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    • MPEC 2003-Y09 : COMET P/2003 U3 (NEAT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y09                                Issued 2003 Dec. 16, 17:52 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
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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET P/2003 U3 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03U030  C2003 12 11.87358 01 51 27.44 +20 00 31.9          19.3 N EY009620
    PK03U030  C2003 12 12.83829 01 51 27.43 +19 59 13.8          17.7 N EY009213
    PK03U030  C2003 12 12.85193 01 51 27.47 +19 59 14.0          17.8 N EY009213
    PK03U030  C2003 12 12.85557 01 51 27.48 +19 59 13.3          19.5 N EY009620
    PK03U030  C2003 12 12.87780 01 51 27.48 +19 59 11.7          19.7 N EY009620
    PK03U030  C2003 12 14.49890 01 51 30.44 +19 57 13.5          18.9 T EY009360
    PK03U030  C2003 12 14.50295 01 51 30.44 +19 57 13.5                 EY009360

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.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 U3 (NEAT)
T 2003 Apr. 23.0301 TT                                  MPC
q   2.495752             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0860401      Peri.  356.2413      +0.9642435      +0.2638612
a   5.081619       Node   348.3691      -0.2398381      +0.8291161
e   0.508867       Incl.    7.0469      -0.1127481      +0.4928933
P  11.5
From 115 observations 2003 Oct. 17-Dec. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y09

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