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MPEC 2004-B51 : COMET C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-B51                                Issued 2004 Jan. 26, 20:51 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  C2004 01 13.63251 10 31 41.80 +47 28 37.8                 EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 13.65042 10 31 40.98 +47 28 44.9                 EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 13.65626 10 31 40.75 +47 28 46.9                 EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 13.65918 10 31 40.62 +47 28 47.5          16.0 T EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 14.66317 10 30 56.26 +47 34 36.5                 EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 14.66610 10 30 56.09 +47 34 37.5                 EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 14.66903 10 30 55.93 +47 34 38.3                 EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 14.67194 10 30 55.80 +47 34 39.5          16.1 T EB051349
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.07338 10 24 51.13 +48 13 36.8          17.0 N EB051939
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.07800 10 24 50.92 +48 13 37.6          17.0 N EB051939
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.08262 10 24 50.67 +48 13 38.5          16.9 N EB051939
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.89369 10 24 07.45 +48 17 25.5                 EB051A46
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.89810 10 24 07.16 +48 17 25.5                 EB051A46
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.89958 10 24 07.08 +48 17 25.9                 EB051A46
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.90255 10 24 06.83 +48 17 27.4                 EB051A46
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.90697 10 24 06.46 +48 17 29.0                 EB051A46
    CK03V010  C2004 01 22.91291 10 24 06.23 +48 17 30.2                 EB051A46
    CK03V010  C2004 01 23.39780 10 23 39.80 +48 19 44.1          16.8 T EB051H41
    CK03V010  C2004 01 23.40078 10 23 39.59 +48 19 45.0          16.9 T EB051H41
    CK03V010  C2004 01 23.40321 10 23 39.45 +48 19 46.4          16.9 T EB051H41
    CK03V010  C2004 01 23.40519 10 23 39.19 +48 19 46.5          16.8 T EB051H41
    CK03V010  C2004 01 23.66781 10 23 24.97 +48 20 57.2          17.7 T EB051900
    CK03V010  C2004 01 23.67141 10 23 24.93 +48 20 58.1          17.9 T EB051900

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
    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)
Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5
T 2003 Mar. 11.17049 TT                                 MPC
q   1.7824806            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0017204      Peri.    8.59165     +0.83270253     -0.51267747
 +/-0.0000449      Node    25.84882     +0.47523944     +0.46780502
e   0.9969335      Incl.   28.67488     +0.28417245     +0.71994463
From 313 observations 2003 Nov. 4-2004 Jan. 23, mean residual 0".67.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.001451
and +0.002282 (+/- 0.000045) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B51

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