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MPEC 2003-Y12 : COMET C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y12                                Issued 2003 Dec. 16, 19:00 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 V1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03V010  C2003 12 03.81763 10 40 12.75 +43 06 48.7                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 03.82029 10 40 12.82 +43 06 49.5                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 03.82262 10 40 12.81 +43 06 50.0          16.2 T EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 06.76617 10 41 03.88 +43 23 34.7                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 06.76840 10 41 03.89 +43 23 36.0                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 06.77836 10 41 04.02 +43 23 38.4                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 06.78281 10 41 04.12 +43 23 40.2          16.3 T EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 07.93545 10 41 20.69 +43 30 24.9                 EY012A46
    CK03V010  C2003 12 07.94135 10 41 20.80 +43 30 26.6                 EY012A46
    CK03V010  C2003 12 07.94429 10 41 20.71 +43 30 27.9                 EY012A46
    CK03V010  C2003 12 07.94726 10 41 20.83 +43 30 30.0                 EY012A46
    CK03V010  C2003 12 07.95316 10 41 20.79 +43 30 31.7                 EY012A46
    CK03V010  C2003 12 07.95611 10 41 20.91 +43 30 33.6                 EY012A46
    CK03V010  C2003 12 10.03007 10 41 45.08 +43 42 59.7          16.6 N EY012A32
    CK03V010  C2003 12 10.03874 10 41 45.10 +43 43 03.5                 EY012A32
    CK03V010  C2003 12 10.04741 10 41 45.34 +43 43 06.9                 EY012A32
    CK03V010  C2003 12 10.05609 10 41 45.30 +43 43 09.1                 EY012A32
    CK03V010  C2003 12 11.10171 10 41 54.92 +43 49 35.1                 EY012A32
    CK03V010  C2003 12 11.11039 10 41 55.04 +43 49 37.8                 EY012A32
    CK03V010  C2003 12 11.11906 10 41 55.10 +43 49 40.9                 EY012A32
    CK03V010  C2003 12 11.39433 10 41 57.41 +43 51 23.3          16.8 T EY012H41
    CK03V010  C2003 12 11.39644 10 41 57.40 +43 51 24.6          16.7 T EY012H41
    CK03V010  C2003 12 11.39910 10 41 57.38 +43 51 25.0          16.7 T EY012H41
    CK03V010  C2003 12 12.37500 10 42 04.39 +43 57 30.0          15.8 T EY012850
    CK03V010  C2003 12 12.39583 10 42 04.56 +43 57 37.4          15.4 T EY012850
    CK03V010  C2003 12 12.41667 10 42 04.62 +43 57 46.1          15.4 T EY012850
    CK03V010  C2003 12 12.71587 10 42 06.65 +43 59 37.4                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 12.72032 10 42 06.65 +43 59 38.6                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 12.72929 10 42 06.67 +43 59 42.0                 EY012349
    CK03V010  C2003 12 12.73221 10 42 06.68 +43 59 43.4          16.1 T EY012349

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, J. F. Kriese.
    0.30-m f/5.86 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Mar. 11.5706 TT                                  MPC
q   1.782818             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    8.6601      +0.8318223      -0.5140246
                   Node    25.8765      +0.4761708      +0.4670331
e   1.0            Incl.   28.6730      +0.2851894      +0.7194851
From 168 observations 2003 Nov. 4-Dec. 12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 12 07    10 41.12   +43 24.9    3.237    3.652   107.2    14.9  16.7
2003 12 17    10 42.28   +44 27.1    3.212    3.743   115.5    13.7  16.8
2003 12 27    10 40.76   +45 34.3    3.200    3.834   123.7    12.3  16.9
2004 01 06    10 36.57   +46 41.2    3.204    3.925   131.4    10.8  17.0
2004 01 16    10 29.92   +47 42.1    3.229    4.015   138.1     9.4  17.1
2004 01 26    10 21.27   +48 30.8    3.277    4.106   143.0     8.3  17.2
2004 02 05    10 11.32   +49 02.2    3.350    4.196   145.0     7.7  17.4
2004 02 15    10 01.00   +49 13.3    3.450    4.286   143.7     7.8  17.5
2004 02 25    09 51.19   +49 03.6    3.575    4.376   139.6     8.4  17.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y12

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