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    M.P.E.C. 2003-W61                                Issued 2003 Nov. 25, 17:18 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 W1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03W010  C2003 11 17.79126 17 27 54.81 +62 05 01.1          17.6 T      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 17.80228 17 27 58.36 +62 05 11.0          17.7 T      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 17.80835 17 28 00.20 +62 05 18.8          17.5 T      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 17.81516 17 28 02.18 +62 05 25.5          17.6 T      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 17.82471 17 28 05.29 +62 05 38.7                      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 17.91296 17 28 33.23 +62 07 19.6          18.3 T      213
    CK03W010  C2003 11 17.91524 17 28 33.81 +62 07 22.4          18.4 T      213
    CK03W010  C2003 11 18.82059 17 33 20.98 +62 25 08.4          17.8 N      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 18.82876 17 33 23.56 +62 25 17.4          17.5 N      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 18.83067 17 33 24.18 +62 25 19.9          17.7 N      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 18.84265 17 33 28.06 +62 25 33.8          17.6 N      938
    CK03W010  C2003 11 19.06194 17 34 39.51 +62 29 53.7          18.4 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 19.07468 17 34 43.47 +62 30 09.7          19.5 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 19.08731 17 34 47.81 +62 30 23.6          18.6 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 19.09983 17 34 51.86 +62 30 37.9          18.7 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 19.11237 17 34 55.99 +62 30 52.3          18.7 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.08402 17 40 21.02 +62 49 53.2          18.2 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.09643 17 40 25.24 +62 50 07.4          18.3 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.10618 17 40 28.62 +62 50 19.6          17.4 N      H41
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.10885 17 40 29.19 +62 50 24.4          17.4 N      H41
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.10903 17 40 29.50 +62 50 22.1          18.4 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.11139 17 40 30.38 +62 50 24.5          17.5 N      H41
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.11341 17 40 30.76 +62 50 28.0          17.4 N      H41
    CK03W010  C2003 11 20.12174 17 40 33.96 +62 50 37.0          18.4 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 21.06220 17 46 02.16 +63 08 57.6          18.2 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 21.07527 17 46 06.94 +63 09 12.4          18.4 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 21.08801 17 46 11.45 +63 09 26.4          18.2 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 21.10124 17 46 15.99 +63 09 42.4          18.5 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 21.11413 17 46 20.57 +63 09 56.3          18.4 T      704
    CK03W010  C2003 11 23.40537 18 00 39.14 +63 53 50.2          16.5 T      360
    CK03W010  C2003 11 23.40941 18 00 40.70 +63 53 54.7                      360
    CK03W010  C2003 11 23.41294 18 00 42.13 +63 53 58.6                      360

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 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.
938 Linhaceira.  Observer R. Goncalves.  0.25-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 W1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Nov. 11.308 TT                                   MPC
q   1.67226              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  114.184       +0.272857       +0.140717
                   Node   256.105       -0.030489       +0.990013
e   1.0            Incl.   78.637       +0.961571       -0.008539
From 48 observations 2003 Nov. 16-23.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 W1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 11 17    17 23.90   +61 49.5    1.460    1.674    83.9    36.0  17.6
2003 11 22    17 51.72   +63 27.1    1.412    1.678    86.9    36.0  17.5
2003 11 27    18 26.06   +64 58.5    1.368    1.685    89.9    35.8  17.4
2003 12 02    19 07.89   +66 11.6    1.329    1.695    92.9    35.5  17.4
2003 12 07    19 57.00   +66 50.2    1.298    1.707    95.8    35.1  17.4
2003 12 12    20 51.00   +66 37.5    1.276    1.721    98.4    34.5  17.4
2003 12 17    21 45.40   +65 23.2    1.264    1.738   100.5    33.8  17.4
2003 12 22    22 35.57   +63 08.9    1.265    1.757   102.0    33.2  17.5
2003 12 27    23 18.90   +60 06.7    1.279    1.778   102.8    32.6  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W61

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