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MPEC 2004-A12 : COMET P/2003 UD16 (LONEOS)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A12                                Issued 2004 Jan. 3, 16:43 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
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                          COMET P/2003 UD16 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 17.19887 02 21 57.92 +10 05 51.2          19.0 T EA012699
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 17.21222 02 21 57.66 +10 05 55.3                 EA012699
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 17.22556 02 21 57.52 +10 05 58.9                 EA012699
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 17.23892 02 21 57.25 +10 06 03.1                 EA012699
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.81525 02 21 31.29 +10 13 17.1                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.81603 02 21 31.29 +10 13 16.7                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.81722 02 21 31.24 +10 13 17.8                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.81806 02 21 31.24 +10 13 17.4                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.81884 02 21 31.23 +10 13 17.6                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.82009 02 21 31.20 +10 13 18.1                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.82106 02 21 31.19 +10 13 18.6                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 18.82270 02 21 31.14 +10 13 18.9                 EA012246
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 21.15705 02 20 57.71 +10 24 22.5          20.2 T EA012704
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 21.16986 02 20 57.58 +10 24 26.3          19.8 T EA012704
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 21.18249 02 20 57.38 +10 24 29.8          19.7 T EA012704
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 21.19506 02 20 57.20 +10 24 33.2          20.1 T EA012704
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 23.14018 02 20 34.15 +10 34 01.8          19.4 T EA012704
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 23.17861 02 20 33.74 +10 34 14.4          20.1 T EA012704
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 23.19117 02 20 33.57 +10 34 16.8          20.0 T EA012704
    PK03U16D  C2003 12 23.85887 02 20 26.73 +10 37 33.7          18.9 T EA012215

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + 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, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 UD16 (LONEOS)
Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5
T 2004 Mar. 3.16748 TT                                  MPC
q   3.6505306            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.06885923     Peri.    5.01501     +0.50321668     -0.80022336
a   5.8951466      Node    55.16304     +0.77839045     +0.25577396
e   0.3807566      Incl.   23.41845     +0.37534155     +0.54242258
P  14.31
Residuals in seconds of arc
031016 699  0.1+  0.6+    031118 703  0.3+  0.0     031217 699  0.5-  0.0
031016 699  1.1+  0.5+    031118 703  1.4-  0.2-    031217 699  1.1+  0.1-
031016 699  0.7-  0.6-    031119 644  0.7+  0.2+    031217 699  0.7+  0.5+
031016 699 (2.1-  2.5-)   031119 644  0.3+  0.0     031218 246  0.2+  0.1-
031021 704  0.5+  0.8+    031119 644  0.0   0.3+    031218 246  0.4+  0.7-
031021 704  0.6-  0.4+    031121 699  0.7+  0.6-    031218 246  0.1-  0.1+
031021 704  1.0-  0.4-    031121 699  0.4-  0.3-    031218 246  0.1+  0.5-
031021 644  0.2-  0.3-    031121 699  0.4+  0.4-    031218 246  0.2+  0.6-
031021 644  0.5+  0.2-    031121 699  0.1+  0.2-    031218 246  0.0   0.4-
031021 644  0.4+  0.6-    031130 704  0.3-  0.5+    031218 246  0.1+  0.2-
031023 699  0.8-  0.4-    031130 696  0.2-  0.1-    031218 246  0.2-  0.3-
031023 699  0.5-  0.7+    031130 696  0.1-  0.0     031221 704  0.5-  0.3+
031023 699  0.3-  0.4-    031130 704  0.8-  0.6+    031221 704  0.3+  0.4+
031023 699  0.8+  1.0-    031130 704  0.1-  0.6+    031221 704  0.1-  0.3+
031101 704  0.8-  0.3-    031208 204  0.3+  0.6-    031221 704  0.1-  0.1+
031101 704  0.5+  0.4+    031208 204  0.2+  0.0     031223 704  0.6-  0.3+
031101 704  0.5+  0.4+    031208 204  1.0-  0.7+    031223 704  0.0   1.6+
031101 704  0.6+  0.4+    031211 620  0.2-  0.3-    031223 704  0.3-  0.3+
031101 704  0.2+  0.2+    031211 620  0.7+  0.4-    031223 215  0.2+  0.8-
031118 703  0.9+  0.1-    031212 620  0.2+  0.1-
031118 703  1.0-  0.4+    031217 699  0.2-  0.5-

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A12

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