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    • MPEC 2003-Y06 : COMET C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y06                                Issued 2003 Dec. 16, 17:34 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 T4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03T040  C2003 12 10.98877 08 03 14.90 +74 50 11.0          16.9 N EY006A32
    CK03T040  C2003 12 10.99744 08 03 13.81 +74 50 17.2                 EY006A32
    CK03T040  C2003 12 11.00579 08 03 13.07 +74 50 21.6                 EY006A32
    CK03T040  C2003 12 11.01444 08 03 12.04 +74 50 26.7                 EY006A32
    CK03T040  C2003 12 11.32562 08 02 40.78 +74 53 20.8          18.4 T EY006704
    CK03T040  C2003 12 11.33857 08 02 39.66 +74 53 30.7          18.9 T EY006704
    CK03T040  C2003 12 11.35159 08 02 38.55 +74 53 36.4          19.0 T EY006704
    CK03T040  C2003 12 11.37732 08 02 35.25 +74 53 52.3          19.2 T EY006704
    CK03T040  C2003 12 12.30441 08 00 58.04 +75 02 26.3          16.9 T EY006H41
    CK03T040  C2003 12 12.31025 08 00 57.43 +75 02 30.1          16.8 T EY006H41
    CK03T040  C2003 12 12.31257 08 00 57.40 +75 02 30.7          16.9 T EY006H41
    CK03T040  C2003 12 12.31490 08 00 56.88 +75 02 31.2          16.9 T EY006H41
    CK03T040  C2003 12 12.69061 08 00 16.47 +75 06 00.7                 EY006349
    CK03T040  C2003 12 12.69714 08 00 15.80 +75 06 03.5                 EY006349
    CK03T040  C2003 12 12.70300 08 00 15.17 +75 06 07.6          17.2 T EY006349
    CK03T040  C2003 12 14.51068 07 56 51.31 +75 22 30.0                 EY006349
    CK03T040  C2003 12 14.52003 07 56 50.19 +75 22 35.1                 EY006349
    CK03T040  C2003 12 14.52295 07 56 49.84 +75 22 36.6          17.1 T EY006349

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + 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.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Apr. 3.9146 TT                                   MPC
q   0.849563             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  181.7180      +0.0692825      +0.0547233
                   Node    93.8768      -0.9029589      +0.4279264
e   1.0            Incl.   86.7378      -0.4241050      -0.9021554
From 140 observations 2003 Oct. 13-Dec. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y06

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