MPEC 2003-Q09 : COMET P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-Q09 Issued 2003 Aug. 19, 14:29 UT
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COMET P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK03O030 C2003 08 12.10075 01 57 04.95 +11 33 45.0 18.4 T 204
PK03O030 C2003 08 12.10160 01 57 05.05 +11 33 48.1 18.7 N 204
PK03O030 C2003 08 12.10244 01 57 05.13 +11 33 49.5 18.3 T 204
PK03O030 C2003 08 12.10356 01 57 05.28 +11 33 51.9 18.2 T 204
PK03O030 C2003 08 12.10476 01 57 05.47 +11 33 54.3 204
PK03O030 C2003 08 13.08054 01 59 45.10 +12 09 22.5 18.5 N 620
PK03O030 C2003 08 13.09594 01 59 47.53 +12 09 56.8 18.1 N 620
PK03O030 C2003 08 13.11258 01 59 50.11 +12 10 32.6 18.5 N 620
Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
+ CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers Z. Diveki, P. Korlevic,
B. Sipocz, R. Stoss. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Aug. 14.034 TT MPC
q 1.25041 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.169365 Peri. 0.736 +0.953476 +0.297930
a 3.23534 Node 341.727 -0.277338 +0.806953
e 0.61351 Incl. 8.448 -0.118185 +0.509965
P 5.82
From 134 observations 2003 July 30-Aug. 13.
Ephemeris:
P/2003 O3 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2003 08 09 01 48.44 +09 40.1 0.492 1.252 107.3 50.6 17.4
2003 08 19 02 15.19 +15 39.5 0.480 1.252 108.8 50.0 17.4
2003 08 29 02 38.15 +21 08.6 0.475 1.263 111.4 48.1 17.4
2003 09 08 02 56.26 +25 57.9 0.476 1.286 115.4 45.1 17.5
2003 09 18 03 08.57 +30 02.3 0.481 1.318 120.9 40.9 17.6
2003 09 28 03 14.21 +33 17.7 0.492 1.360 127.8 35.6 17.8
2003 10 08 03 13.05 +35 38.4 0.508 1.410 135.9 29.5 18.0
2003 10 18 03 06.15 +36 59.2 0.534 1.465 144.8 23.1 18.3
2003 10 28 02 55.71 +37 18.2 0.572 1.526 153.3 17.0 18.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-Q09
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