MPEC 2003-X17 : COMET P/2003 UY275 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-X17                                Issued 2003 Dec. 2, 20:08 UT

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                          COMET P/2003 UY275 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.24973 04 33 00.38 +20 21 38.4          18.5 N      696
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.25411 04 33 00.05 +20 21 35.6          18.6 N      291
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.27158 04 32 59.14 +20 21 23.3                      696
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.27869 04 32 58.66 +20 21 18.5          18.7 N      291
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.30332 04 32 57.39 +20 21 01.2          18.7 N      291
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.37031 04 32 53.45 +20 20 15.0          20.3 T      691
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.39802 04 32 51.87 +20 19 55.4          20.3 T      691
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 11 30.42619 04 32 50.25 +20 19 36.0          20.2 T      691
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 12 01.25163 04 32 05.52 +20 10 07.7          18.4 N      704
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 12 01.27679 04 32 04.00 +20 09 50.7          19.2 N      704
    PK03UR5Y  C2003 12 01.30220 04 32 02.56 +20 09 34.1          19.1 N      704

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  Measurer
    T. B. Spahr.  1.2-m reflector.
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, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2003 UY275 (LINEAR)
T 2003 July 2.0831 TT                                   MPC
q   1.831486             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1368601      Peri.  119.3746      +0.9639467      -0.0713025
a   3.729221       Node   245.7513      -0.0022444      +0.9612176
e   0.508882       Incl.   16.3301      +0.2660858      +0.2664146
P   7.20
From 41 observations 2003 Oct. 5-Dec. 1.

Ephemeris:
    P/2003 UY275 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 11 27    04 36.02   +20 59.5    1.257    2.240   173.7     2.8  18.0  20.5
2003 12 07    04 27.04   +19 06.1    1.307    2.288   173.2     2.9  18.2  20.7
2003 12 17    04 19.55   +17 26.1    1.384    2.336   161.1     7.8  18.4  21.1
2003 12 27    04 14.43   +16 05.0    1.486    2.386   149.5    12.1  18.6  21.5
2004 01 06    04 12.11   +15 05.2    1.611    2.436   138.6    15.5  18.9  21.8
2004 01 16    04 12.59   +14 25.4    1.754    2.488   128.4    18.0  19.2  22.1
2004 01 26    04 15.65   +14 02.7    1.912    2.539   119.0    19.8  19.5  22.4
2004 02 05    04 20.99   +13 53.4    2.081    2.591   110.2    20.9  19.7  22.7
2004 02 15    04 28.25   +13 53.7    2.258    2.644   101.9    21.4  20.0  22.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-X17

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