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MPEC 2004-W19 : COMET P/1983 V1 = 2004 V2 (HARTLEY-IRAS)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-W19                                Issued 2004 Nov. 20, 17:49 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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                   COMET P/1983 V1 = 2004 V2 (HARTLEY-IRAS)

Observations:
    PK04V020  C2004 11 06.51380 02 27 42.90 -66 39 43.1          20.0 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 06.52120 02 27 40.86 -66 39 40.2          19.3 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 06.52549 02 27 39.52 -66 39 39.6          20.2 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 06.52883 02 27 38.51 -66 39 38.9          19.9 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 06.53657 02 27 36.35 -66 39 37.2          20.2 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 07.48977 02 23 00.73 -66 34 27.7          19.1 T EW019E12
    PK04V020  C2004 11 07.49571 02 22 58.84 -66 34 24.6          19.4 T EW019E12
    PK04V020  C2004 11 07.50164 02 22 57.31 -66 34 22.5          19.1 T EW019E12
    PK04V020  C2004 11 07.50759 02 22 55.66 -66 34 20.6          19.1 T EW019E12
    PK04V020  C2004 11 12.50261 01 59 26.76 -65 53 32.7          20.3 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 12.50696 01 59 25.55 -65 53 30.1          20.2 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 17.49640 01 37 38.70 -64 50 38.5          19.5 N EW019415
    PK04V020  C2004 11 17.50154 01 37 37.22 -64 50 35.1          19.5 N EW019415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m
    f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.
    0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/1983 V1 (Hartley-IRAS)
Epoch 2005 July 9.0 TT = JDT 2453560.5
T 2005 June 20.84460 TT                                 MPC
q   1.2751385            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.04584271     Peri.   47.07586     +0.68260156     -0.73038652
a   7.7319533      Node     1.39952     -0.34124491     -0.34797423
e   0.8350820      Incl.   95.69685     +0.64622521     +0.58774950
P  21.50
From 56 observations 1983 Nov. 23-2004 Nov. 17, mean residual 0".92.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-W19

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