MPEC 2003-L32 : COMET P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-L32 Issued 2003 June 7, 23:03 UT
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COMET P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK03K02V C2003 06 03.86281 11 05 39.82 +29 18 34.9 118
PK03K02V C2003 06 03.86785 11 05 40.05 +29 18 21.0 118
PK03K02V C2003 06 03.86883 11 05 40.13 +29 18 17.3 17.6 N 118
PK03K02V C2003 06 05.48376 11 07 47.43 +28 00 07.2 17.3 T 360
PK03K02V C2003 06 05.48624 11 07 47.63 +28 00 00.1 360
PK03K02V C2003 06 05.48825 11 07 47.75 +27 59 54.2 360
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 July 10.849 TT MPC
q 1.06323 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.202418 Peri. 188.736 -0.270402 +0.877882
a 2.87279 Node 66.384 -0.855196 -0.030474
e 0.62990 Incl. 25.553 -0.442179 -0.477906
P 4.87
From 117 observations 2003 May 23-June 5.
Ephemeris:
P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 05 31 11 00.90 +32 18.2 0.722 1.189 84.7 58.1 18.3
2003 06 05 11 07.16 +28 23.8 0.703 1.162 83.0 60.1 18.2
2003 06 10 11 14.08 +24 11.3 0.685 1.138 81.5 61.9 18.2
2003 06 15 11 21.58 +19 40.2 0.668 1.116 80.2 63.7 18.1
2003 06 20 11 29.59 +14 50.7 0.652 1.098 79.1 65.3 18.1
2003 06 25 11 38.11 +09 43.4 0.638 1.084 78.2 66.7 18.1
2003 06 30 11 47.13 +04 19.8 0.626 1.073 77.6 67.7 18.0
2003 07 05 11 56.70 -01 17.6 0.617 1.066 77.2 68.4 18.0
2003 07 10 12 06.87 -07 05.1 0.611 1.063 77.1 68.8 18.0
2003 07 15 12 17.74 -12 58.3 0.609 1.065 77.4 68.7 18.0
2003 07 20 12 29.45 -18 52.0 0.611 1.070 77.9 68.2 18.0
2003 07 25 12 42.23 -24 40.8 0.617 1.080 78.6 67.3 18.0
2003 07 30 12 56.34 -30 19.5 0.627 1.093 79.6 66.0 18.0
2003 08 04 13 12.09 -35 42.9 0.641 1.110 80.8 64.5 18.0
2003 08 09 13 29.85 -40 46.7 0.658 1.130 82.1 62.7 18.1
2003 08 14 13 50.03 -45 26.4 0.680 1.153 83.4 60.8 18.1
2003 08 19 14 13.09 -49 38.3 0.705 1.180 84.8 58.7 18.2
2003 08 24 14 39.46 -53 18.3 0.733 1.208 86.1 56.6 18.3
2003 08 29 15 09.38 -56 22.9 0.765 1.239 87.4 54.5 18.4
2003 09 03 15 42.80 -58 48.5 0.799 1.272 88.6 52.5 18.5
2003 09 08 16 19.11 -60 32.1 0.837 1.306 89.7 50.5 18.6
2003 09 13 16 57.15 -61 32.6 0.878 1.342 90.6 48.6 18.7
2003 09 18 17 35.38 -61 51.2 0.922 1.379 91.3 46.8 18.8
2003 09 23 18 12.22 -61 31.7 0.969 1.417 91.8 45.1 18.9
2003 09 28 18 46.49 -60 40.1 1.019 1.456 92.2 43.5 19.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-L32
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