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MPEC 2004-T09 : COMET P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-T09                                Issued 2004 Oct. 4, 15:02 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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                         COMET P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK04R030  C2004 09 30.99984 00 22 04.63 +14 03 49.8                 ET009118
    PK04R030  C2004 10 01.00860 00 22 04.22 +14 03 48.6                 ET009118
    PK04R030  C2004 10 01.29028 00 21 51.40 +14 03 10.3          19.5 T ET009673
    PK04R030  C2004 10 01.29410 00 21 51.23 +14 03 09.5                 ET009673
    PK04R030  C2004 10 01.29965 00 21 50.96 +14 03 08.6                 ET009673
    PK04R030  C2004 10 01.31146 00 21 50.37 +14 03 07.2                 ET009673
    PK04R030  C2004 10 03.85650 00 19 54.48 +13 56 30.5          17.9 N ET009213
    PK04R030  C2004 10 03.85761 00 19 54.41 +13 56 29.7          17.9 N ET009213
    PK04R030  C2004 10 03.85873 00 19 54.33 +13 56 29.5          17.9 N ET009213

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer A. Grigsby.  Measurer
    J. Young.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2004 May 24.197 TT                                    MPC
q   2.14321              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.130942       Peri.    5.201       +0.809057       +0.580583
a   3.84076        Node   318.859       -0.544117       +0.681133
e   0.44198        Incl.    7.984       -0.222179       +0.446073
P   7.53
From 89 observations 2004 Sept. 10-Oct. 3.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 10 02    00 21.31   +14 01.4    1.375    2.366   169.2     4.6  18.9
2004 10 12    00 14.15   +13 31.3    1.420    2.398   165.0     6.2  19.1
2004 10 22    00 08.61   +12 56.5    1.489    2.431   155.8     9.7  19.2
2004 11 01    00 05.35   +12 24.4    1.581    2.466   145.8    13.1  19.4
2004 11 11    00 04.65   +12 00.1    1.693    2.502   136.0    16.0  19.6
2004 11 21    00 06.50   +11 47.3    1.823    2.539   126.6    18.2  19.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-T09

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