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MPEC 2003-H45 : COMET C/2003 F1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-H45                                Issued 2003 Apr. 30, 15:19 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/2003 F1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03F010   2003 03 29.77899 17 22 33.51 +51 52 18.9          17.9 T      372
    CK03F010   2003 03 29.80799 17 22 32.96 +51 52 27.0          17.9 T      372
    CK03F010   2003 04 05.76146 17 20 10.33 +52 21 47.8          17.5 T      372
    CK03F010  C2003 04 18.00806 17 12 37.86 +53 00 33.9          16.6 N      A18
    CK03F010  C2003 04 19.63575 17 11 19.32 +53 04 03.0          17.3 T      349
    CK03F010  C2003 04 19.64573 17 11 18.66 +53 04 04.3                      349
    CK03F010  C2003 04 19.64977 17 11 18.72 +53 04 04.4                      349
    CK03F010  C2003 04 19.67214 17 11 17.60 +53 04 07.6                      349
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.94098 17 09 20.74 +53 08 08.2                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.94245 17 09 20.73 +53 08 08.3                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.94391 17 09 20.78 +53 08 08.3                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.94538 17 09 20.70 +53 08 08.1                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.94831 17 09 20.51 +53 08 08.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.94978 17 09 20.43 +53 08 08.5                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.95125 17 09 20.35 +53 08 09.0                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.95272 17 09 20.29 +53 08 08.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.95420 17 09 20.21 +53 08 08.6                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.95567 17 09 20.07 +53 08 09.5                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.95715 17 09 20.01 +53 08 08.6                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.95863 17 09 20.00 +53 08 09.1                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.96010 17 09 19.91 +53 08 09.6                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.96157 17 09 19.85 +53 08 08.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.98524 17 09 18.52 +53 08 12.9                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.98670 17 09 18.35 +53 08 12.8                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.98961 17 09 18.22 +53 08 12.9                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.99106 17 09 18.13 +53 08 12.5                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.99252 17 09 18.11 +53 08 13.1                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.99402 17 09 18.02 +53 08 12.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.99549 17 09 17.88 +53 08 12.8                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.99840 17 09 17.80 +53 08 13.8                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 21.99985 17 09 17.64 +53 08 13.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 22.00131 17 09 17.55 +53 08 13.3                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 22.00421 17 09 17.51 +53 08 13.9                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 22.00567 17 09 17.41 +53 08 14.2                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 04 25.34332 17 06 11.76 +53 12 17.5          16.6 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 04 25.96791 17 05 35.28 +53 12 46.7          17.5 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 04 25.97161 17 05 35.10 +53 12 47.3          17.4 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 04 25.97719 17 05 34.62 +53 12 47.9          17.4 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 04 26.13490 17 05 25.29 +53 12 55.5          17.3 N      212
    CK03F010  C2003 04 26.13993 17 05 24.93 +53 12 56.5          17.3 N      212
    CK03F010  C2003 04 27.35032 17 04 12.28 +53 13 36.5          16.7 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 04 27.79546 17 03 45.12 +53 13 45.1                      340
    CK03F010  C2003 04 27.79797 17 03 45.06 +53 13 46.6                      340
    CK03F010  C2003 04 27.80058 17 03 44.60 +53 13 44.5                      340
    CK03F010  C2003 04 27.80825 17 03 44.54 +53 13 46.8          17.7 T      340
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.09367 17 03 27.06 +53 13 50.3          17.7 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.10683 17 03 26.34 +53 13 50.5          17.8 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.12199 17 03 25.32 +53 13 51.1          17.6 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.13028 17 03 24.84 +53 13 51.5          17.8 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.13898 17 03 24.33 +53 13 51.4          17.6 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.28162 17 03 15.03 +53 13 53.5          16.5 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.28387 17 03 15.24 +53 13 54.2          16.6 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.29064 17 03 14.83 +53 13 54.4          17.4 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 28.31321 17 03 13.27 +53 13 54.8          17.3 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 29.31788 17 02 10.41 +53 13 58.1          17.7 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 29.35174 17 02 08.13 +53 13 59.2          17.4 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 30.34014 17 01 04.96 +53 13 48.9          17.1 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 04 30.34263 17 01 04.70 +53 13 50.7          17.6 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 30.34331 17 01 04.80 +53 13 51.1          17.1 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 04 30.35113 17 01 04.15 +53 13 50.5          18.1 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 30.36395 17 01 03.37 +53 13 49.0          18.0 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 30.37323 17 01 02.75 +53 13 49.2          17.7 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 04 30.38206 17 01 02.07 +53 13 47.6          17.7 N      785

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
212 Observatorio La Dehesilla.  Observer I. Almendros.  0.25-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observers H. Ashley, J. Maffei.
    0.91-m f/13.6 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.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 F1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 June 28.2342 TT                                  MPC
q   4.008070             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0105056      Peri.  121.1490      -0.3119815      +0.1373936
a  20.646900       Node    87.4901      -0.7828345      -0.5978658
e   0.805875       Incl.   70.2209      +0.5383658      -0.7897338
P  93.8
From 259 observations 2003 Mar. 23-Apr. 30.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H45

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