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MPEC 2003-K37 : COMET C/2003 K1 (SPACEWATCH)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-K37                                Issued 2003 May 24, 20:31 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 K1 (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.37801 16 11 27.91 -05 28 12.7          20.2 N      691
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.40504 16 11 22.90 -05 27 28.4          20.0 N      691
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.43125 16 11 17.96 -05 26 45.1          19.9 N      691
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.94433 16 09 43.30 -05 12 48.6          18.4 T      176
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.94664 16 09 42.86 -05 12 45.5          18.6 T      176
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.94897 16 09 42.43 -05 12 42.3          18.2 T      176
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.95130 16 09 42.00 -05 12 39.1          18.6 T      176
    CK03K010  C2003 05 23.95361 16 09 41.56 -05 12 35.9          18.3 T      176
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.28659 16 08 40.15 -05 03 33.1          20.0 N      926
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.28819 16 08 39.83 -05 03 32.2          20.0 N      926
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.28979 16 08 39.57 -05 03 29.5                      926
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.31483 16 08 34.87 -05 02 48.3                      291
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.31971 16 08 33.97 -05 02 40.5          20.7 T      291
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.32446 16 08 33.07 -05 02 32.5          20.5 T      291
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.38174 16 08 22.52 -05 01 00.5                      691
    CK03K010  C2003 05 24.38432 16 08 22.01 -05 00 55.5                      691

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. E. Gleason.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. A. Larsen.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 K1 (Spacewatch)
T 2003 Jan. 10.761 TT                                   MPC
q   2.34873              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  327.390       +0.063384       -0.709037
                   Node   250.809       -0.679154       -0.546289
e   1.0            Incl.  131.957       -0.731254       +0.445910
From 16 observations 2003 May 23-24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 K1 (Spacewatch)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 05 21    16 18.89   -06 33.7    1.766    2.755   164.7     5.6  18.1
2003 05 31    15 48.81   -02 10.4    1.847    2.813   158.0     7.8  18.3
2003 06 10    15 22.79   +01 29.2    1.988    2.873   144.1    12.0  18.6
2003 06 20    15 01.90   +04 16.9    2.176    2.935   130.1    15.4  18.9
2003 06 30    14 46.12   +06 16.9    2.397    3.000   117.1    17.6  19.2
2003 07 10    14 34.88   +07 38.7    2.638    3.066   105.2    18.7  19.5
2003 07 20    14 27.43   +08 32.2    2.889    3.134    94.3    18.9  19.8
2003 07 30    14 23.04   +09 05.7    3.142    3.204    84.3    18.4  20.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-K37

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