MPEC 2004-B35 : COMET P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS)
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M.P.E.C. 2004-B35 Issued 2004 Jan. 23, 21:41 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 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) Observations: PK03SL5Q C2004 01 09.07835 23 09 14.33 -00 31 15.6 18.0 N EB035699 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 09.08837 23 09 15.36 -00 31 10.0 EB035699 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 09.09837 23 09 16.39 -00 31 03.1 EB035699 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 09.10833 23 09 17.19 -00 30 59.3 EB035699 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 17.74768 23 23 50.74 +00 46 30.7 18.6 N EB035620 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 17.75549 23 23 51.48 +00 46 34.5 18.8 N EB035620 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.75430 23 27 18.79 +01 05 19.3 18.1 N EB035620 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.76465 23 27 19.90 +01 05 26.1 18.3 N EB035620 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03050 23 26 03.36 +00 58 34.5 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03111 23 26 03.45 +00 58 34.9 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03172 23 26 03.51 +00 58 35.1 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03234 23 26 03.59 +00 58 35.5 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03296 23 26 03.65 +00 58 36.0 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03376 23 26 03.74 +00 58 36.5 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03438 23 26 03.80 +00 58 36.9 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03500 23 26 03.85 +00 58 37.2 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03563 23 26 03.94 +00 58 37.6 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03624 23 26 03.99 +00 58 37.9 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03729 23 26 04.10 +00 58 38.5 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03790 23 26 04.18 +00 58 38.7 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03851 23 26 04.22 +00 58 39.2 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03913 23 26 04.29 +00 58 39.4 EB035809 PK03SL5Q C2004 01 19.03976 23 26 04.36 +00 58 39.8 EB035809 Observer details: 620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss, J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. W. Koehn. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD. 809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla. Observers A. Fitzsimmons, C. Snodgrass, O. Hainaut. Measurer O. R. Hainaut. 3.58-m reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5 T 2004 Mar. 24.22929 TT MPC q 2.3042255 (2000.0) P Q n 0.07635464 Peri. 137.30288 +0.81661704 -0.56940714 a 5.5027413 Node 257.64057 +0.50005857 +0.77965414 e 0.5812586 Incl. 5.54594 +0.28823262 +0.26060492 P 12.91 From 43 observations 2003 Sept. 18-2004 Jan. 19, mean residual 0".65. Ephemeris: P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2004 01 16 23 20.85 +00 30.4 2.780 2.378 56.2 20.1 19.1 2004 01 26 23 38.30 +02 05.7 2.856 2.358 50.7 18.8 19.1 2004 02 05 23 56.45 +03 47.0 2.927 2.341 45.4 17.4 19.1 2004 02 15 00 15.20 +05 32.8 2.992 2.328 40.2 15.9 19.1 2004 02 25 00 34.51 +07 21.5 3.053 2.317 35.3 14.3 19.1 2004 03 06 00 54.30 +09 11.2 3.109 2.310 30.5 12.6 19.0 Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-B35


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