MPEC 2003-M20 : COMET C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-M20 Issued 2003 June 19, 14:57 UT
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COMET C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK03L020 C2003 06 16.88741 19 23 52.74 +58 24 44.2 18.0 T 213
CK03L020 C2003 06 16.89417 19 23 52.07 +58 24 49.0 18.0 T 213
CK03L020 C2003 06 16.89822 19 23 52.06 +58 24 58.8 18.2 T 213
CK03L020 C2003 06 16.98666 19 23 43.44 +58 26 37.8 118
CK03L020 C2003 06 16.98773 19 23 43.38 +58 26 38.9 118
CK03L020 C2003 06 16.99191 19 23 43.14 +58 26 43.9 18.7 N 118
CK03L020 C2003 06 18.11924 19 21 55.66 +58 48 14.8 18.1 N 620
CK03L020 C2003 06 18.12648 19 21 54.90 +58 48 22.9 18.3 N 620
CK03L020 C2003 06 18.13369 19 21 54.19 +58 48 30.8 18.0 N 620
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observers S. Gajdos, A. Galad. 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.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Jan. 18.085 TT MPC
q 2.87183 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 119.623 +0.085639 -0.125121
Node 273.809 +0.117197 +0.986461
e 1.0 Incl. 82.149 +0.989409 -0.106018
From 24 observations 2003 June 12-18.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 06 10 19 33.44 +56 06.2 3.382 3.621 95.4 16.2 18.2
2003 06 20 19 18.82 +59 23.3 3.323 3.563 95.3 16.5 18.1
2003 06 30 18 59.36 +62 10.8 3.279 3.507 94.5 16.8 18.0
2003 07 10 18 35.47 +64 19.9 3.247 3.453 93.0 17.1 17.9
2003 07 20 18 08.63 +65 45.3 3.225 3.400 91.1 17.4 17.9
2003 07 30 17 41.30 +66 26.4 3.210 3.349 88.9 17.6 17.8
2003 08 09 17 16.24 +66 28.2 3.199 3.300 86.7 17.9 17.7
2003 08 19 16 55.54 +66 00.5 3.190 3.252 84.5 18.0 17.6
2003 08 29 16 40.20 +65 14.3 3.178 3.207 82.5 18.2 17.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-M20
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