MPEC 2003-M10 : COMET P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-M10 Issued 2003 June 16, 18:21 UT
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COMET P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK03K02V C2003 06 08.13030 11 11 24.55 +25 47 45.2 17.3 T H41
PK03K02V C2003 06 08.13259 11 11 24.70 +25 47 39.0 17.3 T H41
PK03K02V C2003 06 10.89078 11 15 21.86 +23 24 10.9 17.4 N 620
PK03K02V C2003 06 10.89737 11 15 22.40 +23 23 49.9 17.9 N 620
PK03K02V C2003 06 10.90391 11 15 22.93 +23 23 29.2 17.8 N 620
Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain. Observer P. C. Sherrod. 0.41-m f/3.7
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 July 10.851 TT MPC
q 1.06312 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.202759 Peri. 188.741 -0.270110 +0.878002
a 2.86956 Node 66.397 -0.855263 -0.030289
e 0.62952 Incl. 25.546 -0.442228 -0.477698
P 4.86
From 122 observations 2003 May 23-June 10.
Ephemeris:
P/2003 KV2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 06 10 11 14.08 +24 11.2 0.685 1.138 81.5 62.0 18.2
2003 06 15 11 21.57 +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 38.10 +09 43.3 0.637 1.084 78.2 66.7 18.0
2003 06 30 11 47.13 +04 19.7 0.625 1.073 77.6 67.7 18.0
2003 07 05 11 56.69 -01 17.7 0.616 1.066 77.2 68.5 18.0
2003 07 10 12 06.86 -07 05.3 0.611 1.063 77.1 68.8 18.0
2003 07 15 12 17.73 -12 58.5 0.609 1.065 77.4 68.7 18.0
2003 07 20 12 29.44 -18 52.3 0.610 1.070 77.9 68.2 18.0
2003 07 25 12 42.22 -24 41.2 0.616 1.079 78.6 67.3 18.0
2003 07 30 12 56.32 -30 19.9 0.626 1.093 79.6 66.1 18.0
2003 08 04 13 12.07 -35 43.4 0.640 1.110 80.8 64.5 18.0
2003 08 09 13 29.83 -40 47.2 0.658 1.130 82.1 62.7 18.1
2003 08 14 13 50.02 -45 27.1 0.679 1.153 83.4 60.8 18.1
2003 08 19 14 13.09 -49 38.9 0.704 1.179 84.8 58.7 18.2
2003 08 24 14 39.46 -53 19.1 0.733 1.208 86.1 56.6 18.3
2003 08 29 15 09.40 -56 23.7 0.764 1.239 87.4 54.5 18.4
2003 09 03 15 42.83 -58 49.2 0.799 1.272 88.6 52.5 18.5
2003 09 08 16 19.16 -60 32.8 0.837 1.306 89.7 50.5 18.6
2003 09 13 16 57.23 -61 33.3 0.878 1.342 90.6 48.6 18.7
2003 09 18 17 35.47 -61 51.8 0.921 1.379 91.3 46.8 18.8
2003 09 23 18 12.33 -61 32.2 0.968 1.417 91.8 45.1 18.9
2003 09 28 18 46.61 -60 40.5 1.019 1.456 92.2 43.5 19.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-M10
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