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MPEC 2004-J11 : COMET C/2004 H1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-J11                                Issued 2004 May 1, 18:47 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/2004 H1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04H010  C2004 04 24.50208 07 39 02.43 +03 51 21.6          18.5 T EJ011360
    CK04H010  C2004 04 24.50694 07 39 02.35 +03 51 28.3                 EJ011360
    CK04H010  C2004 04 24.51110 07 39 02.36 +03 51 32.9                 EJ011360
    CK04H010  C2004 04 30.86893 07 38 13.35 +06 07 48.0                 EJ011213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 H1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Jan. 14.999 TT                                   MPC
q   2.07570              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  290.249       -0.802195       -0.237233
                   Node   120.014       +0.177685       +0.781238
e   1.0            Incl.  140.746       -0.570010       +0.577397
From 70 observations 2004 Apr. 16-30.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 H1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 04 25    07 38.94   +04 02.9    2.330    2.393    81.2    24.6        19.9
2004 05 05    07 38.23   +07 25.2    2.588    2.452    70.9    22.9        20.1
2004 05 15    07 39.66   +10 03.4    2.840    2.514    61.2    20.6        20.3
2004 05 25    07 42.61   +12 08.9    3.079    2.580    51.9    18.0        20.4
2004 06 04    07 46.64   +13 50.2    3.300    2.648    42.9    15.1        20.5
2004 06 14    07 51.42   +15 13.4    3.499    2.719    34.1    12.1        20.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-J11

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