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MPEC 2003-S65 : COMET P/2003 S2 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-S65                                Issued 2003 Sept. 25, 16:18 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 S2 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK03S020  C2003 09 19.35725 02 02 24.81 +00 12 59.4          17.6 N      704
    PK03S020  C2003 09 19.38235 02 02 24.15 +00 12 54.3          19.5 N      704
    PK03S020  C2003 09 19.39461 02 02 24.07 +00 12 51.8          19.1 N      704
    PK03S020  C2003 09 19.40688 02 02 23.66 +00 12 47.2          18.6 N      704
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.60807 02 00 41.55 -00 03 43.4          18.0 T      608
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.61891 02 00 41.29 -00 03 45.6          18.1 T      608
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.62988 02 00 41.01 -00 03 47.4          18.2 T      608
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.93229 02 00 34.34 -00 04 49.2          17.8 T      198
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.93807 02 00 34.20 -00 04 50.0          17.8 T      198
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.94155 02 00 34.18 -00 04 50.8          17.9 T      J95
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.94238 02 00 34.10 -00 04 50.6          17.7 T      198
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.94497 02 00 34.00 -00 04 51.1          17.8 T      611
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.94631 02 00 34.04 -00 04 51.8          17.4 T      J95
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.94985 02 00 33.90 -00 04 52.0          17.7 T      611
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.95105 02 00 33.92 -00 04 52.5          17.7 T      J95
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.98059 02 00 33.08 -00 04 57.8          17.3 T      118
    PK03S020  C2003 09 24.98884 02 00 32.89 -00 04 59.3          17.3 T      118
    PK03S020  C2003 09 25.10696 02 00 29.97 -00 05 23.0          17.9 T      J95
    PK03S020  C2003 09 25.11212 02 00 29.86 -00 05 23.9          17.7 T      J95
    PK03S020  C2003 09 25.11714 02 00 29.73 -00 05 24.9          18.0 T      J95
    PK03S020  C2003 09 25.38420 02 00 23.10 -00 06 15.9          17.1 R      H59
    PK03S020  C2003 09 25.39554 02 00 22.83 -00 06 18.8          17.6 R      H59
    PK03S020  C2003 09 25.40683 02 00 22.48 -00 06 20.7          17.7 R      H59
    PK03S020  C2003 09 25.41970 02 00 22.28 -00 06 22.3          17.4 R      H59

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, A. Galad.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
    K. Lawrence, D. MacDonald, P. Kervin.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
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.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
H59 Camp Cullom.  Observer J. Mahony.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 S2 (NEAT)
T 2003 July 10.029 TT                                   MPC
q   2.29380              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.114319       Peri.  259.639       +0.980081       +0.152962
a   4.20460        Node    91.478       -0.092277       +0.915509
e   0.45446        Incl.    7.279       -0.175861       +0.372083
P   8.62
From 23 observations 2003 Sept. 19-25.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 S2 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 09 18    02 02.74   +00 17.2    1.465    2.355   144.3    14.4  17.0
2003 09 28    01 59.25   -00 14.7    1.430    2.373   154.2    10.6  17.0
2003 10 08    01 53.74   -00 45.2    1.419    2.393   163.4     6.8  17.0
2003 10 18    01 47.09   -01 08.4    1.431    2.416   168.6     4.7  17.1
2003 10 28    01 40.32   -01 19.1    1.469    2.440   164.3     6.3  17.2
2003 11 07    01 34.49   -01 13.6    1.531    2.466   155.2     9.7  17.3
2003 11 17    01 30.38   -00 50.8    1.617    2.494   145.2    13.1  17.5
2003 11 27    01 28.45   -00 11.8    1.724    2.523   135.4    15.9  17.7
2003 12 07    01 28.91   +00 41.6    1.848    2.554   126.0    18.2  17.9
2003 12 17    01 31.67   +01 46.5    1.986    2.587   117.1    19.8  18.1
2003 12 27    01 36.55   +03 00.4    2.135    2.620   108.6    20.8  18.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-S65

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