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    M.P.E.C. 2004-B35                                Issued 2004 Jan. 23, 21:41 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/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS)
    
    Observations:
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 09.07835 23 09 14.33 -00 31 15.6          18.0 N EB035699
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 09.08837 23 09 15.36 -00 31 10.0                 EB035699
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 09.09837 23 09 16.39 -00 31 03.1                 EB035699
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 09.10833 23 09 17.19 -00 30 59.3                 EB035699
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 17.74768 23 23 50.74 +00 46 30.7          18.6 N EB035620
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 17.75549 23 23 51.48 +00 46 34.5          18.8 N EB035620
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.75430 23 27 18.79 +01 05 19.3          18.1 N EB035620
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.76465 23 27 19.90 +01 05 26.1          18.3 N EB035620
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03050 23 26 03.36 +00 58 34.5                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03111 23 26 03.45 +00 58 34.9                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03172 23 26 03.51 +00 58 35.1                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03234 23 26 03.59 +00 58 35.5                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03296 23 26 03.65 +00 58 36.0                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03376 23 26 03.74 +00 58 36.5                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03438 23 26 03.80 +00 58 36.9                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03500 23 26 03.85 +00 58 37.2                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03563 23 26 03.94 +00 58 37.6                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03624 23 26 03.99 +00 58 37.9                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03729 23 26 04.10 +00 58 38.5                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03790 23 26 04.18 +00 58 38.7                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03851 23 26 04.22 +00 58 39.2                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03913 23 26 04.29 +00 58 39.4                 EB035809
        PK03SL5Q  C2004 01 19.03976 23 26 04.36 +00 58 39.8                 EB035809
    
    Observer details:
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. W. Koehn.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + CCD.
    809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers A. Fitzsimmons,
        C. Snodgrass, O. Hainaut.  Measurer O. R. Hainaut.  3.58-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS)
    Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5
    T 2004 Mar. 24.22929 TT                                 MPC
    q   2.3042255            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.07635464     Peri.  137.30288     +0.81661704     -0.56940714
    a   5.5027413      Node   257.64057     +0.50005857     +0.77965414
    e   0.5812586      Incl.    5.54594     +0.28823262     +0.26060492
    P  12.91
    From 43 observations 2003 Sept. 18-2004 Jan. 19, mean residual 0".65.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2004 01 16    23 20.85   +00 30.4    2.780    2.378    56.2    20.1        19.1
    2004 01 26    23 38.30   +02 05.7    2.856    2.358    50.7    18.8        19.1
    2004 02 05    23 56.45   +03 47.0    2.927    2.341    45.4    17.4        19.1
    2004 02 15    00 15.20   +05 32.8    2.992    2.328    40.2    15.9        19.1
    2004 02 25    00 34.51   +07 21.5    3.053    2.317    35.3    14.3        19.1
    2004 03 06    00 54.30   +09 11.2    3.109    2.310    30.5    12.6        19.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B35
    

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