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MPEC 2003-C45 : COMET C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-C45                                Issued 2003 Feb. 8, 18:39 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                       COMET C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)

Observations:
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 21.69955 14 27 56.61 +31 56 59.9                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 21.70091 14 27 56.91 +31 57 04.2                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 21.70270 14 27 57.35 +31 57 10.3                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 21.70422 14 27 57.66 +31 57 15.3                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 21.70557 14 27 57.99 +31 57 20.2          12.1 T      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 24.74158 14 40 32.95 +34 55 38.8                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 24.74376 14 40 33.51 +34 55 46.5                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 24.74472 14 40 33.80 +34 55 50.7                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 24.74590 14 40 34.10 +34 55 55.0          11.9 T      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.05179 14 41 55.79 +35 14 43.1          12.6 N      A18
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.05690 14 41 57.53 +35 15 04.8          12.7 N      A18
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 28.81096 15 00 36.21 +39 19 55.2                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 28.81181 15 00 36.48 +39 19 58.5                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 28.81282 15 00 36.81 +39 20 02.6                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 01 28.81380 15 00 37.14 +39 20 06.4          11.0 T      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.16477 15 20 46.92 +43 16 05.6          13.6 N      232
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.16980 15 20 48.90 +43 16 27.9          13.6 N      232
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.17734 15 20 51.85 +43 17 01.0          13.6 N      232
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.98182 15 26 19.55 +44 15 24.7          13.9 N      235
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.99562 15 26 25.14 +44 16 24.1                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.99652 15 26 25.51 +44 16 27.9                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.99741 15 26 25.82 +44 16 32.0                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.99830 15 26 26.24 +44 16 35.9                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 01.99918 15 26 26.59 +44 16 39.7                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00008 15 26 26.96 +44 16 43.9                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00098 15 26 27.35 +44 16 47.6                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00189 15 26 27.74 +44 16 51.8                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00278 15 26 28.13 +44 16 55.9                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00367 15 26 28.50 +44 16 59.5                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00456 15 26 28.87 +44 17 03.3                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00545 15 26 29.24 +44 17 07.2                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00634 15 26 29.62 +44 17 11.2                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00723 15 26 29.96 +44 17 15.3                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.00814 15 26 30.34 +44 17 19.0                      A46
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.01801 15 26 34.46 +44 18 02.7                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02214 15 26 36.20 +44 18 21.1                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02295 15 26 36.55 +44 18 24.5                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02337 15 26 36.66 +44 18 26.3                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02377 15 26 36.84 +44 18 28.1                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02418 15 26 37.07 +44 18 29.5                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02458 15 26 37.20 +44 18 31.3                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02499 15 26 37.36 +44 18 33.5                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02580 15 26 37.74 +44 18 37.2                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.02655 15 26 38.02 +44 18 40.6                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.06061 15 26 52.25 +44 21 10.8                      595
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.06895 15 26 55.72 +44 21 47.4                      595
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.39584 15 29 14.00 +44 45 44.0          15.4 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.40403 15 29 17.50 +44 46 20.1          15.4 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.43666 15 29 31.35 +44 48 44.0          14.9 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.74995 15 31 47.03 +45 11 41.1           9.9 T      360
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 02.75125 15 31 47.59 +45 11 46.7                      360
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 04.08267 15 41 53.01 +46 49 47.0          15.1 N      J95
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 04.08356 15 41 53.40 +46 49 51.1          14.6 N      J95
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 04.08420 15 41 53.75 +46 49 53.9          15.0 N      J95
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 04.38024 15 44 15.34 +47 11 47.2          15.0 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 04.40648 15 44 27.93 +47 13 44.4          14.8 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 04.42678 15 44 37.68 +47 15 14.4          14.9 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 05.37333 15 52 29.75 +48 24 56.7          15.0 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 05.37821 15 52 32.26 +48 25 18.8          15.3 N      H43
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 05.83196 15 56 28.41 +48 58 38.5          14.2 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 05.83333 15 56 29.10 +48 58 43.6          14.1 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 05.83420 15 56 29.57 +48 58 47.7          14.0 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 05.83528 15 56 30.13 +48 58 53.2          14.1 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.40411 16 01 36.40 +49 40 24.8          15.6 N      785
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.41542 16 01 42.68 +49 41 14.8          15.4 N      785
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.42514 16 01 47.64 +49 41 56.6          15.8 N      785
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.44127 16 01 56.58 +49 43 06.8          15.6 N      785
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.45336 16 02 03.22 +49 44 00.9          15.7 N      785
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.84076 16 05 38.82 +50 12 06.6          13.8 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.84206 16 05 39.63 +50 12 12.5          13.9 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.84297 16 05 40.07 +50 12 15.9          13.8 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.84396 16 05 40.65 +50 12 20.3          13.8 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 06.84483 16 05 41.13 +50 12 24.4          13.9 N      379
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 07.99310 16 16 52.54 +51 34 29.1                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 07.99380 16 16 52.97 +51 34 32.0                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 07.99449 16 16 53.38 +51 34 35.4                      048
    CK02Y010  C2003 02 07.99588 16 16 54.21 +51 34 40.8                      048

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observers R. Ligustri, V. Savani,
    P. Beltrame, G. Degano.  0.35-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
    reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
379 Hamamatsu-Yuto.  Observer S. Wakuda.  0.25-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin, F. Piani, M. Spolaor.
    0.30-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer H. Ashley.  0.91-m
    Cassegrain + CCD.
A18 Herne.  Observer B. Brinkmann.  0.2-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
H43 Conway.  Observers P. C. Sherrod, B. M. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/4.45 reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5
T 2003 Apr. 13.24959 TT                                 MPC
q   0.7137570            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0040589      Peri.  128.82095     +0.65305475     +0.72111153
 +/-0.0001296      Node   166.21989     -0.27260510     -0.06115687
e   0.9971029      Incl.  103.78171     +0.70654508     -0.69011448
From 330 observations 2002 Dec. 29-2003 Feb. 7, mean residual 0".61.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.00419
and +0.00458 (+/- 0.00013) AU**-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C45

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