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MPEC 2003-K29 : COMET C/2003 F1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-K29                                Issued 2003 May 24, 15:14 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  C2003 05 11.86863 16 47 33.68 +52 53 13.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.87010 16 47 33.49 +52 53 12.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.87156 16 47 33.47 +52 53 13.0                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.87304 16 47 33.34 +52 53 12.7                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.87451 16 47 33.29 +52 53 12.0                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.87600 16 47 33.14 +52 53 11.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.87747 16 47 33.02 +52 53 11.4                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.87894 16 47 32.83 +52 53 11.2                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.88041 16 47 32.71 +52 53 10.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.88189 16 47 32.60 +52 53 09.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.88336 16 47 32.54 +52 53 10.6                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.88483 16 47 32.45 +52 53 09.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.88628 16 47 32.38 +52 53 09.6                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.88777 16 47 32.23 +52 53 09.4                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 11.88924 16 47 32.07 +52 53 09.6                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.05899 16 39 40.23 +52 26 31.4          16.6 N      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.06227 16 39 39.96 +52 26 30.2          16.5 N      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.06483 16 39 39.75 +52 26 29.3          16.5 N      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.30395 16 39 21.27 +52 25 13.0          17.1 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.35419 16 39 17.30 +52 24 58.2          17.0 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.84542 16 38 39.34 +52 22 16.9          16.7 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.85124 16 38 39.00 +52 22 14.8          16.8 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 18.85497 16 38 38.69 +52 22 14.0          16.8 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.06633 16 38 22.42 +52 21 03.3          17.4 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.07802 16 38 21.36 +52 21 00.5          17.3 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.09030 16 38 20.45 +52 20 56.8          17.4 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.10078 16 38 19.49 +52 20 52.8          17.5 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.11257 16 38 18.66 +52 20 48.6          17.4 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.22072 16 38 10.08 +52 20 12.7          17.5 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.23182 16 38 09.33 +52 20 09.4          17.6 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.24506 16 38 08.15 +52 20 04.5          17.5 N      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.33731 16 38 01.04 +52 19 33.4          17.0 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 19.35906 16 37 59.27 +52 19 26.0          17.1 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 20.29584 16 36 46.37 +52 14 00.2          19.0 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 20.32027 16 36 44.36 +52 13 51.1          18.6 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 05 20.61020 16 36 21.97 +52 12 07.3          17.4 T      360
    CK03F010  C2003 05 20.61491 16 36 21.57 +52 12 05.5                      360
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.26103 16 35 31.09 +52 08 07.9          16.7 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.31903 16 35 26.71 +52 07 45.3          16.5 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.32264 16 35 26.24 +52 07 44.4          16.5 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.34924 16 35 23.99 +52 07 34.1          16.9 T      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.35012 16 35 23.91 +52 07 36.7          16.8 T      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.36395 16 35 22.98 +52 07 28.7                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.36480 16 35 22.81 +52 07 28.7                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.37863 16 35 21.77 +52 07 23.7                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.37951 16 35 21.68 +52 07 23.3                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.39322 16 35 20.47 +52 07 18.4                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 21.39407 16 35 20.54 +52 07 17.5                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.04656 16 34 29.88 +52 03 07.6          17.2 N      620
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.04838 16 34 29.76 +52 03 06.9          17.2 N      620
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.05017 16 34 29.61 +52 03 05.9          17.2 N      620
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.05197 16 34 29.46 +52 03 05.4          17.1 N      620
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.05376 16 34 29.32 +52 03 04.6          17.3 N      620
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.05557 16 34 29.16 +52 03 03.9          17.2 N      620
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.05736 16 34 29.05 +52 03 02.9          16.8 N      620
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.27407 16 34 12.30 +52 01 38.3          17.8 T      704
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.28471 16 34 11.46 +52 01 34.0          18.2 T      704
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.29572 16 34 10.62 +52 01 29.6          17.8 T      704
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.30702 16 34 09.77 +52 01 25.0          18.2 T      704
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.30707 16 34 09.59 +52 01 25.9          17.2 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.31813 16 34 08.78 +52 01 21.2          18.1 T      704
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.33634 16 34 07.11 +52 01 12.9          17.2 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.94649 16 33 19.32 +51 57 09.7          16.7 T      458
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.95287 16 33 19.47 +51 57 07.2          16.7 T      458
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.98179 16 33 16.97 +51 56 55.5                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.98324 16 33 16.83 +51 56 55.1                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.98823 16 33 16.48 +51 56 52.5                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.98969 16 33 16.35 +51 56 51.5                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.99407 16 33 15.98 +51 56 49.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.99553 16 33 15.84 +51 56 48.5                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.99698 16 33 15.71 +51 56 47.7                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.99843 16 33 15.59 +51 56 47.8                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 22.99988 16 33 15.50 +51 56 46.8                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 23.00133 16 33 15.37 +51 56 46.1                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 05 23.29347 16 32 52.68 +51 54 47.2          16.9 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 05 24.36957 16 31 28.91 +51 47 11.4          17.3 T      H41

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
458 Guadarrama Observatory.  Observer D. Rodriguez.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + 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.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observers J. Maffei, H. Ashley.
    0.91-m f/13.6 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 28.4471 TT                                  MPC
q   4.008008             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0104921      Peri.  121.1859      -0.3119073      +0.1374946
a  20.664614       Node    87.4848      -0.7831981      -0.5973704
e   0.806045       Incl.   70.2232      +0.5378796      -0.7900910
P  93.9
From 507 observations 2003 Mar. 23-May 24.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K29

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