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MPEC 2003-F21 : COMET P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-F21                                Issued 2003 Mar. 22, 22:27 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.

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                        COMET P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 20.83806 11 04 11.00 +16 56 23.9                      204
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 20.84866 11 04 10.60 +16 56 26.8                      204
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 21.90233 11 03 36.50 +17 02 11.0          17.6 T      213
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 21.90609 11 03 36.23 +17 02 10.1          17.9 T      213
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 21.90986 11 03 36.10 +17 02 17.2          17.6 T      213
    PK03C07P  C2003 03 21.91966 11 03 35.99 +17 02 21.0          17.6 T      213

Observer details:
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 + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2003 Apr. 29.8509 TT                                  MPC
q   3.017957             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1224097      Peri.   42.6992      -0.9859243      -0.0600455
a   4.017219       Node   133.1460      +0.0186272      -0.9669224
e   0.248745       Incl.   12.3489      +0.1661513      -0.2479024
P   8.05
From 48 observations 2003 Feb. 1-Mar. 21.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 03 22    11 03.56   +17 02.8    2.081    3.024   157.2     7.3        19.0
2003 04 01    10 58.83   +17 47.9    2.136    3.021   146.7    10.5        19.2
2003 04 11    10 55.68   +18 14.6    2.213    3.019   136.4    13.2        19.4
2003 04 21    10 54.45   +18 22.8    2.309    3.018   126.6    15.5        19.6
2003 05 01    10 55.25   +18 14.0    2.419    3.018   117.4    17.2        19.7
2003 05 11    10 58.06   +17 49.8    2.540    3.018   108.7    18.5        19.9
2003 05 21    11 02.72   +17 12.5    2.668    3.020   100.4    19.2        20.0
2003 05 31    11 09.02   +16 24.0    2.799    3.022    92.7    19.6        20.1
2003 06 10    11 16.75   +15 25.9    2.933    3.025    85.4    19.5        20.2
2003 06 20    11 25.70   +14 20.0    3.065    3.028    78.4    19.2        20.3
2003 06 30    11 35.68   +13 07.5    3.195    3.033    71.7    18.6        20.4
2003 07 10    11 46.53   +11 49.6    3.321    3.038    65.2    17.7        20.4
2003 07 20    11 58.09   +10 27.5    3.441    3.044    59.0    16.6        20.5
2003 07 30    12 10.27   +09 02.0    3.554    3.051    52.9    15.4        20.5
2003 08 09    12 22.96   +07 34.2    3.659    3.059    47.0    14.0        20.5
2003 08 19    12 36.09   +06 05.1    3.756    3.067    41.1    12.5        20.6
2003 08 29    12 49.59   +04 35.3    3.843    3.076    35.4    11.0        20.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-F21

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