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    M.P.E.C. 2004-F39                                Issued 2004 Mar. 19, 21:26 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 Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                COMET P/2004 F1 (NEAT)
    
    Observations:
        PK04F010  C2004 02 16.33788 13 05 19.69 +18 27 36.5          19.6 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 02 16.35011 13 05 19.89 +18 27 45.9          19.7 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 02 16.36171 13 05 19.74 +18 27 51.5          19.6 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 02 16.37343 13 05 19.76 +18 27 58.5          19.9 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 02 16.38506 13 05 19.81 +18 28 04.3          19.5 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 03 14.28543 12 58 23.33 +22 40 45.6          19.5 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 03 14.29619 12 58 22.99 +22 40 50.5          20.4 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 03 14.31768 12 58 22.30 +22 41 00.5          20.5 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 03 14.32834 12 58 21.63 +22 41 07.6          19.7 N EF039704
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.30809 12 56 08.60 +23 10 52.8          18.5 N EF039703
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.30900 12 56 08.70 +23 10 53.7          18.9 T EF039644
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.31963 12 56 08.17 +23 10 58.8          19.3 N EF039703
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.33067 12 56 07.91 +23 11 02.6          18.8 T EF039644
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.33120 12 56 07.74 +23 11 02.5          19.6 N EF039703
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.34270 12 56 07.39 +23 11 05.7          18.8 N EF039703
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.35094 12 56 07.16 +23 11 11.2          19.0 T EF039644
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.92628 12 55 47.02 +23 15 10.4                 EF039246
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.92726 12 55 47.01 +23 15 10.8                 EF039246
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.92884 12 55 46.93 +23 15 11.9                 EF039246
        PK04F010  C2004 03 18.99701 12 55 44.51 +23 15 41.6          19.3 N EF039J87
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.00141 12 55 44.35 +23 15 43.2          19.0 N EF039J87
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.00580 12 55 44.17 +23 15 44.7          19.2 N EF039J87
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.33265 12 55 32.55 +23 17 59.2          19.4 N EF039926
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.33748 12 55 32.37 +23 18 02.3          20.0 N EF039926
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.34231 12 55 32.15 +23 18 04.5          19.6 N EF039926
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.39873 12 55 30.10 +23 18 26.5          19.0 T EF039673
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.41170 12 55 29.46 +23 18 30.9          19.9 N EF039649
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.41887 12 55 29.34 +23 18 34.9                 EF039673
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.42234 12 55 29.23 +23 18 36.4                 EF039673
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.42236 12 55 29.06 +23 18 35.4          19.4 N EF039649
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.42604 12 55 29.08 +23 18 37.6                 EF039673
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.42760 12 55 28.89 +23 18 37.5          19.7 N EF039649
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.42938 12 55 28.84 +23 18 38.1          19.6 N EF039649
        PK04F010  C2004 03 19.43116 12 55 28.74 +23 18 38.7          19.7 N EF039649
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
        K. Lawrence, D. MacDonald, E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, A. Grigsby.
        0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
        R. Hill, S. Kolar, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2004 F1 (NEAT)
    T 2003 Oct. 20.2305 TT                                  MPC
    q   2.450159             (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.1048084      Peri.   26.5748      -0.7267609      -0.6223376
    a   4.455248       Node   111.8123      +0.5612425      -0.7820184
    e   0.450051       Incl.   18.2481      +0.3960119      -0.0338089
    P   9.40
    From 32 observations 2004 Feb. 16-Mar. 19.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2004 F1 (NEAT)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2004 03 16    12 57.46   +22 54.0    1.753    2.674   152.3     9.9        20.0
    2004 03 26    12 51.41   +23 58.0    1.777    2.703   152.8     9.7        20.0
    2004 04 05    12 45.02   +24 35.2    1.825    2.733   149.2    10.8        20.2
    2004 04 15    12 39.19   +24 43.3    1.896    2.764   143.0    12.6        20.3
    2004 04 25    12 34.65   +24 23.3    1.987    2.796   135.6    14.6        20.5
    2004 05 05    12 31.92   +23 38.6    2.096    2.829   127.9    16.3        20.7
    2004 05 15    12 31.17   +22 33.9    2.220    2.864   120.1    17.8        20.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F39
    

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