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MPEC 2004-N37 : COMET C/2004 L1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-N37                                Issued 2004 July 12, 18:52 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 L1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04L010  C2004 06 26.06522 17 28 15.11 -13 28 17.7          17.8 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 06 26.06840 17 28 14.57 -13 28 18.6          17.7 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 06 26.07159 17 28 14.31 -13 28 21.1          17.4 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 04.05249 17 10 22.37 -13 48 06.2          17.5 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 04.05644 17 10 21.59 -13 48 07.5          17.5 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 04.06038 17 10 21.12 -13 48 07.8          17.3 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 04.06433 17 10 20.84 -13 48 08.0          17.5 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 05.03691 17 08 11.30 -13 50 31.2          17.9 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 05.04101 17 08 10.71 -13 50 31.4          17.7 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 06.03363 17 05 59.16 -13 52 56.3          17.4 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 06.03793 17 05 58.70 -13 52 56.4          18.5 N EN037859
    CK04L010  C2004 07 11.84752 16 53 24.40 -14 06 52.8          18.3 N EN037104
    CK04L010  C2004 07 11.85213 16 53 23.77 -14 06 54.1          18.1 N EN037104
    CK04L010  C2004 07 11.85693 16 53 23.18 -14 06 54.9          18.6 N EN037104
    CK04L010  C2004 07 11.86110 16 53 22.66 -14 06 55.3          17.9 N EN037104

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli,
    G. Fagioli.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.
    0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 L1 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Mar. 29.8244 TT                                  MPC
q   2.052128             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  243.3750      -0.9464215      -0.0221817
                   Node    66.1522      +0.0595493      +0.9685423
e   1.0            Incl.  159.3753      -0.3173960      +0.2478583
From 91 observations 2004 June 12-July 11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 L1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 07 04    17 10.49   -13 48.0    2.711    3.652   154.0     7.0  17.8
2004 07 14    16 48.89   -14 11.9    2.728    3.568   140.1    10.5  17.7
2004 07 24    16 29.27   -14 35.1    2.786    3.484   126.2    13.6  17.6
2004 08 03    16 12.40   -14 58.5    2.876    3.401   112.8    16.0  17.6
2004 08 13    15 58.59   -15 23.3    2.986    3.318   100.2    17.5  17.6
2004 08 23    15 47.83   -15 50.4    3.107    3.236    88.1    18.2  17.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-N37

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