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    • MPEC 2004-C45 : COMET P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-CATALINA)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-C45                                Issued 2004 Feb. 12, 21:43 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 WC7 (LINEAR-CATALINA)

Observations:
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 02.17527 02 17 15.44 +04 54 53.9          17.4 T EC045699
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 02.18527 02 17 16.57 +04 55 10.3                 EC045699
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 02.19517 02 17 17.75 +04 55 25.5                 EC045699
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 02.20509 02 17 18.99 +04 55 43.7                 EC045699
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 06.83486 02 26 38.38 +07 01 29.7                 EC045213
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 09.74059 02 32 40.96 +08 19 01.5          17.0 N EC045104
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 09.74456 02 32 41.45 +08 19 07.7          17.2 N EC045104
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 09.74983 02 32 42.10 +08 19 16.3          16.8 N EC045104
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 09.84231 02 32 53.68 +08 21 42.8                 EC045204
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 09.84575 02 32 54.10 +08 21 48.4                 EC045204
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 09.84918 02 32 54.57 +08 21 54.3          17.5 N EC045204

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.
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.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. W. Koehn.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-Catalina)
T 2004 Feb. 5.7405 TT                                   MPC
q   1.654908             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0834597      Peri.  341.0540      +0.3045161      -0.8810590
a   5.185831       Node    89.8877      +0.9139767      +0.1632952
e   0.680879       Incl.   21.2198      +0.2681726      +0.4439253
P  11.8
From 42 observations 2003 Nov. 18-2004 Feb. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-C45

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