MPEC 2003-A86 : COMET P/2003 A1
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M.P.E.C. 2003-A86 Issued 2003 Jan. 15, 22:08 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET P/2003 A1
Observations:
PK03A010 C2003 01 08.08120 01 10 20.19 -04 41 01.0 18.6 T 704
PK03A010 C2003 01 08.09750 01 10 20.71 -04 40 29.6 18.7 T 704
PK03A010 C2003 01 08.11361 01 10 21.26 -04 39 58.7 19.1 T 704
PK03A010 C2003 01 08.13048 01 10 21.66 -04 39 26.6 18.6 T 704
PK03A010 C2003 01 08.15018 01 10 22.56 -04 38 47.7 18.4 T 704
PK03A010 C2003 01 11.81499 01 12 47.74 -02 42 02.2 17.4 T 213
PK03A010 C2003 01 11.82797 01 12 48.26 -02 41 38.3 17.4 T 213
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2003 A1
T 2003 Feb. 1.990 TT MPC
q 1.91415 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.138821 Peri. 357.421 +0.595372 -0.542144
a 3.69402 Node 55.224 +0.749471 +0.108797
e 0.48182 Incl. 46.213 +0.289526 +0.833213
P 7.10
From 51 observations 2003 Jan. 5-11.
Ephemeris:
P/2003 A1
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 01 11 01 12.23 -03 07.8 1.737 1.924 85.2 30.6 17.5
2003 01 21 01 20.17 +01 59.2 1.847 1.917 78.8 30.2 17.7
2003 01 31 01 30.08 +06 47.2 1.960 1.914 72.7 29.4 17.8
2003 02 10 01 41.73 +11 17.5 2.074 1.915 66.9 28.3 17.9
2003 02 20 01 54.92 +15 31.6 2.188 1.920 61.3 26.9 18.0
2003 03 02 02 09.54 +19 30.8 2.298 1.929 56.1 25.2 18.2
2003 03 12 02 25.55 +23 16.3 2.404 1.942 51.2 23.5 18.3
2003 03 22 02 42.93 +26 48.8 2.505 1.958 46.6 21.7 18.4
2003 04 01 03 01.71 +30 08.8 2.599 1.978 42.3 19.9 18.5
2003 04 11 03 21.92 +33 16.1 2.687 2.001 38.4 18.1 18.7
2003 04 21 03 43.61 +36 10.2 2.767 2.027 34.9 16.5 18.8
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-A86
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