MPEC 2003-M24 : COMET C/2003 K1 (SPACEWATCH)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-M24 Issued 2003 June 21, 13:26 UT
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COMET C/2003 K1 (SPACEWATCH)
Observations:
CK03K010 C2003 06 19.92250 15 03 19.09 +04 03 56.1 19.8 N 620
CK03K010 C2003 06 19.94556 15 03 16.65 +04 04 14.8 19.6 N 620
CK03K010 C2003 06 20.54880 15 02 13.58 +04 12 25.1 19.8 T 360
CK03K010 C2003 06 20.55280 15 02 13.20 +04 12 28.0 360
Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 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 K1 (Spacewatch)
T 2002 Dec. 21.5847 TT MPC
q 2.089543 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.021498 Peri. 314.6471 +0.1892702 -0.6660553
Node 250.0709 -0.5315938 -0.6872842
e 0.955078 Incl. 129.8747 -0.8255815 +0.2898461
From 49 observations 2003 May 23-June 20.
Ephemeris:
C/2003 K1 (Spacewatch)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 06 10 15 23.39 +01 23.5 1.951 2.837 144.3 12.1 18.5
2003 06 20 15 03.18 +04 05.0 2.146 2.910 130.4 15.4 18.8
2003 06 30 14 48.14 +05 58.9 2.374 2.985 117.7 17.6 19.1
2003 07 10 14 37.60 +07 15.0 2.620 3.060 106.0 18.6 19.4
2003 07 20 14 30.79 +08 03.6 2.876 3.137 95.3 18.8 19.8
2003 07 30 14 26.96 +08 32.8 3.133 3.214 85.3 18.4 20.1
2003 08 09 14 25.50 +08 48.6 3.386 3.293 76.1 17.4 20.3
2003 08 19 14 25.91 +08 56.0 3.630 3.372 67.3 16.1 20.6
2003 08 29 14 27.81 +08 58.2 3.860 3.451 59.0 14.5 20.8
2003 09 08 14 30.87 +08 58.0 4.073 3.531 51.2 12.9 21.0
2003 09 18 14 34.83 +08 57.7 4.267 3.611 43.9 11.1 21.2
2003 09 28 14 39.51 +08 58.8 4.439 3.692 37.3 9.5 21.4
2003 10 08 14 44.71 +09 03.0 4.588 3.773 31.6 8.0 21.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-M24
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