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  • MPEC 2004-L39 : COMET C/2004 F2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-L39                                Issued 2004 June 12, 16:44 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 C/2004 F2 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK04F020  C2004 05 24.37685 16 14 29.22 +36 37 06.6          18.0 T EL039673
        CK04F020  C2004 05 24.37894 16 14 28.84 +36 37 09.1                 EL039673
        CK04F020  C2004 05 24.38090 16 14 28.50 +36 37 11.2                 EL039673
        CK04F020  C2004 05 24.38287 16 14 28.15 +36 37 13.0                 EL039673
        CK04F020  C2004 05 24.66255 16 13 39.73 +36 42 29.5          19.0 T EL039360
        CK04F020  C2004 05 24.66691 16 13 39.00 +36 42 34.4                 EL039360
        CK04F020  C2004 05 24.67118 16 13 38.22 +36 42 39.0                 EL039360
        CK04F020  C2004 06 08.22707 15 35 34.59 +39 37 34.9          19.4 T EL039704
        CK04F020  C2004 06 08.23724 15 35 33.23 +39 37 38.7          19.7 T EL039704
        CK04F020  C2004 06 08.24748 15 35 31.77 +39 37 41.8          19.7 T EL039704
        CK04F020  C2004 06 09.89847 15 31 49.61 +39 47 04.1          19.2 N EL039213
    
    Observer details:
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2004 F2 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5
    T 2003 Dec. 26.65139 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.4305131            (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  +0.0065150      Peri.  317.14861     -0.10825306     -0.42757479
     +/-0.0000348      Node   248.27478     -0.42312329     -0.79710859
    e   0.9906802      Incl.  104.96207     -0.89958210     +0.42637741
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    040325 704  1.1+  0.2-    040329 704  0.1+  1.1-    040425 170  0.6-  0.6-
    040325 704  0.2+  1.5-    040329 704  0.4+  0.1-    040428 360  0.1+  0.3+
    040325 704  0.1-  1.1-    040329 704  0.2-  0.9-    040428 360  0.0   0.6+
    040325 704  0.0   0.1+    040329 704 (2.3+  0.1+)   040428 360  0.2+  0.5+
    040325 704  1.2+  0.4+    040329 704  0.6+  0.4+    040501 699  1.3+  0.7+
    040326 704  0.3-  1.1-    040329 704 (0.8+  2.9-)   040501 699  0.6-  1.7-
    040326 704  0.8+  0.3-    040329 704 (0.3-  2.0-)   040501 699  0.4+  0.6-
    040326 704  0.8+  0.2-    040329 704  1.7-  0.8-    040501 699  0.0   0.0
    040326 926  0.7+  0.3-    040329 704  0.6-  0.1+    040511 704  0.1+  0.5-
    040326 926  0.3+  0.3+    040329 926 (0.5-  2.6-)   040511 704  0.6+  0.4+
    040326 926  0.4+  0.9+    040329 926  0.0   0.3-    040511 704  0.6-  0.0
    040327 854 (2.5-  1.7-)   040329 926  1.1-  0.6+    040511 704  0.4-  0.7-
    040327 854  1.0-  1.4+    040329 673  0.4+  0.1-    040511 704  0.3+  0.3+
    040327 854 (0.5+  2.5-)   040329 673  0.4+  0.1-    040511 699  0.2+  0.4+
    040327 704  0.6-  0.6-    040329 673  0.3+  0.3+    040511 699  0.2-  0.2-
    040327 704  0.5+  0.0     040329 673  0.2+  0.2+    040511 699  0.4-  1.1-
    040327 704  0.1+  0.3-    040330 372  1.5+  0.3+    040511 699  0.4-  0.3+
    040327 704  0.1-  0.4-    040331 360  0.5+  0.7+    040511 104  0.5+  0.3-
    040327 704  0.0   0.2-    040331 360  0.1+  0.1-    040511 104  1.4-  0.2+
    040327 704  0.2+  0.9-    040331 360  0.1-  0.0     040511 104  0.2+  0.9+
    040327 704  0.6-  0.8+    040401 704  1.8-  1.3-    040514 360  0.2+  0.1-
    040327 704  0.7+  0.2-    040401 704  0.4+  0.5-    040514 360  0.1+  0.2-
    040327 704  0.0   0.5-    040401 704  0.2+  0.8+    040514 360  0.2-  0.2+
    040327 704  0.1+  0.3+    040415 704  0.5+  0.4-    040515 213  0.2+  0.2+
    040328 704  1.0-  1.9+    040415 704  0.9+  0.3+    040515 213  0.5+  0.5-
    040328 704  0.5+  1.1+    040415 704  0.7-  0.1+    040517 215  0.2-  0.1+
    040328 704  0.4-  0.4+    040415 704  0.9+  0.6+    040517 215  0.1+  0.4-
    040328 704  0.2-  1.3+    040415 704  0.5+  0.1-    040520 104  0.1+  0.3+
    040328 704  1.4-  0.7-    040421 204  0.2+  0.3+    040520 104  0.3-  0.1-
    040328 704  0.7-  1.8+    040421 204  0.3-  0.3+    040520 104  0.1-  0.3+
    040328 704  0.1-  0.3-    040421 204  0.0   0.1+    040524 673  0.1+  0.3+
    040328 704  0.2+  0.2-    040423 360  0.4-  0.4-    040524 673  0.1-  0.5+
    040328 704  1.1+  0.6+    040423 360  0.1+  0.1+    040524 673  0.0   0.3+
    040328 704  0.6-  1.5+    040423 360  0.1+  0.2+    040524 673  0.1-  0.1-
    040328 704  0.9-  0.2-    040424 170  0.2+  0.1+    040524 360  0.2-  0.1-
    040328 704  0.3-  0.1+    040424 170  0.1+  0.1-    040524 360  0.2+  0.0
    040328 704  0.1+  0.8+    040424 349  0.2-  0.1+    040524 360  0.1-  0.2-
    040328 704  1.0-  0.2-    040424 349  0.2+  0.0     040608 704  0.2-  0.0
    040329 611  0.2-  0.6-    040424 349  0.6+  0.3-    040608 704  0.5+  0.0
    040329 611  0.3+  1.1-    040425 170  0.6-  0.2+    040608 704  0.1+  0.7-
    040329 704  0.5-  0.5-    040425 170  0.7-  0.5-    040609 213  0.2-  0.6+
    
         The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.006430
    and +0.006880 (+/- 0.000035) AU^-1, respectively.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-L39
    

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