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MPEC 2004-P06 : COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-P06                                Issued 2004 Aug. 2, 14:18 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 Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK04K010  C2004 07 14.66454 19 37 34.71 -02 43 15.2          18.5 T EP006D74
    CK04K010  C2004 07 14.68475 19 37 32.72 -02 43 15.5          18.6 T EP006D74
    CK04K010  C2004 07 22.04826 19 25 32.47 -02 46 38.4                 EP006A46
    CK04K010  C2004 07 22.04925 19 25 32.35 -02 46 37.5                 EP006A46
    CK04K010  C2004 07 22.05024 19 25 32.21 -02 46 36.7                 EP006A46
    CK04K010  C2004 07 23.94617 19 22 26.09 -02 48 08.1          17.7 N EP006130
    CK04K010  C2004 07 23.94945 19 22 25.74 -02 48 08.9          18.0 N EP006130
    CK04K010  C2004 07 23.95540 19 22 25.14 -02 48 09.5          18.0 N EP006130
    CK04K010  C2004 07 26.54793 19 18 11.15 -02 50 35.9          18.2 N EP006415
    CK04K010  C2004 07 26.54935 19 18 11.01 -02 50 36.0          17.5 N EP006415
    CK04K010  C2004 07 26.55078 19 18 10.86 -02 50 36.1          17.9 N EP006415
    CK04K010  C2004 07 29.65537 19 13 08.63 -02 54 11.0          17.7 N EP006415
    CK04K010  C2004 07 29.65681 19 13 08.48 -02 54 10.9          18.1 N EP006415

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers C. Cremaschini, S. Foglia, W. Marinello, M. Micheli,
    G. Pizzetti.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 4.6907 TT                                   MPC
q   3.400934             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   97.6831      -0.5970387      -0.7650508
                   Node   326.9298      -0.7907932      +0.6118552
e   1.0            Incl.  153.7509      +0.1348738      +0.2008246
From 187 observations 2004 May 21-July 29.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-P06

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