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MPEC 2003-Y05 : COMET C/2003 T3 (TABUR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y05                                Issued 2003 Dec. 16, 17:31 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  C2003 12 10.35998 20 55 35.93 -38 19 10.4          13.7 T EY005900
    CK03T030  C2003 12 10.36079 20 55 35.97 -38 19 10.0          13.6 T EY005900
    CK03T030   2003 12 12.37604 20 58 23.18 -37 36 22.1          13.2 T EY005372
    CK03T030   2003 12 12.37969 20 58 23.51 -37 36 16.7                 EY005372
    CK03T030   2003 12 12.38333 20 58 23.81 -37 36 12.4                 EY005372
    CK03T030   2003 12 12.38681 20 58 24.13 -37 36 09.4          13.2 T EY005372
    CK03T030  C2003 12 13.35973 20 59 45.66 -37 15 24.6          13.6 N EY005347
    CK03T030  C2003 12 13.36240 20 59 45.89 -37 15 20.6          14.4 N EY005347
    CK03T030  C2003 12 13.36484 20 59 46.12 -37 15 18.6          14.3 N EY005347
    CK03T030  C2003 12 14.39028 21 01 12.35 -36 53 23.1          13.5 T EY005372
    CK03T030  C2003 12 14.44400 21 01 16.91 -36 52 10.7          13.7 N EY005E14
    CK03T030  C2003 12 14.46321 21 01 18.50 -36 51 45.6          14.3 N EY005E14
    CK03T030  C2003 12 14.47206 21 01 19.25 -36 51 34.7          14.3 N EY005E14
    CK03T030  C2003 12 14.95227 21 01 59.85 -36 41 18.0          13.6 N EY005859

Observer details:
347 Utsunomiya-Imaizumi.  Observer M. Suzuki.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 T3 (Tabur)
T 2004 Apr. 28.9958 TT                                  MPC
q   1.481125             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   43.7694      +0.8024494      -0.5711926
                   Node   347.0586      +0.0333941      +0.3318931
e   1.0            Incl.   50.4430      +0.5957850      +0.7507237
From 139 observations 2003 Oct. 14-Dec. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y05

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