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    M.P.E.C. 2004-J34                                Issued 2004 May  9, 22:17 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                        COMET C/2004 HV60 (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    CK04H60V  C2004 04 30.61380 14 55 14.98 -17 54 59.4          20.7 T EJ034413
    CK04H60V  C2004 04 30.62582 14 55 13.44 -17 55 07.3          20.5 T EJ034413
    CK04H60V  C2004 05 01.23343 14 53 56.12 -18 01 29.9          20.0 N EJ034291
    CK04H60V  C2004 05 01.24091 14 53 55.10 -18 01 32.8          21.2 N EJ034291
    CK04H60V  C2004 05 01.24865 14 53 54.11 -18 01 38.1          21.2 N EJ034291
    CK04H60V  C2004 05 08.33312 14 38 51.08 -19 11 27.2          20.6 T EJ034568
    CK04H60V  C2004 05 08.33903 14 38 50.32 -19 11 30.5          20.5 T EJ034568

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers F. Bernardi, J. Pittichova, N. Moskovitz.  Measurer
    F. Bernardi.  2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 HV60 (Spacewatch)
T 2003 Dec. 21.526 TT                                   MPC
q   3.10499              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  149.127       -0.586494       -0.400625
                   Node    44.849       -0.779409       +0.042732
e   1.0            Incl.   93.488       +0.220333       -0.915245
From 19 observations 2004 Apr. 25-May 8.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 HV60 (Spacewatch)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 05 05    14 45.92   -18 39.4    2.363    3.371   177.5     0.8  20.1
2004 05 15    14 25.04   -20 10.5    2.423    3.409   165.0     4.4  20.2
2004 05 25    14 05.86   -21 27.2    2.526    3.450   151.5     8.1  20.4
2004 06 04    13 49.40   -22 31.5    2.666    3.492   138.6    11.1  20.6
2004 06 14    13 36.14   -23 27.4    2.835    3.537   126.6    13.3  20.7
2004 06 24    13 26.12   -24 19.0    3.027    3.583   115.4    14.8  20.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-J34

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