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    M.P.E.C. 2003-X13                                Issued 2003 Dec. 2, 16:38 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 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.12872 00 42 09.55 -20 35 00.4          18.2 T      704
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.14115 00 42 05.61 -20 34 57.9          18.5 T      704
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.15353 00 42 01.73 -20 34 56.0          18.4 T      704
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.16593 00 41 57.79 -20 34 53.8          18.7 T      704
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.17837 00 41 53.92 -20 34 51.8          18.6 T      704
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.48734 00 40 18.12 -20 33 49.9          18.1 N      428
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.48971 00 40 17.35 -20 33 49.6          17.3 T      428
    CK03U010  C2003 11 26.49208 00 40 16.58 -20 33 49.7          17.1 T      428
    CK03U010  C2003 11 27.05219 00 37 27.01 -20 32 02.1          19.4 T      H72
    CK03U010  C2003 11 27.05387 00 37 26.52 -20 32 03.7          18.5 T      H72
    CK03U010  C2003 11 27.05554 00 37 25.97 -20 32 02.9          19.3 T      H72

Observer details:
428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/7.2 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.
H72 Evelyn L. Egan Observatory, Fort Myers.  Observers M. Fauerbach, M. Mon.
    0.40-m f/5.3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Nov. 3.3979 TT                                   MPC
q   1.795719             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0089876      Peri.  278.3835      +0.6928820      +0.7026240
a  22.910815       Node   322.7628      +0.7206575      -0.6673856
e   0.921621       Incl.  164.4745      +0.0238203      -0.2468117
P 110
From 157 observations 2003 Oct. 19-Nov. 27.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X13

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