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MPEC 2004-Q18 : COMET C/2004 P1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q18                                Issued 2004 Aug. 20, 18:05 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.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                            COMET C/2004 P1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK04P010  C2004 08 17.91114 21 37 50.83 +12 52 47.1          19.3 N EQ018213
    CK04P010  C2004 08 17.92258 21 37 50.56 +12 52 47.2          19.3 N EQ018213
    CK04P010  C2004 08 17.92582 21 37 50.47 +12 52 47.3          19.3 N EQ018213
    CK04P010  C2004 08 20.12025 21 37 00.86 +12 52 57.0          19.6 N EQ018850
    CK04P010  C2004 08 20.19735 21 36 58.93 +12 52 56.4          19.5 N EQ018850

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 P1 (NEAT)
T 2003 Aug. 8.895 TT                                    MPC
q   6.00939              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   16.600       +0.476825       +0.744628
                   Node   284.135       -0.851259       +0.258746
e   1.0            Incl.   28.794       -0.219080       +0.615289
From 42 observations 2004 Aug. 5-20.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 P1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 08 13    21 39.71   +12 51.1    5.624    6.539   152.4     4.1  18.9
2004 08 23    21 35.94   +12 52.6    5.640    6.566   154.4     3.8  18.9
2004 09 02    21 32.38   +12 46.8    5.683    6.594   152.5     4.1  19.0
2004 09 12    21 29.25   +12 35.1    5.752    6.623   147.5     4.7  19.0
2004 09 22    21 26.77   +12 19.0    5.846    6.652   140.6     5.5  19.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q18

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