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    • MPEC 2003-V13 : COMET C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-V13                                Issued 2003 Nov. 3, 17:56 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03T040   2003 10 19.73021 08 22 25.42 +66 31 44.7          18.3 T      372
    CK03T040   2003 10 22.77674 08 23 44.86 +66 56 43.5                      372
    CK03T040   2003 10 24.75972 08 24 30.37 +67 13 24.9          18.5 T      372
    CK03T040   2003 10 28.76667 08 25 47.15 +67 48 08.3          18.4 T      372
    CK03T040  C2003 10 29.70427 08 26 02.02 +67 56 29.3                      349
    CK03T040  C2003 10 29.70720 08 26 02.09 +67 56 29.5                      349
    CK03T040  C2003 10 29.71014 08 26 01.97 +67 56 32.4                      349
    CK03T040  C2003 10 29.71309 08 26 02.23 +67 56 32.5          17.6 T      349
    CK03T040  C2003 10 30.71388 08 26 16.53 +68 05 29.8          17.4 T      360
    CK03T040  C2003 10 30.71622 08 26 16.59 +68 05 31.3                      360
    CK03T040  C2003 10 30.71822 08 26 16.56 +68 05 32.0                      360
    CK03T040  C2003 11 01.04582 08 26 33.19 +68 17 30.5          18.2 T      213
    CK03T040  C2003 11 01.05245 08 26 32.65 +68 17 36.9          18.2 T      213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Mar. 31.803 TT                                   MPC
q   0.82933              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  182.206       +0.068640       +0.054932
                   Node    93.812       -0.899355       +0.435569
e   1.0            Incl.   86.694       -0.431797       -0.898478
From 52 observations 2003 Oct. 13-Nov. 1.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 10 28    08 25.57   +67 41.4    6.145    6.396   100.2     8.8  18.0
2003 11 07    08 27.22   +69 12.9    5.950    6.306   106.7     8.7  17.9
2003 11 17    08 25.8    +70 50.8    5.766    6.216   112.8     8.4  17.7
2003 11 27    08 20.2    +72 32.1    5.599    6.125   118.0     8.2  17.6
2003 12 07    08 09.3    +74 12.2    5.450    6.033   122.2     7.9  17.5
2003 12 17    07 51.6    +75 44.5    5.323    5.941   124.9     7.8  17.4
2003 12 27    07 26.1    +77 00.7    5.219    5.848   125.8     7.8  17.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-V13

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