MPEC 2003-L55 : COMET C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-L55 Issued 2003 June 14, 13:56 UT
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COMET C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK03L020 C2003 06 12.32879 19 30 27.04 +56 54 17.6 18.2 N 704
CK03L020 C2003 06 12.33935 19 30 26.26 +56 54 31.3 19.0 N 704
CK03L020 C2003 06 12.37116 19 30 24.03 +56 55 09.6 19.1 N 704
CK03L020 C2003 06 12.94773 19 29 37.11 +57 06 50.8 19.0 T 620
CK03L020 C2003 06 12.95209 19 29 36.70 +57 06 55.4 18.8 T 620
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.93194 19 28 15.16 +57 26 39.7 A50
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.93403 19 28 14.94 +57 26 42.3 18.7 N A50
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.94455 19 28 14.20 +57 26 54.4 A50
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.94781 19 28 13.86 +57 27 00.6 A50
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.96418 19 28 12.54 +57 27 18.3 19.0 N 176
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.96672 19 28 12.34 +57 27 21.4 18.6 N 176
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.96787 19 28 12.49 +57 27 24.1 18.0 N 118
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.97147 19 28 11.96 +57 27 27.1 176
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.97448 19 28 11.72 +57 27 30.7 176
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.97737 19 28 11.35 +57 27 35.3 118
CK03L020 C2003 06 13.98184 19 28 10.77 +57 27 41.7 118
CK03L020 C2003 06 14.22924 19 27 49.91 +57 32 36.7 18.6 N 649
CK03L020 C2003 06 14.24537 19 27 48.57 +57 32 55.6 18.3 N 649
CK03L020 C2003 06 14.25473 19 27 47.75 +57 33 07.1 18.1 N 649
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observer S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell. Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer R. Fredrick. 0.75-m Newtonian
+ CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
S. Partridge. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory. Observers Y. Ivashchenko, V. Lokot.
0.6-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Feb. 14.914 TT MPC
q 2.25126 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 139.542 +0.065856 -0.136914
Node 272.220 +0.445658 +0.890294
e 1.0 Incl. 81.546 +0.892778 -0.434318
From 17 observations 2003 June 12-14.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 06 10 19 33.42 +56 06.3 3.296 3.538 95.4 16.6 18.1
2003 06 20 19 18.76 +59 23.8 3.215 3.460 95.3 17.0 17.9
2003 06 30 18 58.91 +62 13.3 3.150 3.383 94.4 17.4 17.8
2003 07 10 18 34.11 +64 24.8 3.096 3.307 92.9 17.9 17.6
2003 07 20 18 05.79 +65 51.5 3.053 3.232 90.9 18.3 17.5
2003 07 30 17 36.54 +66 31.1 3.016 3.158 88.6 18.7 17.4
2003 08 09 17 09.47 +66 28.3 2.984 3.086 86.1 19.1 17.3
2003 08 19 16 46.94 +65 53.1 2.952 3.014 83.7 19.5 17.1
2003 08 29 16 30.10 +64 57.3 2.919 2.945 81.5 19.8 17.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-L55
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