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    • MPEC 2004-K67 : COMET P/2004 H3 (LARSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-K67                                Issued 2004 May 29, 15:01 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 H3 (LARSEN)

Observations:
    PK04H030  C2004 05 12.25666 14 37 03.41 -11 52 08.7          18.5 T EK067699
    PK04H030  C2004 05 12.27253 14 37 02.91 -11 51 53.0                 EK067699
    PK04H030  C2004 05 12.28842 14 37 02.36 -11 51 39.5                 EK067699
    PK04H030  C2004 05 12.30435 14 37 01.86 -11 51 24.5                 EK067699
    PK04H030  C2004 05 24.59083 14 31 36.93 -08 55 57.6          18.7 T EK067360
    PK04H030  C2004 05 24.60170 14 31 36.68 -08 55 49.0                 EK067360
    PK04H030  C2004 05 24.60586 14 31 36.61 -08 55 46.3                 EK067360

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 H3 (Larsen)
T 2004 Mar. 12.9256 TT                                  MPC
q   2.437506             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1282313      Peri.  346.4921      -0.8727505      +0.4007232
a   3.894693       Node   220.9739      -0.3990132      -0.9146022
e   0.374147       Incl.   25.1620      -0.2812384      +0.0540714
P   7.69
From 81 observations 2004 Apr. 22-May 24.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 H3 (Larsen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 05 25    14 31.48   -08 50.6    1.537    2.486   153.7    10.4  17.9
2004 06 04    14 29.17   -06 54.9    1.615    2.500   142.9    14.2  18.0
2004 06 14    14 29.00   -05 26.4    1.712    2.516   132.8    17.2  18.2
2004 06 24    14 31.06   -04 24.8    1.826    2.533   123.5    19.5  18.3
2004 07 04    14 35.24   -03 47.5    1.951    2.551   114.9    21.2  18.5
2004 07 14    14 41.34   -03 30.7    2.086    2.571   106.8    22.2  18.7
2004 07 24    14 49.15   -03 30.3    2.226    2.593    99.3    22.7  18.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-K67

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