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    • MPEC 2003-V10 : COMET C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-V10                                Issued 2003 Nov. 3, 17:31 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.

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                           COMET C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03S040  C2003 10 28.76102 21 30 25.43 +28 07 00.8                      246
    CK03S040  C2003 10 28.76181 21 30 25.43 +28 07 00.3                      246
    CK03S040  C2003 10 28.76258 21 30 25.44 +28 06 59.9                      246
    CK03S040  C2003 10 28.76332 21 30 25.48 +28 06 59.4                      246
    CK03S040  C2003 10 28.81696 21 30 26.67 +28 06 28.2          18.9 T      561
    CK03S040  C2003 10 28.82123 21 30 26.80 +28 06 26.0          18.8 T      561
    CK03S040  C2003 10 28.82581 21 30 26.91 +28 06 23.1          18.3 T      561
    CK03S040  C2003 10 29.46050 21 30 42.39 +28 00 18.4          18.4 T      360
    CK03S040  C2003 10 29.46491 21 30 42.52 +28 00 16.2                      360
    CK03S040  C2003 10 29.46884 21 30 42.62 +28 00 13.6                      360

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m
    KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
T 2004 May 26.669 TT                                    MPC
q   3.85927              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.02537        Peri.  154.455       +0.872651       -0.173251
                   Node   224.550       +0.255031       +0.959009
e   0.90209        Incl.   40.604       +0.416461       -0.224244
From 99 observations 2003 Sept. 26-Oct. 29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 10 28    21 30.12   +28 14.4    3.731    4.235   114.1    12.4  18.1
2003 11 07    21 34.81   +26 40.3    3.794    4.203   107.7    13.0  18.1
2003 11 17    21 41.04   +25 12.9    3.869    4.171   100.9    13.5  18.1
2003 11 27    21 48.66   +23 54.8    3.954    4.141    94.0    13.8  18.2
2003 12 07    21 57.53   +22 47.6    4.045    4.112    87.0    13.8  18.2
2003 12 17    22 07.47   +21 52.4    4.140    4.084    79.9    13.7  18.2
2003 12 27    22 18.35   +21 09.2    4.236    4.058    73.0    13.4  18.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-V10

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