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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U82                                Issued 2003 Oct. 28, 16:41 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/2003 S1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03S010  C2003 09 28.60091 00 32 23.46 +11 15 20.1          18   T      300
    PK03S010  C2003 09 28.60695 00 32 23.21 +11 15 19.1                      300
    PK03S010  C2003 09 28.61526 00 32 22.83 +11 15 16.4                      300
    PK03S010  C2003 09 28.62343 00 32 22.59 +11 15 14.8                      300
    PK03S010  C2003 09 29.60329 00 31 47.11 +11 10 32.0          18   T      300
    PK03S010  C2003 09 29.61345 00 31 46.74 +11 10 27.9                      300
    PK03S010  C2003 09 29.62528 00 31 46.30 +11 10 25.6                      300
    PK03S010  C2003 09 29.63374 00 31 45.92 +11 10 22.7                      300
    PK03S010  C2003 10 21.22997 00 19 15.57 +09 11 16.6          18.8 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 10 21.24166 00 19 15.18 +09 11 11.5          19.4 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 10 21.25329 00 19 14.84 +09 11 07.2          19.0 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 10 21.26484 00 19 14.41 +09 11 04.2          19.3 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 10 21.27651 00 19 14.02 +09 10 59.8          19.3 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 10 22.21435 00 18 46.81 +09 05 38.3          17.5 T      H41
    PK03S010  C2003 10 22.21757 00 18 46.78 +09 05 36.9          17.5 T      H41
    PK03S010  C2003 10 23.23508 00 18 17.95 +08 59 51.0          17.4 T      H41
    PK03S010  C2003 10 23.24063 00 18 17.77 +08 59 51.1          17.4 T      H41
    PK03S010  C2003 10 24.28363 00 17 49.23 +08 53 57.2          17.5 T      H41
    PK03S010  C2003 10 24.29034 00 17 49.06 +08 53 55.4          17.4 T      H41
    PK03S010  C2003 10 24.54514 00 17 42.35 +08 52 28.9          17.9 T      360
    PK03S010  C2003 10 24.54964 00 17 42.23 +08 52 27.6                      360

Observer details:
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers A. Asami, D. J. Asher, T.
    Fuse, N. Hashimoto, A. I. Ibrahim, S. Isobe, K. Nishiyama, Y. Oshima, J.
    Terazono, H. Umehara, T. Urata, M. Yoshikawa.  Instrument not specified.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 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:
    P/2003 S1 (NEAT)
T 2004 Mar. 27.5528 TT                                  MPC
q   2.595697             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1012905      Peri.  175.7972      +0.5462417      -0.8327088
a   4.557817       Node   241.0696      +0.7654576      +0.5401887
e   0.430495       Incl.    5.9446      +0.3401391      +0.1216231
P   9.73
From 194 observations 2003 Sept. 4-Oct. 24.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 S1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 10 28    00 16.27   +08 33.5    1.880    2.798   152.4     9.5  17.3
2003 11 07    00 13.39   +07 43.8    1.927    2.774   141.7    12.8  17.4
2003 11 17    00 12.66   +07 05.6    1.996    2.751   131.4    15.7  17.4
2003 11 27    00 14.24   +06 41.6    2.080    2.729   121.5    17.9  17.5
2003 12 07    00 18.15   +06 33.3    2.177    2.709   112.3    19.7  17.5
2003 12 17    00 24.21   +06 40.4    2.283    2.690   103.6    20.8  17.6
2003 12 27    00 32.24   +07 01.9    2.394    2.673    95.4    21.5  17.7
2004 01 06    00 42.02   +07 36.3    2.508    2.657    87.7    21.7  17.7
2004 01 16    00 53.32   +08 21.7    2.623    2.643    80.4    21.5  17.8
2004 01 26    01 05.95   +09 16.1    2.737    2.631    73.4    21.0  17.9
2004 02 05    01 19.74   +10 17.6    2.847    2.621    66.8    20.2  18.0
2004 02 15    01 34.54   +11 24.1    2.953    2.612    60.5    19.2  18.0
2004 02 25    01 50.22   +12 33.9    3.054    2.605    54.4    18.0  18.1
2004 03 06    02 06.69   +13 45.2    3.148    2.600    48.5    16.6  18.1
2004 03 16    02 23.83   +14 56.2    3.236    2.597    42.9    15.1  18.2
2004 03 26    02 41.59   +16 05.3    3.317    2.596    37.3    13.5  18.2
2004 04 05    02 59.88   +17 11.2    3.390    2.596    32.0    11.8  18.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U82

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