MPEC 2003-K43 : COMET C/2003 K2
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M.P.E.C. 2003-K43 Issued 2003 May 27, 16:40 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2003 K2
Observations:
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.18118 08 20 57.31 +28 34 00.4 14.6 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.18861 08 21 00.13 +28 33 53.4 14.5 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.19603 08 21 02.84 +28 33 45.6 15.3 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.20346 08 21 05.87 +28 33 36.4 12.3 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.87231 08 25 18.36 +28 22 48.8 16.0 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88009 08 25 21.22 +28 22 42.6 15.8 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88149 08 25 21.92 +28 22 40.7 15.7 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88288 08 25 22.29 +28 22 39.5 15.8 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88427 08 25 22.90 +28 22 37.3 15.9 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88567 08 25 23.34 +28 22 37.3 15.6 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88706 08 25 23.88 +28 22 34.8 15.6 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88845 08 25 24.51 +28 22 34.4 15.9 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.88985 08 25 24.95 +28 22 32.0 15.5 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.89602 08 25 27.41 +28 22 25.6 15.8 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.89741 08 25 27.79 +28 22 24.7 16.0 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.89880 08 25 28.43 +28 22 23.7 16.1 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.90020 08 25 28.85 +28 22 22.7 15.9 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.90159 08 25 29.37 +28 22 21.1 15.5 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.90297 08 25 29.83 +28 22 19.4 16.2 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.90437 08 25 30.47 +28 22 17.9 16.0 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.90576 08 25 30.90 +28 22 17.0 16.1 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.90715 08 25 31.53 +28 22 15.4 16.0 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.90855 08 25 31.91 +28 22 14.4 16.1 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.91900 08 25 35.90 +28 22 02.9 16.1 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.92041 08 25 36.29 +28 22 02.3 15.9 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.92179 08 25 36.99 +28 22 00.2 15.6 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.92318 08 25 37.36 +28 21 59.3 16.0 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.92458 08 25 38.07 +28 21 56.0 15.9 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.92597 08 25 38.51 +28 21 56.4 15.8 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.92737 08 25 38.96 +28 21 55.4 15.9 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.92876 08 25 39.49 +28 21 53.6 15.8 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.93015 08 25 40.12 +28 21 52.2 16.0 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 26.93155 08 25 40.58 +28 21 51.7 15.6 T 938
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.12663 08 26 53.63 +28 18 37.8 14.4 T 734
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.12934 08 26 54.58 +28 18 33.2 16.8 T 750
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.13081 08 26 55.00 +28 18 32.1 16.7 T 750
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.13190 08 26 55.55 +28 18 32.1 14.6 T 734
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.13329 08 26 56.05 +28 18 30.7 16.0 T 750
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.14022 08 26 58.76 +28 18 25.7 15.0 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.14208 08 26 59.35 +28 18 24.0 15.0 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.14392 08 27 00.14 +28 18 21.2 15.8 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.14579 08 27 00.75 +28 18 20.2 15.7 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.14765 08 27 01.50 +28 18 17.8 15.9 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.14951 08 27 02.22 +28 18 15.2 15.8 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.15459 08 27 04.01 +28 18 11.1 13.9 T 926
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.15585 08 27 04.49 +28 18 09.1 14.2 T 926
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.15708 08 27 04.95 +28 18 08.1 14.1 T 926
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.15760 08 27 05.35 +28 18 05.8 16.1 T 699
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16146 08 27 06.62 +28 18 03.0 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16205 08 27 07.03 +28 18 02.3 699
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16308 08 27 07.17 +28 18 01.5 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16658 08 27 08.67 +28 17 57.5 699
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16669 08 27 08.63 +28 17 57.9 15.7 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16742 08 27 09.07 +28 17 55.0 18.7 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16771 08 27 08.94 +28 17 56.7 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16815 08 27 09.27 +28 17 52.7 19.1 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16887 08 27 09.35 +28 17 55.8 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16888 08 27 09.45 +28 17 54.9 15.6 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.16958 08 27 09.71 +28 17 55.0 17.4 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17104 08 27 10.13 +28 17 52.6 18.1 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17106 08 27 10.38 +28 17 52.2 699
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17248 08 27 10.73 +28 17 52.0 15.7 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17391 08 27 11.33 +28 17 50.7 17.7 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17419 08 27 11.32 +28 17 50.4 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17547 08 27 11.86 +28 17 47.3 14.9 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17847 08 27 13.06 +28 17 44.5 734
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.17890 08 27 13.11 +28 17 45.7 15.4 T 854
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18032 08 27 13.82 +28 17 43.3 734
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18064 08 27 13.91 +28 17 44.3 14.8 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18574 08 27 15.74 +28 17 38.8 17.6 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18631 08 27 16.04 +28 17 38.0 14.5 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18637 08 27 15.85 +28 17 37.2 15.8 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18699 08 27 16.22 +28 17 38.4 16.5 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18713 08 27 16.11 +28 17 38.4 670
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18762 08 27 16.47 +28 17 37.2 15.9 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18824 08 27 16.61 +28 17 36.0 16.6 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.18951 08 27 17.24 +28 17 34.3 16.0 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.19014 08 27 17.34 +28 17 34.7 15.9 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.19078 08 27 17.52 +28 17 30.9 17.2 T 333
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.19132 08 27 17.73 +28 17 33.4 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.19133 08 27 17.62 +28 17 34.1 14.6 T 703
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.19847 08 27 20.34 +28 17 27.0 670
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.20382 08 27 22.36 +28 17 20.3 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.20509 08 27 22.86 +28 17 19.2 14.5 T 673
CK03K020 C2003 05 27.20637 08 27 23.32 +28 17 18.2 14.5 T 673
Observer details:
333 Desert Eagle Observatory. Observer W. K. Y. Yeung. 0.45-m f/3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
670 Camarillo. Observer J. E. Rogers. 0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m
reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer E. Christensen. 0.41-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
750 Hobbs Observatory, Fall Creek. Observer R. Elliott. 0.3-m f/10 reflector
+ CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
938 Linhaceira. Observer R. Goncalves. 0.25-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain +
CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 K2
T 2003 Apr. 11.916 TT MPC
q 0.70200 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 7.765 -0.109059 -0.978099
Node 88.620 +0.902214 -0.172263
e 1.0 Incl. 10.214 +0.417271 +0.116825
From 75 observations 2003 May 26-27.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 K2
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 05 21 07 46.71 +29 42.6 1.235 1.042 54.2 51.9 14.1
2003 05 26 08 19.81 +28 36.9 1.275 1.111 56.7 49.7 14.5
2003 05 31 08 50.16 +27 08.5 1.326 1.182 58.9 47.2 14.8
2003 06 05 09 17.65 +25 25.1 1.388 1.253 60.5 44.8 15.2
2003 06 10 09 42.38 +23 33.2 1.460 1.326 61.7 42.4 15.5
2003 06 15 10 04.59 +21 37.8 1.539 1.398 62.5 40.1 15.9
2003 06 20 10 24.58 +19 42.4 1.624 1.471 62.8 37.9 16.2
2003 06 25 10 42.65 +17 49.4 1.716 1.543 62.8 35.8 16.6
2003 06 30 10 59.08 +16 00.0 1.812 1.615 62.4 33.9 16.9
2003 07 05 11 14.12 +14 15.2 1.913 1.687 61.7 32.0 17.2
2003 07 10 11 27.98 +12 35.2 2.016 1.758 60.7 30.3 17.5
2003 07 15 11 40.83 +11 00.2 2.122 1.829 59.5 28.6 17.8
2003 07 20 11 52.83 +09 29.9 2.230 1.900 58.1 27.0 18.0
2003 07 25 12 04.10 +08 04.3 2.340 1.969 56.4 25.5 18.3
2003 07 30 12 14.76 +06 43.0 2.450 2.039 54.7 24.0 18.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-K43
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