MPEC 2003-H29 : COMET C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-H29                                Issued 2003 Apr. 25, 16:30 UT

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                           COMET C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.39543 18 27 01.22 +22 49 33.4          18.8 N      704
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.40746 18 27 00.71 +22 49 24.0          19.2 N      704
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.41955 18 26 59.92 +22 49 19.3          19.5 N      704
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.43161 18 26 59.35 +22 49 11.1          19.3 N      704
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.97034 18 26 31.93 +22 43 41.3                      246
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.97127 18 26 31.90 +22 43 41.5                      246
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.97237 18 26 31.83 +22 43 40.4                      246
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.97348 18 26 31.78 +22 43 40.0                      246
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.97464 18 26 31.68 +22 43 38.9                      246
    CK03H020  C2003 04 24.97558 18 26 31.66 +22 43 38.5                      246
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.02887 18 26 28.76 +22 43 06.5          18.1 T      106
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.03866 18 26 28.36 +22 43 00.0          18.2 T      106
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.06876 18 26 26.69 +22 42 41.3                      557
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.07499 18 26 26.35 +22 42 37.0                      557
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.07907 18 26 26.16 +22 42 34.3                      557
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.32263 18 26 13.48 +22 40 04.5          19.1 T      854
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.32443 18 26 13.54 +22 40 02.6          19.0 T      854
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.32804 18 26 13.36 +22 40 00.2          18.8 T      854
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.33189 18 26 13.06 +22 39 59.1          19.0 T      854
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.38531 18 26 10.16 +22 39 29.2                      926
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.39484 18 26 09.61 +22 39 20.7                      926
    CK03H020  C2003 04 25.40535 18 26 09.10 +22 39 13.1          18.4 N      926

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.36-m
    f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
T 2003 May 4.433 TT                                     MPC
q   2.25214              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  148.719       -0.277018       +0.145253
                   Node    80.716       -0.951750       -0.177311
e   1.0            Incl.   74.245       +0.132033       -0.973377
From 21 observations 2003 Apr. 24-25.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 04 21    18 29.61   +23 21.7    1.793    2.257   104.0    25.6  17.8
2003 05 01    18 20.49   +21 34.6    1.659    2.252   113.0    24.3  17.6
2003 05 11    18 06.74   +19 01.0    1.537    2.253   123.1    22.1  17.5
2003 05 21    17 48.53   +15 25.6    1.437    2.260   134.0    18.8  17.3
2003 05 31    17 26.74   +10 40.6    1.369    2.273   144.6    15.0  17.2
2003 06 10    17 03.17   +04 53.6    1.344    2.291   152.1    12.0  17.2
2003 06 20    16 40.13   -01 27.5    1.368    2.314   151.9    11.9  17.3
2003 06 30    16 19.71   -07 45.6    1.441    2.343   144.3    14.7  17.5
2003 07 10    16 03.31   -13 31.5    1.558    2.377   133.7    18.0  17.7
2003 07 20    15 51.42   -18 32.2    1.708    2.415   122.8    20.7  18.0
2003 07 30    15 43.91   -22 48.3    1.884    2.458   112.5    22.4  18.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-H29

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