MPEC 2003-K41 : COMET C/2003 K1 (SPACEWATCH)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-K41 Issued 2003 May 26, 13:26 UT
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COMET C/2003 K1 (SPACEWATCH)
Observations:
CK03K010 C2003 05 24.85346 16 06 56.27 -04 48 21.9 246
CK03K010 C2003 05 24.85416 16 06 56.14 -04 48 20.8 246
CK03K010 C2003 05 24.85493 16 06 56.01 -04 48 17.9 246
CK03K010 C2003 05 24.85560 16 06 55.82 -04 48 17.3 246
CK03K010 C2003 05 24.85667 16 06 55.68 -04 48 16.0 246
CK03K010 C2003 05 24.85737 16 06 55.55 -04 48 14.5 246
CK03K010 C2003 05 25.03243 16 06 23.37 -04 43 33.8 J95
CK03K010 C2003 05 25.04037 16 06 21.91 -04 43 21.5 J95
CK03K010 C2003 05 26.00709 16 03 26.52 -04 17 41.6 19.1 N J95
CK03K010 C2003 05 26.01570 16 03 24.97 -04 17 28.8 18.5 N J95
Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT
Telescope + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 K1 (Spacewatch)
T 2002 Dec. 26.651 TT MPC
q 2.13640 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 317.261 +0.165858 -0.677280
Node 250.255 -0.564966 -0.661006
e 1.0 Incl. 130.398 -0.808273 +0.323052
From 26 observations 2003 May 23-26.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 K1 (Spacewatch)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 05 21 16 18.91 -06 33.9 1.723 2.713 164.7 5.6 18.0
2003 05 31 15 48.92 -02 11.4 1.816 2.782 158.0 7.8 18.2
2003 06 10 15 23.35 +01 24.2 1.967 2.853 144.3 12.0 18.5
2003 06 20 15 03.08 +04 06.5 2.163 2.926 130.4 15.3 18.8
2003 06 30 14 47.96 +06 01.1 2.391 3.001 117.6 17.5 19.2
2003 07 10 14 37.35 +07 18.1 2.639 3.077 105.9 18.5 19.5
2003 07 20 14 30.45 +08 07.4 2.896 3.154 95.2 18.7 19.8
2003 07 30 14 26.53 +08 37.3 3.155 3.232 85.2 18.2 20.1
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-K41
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