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MPEC 2005-F35 : COMET C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-F35                                Issued 2005 Mar. 22, 15:48 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 Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                           COMET C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03T040  C2005 03 05.83002 20 38 39.67 +09 26 20.4                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 05.83051 20 38 39.73 +09 26 19.4                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 05.83292 20 38 40.06 +09 26 14.1                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 05.83340 20 38 40.14 +09 26 13.1           9.2 T EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 15.81221 21 03 36.18 +02 58 48.3                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 15.81271 21 03 36.25 +02 58 47.1                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 15.81727 21 03 36.98 +02 58 35.5                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 15.81774 21 03 37.06 +02 58 34.5           8.6 T EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 17.83140 21 09 10.52 +01 31 40.7           8.5 T EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 17.83189 21 09 10.60 +01 31 39.3                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 17.83287 21 09 10.75 +01 31 36.8                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 17.83335 21 09 10.84 +01 31 35.5                 EF035349
    CK03T040  C2005 03 19.79624 21 14 49.59 +00 03 45.2                 EF035D83
    CK03T040  C2005 03 19.79808 21 14 49.88 +00 03 40.2                 EF035D83
    CK03T040  C2005 03 19.79991 21 14 50.22 +00 03 35.3                 EF035D83
    CK03T040  C2005 03 19.80173 21 14 50.47 +00 03 30.8           8.3 T EF035D83

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
D83 Miwa.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.25-m f/5 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 T4 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2005 Apr. 20.0 TT = JDT 2453480.5
T 2005 Apr. 3.64397 TT                                  MPC
q   0.8498594            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0005585      Peri.  181.63673     +0.06965744     +0.05439783
 +/-0.0000243      Node    93.90345     -0.90353606     +0.42665180
e   0.9995253      Incl.   86.76128     -0.42281252     -0.90277855
From 839 observations 2003 Oct. 13-2005 Mar. 19, mean residual 0".85.  Non-
   gravitational parameters A1 = +18.66 +/- 0.22, A2 = -3.55 +/- 0.16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-F35

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