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MPEC 2003-R14 : COMET P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-R14                                Issued 2003 Sept. 2, 19:11 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.

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                           COMET P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.28243 22 39 04.71 +06 41 07.7          19.8 N      644
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.34534 22 39 02.92 +06 41 01.9          19.7 N      644
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.42015 22 39 00.82 +06 40 54.6          19.7 N      644
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.85961 22 38 48.84 +06 40 10.3                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.86312 22 38 48.74 +06 40 10.1                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.86432 22 38 48.66 +06 40 09.4                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.86797 22 38 48.59 +06 40 09.2                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.86890 22 38 48.54 +06 40 09.2                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.88729 22 38 48.18 +06 40 06.3                      587
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.90450 22 38 47.63 +06 40 05.9          19.0 N      151
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.90919 22 38 47.46 +06 40 05.3          18.8 N      151
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.91059 22 38 47.45 +06 40 05.1          18.8 N      151
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.91254 22 38 47.41 +06 40 05.4          19.1 N      151
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.91778 22 38 47.13 +06 40 03.3                      587
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.92494 22 38 46.95 +06 40 02.5                      587
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.96029 22 38 45.98 +06 39 58.8          19.5 N      106
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.97479 22 38 45.53 +06 39 57.5          19.1 N      106
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 23.98929 22 38 45.19 +06 39 56.5          19.6 N      106
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.20553 22 38 39.12 +06 39 37.3          19.6 N      859
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.89072 22 38 20.25 +06 38 23.0                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.89179 22 38 20.21 +06 38 23.3                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.89279 22 38 20.09 +06 38 22.0                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.89850 22 38 20.04 +06 38 22.2                      246
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.92900 22 38 19.12 +06 38 18.3                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.93288 22 38 19.04 +06 38 19.3                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.93677 22 38 19.02 +06 38 18.0                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.94066 22 38 18.85 +06 38 18.1          19.7 N      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 24.94843 22 38 18.61 +06 38 17.5                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 25.30370 22 38 08.84 +06 37 39.9          19.5 N      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 25.30718 22 38 08.73 +06 37 39.7                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 25.31065 22 38 08.64 +06 37 39.4                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 25.31528 22 38 08.50 +06 37 39.0                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 25.99996 22 37 49.33 +06 36 20.5                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 26.00384 22 37 49.29 +06 36 20.0                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 26.00773 22 37 49.16 +06 36 21.1                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 26.01162 22 37 49.12 +06 36 19.0          20.0 N      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 26.01550 22 37 48.99 +06 36 19.4                      621
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 31.11542 22 35 25.99 +06 25 49.9          18.0 T      807
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 31.11929 22 35 25.88 +06 25 49.3          18.2 T      807
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 31.12317 22 35 25.78 +06 25 49.0          18.1 T      807
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 31.13480 22 35 25.41 +06 25 48.3          20.1 T      807
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 31.13868 22 35 25.33 +06 25 47.7          19.2 T      807
    PK03Q29X  C2003 08 31.14005 22 35 25.29 +06 25 47.0          19.4 T      807
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.17650 22 34 56.29 +06 23 20.5          19.5 T      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.29618 22 34 52.79 +06 23 04.1                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.30394 22 34 52.60 +06 23 03.2                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.31991 22 34 52.22 +06 23 01.1                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.33796 22 34 51.66 +06 22 58.6                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.35370 22 34 51.20 +06 22 56.5                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.36042 22 34 50.97 +06 22 55.1                      673
    PK03Q29X  C2003 09 01.37222 22 34 50.64 +06 22 53.6                      673

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observer J. Skvarc.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
    Hypergraph + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observer F. Manca.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
621 Bergisch Gladbach.  Observer W. Bickel.  0.60-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observer I. Griffin, S. G. Huerta.  Measurer
    I. Griffin.  0.9-m reflector + CCD.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)
T 2002 Oct. 17.327 TT                                   MPC
q   4.31082              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.045550       Peri.   37.089       +0.517499       +0.832526
a   7.76503        Node   264.879       -0.824974       +0.424073
e   0.44484        Incl.   11.450       -0.227185       +0.356457
P  21.6
From 51 observations 2003 Aug. 23-Sept. 1.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 08 29    22 36.42   +06 30.4    3.662    4.641   163.8     3.5  18.0  19.5
2003 09 08    22 31.79   +06 06.0    3.678    4.661   165.5     3.1  18.0  19.5
2003 09 18    22 27.49   +05 36.3    3.723    4.681   160.2     4.2  18.1  19.6
2003 09 28    22 23.87   +05 04.0    3.795    4.702   151.8     5.8  18.1  19.7
2003 10 08    22 21.23   +04 31.8    3.892    4.723   142.3     7.4  18.2  19.9
2003 10 18    22 19.75   +04 02.3    4.013    4.744   132.6     8.9  18.3  20.0
2003 10 28    22 19.56   +03 37.3    4.152    4.766   123.0    10.1  18.4  20.1
2003 11 07    22 20.67   +03 18.6    4.307    4.789   113.5    10.9  18.5  20.3
2003 11 17    22 23.04   +03 07.1    4.472    4.812   104.2    11.5  18.6  20.4
2003 11 27    22 26.60   +03 03.1    4.645    4.835    95.2    11.7  18.7  20.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-R14

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