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MPEC 2003-H15 : COMET C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-H15                                Issued 2003 Apr. 23, 18:45 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 04 06.15142 00 13 11.13 +30 14 49.5                      204
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 06.15369 00 13 11.44 +30 14 43.7           9.5 N      204
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 06.15717 00 13 11.94 +30 14 34.4          10   N      204
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 06.81468 00 14 31.75 +29 46 32.6                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 06.81580 00 14 31.89 +29 46 29.6                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 06.81631 00 14 31.97 +29 46 28.4                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 06.81678 00 14 32.06 +29 46 27.3                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 06.81711 00 14 32.09 +29 46 26.3           7.4 T      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 08.80558 00 18 27.15 +28 21 53.8                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 08.80669 00 18 27.25 +28 21 51.1                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 08.80725 00 18 27.31 +28 21 49.3                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 08.80878 00 18 27.52 +28 21 45.1                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 08.80990 00 18 27.62 +28 21 42.7           7.3 T      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 15.80632 00 31 20.29 +23 26 41.1                      340
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 15.80795 00 31 20.47 +23 26 36.7                      340
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 15.80903 00 31 20.52 +23 26 34.1                      340
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 15.81029 00 31 20.66 +23 26 31.3                      340
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 15.81146 00 31 20.84 +23 26 27.6                      340
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 15.81265 00 31 20.89 +23 26 25.4           6.6 T      340
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 17.80105 00 34 50.95 +22 03 10.2                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 17.80183 00 34 50.94 +22 03 07.2                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 17.80330 00 34 51.22 +22 03 03.3                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 17.80563 00 34 51.47 +22 02 57.7                      349
    CK02Y010  C2003 04 17.80671 00 34 51.51 +22 02 55.5           7.5 T      349

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
    + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5
T 2003 Apr. 13.24822 TT                                 MPC
q   0.7138080            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0039720      Peri.  128.81625     +0.65299596     +0.72116859
 +/-0.0000058      Node   166.22059     -0.27258971     -0.06117342
e   0.9971648      Incl.  103.78194     +0.70660536     -0.69005338
From 730 observations 2002 Dec. 28-2003 Apr. 17, mean residual 0".55.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.004102
and +0.004496 (+/- 0.000006) AU**-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H15

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