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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W60                                Issued 2003 Nov. 25, 17:13 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 10.30509 10 25 58.97 +41 26 26.9          16.9 T      785
        CK03V010  C2003 11 10.33705 10 26 00.63 +41 26 32.2          17.0 T      785
        CK03V010  C2003 11 10.35615 10 26 01.58 +41 26 37.1          17.1 T      785
        CK03V010  C2003 11 19.41775 10 32 59.76 +41 57 46.7          17.7 N      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 19.42047 10 32 59.85 +41 57 47.3          17.6 N      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 19.42273 10 32 59.99 +41 57 46.8          15.8 T      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 19.42715 10 33 00.17 +41 57 48.3          15.9 T      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 20.43868 10 33 40.13 +42 01 54.2          17.6 N      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 20.44094 10 33 40.14 +42 01 54.9          17.5 N      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 20.44321 10 33 40.14 +42 01 55.2          16.0 T      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 20.44749 10 33 40.44 +42 01 55.7          15.9 T      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 21.71464 10 34 28.55 +42 07 12.4                      349
        CK03V010  C2003 11 21.72050 10 34 28.76 +42 07 14.3                      349
        CK03V010  C2003 11 21.72341 10 34 28.85 +42 07 14.5                      349
        CK03V010  C2003 11 21.72633 10 34 28.95 +42 07 15.4          16.3 T      349
        CK03V010  C2003 11 23.68245 10 35 38.69 +42 15 48.4                      340
        CK03V010  C2003 11 23.69067 10 35 39.03 +42 15 50.1                      340
        CK03V010  C2003 11 23.70160 10 35 39.36 +42 15 53.1          15.8 T      340
        CK03V010  C2003 11 24.40709 10 36 03.33 +42 19 04.7          17.7 N      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 24.41794 10 36 03.62 +42 19 08.1          17.7 N      H41
        CK03V010  C2003 11 24.41975 10 36 03.73 +42 19 08.3          16.4 T      H41
    
    Observer details:
    340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
    T 2003 Mar. 11.408 TT                                   MPC
    q   1.78426              (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.    8.661       +0.831506       -0.514437
                       Node    25.909       +0.476606       +0.466765
    e   1.0            Incl.   28.673       +0.285384       +0.719364
    From 85 observations 2003 Nov. 4-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2003 11 17    10 31.31   +41 48.5    3.308    3.471    91.1    16.5  16.5
    2003 11 27    10 37.41   +42 31.3    3.271    3.562    99.1    15.9  16.6
    2003 12 07    10 41.12   +43 24.9    3.238    3.653   107.2    14.9  16.7
    2003 12 17    10 42.29   +44 27.1    3.214    3.744   115.5    13.7  16.8
    2003 12 27    10 40.77   +45 34.2    3.202    3.835   123.7    12.3  16.9
    2004 01 06    10 36.59   +46 41.2    3.206    3.926   131.4    10.8  17.0
    2004 01 16    10 29.95   +47 42.0    3.230    4.017   138.1     9.4  17.1
    2004 01 26    10 21.29   +48 30.7    3.278    4.107   143.0     8.3  17.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W60
    

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