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    M.P.E.C. 2003-V52                                Issued 2003 Nov. 11, 16:15 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 V1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03V010  C2003 11 06.47450 10 22 30.96 +41 16 13.4          17.5 T      704
    CK03V010  C2003 11 06.48947 10 22 31.81 +41 16 15.7          18.0 T      704
    CK03V010  C2003 11 06.50402 10 22 32.65 +41 16 18.2          17.6 T      704
    CK03V010  C2003 11 07.12858 10 23 07.63 +41 17 50.0          16.9 T      132
    CK03V010  C2003 11 07.13148 10 23 07.69 +41 17 49.9          17.3 T      132
    CK03V010  C2003 11 07.13436 10 23 08.11 +41 17 50.8          16.8 T      132
    CK03V010  C2003 11 09.03019 10 24 51.81 +41 22 49.2                      A46
    CK03V010  C2003 11 09.03314 10 24 51.95 +41 22 50.1                      A46
    CK03V010  C2003 11 09.03461 10 24 52.08 +41 22 50.7                      A46
    CK03V010  C2003 11 09.03609 10 24 52.13 +41 22 51.4                      A46
    CK03V010  C2003 11 09.03756 10 24 52.08 +41 22 51.6                      A46
    CK03V010  C2003 11 09.03903 10 24 52.24 +41 22 51.3                      A46
    CK03V010  C2003 11 09.04050 10 24 52.35 +41 22 51.7                      A46

Observer details:
132 Bedoin.  Observer P. Antonini.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Mar. 14.883 TT                                   MPC
q   1.74614              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    8.604       +0.840828       -0.501901
                   Node    24.980       +0.463675       +0.474558
e   1.0            Incl.   28.690       +0.279309       +0.723112
From 49 observations 2003 Nov. 4-9.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 11 07    10 23.01   +41 17.5    3.310    3.347    83.6    17.1  16.3
2003 11 17    10 31.29   +41 48.6    3.274    3.439    91.2    16.7  16.4
2003 11 27    10 37.36   +42 31.6    3.238    3.531    99.1    16.0  16.5
2003 12 07    10 41.00   +43 25.5    3.206    3.623   107.2    15.1  16.6
2003 12 17    10 42.06   +44 28.0    3.183    3.715   115.5    13.8  16.7
2003 12 27    10 40.41   +45 35.5    3.171    3.806   123.7    12.4  16.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-V52

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