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    • MPEC 2003-Y08 : COMET P/2003 U2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y08                                Issued 2003 Dec. 16, 17:44 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
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                           COMET P/2003 U2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK03U020  C2003 10 25.81565 20 31 55.59 -05 15 15.0                 EY008204
    PK03U020  C2003 10 25.81718 20 31 55.77 -05 15 15.9                 EY008204
    PK03U020  C2003 10 25.81872 20 31 56.05 -05 15 18.3                 EY008204
    PK03U020  C2003 10 25.82025 20 31 56.24 -05 15 18.8                 EY008204
    PK03U020  C2003 12 13.76818 22 28 58.30 -10 33 02.0          19.7 N EY008620
    PK03U020  C2003 12 13.78482 22 29 00.89 -10 33 02.6          19.6 N EY008620
    PK03U020  C2003 12 15.79316 22 34 17.08 -10 31 29.2          19.4 N EY008620

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
    + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 U2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Dec. 4.8815 TT                                   MPC
q   1.710452             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1026695      Peri.  177.3228      +0.9973508      -0.0558325
a   4.516912       Node   186.4581      +0.0566291      +0.9982680
e   0.621323       Incl.   24.4910      +0.0456561      -0.0185392
P   9.60
From 108 observations 2003 Sept. 19-Dec. 15.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y08

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