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  • MPEC 2004-A11 : COMET P/2003 U3 (NEAT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-A11                                Issued 2004 Jan. 3, 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.
    
             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 P/2003 U3 (NEAT)
    
    Observations:
        PK03U030  C2003 12 23.84919 01 52 54.70 +19 50 41.9          19.1 T EA011215
        PK03U030  C2003 12 28.13819 01 54 10.60 +19 50 36.1          20.1 T EA011704
        PK03U030  C2003 12 28.15164 01 54 11.00 +19 50 37.6          20.5 T EA011704
        PK03U030  C2003 12 28.16515 01 54 11.33 +19 50 38.0          20.7 T EA011704
    
    Observer details:
    215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2003 U3 (NEAT)
    Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5
    T 2003 Apr. 22.97613 TT                                 MPC
    q   2.4952485            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.08593151     Peri.  356.20493     +0.96411226     +0.26434155
    a   5.0858991      Node   348.37698     -0.24024242     +0.82898844
    e   0.5093791      Incl.    7.04784     -0.11300939     +0.49285059
    P  11.47
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    031017 699 (0.4-  2.4-)   031024 342  0.2-  0.3-    031029 360  0.3+  0.1+
    031017 699  1.1-  0.3-    031024 372  0.7-  0.7-    031029 360  0.0   0.0
    031017 699  1.5-  1.0-    031024 104  0.1+  0.9+    031030 785 (2.3-  3.4-)
    031017 699 (2.1-  0.4-)   031024 104  0.4+  0.6+    031030 785  1.4-  0.2-
    031022 644  0.4-  0.0     031024 104  0.9+  0.1+    031030 704  0.5+  0.2-
    031022 644  0.4-  0.0     031025 A41  0.1+  1.0+    031030 704  0.3-  0.3+
    031022 644  0.4-  0.3-    031025 130  0.2+  0.4+    031030 704  0.9+  0.8+
    031023 673  0.4+  0.2+    031025 130  0.3+  0.3-    031030 704 (0.5+  2.8-)
    031023 673  1.0+  0.1+    031025 A50  0.2+  0.1+    031102 704  0.4-  0.8+
    031023 673  0.5+  0.4+    031025 A50  0.1+  0.0     031102 704  1.3-  0.7-
    031023 673  0.5+  0.1-    031025 A50  0.2+  0.1+    031102 704  0.9-  0.5-
    031023 673  0.8+  0.0     031025 A41  0.9+  0.6-    031103 785 (2.6-  1.6+)
    031023 673  0.9+  0.3+    031025 A50  0.3-  0.4+    031103 785 (2.7-  1.5-)
    031023 850  0.0   0.2+    031025 A50  0.8+  0.6+    031103 170  0.7-  0.6-
    031023 850  0.7-  1.2-    031025 A50  0.1+  0.2-    031103 170  0.2-  0.1+
    031023 850  0.1-  0.4-    031025 A50  0.3+  0.0     031117 360  0.0   0.8-
    031023 850  0.7+  0.9-    031025 A50  0.0   0.6-    031117 360  0.3-  0.2-
    031023 850  0.7-  0.4-    031025 A50  0.4+  0.2+    031119 704  0.7+  0.7+
    031023 850  0.4-  0.1+    031025 A50  0.1+  0.3-    031119 704  0.4+  0.1-
    031023 926  0.7+  0.1-    031025 A50  0.6+  0.0     031119 704  0.1-  0.3-
    031023 926  0.4+  0.0     031025 A50  0.3+  0.4+    031119 704  0.0   0.5+
    031023 213 (0.4+  2.3-)   031025 A50  0.2-  0.3-    031119 704  0.8+  0.4+
    031023 213  0.6+  1.6-    031025 A50  0.3-  0.6-    031121 691  0.2-  0.3-
    031024 850  0.4+  0.4-    031025 A50  1.0-  0.3+    031121 691  0.2+  0.3-
    031024 850  1.1+  0.5+    031025 A50  0.2-  0.1-    031121 691  0.0   0.1-
    031024 850  0.3+  0.9+    031025 A50  0.3+  0.3+    031123 372  0.5+  1.5+
    031024 H41 (2.1+  0.7-)   031025 A50  1.0-  0.7+    031123 372  0.2+  1.3+
    031024 850  0.0   0.8+    031026 204  0.1-  0.1-    031127 213  1.6-  0.5+
    031024 H41 (2.3+  0.2-)   031026 204  0.3+  0.3-    031127 213  0.4-  1.1-
    031024 H41 (4.2+  1.2-)   031026 204  0.0   0.5-    031127 213 (0.1+  2.4-)
    031024 850 (2.5-  1.0+)   031028 850  0.3-  0.4-    031128 213  0.5+  0.4+
    031024 H41  0.1-  0.7-    031028 850  1.0-  0.6+    031128 213  0.5+  0.5+
    031024 H41  0.2-  0.2+    031028 850  0.9+  0.8+    031128 213  0.5+  0.4+
    031024 H41  0.7+  0.1+    031028 850  0.6-  0.2+    031211 620  0.8+  0.7-
    031024 850  0.1+  0.5+    031028 850  1.0+  1.3+    031212 213  0.6-  1.1-
    031024 850 (0.3+  2.2+)   031028 246  0.6-  0.4-    031212 213  0.0   0.2+
    031024 608  0.6+  1.2+    031028 246  0.4-  1.1-    031212 620  0.2+  0.3-
    031024 608  0.1+  0.4+    031028 246  0.2-  0.3-    031212 620  0.4+  0.2-
    031024 608  0.2+  0.9+    031028 246  0.8-  0.1-    031214 360  0.0   0.2-
    031024 342  0.3+  0.1+    031029 699  0.1-  0.6-    031214 360  0.0   0.1+
    031024 360  0.0   0.0     031029 699  1.0-  0.2+    031223 215  1.4-  0.4-
    031024 360  0.1+  0.3-    031029 699  0.2-  1.1-    031228 704  1.5-  0.9-
    031024 342 (2.3-  0.4-)   031029 699  1.3-  0.3+    031228 704  0.6+  0.5+
    031024 372  0.1-  0.5-    031029 360  0.2-  0.1-    031228 704  1.6+  0.8+
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A11
    

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