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MPEC 2003-W14 : COMET C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-W14                                Issued 2003 Nov. 18, 18:46 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  C2003 11 13.08785 10 28 18.90 +41 34 55.9          17.2 N      J95
    CK03V010  C2003 11 13.09194 10 28 19.08 +41 34 56.8          17.8 N      J95
    CK03V010  C2003 11 13.09626 10 28 19.25 +41 34 57.6          18.2 N      J95
    CK03V010  C2003 11 13.73204 10 28 49.84 +41 37 02.9                      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 13.73497 10 28 49.94 +41 37 03.6                      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 13.73791 10 28 50.09 +41 37 03.8                      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 13.74083 10 28 50.25 +41 37 04.7                      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 13.74376 10 28 50.40 +41 37 05.0          16.3 T      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 15.09540 10 29 53.58 +41 41 39.8          16.8 N      213
    CK03V010  C2003 11 15.09701 10 29 53.69 +41 41 37.9          16.8 N      213
    CK03V010  C2003 11 15.09874 10 29 53.74 +41 41 39.3          16.8 N      213
    CK03V010  C2003 11 17.72532 10 31 49.86 +41 51 10.8                      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 17.72756 10 31 49.95 +41 51 11.5                      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 17.72979 10 31 50.03 +41 51 11.9                      349
    CK03V010  C2003 11 17.73426 10 31 50.26 +41 51 13.1          16.4 T      349

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Mar. 11.185 TT                                   MPC
q   1.78667              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    8.668       +0.830927       -0.515211
                   Node    25.962       +0.477377       +0.466274
e   1.0            Incl.   28.672       +0.285782       +0.719129
From 64 observations 2003 Nov. 4-17.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 V1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 11 17    10 31.31   +41 48.5    3.310    3.473    91.1    16.5  16.5
2003 11 27    10 37.41   +42 31.3    3.273    3.564    99.1    15.9  16.6
2003 12 07    10 41.13   +43 24.9    3.241    3.655   107.2    14.9  16.7
2003 12 17    10 42.30   +44 27.0    3.216    3.746   115.5    13.7  16.8
2003 12 27    10 40.79   +45 34.1    3.204    3.837   123.7    12.3  16.9
2004 01 06    10 36.62   +46 41.0    3.208    3.928   131.4    10.8  17.0
2004 01 16    10 29.99   +47 41.9    3.232    4.018   138.1     9.4  17.1
2004 01 26    10 21.35   +48 30.6    3.280    4.109   142.9     8.3  17.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-W14

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