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    M.P.E.C. 2004-L44                                Issued 2004 June 12, 17:22 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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                          COMET P/2004 K2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK04K020  C2004 05 30.81019 23 51 44.68 +00 36 36.9                 EL044413
    PK04K020  C2004 05 31.81908 23 54 30.16 +00 49 10.1                 EL044413
    PK04K020  C2004 06 07.80971 00 13 30.56 +02 13 52.5          18.9 T EL044413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 K2 (McNaught)
T 2004 June 16.643 TT                                   MPC
q   1.55358              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.180388       Peri.  180.670       +0.872548       +0.483424
a   3.10216        Node   150.093       -0.447557       +0.848817
e   0.49919        Incl.    8.122       -0.195841       +0.214036
P   5.46
From 27 observations 2004 May 20-June 7.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 K2 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 06 04    00 03.17   +01 28.2    1.530    1.558    72.4    38.3  17.9
2004 06 14    00 30.14   +03 24.8    1.469    1.554    75.0    39.1  17.7
2004 06 24    00 56.48   +05 09.2    1.412    1.555    77.8    39.7  17.7
2004 07 04    01 21.92   +06 38.1    1.358    1.563    80.9    40.0  17.6
2004 07 14    01 46.19   +07 49.0    1.308    1.576    84.4    39.9  17.6
2004 07 24    02 08.90   +08 39.9    1.259    1.595    88.4    39.5  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-L44

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