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MPEC 2003-W55 : COMET C/2003 T3 (TABUR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-W55                                Issued 2003 Nov. 25, 16:42 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 C/2003 T3 (TABUR)

Observations:
    CK03T030   2003 11 13.38299 20 22 17.46 -47 35 52.8          13.7 T      372
    CK03T030  C2003 11 13.44778 20 22 21.30 -47 34 31.9          14.1 N      E14
    CK03T030  C2003 11 13.45948 20 22 22.04 -47 34 18.1          14.1 N      E14
    CK03T030  C2003 11 13.47514 20 22 23.02 -47 33 58.7          14.0 N      E14
    CK03T030  C2003 11 16.35969 20 25 29.99 -46 35 39.7                      349
    CK03T030  C2003 11 16.36361 20 25 30.34 -46 35 38.1          13.4 T      349
    CK03T030   2003 11 17.38368 20 26 38.47 -46 14 54.9                      372
    CK03T030   2003 11 17.39167 20 26 38.95 -46 14 43.8          13.6 T      372
    CK03T030   2003 11 17.39757 20 26 39.26 -46 14 36.8                      372
    CK03T030  C2003 11 21.38403 20 31 13.49 -44 53 26.8          12.8 T      372
    CK03T030  C2003 11 21.39306 20 31 14.16 -44 53 15.9                      372
    CK03T030  C2003 11 23.36745 20 33 34.92 -44 12 53.8          14.2 T      900
    CK03T030  C2003 11 23.37471 20 33 35.52 -44 12 44.5                      900

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E14 Ngunnawal.  Observer D. Higgins.  0.25-m f/3.4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    These observations replace those on MPEC 2003-W11.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 T3 (Tabur)
T 2004 Apr. 28.9683 TT                                  MPC
q   1.480618             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   43.7804      +0.8023122      -0.5714199
                   Node   347.0665      +0.0336113      +0.3318689
e   1.0            Incl.   50.4384      +0.5959575      +0.7505613
From 102 observations 2003 Oct. 14-Nov. 23.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W55

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