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MPEC 2003-W08 : COMET P/2003 S1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-W08                                Issued 2003 Nov. 18, 17:49 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 S1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03S010  C2003 10 06.32425 00 27 40.72 +10 35 55.6          17.1 T      785
    PK03S010  C2003 10 06.33334 00 27 40.44 +10 35 54.3          17.3 T      785
    PK03S010  C2003 10 20.20488 00 19 46.11 +09 17 10.1          17.2 T      785
    PK03S010  C2003 10 20.24652 00 19 44.69 +09 16 52.1          17.2 T      785
    PK03S010  C2003 10 20.27130 00 19 43.95 +09 16 40.7          17.3 T      785
    PK03S010  C2003 11 01.19467 00 14 49.20 +08 11 30.4          18.4 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 11 01.20661 00 14 48.94 +08 11 27.1          19.6 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 11 01.21852 00 14 48.57 +08 11 22.4          19.5 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 11 01.23048 00 14 48.36 +08 11 18.9          19.5 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 11 01.24242 00 14 48.21 +08 11 14.9          18.7 T      704
    PK03S010  C2003 11 14.88009 00 12 37.34 +07 12 32.3          17.8 N      213
    PK03S010  C2003 11 14.88341 00 12 37.35 +07 12 30.8          17.8 N      213
    PK03S010  C2003 11 14.88362 00 12 37.29 +07 12 30.8          17.8 N      213
    PK03S010  C2003 11 16.52959 00 12 38.36 +07 07 02.6          17.7 T      360
    PK03S010  C2003 11 16.53583 00 12 38.34 +07 07 01.2                      360
    PK03S010  C2003 11 17.51150 00 12 40.76 +07 03 58.0          18.5 T      900
    PK03S010  C2003 11 17.51872 00 12 40.96 +07 03 56.4                      900

Observer details:
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.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 S1 (NEAT)
T 2004 Mar. 27.5797 TT                                  MPC
q   2.595706             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1012854      Peri.  175.8028      +0.5461514      -0.8327679
a   4.557969       Node   241.0703      +0.7655157      +0.5401060
e   0.430513       Incl.    5.9446      +0.3401534      +0.1215856
P   9.73
From 244 observations 2003 Sept. 4-Nov. 17.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W08

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