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MPEC 2003-L22 : COMET C/2003 F1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-L22                                Issued 2003 June 7, 19:06 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 03.65880 16 57 24.31 +53 11 33.4          16.5 T      D83
    CK03F010  C2003 05 03.66368 16 57 24.06 +53 11 32.7          16.9 T      D83
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.00216 16 24 14.97 +51 01 31.2                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.00363 16 24 14.86 +51 01 29.4                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.00512 16 24 14.74 +51 01 29.1                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.00660 16 24 14.63 +51 01 28.2                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.00807 16 24 14.50 +51 01 27.7                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.00954 16 24 14.36 +51 01 26.4                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.01102 16 24 14.20 +51 01 25.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.01249 16 24 14.11 +51 01 24.6                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.01396 16 24 14.01 +51 01 24.0                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.01543 16 24 13.83 +51 01 23.1                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.01691 16 24 13.75 +51 01 22.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.01838 16 24 13.63 +51 01 22.1                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.01985 16 24 13.54 +51 01 20.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.02133 16 24 13.43 +51 01 19.7                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 30.02280 16 24 13.30 +51 01 19.3                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.01885 16 22 57.86 +50 52 11.5                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.02034 16 22 57.74 +50 52 10.3                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.02181 16 22 57.56 +50 52 10.4                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.02329 16 22 57.44 +50 52 08.9                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.02476 16 22 57.34 +50 52 08.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.02624 16 22 57.28 +50 52 07.7                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.02771 16 22 57.23 +50 52 07.1                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.02918 16 22 57.06 +50 52 05.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.03066 16 22 57.00 +50 52 05.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.03213 16 22 56.88 +50 52 04.4                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.03361 16 22 56.84 +50 52 04.0                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.03508 16 22 56.64 +50 52 03.2                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.03656 16 22 56.55 +50 52 02.0                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.03803 16 22 56.44 +50 52 01.7                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.03950 16 22 56.41 +50 52 00.8                      A46
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.10064 16 22 51.59 +50 51 25.6          16.8 N      A01
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.10939 16 22 51.03 +50 51 21.0          16.8 N      A01
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.11377 16 22 50.74 +50 51 18.9          16.8 N      A01
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.25856 16 22 39.71 +50 49 59.0          17.4 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.26028 16 22 39.56 +50 49 56.7          18.1 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.26215 16 22 39.43 +50 49 56.5          17.1 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.26372 16 22 39.30 +50 49 55.1          16.9 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.26600 16 22 39.20 +50 49 54.9          18.3 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.26839 16 22 39.08 +50 49 52.0          17.0 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.27131 16 22 38.84 +50 49 50.6          17.8 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.84775 16 21 55.80 +50 44 21.6          16.5 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.85027 16 21 55.63 +50 44 21.0          16.7 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 05 31.85275 16 21 55.51 +50 44 19.1          16.6 T      213
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.59870 16 20 59.39 +50 37 06.8          17.7 T      900
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.60387 16 20 59.12 +50 37 03.5          16.9 T      360
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.60934 16 20 58.73 +50 37 00.2                      360
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.61196 16 20 58.49 +50 36 59.1          17.3 T      900
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.63235 16 20 56.90 +50 36 46.4                      349
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.63559 16 20 56.59 +50 36 44.2                      349
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.63957 16 20 56.37 +50 36 41.7                      349
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.64297 16 20 56.09 +50 36 40.5                      349
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.64638 16 20 55.77 +50 36 37.9          16.8 T      349
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.85138 16 20 40.72 +50 34 37.2          17.2 N      151
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.85348 16 20 40.63 +50 34 35.7          17.2 N      151
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.85455 16 20 40.56 +50 34 34.8          17.1 N      151
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.85530 16 20 40.47 +50 34 34.1          17.4 N      151
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.95462 16 20 32.92 +50 33 34.7                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.96528 16 20 32.05 +50 33 28.5                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.96674 16 20 31.99 +50 33 27.4                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.97405 16 20 31.37 +50 33 23.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 01.97552 16 20 31.31 +50 33 22.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.33610 16 20 04.51 +50 29 47.0          14.9 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.33942 16 20 04.13 +50 29 44.9          15.2 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.34207 16 20 04.04 +50 29 44.0          14.6 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.34427 16 20 03.90 +50 29 42.0          14.7 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.34648 16 20 04.05 +50 29 40.8                      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.34868 16 20 03.64 +50 29 39.4          15.0 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.35088 16 20 03.56 +50 29 38.0          15.4 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.88793 16 19 24.06 +50 24 11.2                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.90478 16 19 22.68 +50 24 00.2                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.90769 16 19 22.47 +50 23 58.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.90914 16 19 22.38 +50 23 57.4                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.91494 16 19 21.95 +50 23 54.2                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.99468 16 19 15.95 +50 23 06.6                      118
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.99637 16 19 15.87 +50 23 05.9                      118
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.99745 16 19 15.75 +50 23 05.0                      118
    CK03F010  C2003 06 02.99932 16 19 15.65 +50 23 04.0                      118
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.00185 16 19 15.45 +50 23 02.3          17.1 N      118
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.26417 16 18 56.15 +50 20 21.6          17.1 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.26720 16 18 55.96 +50 20 20.0          17.0 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.27016 16 18 55.73 +50 20 17.4          17.0 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.27271 16 18 55.42 +50 20 15.8          16.9 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.27525 16 18 55.31 +50 20 14.2          16.8 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.27780 16 18 55.14 +50 20 12.4          16.8 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.28034 16 18 54.96 +50 20 11.2          16.5 T      H72
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.30615 16 18 53.01 +50 19 54.8          16.9 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 06 03.31884 16 18 52.12 +50 19 47.0          16.9 T      H41
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.21940 16 17 46.31 +50 10 21.7          16.8 T      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.22028 16 17 46.23 +50 10 21.1          16.9 T      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.23951 16 17 44.88 +50 10 08.6                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.24035 16 17 44.81 +50 10 07.4                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.25843 16 17 43.46 +50 09 56.6                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.25929 16 17 43.38 +50 09 56.0                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.27854 16 17 41.85 +50 09 44.1                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.27940 16 17 41.92 +50 09 43.4                      699
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.93834 16 16 54.33 +50 02 37.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.94167 16 16 54.00 +50 02 35.4                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.94388 16 16 53.87 +50 02 34.4                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.94498 16 16 53.75 +50 02 33.6                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 04.94946 16 16 53.43 +50 02 30.7                      048
    CK03F010  C2003 06 06.24353 16 15 20.74 +49 48 15.6          17.1 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 06 06.27189 16 15 18.67 +49 47 54.5          17.0 T      785
    CK03F010  C2003 06 07.40860 16 13 58.41 +49 34 58.6          17.0 T      H41

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
    Hypergraph + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
A01 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 1.  Observer F. Baldris.  0.20-m f/5.0 Newtonian
    + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
D83 Miwa.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.20-m f/4 reflector + CCD.  Long. =
    138.4681, rho cos phi' = 0.80501, rho sin phi' = +0.59161.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H72 Evelyn L. Egan Observatory, Fort Myers.  Observers M. Fauerbach, M. Mon.
    0.40-m f/5.3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 F1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 June 28.4747 TT                                  MPC
q   4.007913             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0104902      Peri.  121.1909      -0.3118975      +0.1375256
a  20.667072       Node    87.4849      -0.7832504      -0.5973020
e   0.806073       Incl.   70.2230      +0.5378092      -0.7901373
P  94.0
From 702 observations 2003 Mar. 23-June 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-L22

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