"Pseudo-MPEC" for C/2003O01

Created Wed Jul 21 20:01:48 2004 using Find_Orb

 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 


Astrometry:
    CK03O010  C2003 07 19.88931 19 33 41.91 +38 36 38.5          17.5 T      J87
    CK03O010  C2003 07 19.89850 19 33 41.61 +38 36 39.1          18.0 T      J87
    CK03O010  C2003 07 25.87872 19 26 56.35 +38 37 28.1          18.9 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 07 25.88389 19 26 56.09 +38 37 26.6          18.7 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 07 25.88707 19 26 55.94 +38 37 27.1          19.0 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 07 26.93821 19 25 45.08 +38 36 59.1          17.9 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 07 26.94198 19 25 44.89 +38 36 59.8          17.8 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 07 29.93133 19 22 24.75 +38 34 35.6          18.0 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 07 29.93508 19 22 24.55 +38 34 35.4          18.0 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 07 29.93884 19 22 24.10 +38 34 34.9          18.0 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.89744 19 16 57.80 +38 27 25.3          18.0 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.90126 19 16 57.55 +38 27 24.6          17.9 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.90350 19 16 57.53 +38 27 24.8          17.8 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 03.90507 19 16 57.41 +38 27 24.6          17.9 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 05.90832 19 14 47.69 +38 23 25.5          17.6 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 05.91111 19 14 48.16 +38 23 24.4          17.6 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 05.91704 19 14 47.68 +38 23 23.8          17.6 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 12.86211 19 07 33.79 +38 04 59.5          18.7 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 12.86472 19 07 33.66 +38 04 57.7          18.7 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 18.87992 19 01 40.20 +37 43 46.8          17.8 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 18.88434 19 01 39.78 +37 43 45.8          17.8 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 18.88918 19 01 39.52 +37 43 44.4          17.8 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 18.90794 19 01 38.29 +37 43 39.6          18.6 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 19.89475 19 00 42.73 +37 39 45.9          17.5 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 19.89688 19 00 42.70 +37 39 45.8          17.5 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 21.98764 18 58 46.66 +37 31 06.6          17.6 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 21.99013 18 58 46.54 +37 31 06.2          17.6 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 21.99260 18 58 46.46 +37 31 04.6          17.6 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 22.95002 18 57 54.84 +37 27 01.2          17.5 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 22.95226 18 57 54.60 +37 26 57.5          17.5 N      442
    CK03O010  C2003 08 26.91208 18 54 26.60 +37 08 55.7          17.6 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 26.91447 18 54 26.45 +37 08 54.8          17.6 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 08 26.91884 18 54 26.28 +37 08 53.2          17.6 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 09.84880 18 43 56.69 +35 55 18.2          18.1 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 09.85168 18 43 56.53 +35 55 18.4          18.1 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 09.85540 18 43 56.45 +35 55 17.3          18.1 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 14.84252 18 40 51.45 +35 26 18.2          17.5 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 14.84976 18 40 51.03 +35 26 17.4          17.5 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 14.85894 18 40 50.90 +35 26 13.6          17.5 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 15.99836 18 40 11.66 +35 19 29.8          18.0 N      A03
    CK03O010  C2003 09 19.85137 18 38 07.32 +34 56 30.4          18.1 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 19.85447 18 38 07.25 +34 56 29.3          18.1 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 19.85693 18 38 07.20 +34 56 28.6          18.1 N      213
    CK03O010  C2003 09 20.88450 18 37 36.22 +34 50 16.7          17.7 N      A03
    CK03O010  C2003 09 20.88953 18 37 36.11 +34 50 15.3          17.7 N      A03
    CK03O010  C2003 10 01.83909 18 33 02.49 +33 44 18.6          18.0 T      213
    CK03O010  C2003 10 01.84286 18 33 02.42 +33 44 17.3          18.0 T      213
    CK03O010  C2004 05 20.97617 18 10 04.87 +45 20 24.7          17.4 N      A03
    CK03O010  C2004 05 21.00162 18 10 02.94 +45 20 34.7          17.5 N      A03
    CK03O010  C2004 07 07.86192 17 07 57.53 +46 11 28.6                      213
    CK03O010  C2004 07 07.86618 17 07 57.18 +46 11 26.7          17.6 N      213
    CK03O010  C2004 07 09.87116 17 05 32.22 +46 04 05.4          17.6 N      213
    CK03O010  C2004 07 09.87537 17 05 31.89 +46 04 04.8          17.6 N      213
    CK03O010  C2004 07 17.88035 16 56 23.42 +45 28 22.4                      213
    CK03O010  C2004 07 17.88218 16 56 23.30 +45 28 21.8          17.7 N      213
    CK03O010  C2004 07 17.88402 16 56 23.18 +45 28 21.3                      213

Station data:
(213) Observatorio Montcabre (N41.5186 E2.3850).   Observer R. Naves. 
    Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
(442) Gualba Observatory  (N41.7079 W2.5178).   Observer A. Sanchez.  0.31-m
    f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
(A03) Torredembarra  (N41.1504 E1.4000).
(J87) La Canada  (N40.6016 W4.4883).   Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
C/2003O01
   Perihelion 2004 Mar 17.286450 TT
Epoch 2004 Jul 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5
q   6.847400             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   81.67968      0.04200802      0.98108257     
                   Node   347.64351     -0.79206538     -0.08258700     
e   1.0010940      Incl.  117.98174      0.60898911     -0.17508957     
From 48 observations 2003 Jul. 19-2004 Jul. 17;   RMS error 0.845 arcseconds


Residuals in arcseconds:
030719 J87  1.1-  .88+    030818 213  1.5+  .03+    030914 213  .79+  .31-    
030719 J87( 2.8+  1.1+)   030818 213  .44-  .07+    030915 A03  1.0+  .28+    
030725 213  .70-  .65+    030818 213  .23-  .20-    030919 213  .72-  .42+    
030725 213  .37+  .75-    030818 442( 2.1-  .61-)   030919 213  .40-  .44+    
030725 213  1.1+  .18-    030819 442  .00   .03+    030919 213  .08-  .63+    
030726 213  .46+  .70+    030819 442  1.1+  .45+    030920 A03  .32-  .55-    
030726 213( 1.2+  1.5+)   030821 213  .40-  .04-    030920 A03  .19+  .12-    
030729 213  .35+  .18+    030821 213  .20-  .20+    031001 213  .61-  .14+    
030729 213  .95+  .22+    030821 213  .47+  .76-    031001 213  .50-  .19+    
030729 213  1.4-  .05-    030822 442( 4.8+  2.9+)   040520 A03  .67+  .97-    
030803 213  1.0-  .10+    030822 442( 3.4+  .26-)   040521 A03  .65-  .46+    
030803 213  1.0-  .18-    030826 213  .65+  .05+    040707 213  .37-  .58+    
030803 442  .38+  .28+    030826 213  .33+  .16-    040707 213  .75-  .43-    
030803 213  .26+  .24+    030826 213  .98+  .51-    040709 213  .48+  .00     
030805 442( 4.7-  .57+)   030909 213  .02+  .90-    040709 213  .21+  .37+    
030805 442( 3.0+  .18-)   030909 213  .53-  .29+    040717 213  .13+  .04+    
030805 442( 1.8+  .02-)   030909 213  .29+  .47+    040717 213  .14+  .01-    
030812 213  .48-  .15+    030914 213  .41+  1.5-    040717 213  .15+  .05+    
030812 213  .13-  1.2-    030914 213  1.6-  .24+