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    • MPEC 2003-V45 : COMET C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-V45                                Issued 2003 Nov. 11, 15:35 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 S4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03S040  C2003 10 30.19484 21 31 00.83 +27 53 15.5          17.6 T      785
    CK03S040  C2003 10 30.20892 21 31 01.22 +27 53 08.2          17.1 T      785
    CK03S040  C2003 11 03.16003 21 32 49.45 +27 15 44.8          18.6 T      704
    CK03S040  C2003 11 03.17199 21 32 49.79 +27 15 38.4          18.6 T      704
    CK03S040  C2003 11 03.18383 21 32 50.15 +27 15 30.8          18.9 T      704

Observer details:
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, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
T 2004 May 26.6704 TT                                   MPC
q   3.858399             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.025380       Peri.  154.4585      +0.8725693      -0.1735121
                   Node   224.5627      +0.2552588      +0.9589688
e   0.902075       Incl.   40.5994      +0.4164921      -0.2242152
From 104 observations 2003 Sept. 26-Nov. 3.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 S4 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 11 07    21 34.81   +26 40.3    3.793    4.202   107.7    13.0  18.1
2003 11 17    21 41.04   +25 12.9    3.869    4.170   100.9    13.5  18.1
2003 11 27    21 48.66   +23 54.8    3.953    4.140    94.0    13.8  18.2
2003 12 07    21 57.53   +22 47.6    4.044    4.111    87.0    13.8  18.2
2003 12 17    22 07.48   +21 52.4    4.139    4.084    79.9    13.7  18.2
2003 12 27    22 18.36   +21 09.2    4.235    4.058    73.0    13.4  18.2
2004 01 06    22 30.02   +20 38.2    4.330    4.033    66.1    12.9  18.2
2004 01 16    22 42.32   +20 18.6    4.421    4.010    59.4    12.2  18.3
2004 01 26    22 55.15   +20 09.5    4.506    3.988    52.7    11.3  18.3
2004 02 05    23 08.40   +20 10.1    4.585    3.968    46.3    10.3  18.3
2004 02 15    23 21.98   +20 19.0    4.654    3.950    40.1     9.3  18.3
2004 02 25    23 35.81   +20 35.1    4.713    3.933    34.1     8.1  18.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-V45

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