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    M.P.E.C. 2004-A47                                Issued 2004 Jan. 13, 18:07 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 V1 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK03V010  C2003 12 24.96534 10 41 17.58 +45 20 26.6                 EA047A46
        CK03V010  C2003 12 24.96681 10 41 17.60 +45 20 27.8                 EA047A46
        CK03V010  C2003 12 24.96828 10 41 17.53 +45 20 27.9                 EA047A46
        CK03V010  C2003 12 24.96976 10 41 17.59 +45 20 28.4                 EA047A46
        CK03V010  C2003 12 24.97419 10 41 17.59 +45 20 30.3                 EA047A46
        CK03V010  C2003 12 24.97861 10 41 17.44 +45 20 31.7                 EA047A46
        CK03V010  C2003 12 28.66795 10 40 14.90 +45 45 37.8          16.4 T EA047360
        CK03V010  C2003 12 28.67336 10 40 14.81 +45 45 40.1                 EA047360
        CK03V010  C2003 12 29.76876 10 39 51.78 +45 53 07.1                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2003 12 29.77101 10 39 51.72 +45 53 08.1                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2003 12 29.77324 10 39 51.64 +45 53 09.0                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2003 12 29.77891 10 39 51.50 +45 53 11.0          16.3 T EA047349
        CK03V010  C2003 12 31.71278 10 39 06.65 +46 06 14.8                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2003 12 31.71571 10 39 06.57 +46 06 16.4                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2003 12 31.71863 10 39 06.47 +46 06 17.8                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2003 12 31.72449 10 39 06.29 +46 06 19.7          16.1 T EA047349
        CK03V010  C2004 01 02.75825 10 38 12.65 +46 19 57.1                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2004 01 02.76272 10 38 12.50 +46 19 59.3                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2004 01 02.76497 10 38 12.47 +46 19 59.8                 EA047349
        CK03V010  C2004 01 02.77368 10 38 12.19 +46 20 03.4          16.2 T EA047349
        CK03V010  C2004 01 03.10963 10 38 02.63 +46 22 17.6          17.0 N EA047939
        CK03V010  C2004 01 03.11705 10 38 02.41 +46 22 20.4          17.0 N EA047939
        CK03V010  C2004 01 03.12447 10 38 02.22 +46 22 23.3          17.0 N EA047939
        CK03V010  C2004 01 05.01080 10 37 06.02 +46 34 48.4          17.0 N EA047213
        CK03V010  C2004 01 05.01571 10 37 05.75 +46 34 51.7          16.9 N EA047213
        CK03V010  C2004 01 05.01794 10 37 05.65 +46 34 53.4          16.9 N EA047213
        CK03V010  C2004 01 05.98558 10 36 34.35 +46 41 14.6          16.8 N EA047A03
        CK03V010  C2004 01 05.99285 10 36 34.52 +46 41 15.3          16.8 N EA047A03
        CK03V010  C2004 01 06.07286 10 36 31.74 +46 41 46.9                 EA047204
        CK03V010  C2004 01 06.07513 10 36 31.72 +46 41 46.8                 EA047204
        CK03V010  C2004 01 06.07740 10 36 31.65 +46 41 47.5                 EA047204
        CK03V010  C2004 01 06.08954 10 36 31.28 +46 41 52.4          17.2 N EA047204
        CK03V010  C2004 01 07.34525 10 35 48.13 +46 49 55.3          14.9 T EA047785
        CK03V010  C2004 01 07.36714 10 35 47.47 +46 50 09.2          14.9 T EA047785
        CK03V010  C2004 01 07.39271 10 35 46.61 +46 50 15.2          14.9 T EA047785
        CK03V010  C2004 01 08.27662 10 35 15.31 +46 55 53.8          15.6 T EA047785
        CK03V010  C2004 01 08.32049 10 35 13.62 +46 56 12.2          15.1 T EA047785
        CK03V010  C2004 01 08.34005 10 35 13.25 +46 56 21.6          15.2 T EA047785
        CK03V010  C2004 01 11.04789 10 33 29.81 +47 13 10.5          17.7 N EA047939
        CK03V010  C2004 01 11.05532 10 33 29.49 +47 13 13.3          17.7 N EA047939
        CK03V010  C2004 01 11.05904 10 33 29.30 +47 13 14.7          17.7 N EA047939
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
        + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A03 Torredembarra.  Observer J. Moreno.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain+ CCD.
    A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5
    T 2003 Mar. 11.19129 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.7824780            (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  +0.0016201      Peri.    8.59293     +0.83265840     -0.51273904
     +/-0.0000755      Node    25.85222     +0.47529554     +0.46776825
    e   0.9971123      Incl.   28.67474     +0.28420793     +0.71992468
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    031104 704  1.5-  0.8-    031124 H41  0.4+  0.4-    031221 349  0.1+  0.3+
    031104 704  1.1-  0.0     031125 349  0.7-  0.7-    031221 349  0.2+  0.1+
    031104 704  0.5+  1.4+    031125 349  0.3-  0.5-    031222 785  0.6-  0.9-
    031105 620 (2.1-  0.7-)   031125 349  0.8-  0.6-    031222 785  0.9+  0.0
    031105 636  0.3-  0.4+    031125 349  0.3-  0.4-    031223 A46  1.3+  0.5+
    031105 636  0.5-  0.0     031128 H41  1.2+  0.4-    031223 A46  1.5+  1.0+
    031105 704  1.7-  0.2+    031128 H41  1.5+  0.2-    031223 A46  1.1+  0.2+
    031105 704  0.2+  0.1+    031128 H41  0.6+  0.6-    031224 A46  0.9+  0.2-
    031105 704  0.6-  0.2+    031128 H41  1.1+  0.3-    031224 A46  0.9+  0.4+
    031105 704  0.4+  0.1+    031128 H41  1.0+  0.2-    031224 A46  1.4+  0.5+
    031105 704  0.4-  0.4+    031129 170  0.4-  0.3-    031224 048  1.7+  0.3+
    031105 673  1.1+  0.4-    031129 170  0.6-  0.2-    031224 048  0.6+  0.3+
    031105 704  0.6-  0.8+    031129 213  0.2-  0.4-    031224 130  0.3-  0.4-
    031105 704  0.4+  0.2+    031129 A32  0.6-  0.2+    031224 130  0.4+  0.6-
    031105 673  1.4+  0.8-    031129 213 (2.3-  2.0-)   031224 130  0.4+  0.3-
    031105 673  1.2+  0.6-    031129 213  0.3-  0.5-    031224 130  0.1-  0.7-
    031105 704  0.7-  1.0+    031129 170  0.4+  0.5-    031224 048  0.8+  0.6+
    031105 926  0.9-  0.7-    031129 170  0.0   0.1-    031224 048  0.9+  0.4+
    031105 704  0.4+  0.1+    031129 A32  0.3-  0.1-    031224 048  0.6+  0.8+
    031105 926  0.8+  1.7-    031129 A32  0.3+  0.4-    031224 170  0.0   0.1-
    031105 926  1.7+  0.4-    031129 A32  0.2-  0.1-    031224 170  0.6+  0.6-
    031105 673  1.2+  0.6-    031129 H41  0.7-  0.4+    031224 A46  0.3-  0.3+
    031105 704  0.0   0.6+    031129 H41  0.7+  0.2+    031224 A46  0.1+  0.9+
    031105 673  1.2+  0.7-    031129 H41  0.2+  0.1-    031224 A46  0.4-  0.4+
    031105 673  1.2+  0.8-    031129 A46  0.2+  0.4+    031224 A46  0.5+  0.3+
    031106 557  0.5+  0.1-    031129 A46  0.2+  0.0     031224 A46  1.2+  0.3+
    031106 557  0.5+  0.4-    031129 A46  0.6+  0.6+    031224 A46  0.2+  0.1-
    031106 557  1.0+  0.2+    031129 A46  0.0   0.9+    031224 213  0.9+  0.5+
    031106 854  0.0   0.8+    031129 A46  0.4+  0.4+    031224 213  1.0-  0.0
    031106 854  0.7+  0.3+    031129 A46  1.2+  0.8+    031224 213  0.0   0.7-
    031106 854  0.8-  0.7+    031130 212  0.4-  0.4+    031225 170  0.3+  0.5-
    031106 704  0.1+  0.1+    031130 212  0.7+  0.3+    031225 170  0.0   0.3-
    031106 704  0.3+  0.1+    031130 212  0.9+  0.2+    031225 H41  0.2+  0.4-
    031106 926  1.1+  1.5-    031130 H41  1.3+  0.9-    031225 H41  0.5-  0.8-
    031106 926  0.7+  1.5-    031130 H41  0.2+  0.2+    031225 H41  0.4+  0.6-
    031106 926  0.6+  1.3-    031130 H41  0.8+  0.2-    031225 H41  0.6-  0.0
    031106 704  0.6+  0.4+    031201 372  0.2-  0.1+    031225 H41  0.6+  0.3-
    031106 355  0.5-  0.5+    031201 372  0.0   0.6-    031226 A41  1.0-  0.1+
    031106 355  0.5-  0.1+    031201 360  0.2+  0.1-    031226 A41  0.8-  0.6+
    031106 355  0.1-  0.1+    031201 360  0.2+  0.7-    031226 A41  0.9-  0.2+
    031106 355  1.5-  0.2-    031202 349  0.2-  0.2-    031227 939  0.0   0.2+
    031106 355  0.0   0.7+    031202 349  0.1-  0.1-    031227 939  0.4-  0.1+
    031107 132  1.4-  0.0     031202 349  0.2-  0.6-    031227 939  0.5-  0.1+
    031107 132 (2.5-  0.6-)   031202 349  0.1+  0.2-    031227 785  0.8+  0.2-
    031107 132  0.4+  0.1-    031203 349  0.1+  0.1-    031227 785  0.2+  0.3-
    031109 A46  0.1+  0.3-    031203 349  0.4+  0.2-    031227 785  1.2+  0.1+
    031109 A46  0.1-  0.1+    031203 349  0.2-  0.5-    031228 H72  0.2+  0.2+
    031109 A46  0.5+  0.4+    031204 704  1.6+  1.1-    031228 H72  0.0   0.3-
    031109 A46  0.1+  0.9+    031204 704  0.1+  0.2+    031228 H72  1.3-  0.6+
    031109 A46  1.3-  0.8+    031204 704 (2.7+  1.7-)   031228 H72  0.6-  0.5+
    031109 A46  0.4-  0.3+    031204 704 (2.3+  1.1-)   031228 360  0.8+  0.5-
    031109 A46  0.0   0.4+    031204 704 (0.2+  2.8+)   031228 360  1.1+  0.5-
    031110 785  1.3-  1.4+    031205 704 (0.8+  2.2-)   031228 900  0.1+  0.3-
    031110 785  1.2-  0.9+    031205 704  1.3+  0.5-    031228 900  0.3-  0.5+
    031110 785 (1.5-  2.3+)   031205 704  1.6+  1.1-    031229 785  0.6+  0.3+
    031113 J95  0.5+  0.0     031205 704  1.8+  0.6-    031229 785  1.4+  0.4+
    031113 J95  0.3+  0.1+    031205 704  0.9+  1.6+    031229 349  0.3+  0.0
    031113 J95  0.1-  0.0     031206 349  1.0-  0.1+    031229 349  0.2+  0.1+
    031113 349  0.1-  0.1+    031206 349  1.2-  0.6+    031229 349  0.1-  0.0
    031113 349  0.5-  0.2+    031206 349  1.3-  0.5-    031229 349  0.2-  0.3-
    031113 349  0.4-  0.2-    031206 349  0.9-  0.3-    031231 H41  0.2+  0.6-
    031113 349  0.1-  0.1+    031207 213  1.5-  0.0     031231 H41  0.8+  0.5-
    031113 349  0.0   0.2-    031207 213  1.8-  0.4+    031231 H41  0.0   0.5-
    031115 213  0.5-  0.5+    031207 A46  0.3+  0.3+    031231 349  0.0   0.5-
    031115 213  0.1-  1.8-    031207 A46  0.6+  0.2-    031231 349  0.0   0.1-
    031115 213  0.4-  0.7-    031207 A46  0.8-  0.1+    031231 349  0.3-  0.1+
    031117 372 (5.5-  0.1-)Y  031207 A46  0.1+  1.1+    031231 349  0.5-  0.4-
    031117 349  0.1+  0.5-    031207 A46  1.2-  0.6+    040102 213  0.2-  0.1-
    031117 349  0.0   0.3-    031207 A46  0.3-  1.5+    040102 213  1.2-  0.4+
    031117 349  0.1-  0.4-    031210 A32  0.8-  0.1+    040102 213  0.1+  0.2-
    031117 349  0.4+  0.3-    031210 A32  1.4-  0.7+    040102 349  0.1-  0.6-
    031119 H41  0.1-  1.0+    031210 A32  0.3+  0.9+    040102 349  0.3-  0.2-
    031119 H41  0.3-  0.9+    031210 A32  1.1-  0.2-    040102 349  0.1+  0.6-
    031119 H41  0.2+  0.1-    031211 A32  1.0-  1.1+    040102 349  0.2-  0.5-
    031119 H41  0.3+  0.3+    031211 A32  0.4-  0.6+    040103 170  0.2-  0.5-
    031120 204  0.4-  0.2-    031211 A32  0.4-  0.4+    040103 170  0.0   0.4-
    031120 204  0.5-  0.0     031211 H41  0.2-  0.0     040103 939  1.7-  0.1-
    031120 204  0.6-  0.1-    031211 H41  0.5-  0.5+    040103 939  1.7-  0.3-
    031120 H41  0.5+  0.8+    031211 H41  0.9-  0.1-    040103 939  1.4-  0.4-
    031120 H41  0.4-  0.9+    031212 850  0.8-  0.4+    040105 213  0.5+  1.8-
    031120 H41  1.3-  0.6+    031212 850  0.1-  0.1-    040105 213  0.7-  0.5-
    031120 H41  0.2+  0.1+    031212 850  0.6-  0.7+    040105 213  1.0-  0.3+
    031121 850  0.1+  0.2-    031212 349  0.7+  0.3-    040105 A03 (3.6-  3.0+)
    031121 850  0.6+  0.7-    031212 349  0.5+  0.8-    040105 A03  0.6+  0.8+
    031121 850  0.8-  0.1+    031212 349  0.2+  0.8-    040106 204  0.2+  0.9+
    031121 349  0.1-  0.3-    031212 349  0.2+  0.5-    040106 204  0.8+  0.1-
    031121 349  0.2-  0.1+    031217 H41  0.5+  0.2-    040106 204  0.9+  0.3-
    031121 349  0.3-  0.5-    031217 H41  0.1-  0.1+    040106 204  1.3+  0.2-
    031121 349  0.4-  0.3-    031217 H41  0.4-  0.3+    040107 785 (4.3-  3.4-)
    031123 340  1.6-  0.5+    031217 H41  1.3-  0.3+    040107 785 (2.9-  2.0+)
    031123 340  0.9-  0.1-    031219 A32  1.9-  0.9+    040107 785 (2.3-  1.7-)
    031123 340  1.4-  0.1-    031219 A32  1.3-  0.9+    040108 785 (2.6-  1.0-)
    031123 372  0.9-  0.7+    031219 349  0.0   1.0+    040108 785 (3.0-  0.6+)
    031124 785  0.2+  0.1+    031219 349  0.3-  0.6+    040108 785 (0.7+  2.6+)
    031124 785  1.9+  0.5-    031219 349  0.5+  0.6+    040111 939  0.7-  0.2+
    031124 H41  0.5+  0.5-    031221 349  0.4+  0.2+    040111 939  0.8-  0.2+
    031124 H41  0.2-  0.1-    031221 349  0.3+  0.3+    040111 939  1.2-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2004 01 06    10 36.57   +46 41.3    3.203    3.923   131.4    10.8  17.0
    2004 01 16    10 29.92   +47 42.2    3.227    4.014   138.1     9.4  17.1
    2004 01 26    10 21.25   +48 30.9    3.275    4.104   143.0     8.3  17.2
    2004 02 05    10 11.30   +49 02.3    3.348    4.194   145.0     7.8  17.4
    2004 02 15    10 00.97   +49 13.5    3.447    4.284   143.7     7.8  17.5
    2004 02 25    09 51.15   +49 03.7    3.572    4.373   139.6     8.4  17.7
    2004 03 06    09 42.64   +48 34.8    3.722    4.462   133.4     9.3  17.8
    2004 03 16    09 35.94   +47 49.9    3.892    4.551   126.2    10.2  18.0
    2004 03 26    09 31.32   +46 52.9    4.081    4.640   118.5    10.9  18.2
    2004 04 05    09 28.80   +45 47.3    4.284    4.728   110.5    11.4  18.4
    2004 04 15    09 28.23   +44 36.3    4.498    4.816   102.5    11.7  18.6
    2004 04 25    09 29.42   +43 22.2    4.719    4.903    94.6    11.8  18.8
    2004 05 05    09 32.12   +42 06.8    4.944    4.991    86.8    11.6  19.0
    2004 05 15    09 36.08   +40 51.3    5.169    5.077    79.2    11.3  19.1
    2004 05 25    09 41.07   +39 36.6    5.391    5.164    71.7    10.7  19.3
    2004 06 04    09 46.89   +38 23.2    5.607    5.250    64.4    10.0  19.4
    2004 06 14    09 53.36   +37 11.6    5.815    5.336    57.3     9.2  19.6
    2004 06 24    10 00.34   +36 02.0    6.012    5.422    50.4     8.3  19.7
    
         The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.001351
    and +0.002182 (+/- 0.000076) AU**-1, respectively.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A47
    

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