MPEC 2003-L25 : COMET C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.
Read MPEC 2003-L24
Read MPEC 2003-L26
M.P.E.C. 2003-L25 Issued 2003 June 7, 19:35 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 H2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK03H020 C2003 05 18.21106 17 53 00.03 +16 21 38.0 19.2 T 859
CK03H020 C2003 05 18.21591 17 52 59.41 +16 21 34.3 20.3 T 859
CK03H020 C2003 05 18.21844 17 52 59.43 +16 21 31.1 18.7 T 859
CK03H020 C2003 05 31.30794 17 23 13.46 +09 55 42.8 H72
CK03H020 C2003 05 31.31057 17 23 12.95 +09 55 40.7 H72
CK03H020 C2003 05 31.31649 17 23 12.25 +09 55 21.4 17.3 T H72
CK03H020 C2003 05 31.32213 17 23 11.26 +09 55 12.9 18.4 T H72
CK03H020 C2003 05 31.32442 17 23 10.87 +09 55 07.5 18.4 T H72
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.33920 17 20 39.35 +09 19 40.7 18.9 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.33958 17 20 39.30 +09 19 38.7 18.1 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.34396 17 20 38.62 +09 19 30.9 19.0 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.34434 17 20 38.57 +09 19 28.8 18.7 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.34878 17 20 37.90 +09 19 19.8 18.0 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.34916 17 20 37.90 +09 19 18.8 17.9 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.35361 17 20 37.14 +09 19 09.3 18.4 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.35398 17 20 36.79 +09 19 04.9 17.3 T 333
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.66135 17 19 50.91 +09 08 15.5 17.0 T 360
CK03H020 C2003 06 01.66637 17 19 50.17 +09 08 04.6 360
CK03H020 C2003 06 03.03464 17 16 23.04 +08 18 45.4 118
CK03H020 C2003 06 03.03745 17 16 22.62 +08 18 38.3 118
CK03H020 C2003 06 03.03856 17 16 22.46 +08 18 36.6 17.8 N 118
CK03H020 C2003 06 03.31366 17 15 40.65 +08 08 34.5 16.7 T H72
CK03H020 C2003 06 03.31668 17 15 40.12 +08 08 26.5 H72
CK03H020 C2003 06 03.31949 17 15 39.73 +08 08 20.4 16.6 T H72
CK03H020 C2003 06 03.32169 17 15 39.13 +08 08 15.0 16.8 T H72
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.00251 17 13 55.69 +07 43 07.7 246
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.00319 17 13 55.58 +07 43 05.9 246
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.00372 17 13 55.49 +07 43 04.4 246
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.00425 17 13 55.38 +07 43 03.0 246
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.00491 17 13 55.28 +07 43 01.3 246
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.28628 17 13 12.60 +07 32 34.1 17.7 T H41
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.29308 17 13 11.51 +07 32 20.3 17.8 T H41
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.90428 17 11 37.73 +07 09 21.1 17.8 T 213
CK03H020 C2003 06 04.90808 17 11 36.88 +07 09 11.3 18.0 T 213
CK03H020 C2003 06 05.64118 17 09 44.45 +06 41 29.6 17.2 T 360
CK03H020 C2003 06 05.64353 17 09 44.07 +06 41 24.3 360
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observer S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observer M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
+ CCD.
333 Desert Eagle Observatory. Observer W. K. Y. Yeung. 0.45-m reflector
+ CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG. Observer C. Jacques. 0.30-m f/3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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 H2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 May 17.9539 TT MPC
q 2.178474 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.026272 Peri. 155.0758 -0.2728263 +0.1684687
Node 79.8386 -0.9617375 -0.0733802
e 0.942767 Incl. 74.2155 +0.0250361 -0.9829718
From 145 observations 2003 Apr. 24-June 5.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 05 31 17 23.99 +10 06.4 1.272 2.183 145.4 15.3 16.9
2003 06 10 16 58.53 +03 50.6 1.240 2.194 153.0 12.1 16.9
2003 06 20 16 33.46 -03 03.3 1.260 2.210 152.1 12.4 16.9
2003 06 30 16 11.21 -09 50.2 1.332 2.232 143.4 15.8 17.1
2003 07 10 15 53.39 -15 56.4 1.447 2.259 132.1 19.5 17.3
2003 07 20 15 40.55 -21 09.2 1.597 2.291 120.9 22.4 17.6
2003 07 30 15 32.49 -25 31.9 1.770 2.328 110.5 24.1 17.9
2003 08 09 15 28.72 -29 14.0 1.958 2.370 100.9 24.8 18.2
2003 08 19 15 28.59 -32 25.2 2.154 2.415 92.2 24.8 18.5
2003 08 29 15 31.57 -35 13.6 2.352 2.464 84.2 24.1 18.8
2003 09 08 15 37.19 -37 45.3 2.549 2.517 76.8 22.9 19.0
2003 09 18 15 45.08 -40 04.7 2.740 2.573 69.9 21.5 19.3
2003 09 28 15 54.97 -42 14.6 2.924 2.632 63.4 19.9 19.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-L25
Read MPEC 2003-L24
Read MPEC 2003-L26
Our Web policy. Index to the CBAT/MPC/ICQ pages.
