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    M.P.E.C. 2004-D21                                Issued 2004 Feb. 20, 23:37 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 12.46543 02 38 29.08 +09 30 33.5          17.2 T ED021360
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 12.46984 02 38 29.63 +09 30 40.3                 ED021360
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 17.09691 02 48 38.59 +11 29 21.5          18.6 T ED021704
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 17.10881 02 48 40.27 +11 29 39.2          19.4 T ED021704
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 17.12050 02 48 41.76 +11 29 57.1          18.8 T ED021704
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 17.13220 02 48 43.31 +11 30 14.9          18.5 T ED021704
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 17.14379 02 48 44.88 +11 30 32.3          18.5 T ED021704

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 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 WC7 (LINEAR-Catalina)
T 2004 Feb. 5.7432 TT                                   MPC
q   1.654876             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0834715      Peri.  341.0556      +0.3044775      -0.8810744
a   5.185341       Node    89.8886      +0.9139850      +0.1632593
e   0.680855       Incl.   21.2195      +0.2681880      +0.4439080
P  11.8
From 49 observations 2003 Nov. 18-2004 Feb. 17.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D21

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