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MPEC 2004-E04 : COMET P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-E04                                Issued 2004 Mar. 1, 16:52 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 P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-CATALINA)

Observations:
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 15.42713 02 44 56.33 +10 46 57.0                 EE004349
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 15.43933 02 44 57.94 +10 47 15.1                 EE004349
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 15.45667 02 45 00.21 +10 47 42.0                 EE004349
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 15.46887 02 45 01.78 +10 47 59.9          17.5 T EE004349
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 16.86054 02 48 06.87 +11 23 20.7          17.2 N EE004A33
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 16.86197 02 48 07.10 +11 23 22.4          17.2 N EE004A33
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 16.86772 02 48 07.86 +11 23 31.6          17.6 N EE004A33
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 18.50942 02 51 48.50 +12 04 48.4          17.5 T EE004D83
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 18.51133 02 51 48.98 +12 04 51.2          17.5 T EE004D83
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 18.51323 02 51 49.23 +12 04 51.6          17.6 T EE004D83
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 20.79678 02 57 01.00 +13 01 26.9          17.4 T EE004215
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 20.79800 02 57 01.10 +13 01 28.8          17.8 T EE004215
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 20.82017 02 57 04.20 +13 02 00.7          18.1 N EE004A33
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 20.82481 02 57 04.81 +13 02 07.9          18.0 N EE004A33
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 22.05963 02 59 55.54 +13 32 19.5          17.5 T EE004H41
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 22.06296 02 59 56.07 +13 32 21.0          17.4 T EE004H41
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 22.06498 02 59 56.30 +13 32 26.3          17.4 T EE004H41
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 22.06655 02 59 56.52 +13 32 29.4          17.5 T EE004H41
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 22.06950 02 59 56.76 +13 32 32.3          17.4 T EE004H41
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 23.82274 03 04 01.74 +14 14 48.9                 EE004213
    PK03W07C  C2004 02 23.82591 03 04 02.14 +14 14 53.3                 EE004213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
A33 Volkssternwarte Kirchheim.  Observer B. Brinkmann.  0.5-m f/5.0 reflector
    + CCD.
D83 Miwa.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.25-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-Catalina)
Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5
T 2004 Feb. 5.74866 TT                                  MPC
q   1.6548277            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.08351954     Peri.  341.05857     +0.30440670     -0.88110239
a   5.1833516      Node    89.89020     +0.91400009     +0.16319265
e   0.6807418      Incl.   21.21897     +0.26821707     +0.44387694
P  11.80
Residuals in seconds of arc
031118 704  0.2+  0.3-    040201 673  0.4-  0.6+    040215 349  0.5-  0.7-
031118 704  0.0   0.0     040201 673  0.1-  0.3+    040216 A33  0.9-  0.3-
031118 704  0.2-  1.0+    040201 673  0.9+  0.9+    040216 A33  0.3-  0.8-
031118 704  0.5-  0.5+    040201 673  0.0   0.5+    040216 A33  0.4-  0.3-
031119 704  0.6-  0.2+    040201 413  0.5-  0.2-    040217 704  0.3-  0.5+
031119 704  0.7+  0.7-    040201 413  0.3-  0.4-    040217 704  1.3+  0.3+
031119 704  0.8-  0.9-    040201 413  0.2-  0.4-    040217 704  0.4+  0.5+
031119 704  0.2+  0.2-    040201 413  0.2-  0.4-    040217 704  0.4+  0.6+
031119 704  0.3+  0.5-    040202 699  0.6+  0.3-    040217 704  0.9+  0.5+
031216 703  0.2+  0.4+    040202 699  0.0   0.3-    040218 D83 (2.8-  0.3-)
031216 703  0.5+  0.1+    040202 699  0.4+  1.4-    040218 D83  0.5+  0.4-
031216 703  0.1+  1.5+    040202 699  1.5+  0.5+    040218 D83 (0.4+  2.8-)
031216 703  0.5+  0.2-    040206 213 (4.0+  1.8-)   040220 215  0.4+  0.1-
040131 703  0.1-  0.5+    040209 104  0.3-  0.1+    040220 215  0.6-  0.0
040131 703  0.8-  0.1-    040209 104  0.4-  0.0     040220 A33  0.4+  0.5-
040131 703  0.4+  0.5+    040209 104  0.5-  0.2+    040220 A33  0.0   0.1-
040131 703  0.2-  0.4+    040209 204  0.5-  0.3+    040222 H41  0.5+  1.0+
040131 118  0.1+  1.8-    040209 204  0.7-  0.4+    040222 H41 (1.6+  2.3-)
040131 118  0.2-  1.3-    040209 204  0.1-  0.9+    040222 H41  0.9+  0.1+
040131 118  0.1+  0.2-    040212 360  0.3-  0.4-    040222 H41  0.9+  0.9+
040131 118  0.3-  0.6-    040212 360  0.5-  0.4-    040222 H41  1.5-  0.5-
040131 859  0.9+  0.0     040215 349  0.3-  0.2+    040223 213  0.4+  0.2+
040131 859  0.5-  0.2+    040215 349  0.1-  0.3-    040223 213  0.2-  0.0
040131 859  0.3-  0.2-    040215 349  0.1-  0.1+

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-E04

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