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MPEC 2003-P22 : COMET C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-P22                                Issued 2003 Aug. 5, 20:36 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 L2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03L020  C2003 07 29.06282 17 43 53.10 +66 23 20.4          17.0 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 29.06959 17 43 52.08 +66 23 20.4          17.0 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 29.07411 17 43 51.42 +66 23 20.6          17.0 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 29.94117 17 41 32.90 +66 25 15.3          17.0 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 29.94341 17 41 32.53 +66 25 15.5          17.0 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 29.95019 17 41 31.39 +66 25 16.3          17.0 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.29398 17 40 36.41 +66 25 56.3          17.4 T      785
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.34595 17 40 28.17 +66 26 03.5          17.2 T      785
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.53917 17 39 57.88 +66 26 22.4                      340
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.54168 17 39 57.44 +66 26 25.8                      340
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.54608 17 39 56.67 +66 26 23.9          16.0 T      340
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.96069 17 38 51.12 +66 27 04.6          16.9 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.96521 17 38 50.21 +66 27 05.6          16.9 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 30.96747 17 38 49.76 +66 27 06.0          16.9 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 31.32013 17 37 54.32 +66 27 37.4          18.1 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 07 31.32260 17 37 53.84 +66 27 37.5          18.0 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 07 31.95918 17 36 14.10 +66 28 28.6          16.9 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 31.96369 17 36 13.37 +66 28 29.1          16.9 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 07 31.96821 17 36 12.65 +66 28 29.6          16.9 T      A02
    CK03L020  C2003 08 01.27131 17 35 25.28 +66 28 51.1          17.6 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 08 01.27390 17 35 24.85 +66 28 51.3          17.5 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 08 01.99815 17 33 32.24 +66 29 30.8          16.4 N      213
    CK03L020  C2003 08 01.99921 17 33 32.22 +66 29 31.0          16.4 N      213
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.02912 17 33 27.83 +66 29 32.9          17.1 T      232
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.03948 17 33 26.23 +66 29 34.0          17.1 T      232
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.04980 17 33 24.63 +66 29 34.2          17.1 T      232
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.30318 17 32 45.61 +66 29 45.8          17.4 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.30822 17 32 44.84 +66 29 46.3          17.4 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.60231 17 31 59.66 +66 29 59.1          17.1 T      360
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.60639 17 31 59.03 +66 29 58.9                      360
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.87688 17 31 17.73 +66 30 06.6          17.0 T      215
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.87747 17 31 17.77 +66 30 07.6          17.0 T      215
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.87793 17 31 17.67 +66 30 07.2          17.2 T      215
    CK03L020  C2003 08 02.97813 17 31 02.18 +66 30 11.5          17.1 T      232
    CK03L020  C2003 08 03.15975 17 30 34.63 +66 30 15.8          17.4 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 08 03.16192 17 30 34.27 +66 30 16.3          17.3 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 08 04.19542 17 27 58.21 +66 30 29.2          17.5 T      H41
    CK03L020  C2003 08 04.23672 17 27 51.93 +66 30 28.9          17.4 T      H41

Observer details:
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.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8.  Observers J. Salto, A. Salto.  0.25-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 L2 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Jan. 19.2804 TT                                  MPC
q   2.863809             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.006598       Peri.  119.8755      +0.0888930      -0.1224813
                   Node   273.5503      +0.1213539      +0.9863492
e   0.981105       Incl.   82.0473      +0.9886209      -0.1100620
From 172 observations 2003 June 12-Aug. 4.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-P22

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