                  MPC
    q   2.101176             (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.0115418      Peri.  302.6417      +0.5801805      +0.8139525
    a  19.391876       Node   356.6950      +0.8054653      -0.5787577
    e   0.891647       Incl.  149.1884      -0.1208980      +0.0502084
    P  85.4
    From 129 observations 2003 Sept. 2-Oct. 18.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U33
    

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