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  • MPEC 2004-G35 : COMET P/2004 CB (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-G35                                Issued 2004 Apr. 15, 00:02 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 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 CB (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 13.13082 18 48 53.41 +20 59 54.1                 EG035084
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 14.12599 18 54 14.25 +19 57 33.5                 EG035084
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 30.07757 20 10 32.31 +03 48 27.5                 EG035084
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.14758 20 15 09.86 +02 49 36.0                 EG035246
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.14861 20 15 10.12 +02 49 32.4                 EG035246
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.14950 20 15 10.31 +02 49 29.6                 EG035246
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.15015 20 15 10.48 +02 49 27.6                 EG035246
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.77885 20 17 52.06 +02 15 27.0                 EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.78191 20 17 52.80 +02 15 17.5                 EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.79411 20 17 55.91 +02 14 38.3                 EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.79718 20 17 56.69 +02 14 28.3          16.4 T EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.80791 20 17 59.44 +02 13 53.9                 EG035379
        PK04C00B  C2004 03 31.81228 20 18 00.51 +02 13 39.6          17.0 N EG035379
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 01.80364 20 22 12.64 +01 21 12.0          16.5 T EG035413
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 01.80664 20 22 13.39 +01 21 02.2          16.4 T EG035413
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 01.80814 20 22 13.78 +01 20 57.6          16.5 T EG035413
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 02.78741 20 26 20.67 +00 29 24.6                 EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 02.79046 20 26 21.36 +00 29 16.2                 EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 02.81206 20 26 26.70 +00 28 08.9                 EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 02.81487 20 26 27.39 +00 28 01.0          16.4 T EG035349
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 04.43487 20 33 10.50 -00 54 18.3          15.6 T EG035H41
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 04.44154 20 33 12.16 -00 54 38.0          15.6 T EG035H41
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 04.44367 20 33 12.72 -00 54 44.8          15.7 T EG035H41
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 04.44573 20 33 13.17 -00 54 51.4          15.7 T EG035H41
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 04.45228 20 33 14.77 -00 55 09.7          15.7 T EG035H41
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 04.45565 20 33 15.54 -00 55 20.9          15.7 T EG035H41
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 09.47245 20 53 25.38 -04 51 29.3          16.6 T EG035926
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 09.47378 20 53 25.85 -04 51 33.0          16.3 T EG035926
        PK04C00B  C2004 04 09.47513 20 53 26.07 -04 51 37.5          16.4 T EG035926
    
    Observer details:
    084 Pulkovo.  Observers A. V. Devyatkin, A. S. Bekhteva, D. L. Gorshanov,
        V. V. Kouprianov, E. Yu. Aleshkina, M. Yu. Sidorov.  Measurer A. V.
        Devyatkin, G. D. Baturina, A. S. Bekhteva.  0.32-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Kocer.  Measurer M. Tichy.  1.06-m
        KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    379 Hamamatsu-Yuto.  Observer S. Wakuda.  0.25-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H41 Petit Jean Mountain.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2004 CB (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5
    T 2004 Apr. 2.16281 TT                                  MPC
    q   0.9121820            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.19579770     Peri.  149.65503     -0.78191404     +0.54602651
    a   2.9371829      Node    66.48833     -0.61728399     -0.61083305
    e   0.6894364      Incl.   19.14781     -0.08701098     -0.57335682
    P   5.03
    From 301 observations 2004 Feb. 3-Apr. 9, mean residual 0".38.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-G35
    

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