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MPEC 2003-P15 : COMET C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-P15                                Issued 2003 Aug. 5, 19:44 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03G010  C2003 07 26.95899 16 52 00.42 +12 09 33.6                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 07 26.96010 16 52 00.38 +12 09 34.4                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 07 26.96124 16 52 00.35 +12 09 34.5                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 07 26.96236 16 52 00.40 +12 09 34.8                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 07 26.96350 16 52 00.42 +12 09 34.5                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 07 26.96574 16 52 00.32 +12 09 34.5                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 07 29.92339 16 51 13.79 +12 15 18.9          15.7 T      A32
    CK03G010  C2003 07 29.92789 16 51 13.74 +12 15 19.2          15.7 T      A32
    CK03G010  C2003 07 30.56108 16 51 04.67 +12 16 26.5                      340
    CK03G010  C2003 07 30.56376 16 51 04.60 +12 16 26.9                      340
    CK03G010  C2003 07 30.56933 16 51 04.55 +12 16 27.4          16.2 T      340
    CK03G010  C2003 07 31.93302 16 50 46.06 +12 18 41.9                      636
    CK03G010  C2003 07 31.93413 16 50 46.02 +12 18 42.7                      636
    CK03G010  C2003 07 31.93525 16 50 46.15 +12 18 44.2                      636
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.27978 16 50 41.52 +12 19 15.8          15.4 T      H41
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.28241 16 50 41.48 +12 19 14.7          15.5 T      H41
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.92287 16 50 33.56 +12 20 13.1          15.8 N      213
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.92500 16 50 33.53 +12 20 13.1          15.8 N      213
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.92611 16 50 33.60 +12 20 13.5          15.8 N      213
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.96002 16 50 33.13 +12 20 17.3          15.9 T      232
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.96774 16 50 33.02 +12 20 17.8          15.9 T      232
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.96800 16 50 32.94 +12 20 17.0          15.7 N      445
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.97307 16 50 32.92 +12 20 17.5          15.6 N      445
    CK03G010  C2003 08 01.97550 16 50 32.93 +12 20 17.8          15.9 T      232
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.86737 16 50 22.42 +12 21 34.0                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87005 16 50 22.36 +12 21 35.1          15.9 T      215
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87062 16 50 22.35 +12 21 35.2          16.0 T      215
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87073 16 50 22.30 +12 21 35.3                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87116 16 50 22.34 +12 21 35.3          16.0 T      215
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87184 16 50 22.26 +12 21 35.2                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87296 16 50 22.30 +12 21 34.6                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87407 16 50 22.23 +12 21 35.7                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 08 02.87631 16 50 22.21 +12 21 35.5                      A46
    CK03G010  C2003 08 03.87817 16 50 11.21 +12 22 57.4          15.7 N      442
    CK03G010  C2003 08 03.89854 16 50 10.92 +12 22 58.3                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 08 03.90146 16 50 10.90 +12 22 58.4                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 08 03.90438 16 50 10.83 +12 22 58.5                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 08 03.91029 16 50 10.85 +12 23 00.4                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 08 03.91325 16 50 10.76 +12 23 00.5                      048
    CK03G010  C2003 08 04.10918 16 50 08.64 +12 23 15.7          15.8 T      H41
    CK03G010  C2003 08 04.12163 16 50 08.55 +12 23 16.9          15.7 T      H41

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observers M. Lehky, D. Hanzl.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.31-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
445 Observatori d'Ontinyent.  Observer M. Camarasa.  0.20-m f/7.2
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
636 Essen.  Observers A. Knofel, T. Payer.  0.32-m f/5.7 reflector + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m Schmidt-Cassegrain f/5.5 + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 G1 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5
T 2003 Feb. 3.66038 TT                                  MPC
q   4.9163010            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0002543      Peri.   11.42237     -0.32608174     +0.43246387
 +/-0.0000052      Node   246.09204     -0.92352584     -0.33566138
e   1.0012503      Incl.   66.85587     -0.20191764     +0.83684314
From 954 observations 2003 Apr. 8-Aug. 4, mean residual 0".58.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000014
and -0.000372 (+/- 0.000005) AU**-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-P15

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