MPEC 2003-U81 : COMET C/2003 R1 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2003-U81 Issued 2003 Oct. 28, 16:31 UT
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COMET C/2003 R1 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK03R010 2003 09 22.71285 02 09 19.86 -06 18 22.7 18.5 T 372
CK03R010 C2003 09 28.63389 01 40 10.30 -07 46 47.5 17.5 T 300
CK03R010 C2003 09 28.64413 01 40 07.17 -07 46 58.5 300
CK03R010 C2003 09 28.66454 01 40 00.92 -07 47 16.0 300
CK03R010 C2003 09 29.66408 01 34 55.81 -08 01 19.9 17.5 T 300
CK03R010 C2003 09 29.67299 01 34 53.08 -08 01 29.1 300
CK03R010 C2003 09 29.68193 01 34 50.33 -08 01 35.1 300
CK03R010 C2003 09 29.68560 01 34 49.21 -08 01 39.1 300
CK03R010 C2003 10 18.19028 00 04 42.08 -10 56 08.8 17.9 T 699
CK03R010 C2003 10 18.20362 00 04 38.69 -10 56 12.4 699
CK03R010 C2003 10 18.21700 00 04 35.24 -10 56 16.5 699
CK03R010 C2003 10 18.23035 00 04 31.85 -10 56 19.8 699
CK03R010 C2003 10 24.53289 23 39 50.30 -11 14 19.3 18.8 T 360
CK03R010 C2003 10 24.53779 23 39 49.25 -11 14 19.8 360
Observer details:
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS. Observers A. Asami, D. J. Asher, T.
Fuse, N. Hashimoto, A. I. Ibrahim, S. Isobe, K. Nishiyama, Y. Oshima, J.
Terazono, H. Umehara, T. Urata, M. Yoshikawa. Instrument not specified.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer M. E. Van Ness. 0.59-m LONEOS
Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2003 R1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 June 29.5338 TT MPC
q 2.101463 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0114363 Peri. 302.6614 +0.5804891 +0.8137317
a 19.510961 Node 356.6927 +0.8052504 -0.5790680
e 0.892293 Incl. 149.1913 -0.1208479 +0.0502092
P 86.2
From 140 observations 2003 Sept. 2-Oct. 24.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-U81
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