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MPEC 2004-H62 : COMET C/2003 T3 (TABUR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-H62                                Issued 2004 Apr. 24, 13:42 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 T3 (TABUR)

Observations:
    CK03T030  C2004 04 20.78597 00 49 27.72 +23 42 15.8          10.2 T EH062349
    CK03T030  C2004 04 20.78883 00 49 28.21 +23 42 22.5                 EH062349
    CK03T030  C2004 04 20.79173 00 49 28.56 +23 42 29.6                 EH062349
    CK03T030  C2004 04 20.79429 00 49 29.01 +23 42 34.4                 EH062349
    CK03T030  C2004 04 23.80975 00 57 08.20 +25 32 58.2                 EH062D70
    CK03T030  C2004 04 23.81218 00 57 08.39 +25 33 04.2          10.9 T EH062D70
    CK03T030  C2004 04 24.14939 00 58 00.84 +25 45 22.4          11.9 N EH062213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
D70 Tosa.  Observer S. Shimomoto.  0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 T3 (Tabur)
Epoch 2004 Apr. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453120.5
T 2004 Apr. 28.99582 TT                                 MPC
q   1.4811480            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0000580      Peri.   43.76787     +0.80246306     -0.57117330
 +/-0.0000139      Node   347.05863     +0.03338084     +0.33188781
e   0.9999141      Incl.   50.44345     +0.59576736     +0.75074066
From 182 observations 2003 Oct. 14-2004 Apr. 24, mean residual 0".59.
K03AE  E13  1.0+  0.2+    K03AU  E14  0.2-  0.1-    K03C1  834  0.7-  0.4-
K03AE  E13  0.2-  0.5+    K03AU  E14  0.0   0.0     K03C1  834  0.9-  0.5+
K03AE  E13  0.1-  0.4-    K03AU  E14  0.0   0.2+    K03C2  372 (0.6+  2.4+)
K03AE  E13  0.8+  0.3-    K03AU  D70  0.6-  1.1-    K03C2  372 (1.5+  2.0+)
K03AE  E13  1.3+  1.0+    K03AU  D70 (0.2+  2.0+)   K03C4  809  0.6-  0.0
K03AE  E13  1.1+  0.6-    K03AU  E14  0.1-  0.2+    K03C4  809  0.6-  0.0
K03AF  428  0.3+  0.1-    K03AU  E14  0.2-  0.5+    K03C6  834  0.4-  0.2-
K03AF  428  0.4+  0.1-    K03B2  834  0.5-  0.3-    K03C6  834  0.5-  0.5-
K03AF  428  0.4+  0.1+    K03B2  834  0.3-  0.3-    K03C6  834  0.6-  0.0
K03AF  E14  0.0   0.6-    K03B2  834  0.4-  0.3-    K03C6  834  0.9-  0.7-
K03AF  E14  0.1+  0.4-    K03B3  834  0.8-  0.0     K03C6  E14  0.1+  0.3+
K03AF  E14  0.2+  0.4-    K03B3  834  0.8-  0.1-    K03C6  E14  0.2+  0.2+
K03AG  D82  0.9+  0.1-    K03B3  428  0.6+  0.0     K03C6  E14  0.1+  0.8-
K03AG  D82  0.6-  0.7+    K03B3  428  0.6+  0.2+    K03C7  E14  0.1+  0.0
K03AH  428  0.3+  0.3-    K03B3  428  0.6+  0.3+    K03C7  E14  0.2-  0.4+
K03AH  428  0.3+  0.0     K03B3  428  0.4+  0.1+    K03C7  E14  0.0   0.5-
K03AH  428  0.2+  0.0     K03B4  E14  0.0   0.1+    K03CA  900  0.4+  0.6+
K03AH  E14  0.1-  0.1-    K03B4  E14  0.2+  0.1+    K03CA  900  0.1+  0.0
K03AH  E14  0.1+  0.1+    K03B4  E14  0.0   0.4+    K03CC  834  0.1+  0.1+
K03AH  E14  0.1-  0.3-    K03B8  E14  0.2+  0.9+    K03CC  372  1.2-  0.0
K03AH  E14  0.0   0.2-    K03B8  E14  0.2+  0.7+    K03CC  372  0.9-  0.8+
K03AH  E13  1.1+  0.6+    K03B8  E14  0.0   0.6+    K03CC  372  0.9-  0.4+
K03AH  E13  0.7+  0.5+    K03B8  E14  0.1+  0.5+    K03CC  372  0.5-  1.1-
K03AH  E13  0.3+  0.7+    K03BA  E14  0.3+  0.3+    K03CD  347  0.1+  0.4-
K03AI  428  0.1+  0.1-    K03BA  E14  0.3+  0.1+    K03CD  347  0.2+  0.2+
K03AI  E14  0.0   0.2+    K03BA  E14  0.3+  0.1+    K03CD  347  0.5+  1.0-
K03AI  E14  0.2+  0.2-    K03BB  372  1.8-  0.6+    K03CE  372  0.6-  0.3-
K03AI  428  0.2+  0.1-    K03BB  372 (1.6-  2.1+)   K03CE  E14  0.4+  0.4-
K03AI  428  0.1+  0.1-    K03BB  372 (1.9-  2.2+)   K03CE  E14  0.0   0.2-
K03AI  E14  0.0   0.2-    K03BD  372  1.3+  1.8+    K03CE  E14  0.1+  0.7-
K03AK  834  0.8-  0.5-    K03BD  372  1.4-  1.6+    K03CE  859  0.1+  0.1+
K03AK  834  0.9-  0.4-    K03BD  372  0.8-  1.5+    K03CG  372  0.1+  0.3-
K03AK  834  0.8-  0.3-    K03BD  E14  0.0   1.1+    K03CG  372  0.2+  0.1+
K03AK  834  0.7-  0.4-    K03BD  E14  0.0   0.7+    K03CL  372  0.7+  0.6+
K03AK  428  0.1+  0.2-    K03BD  E14  0.0   0.9+    K03CL  372  0.2+  0.6+
K03AK  428  0.1+  0.0     K03BE  834  0.5-  0.1-    K03CL  340  0.8+  1.0-
K03AK  428  0.0   0.1-    K03BE  834  0.3-  0.4-    K03CL  340  0.4+  0.4+
K03AL  D82  1.9-  0.5-    K03BE  834  0.4-  0.0     K03CL  340  0.8+  0.3+
K03AL  D82 (1.3+  2.9+)   K03BE  E14  0.2+  0.1-    K03CL  340  0.2+  1.1+
K03AM  428  0.2+  0.1-    K03BE  E14  0.5-  0.7-    K03CM  333 (4.4+  2.3-)
K03AM  428  0.4+  0.0     K03BE  E14  0.0   0.2-    K03CM  333 (2.5+  1.1-)
K03AM  428  0.4+  0.1+    K03BF  834  0.9-  0.4-    K03CM  333 (2.5+  0.8-)
K03AM  D82  1.9+  0.0     K03BF  834  0.8-  0.4-    K03CN  349  0.5+  0.8-
K03AM  D82  1.0-  1.1+    K03BF  834  1.1-  0.1-    K03CN  349  0.7+  1.3-
K03AM  D82 (2.1-  0.9+)   K03BF  834  0.8-  0.2-    K03CN  349  1.2+  1.6-
K03AM  E14  0.1+  0.0     K03BG  349 (0.1+  2.5+)   K03CN  349  0.3-  0.7-
K03AM  E14  0.0   0.2-    K03BG  349  1.1+  0.6-    K03CN  D70  1.3+  0.0
K03AM  E14  0.1+  0.2-    K03BH  372 (3.2+  0.9+)   K03CN  D70  0.2+  0.9+
K03AM  834  0.3-  0.1-    K03BH  372  0.7+  1.7+    K03CN  367  1.2+  0.8+
K03AN  834  0.5-  0.2-    K03BH  372 (2.7+  2.3+)   K03CN  367  1.0+  0.1+
K03AN  834  0.6-  0.6-    K03BH  372 (1.9+  2.1+)   K03CN  367  0.6+  0.5-
K03AN  834  0.5-  0.4-    K03BL  372  0.4+  1.2+    K03CN  D70  0.2+  0.1-
K03AN  834  0.4-  0.1-    K03BL  372  0.9+  1.0+    K03CQ  372  0.6-  0.2+
K03AO  834  0.8-  0.5-    K03BM  834  0.4-  0.3-    K03CQ  372  0.3-  0.4-
K03AO  834  0.7-  0.2-    K03BM  834  0.4-  0.1-    K03CQ  372  0.0   0.4+
K03AO  E14  0.0   0.2-    K03BM  834  0.4-  0.1+    K03CS  D70  0.6+  0.1-
K03AO  E14  0.1-  0.0     K03BN  900  0.1+  0.6-    K03CS  D70  0.3+  0.3+
K03AO  E14  0.2-  0.5-    K03BN  900  1.0+  0.3-    K03CS  D70  1.2+  0.7-
K03AQ  E14  0.1-  0.1+    K03BP  372 (0.5+  2.8+)   K041D  372  0.4-  0.5-
K03AQ  E14  0.0   0.2-    K03BP  372 (1.1+  2.6+)   K044K  349  0.8-  0.6-
K03AQ  E14  0.0   0.1-    K03BQ  428  0.5+  0.1-    K044K  349  0.1+  0.2-
K03AR  834  0.7-  0.3-    K03BQ  428  0.4+  0.1+    K044K  349  1.1-  0.6+
K03AR  834  0.2-  0.5+    K03BQ  428  0.5+  0.2+    K044K  349  0.2-  0.3-
K03AT  428  0.5+  0.1+    K03BT  834  0.5-  0.4-    K044N  D70  1.1+  0.9+
K03AT  428  0.7+  0.4+    K03BT  834  0.1-  0.4-    K044N  D70  1.4-  1.5+
K03AT  428  0.6+  0.6+    K03BT  834  0.7-  0.3-    K044O  213  1.1+  1.1-

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000058
and +0.000644 (+/- 0.000014) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-H62

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