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    M.P.E.C. 2004-A49                                Issued 2004 Jan. 13, 18:19 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 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 17.40174 06 42 10.88 +44 04 58.4          21.2 T EA049701
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 17.42257 06 42 09.61 +44 05 08.6          20.9 T EA049701
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 28.68301 06 29 55.33 +45 27 08.3          19.0 T EA049360
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 28.69964 06 29 54.17 +45 27 13.8                 EA049360
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 28.70559 06 29 53.71 +45 27 15.1                 EA049360
    PK03X10D  C2004 01 10.75535 06 16 29.43 +46 01 31.3          19.8 N EA049104
    PK03X10D  C2004 01 10.76111 06 16 29.24 +46 01 30.9          19.4 N EA049104
    PK03X10D  C2004 01 10.76876 06 16 28.81 +46 01 30.7          19.6 N EA049104

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli,
    G. Fagioli.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.
    0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.51-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2003 Sept. 16.8464 TT                                 MPC
q   1.880791             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1615571      Peri.    9.1423      +0.6096221      -0.7730962
a   3.338761       Node    43.5550      +0.7102694      +0.4346156
e   0.436680       Incl.   14.7270      +0.3519634      +0.4619865
P   6.10
From 74 observations 2003 Nov. 20-2004 Jan. 10.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A49

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