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MPEC 2004-A16 : COMET P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A16                                Issued 2004 Jan. 3, 17:06 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.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                        COMET P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03X10D   2003 12 19.57465 06 39 57.81 +44 24 26.0          20.5 T EA016372
    PK03X10D   2003 12 19.59931 06 39 56.19 +44 24 39.1          20.5 T EA016372
    PK03X10D   2003 12 19.71771 06 39 48.17 +44 25 39.3          20.3 T EA016372
    PK03X10D   2003 12 21.53229 06 37 52.67 +44 40 33.3          20.1 T EA016372
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 24.00033 06 35 09.71 +44 58 48.3          19.0 N EA016213
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 24.00305 06 35 09.49 +44 58 49.9          19.0 N EA016213
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 24.01244 06 35 09.05 +44 58 55.9          19.1 N EA016213
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 28.44132 06 30 12.17 +45 25 49.9                 EA016341
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 28.45174 06 30 11.74 +45 25 55.4                 EA016341
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 28.46563 06 30 10.77 +45 25 59.6          19.1 T EA016341
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 30.26973 06 28 09.47 +45 34 46.1          19.7 T EA016704
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 30.28183 06 28 08.73 +45 34 49.9          19.7 T EA016704
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 30.29400 06 28 07.80 +45 34 53.0          20.0 T EA016704
    PK03X10D  C2003 12 30.30611 06 28 07.03 +45 34 56.7          20.0 T EA016704
    PK03X10D  C2004 01 01.98698 06 25 10.67 +45 45 32.6          19.8 T EA016213
    PK03X10D  C2004 01 01.98915 06 25 10.52 +45 45 33.8          19.8 T EA016213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
341 Akashina.  Observer A. Akahori.  0.40-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
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 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2003 Sept. 16.8426 TT                                 MPC
q   1.880827             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1615442      Peri.    9.1405      +0.6096275      -0.7730894
a   3.338939       Node    43.5564      +0.7102684      +0.4346152
e   0.436699       Incl.   14.7276      +0.3519561      +0.4619983
P   6.10
From 66 observations 2003 Nov. 20-2004 Jan. 1.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 12 27    06 31.81   +45 17.9    1.108    2.053   157.9    10.4  18.8  20.4
2004 01 06    06 20.98   +45 56.3    1.153    2.086   155.0    11.5  19.0  20.6
2004 01 16    06 12.32   +45 58.7    1.219    2.120   148.3    14.1  19.2  20.9
2004 01 26    06 07.32   +45 33.1    1.306    2.157   140.2    17.0  19.4  21.2
2004 02 05    06 06.61   +44 49.1    1.410    2.195   131.9    19.5  19.7  21.4
2004 02 15    06 09.98   +43 54.6    1.530    2.234   123.7    21.6  19.9  21.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A16

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