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MPEC 2003-U32 : COMET P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-U32                                Issued 2003 Oct. 21, 15:38 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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

                           COMET P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 09.89002 22 20 55.91 +04 25 26.5                      170
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 09.89365 22 20 55.97 +04 25 26.0                      170
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 09.89729 22 20 55.94 +04 25 24.9                      170
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 09.91182 22 20 55.76 +04 25 22.5                      170
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 17.49346 22 19 55.06 +04 03 09.3          19.6 T      360
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 17.49873 22 19 55.05 +04 03 08.1                      360
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 17.50250 22 19 55.01 +04 03 07.1                      360
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 18.08205 22 19 52.22 +04 01 31.3          20.0 N      715
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 18.09682 22 19 52.15 +04 01 28.4          20.3 N      715
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 18.10916 22 19 52.08 +04 01 26.2          19.0 N      715
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 19.51409 22 19 46.29 +03 57 38.2          19.7 T      360
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 19.51921 22 19 46.25 +03 57 37.2                      360
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 19.52318 22 19 46.24 +03 57 37.0                      360
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 20.87704 22 19 42.03 +03 54 00.5          19.9 T      213
    PK03Q29X  C2003 10 20.88082 22 19 42.11 +03 53 59.4          19.9 T      213

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.31-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
715 Journada Observatory.  Observer D. S. Dixon.  0.41-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 QX29 (NEAT)
T 2002 Oct. 26.8516 TT                                  MPC
q   4.240169             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0433803      Peri.   37.3269      +0.5164938      +0.8333936
a   8.021843       Node   264.5700      -0.8255602      +0.4236560
e   0.471422       Incl.   11.3956      -0.2273422      +0.3549235
P  22.7
From 93 observations 2003 Aug. 23-Oct. 20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U32

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