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    • MPEC 2004-M51 : COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-M51                                Issued 2004 June 25, 15:09 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 K1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK04K010  C2004 06 19.39213 20 14 47.46 -03 03 30.9          18.0 T EM051673
    CK04K010  C2004 06 19.39410 20 14 47.31 -03 03 30.7                 EM051673
    CK04K010  C2004 06 19.39838 20 14 46.96 -03 03 30.3                 EM051673
    CK04K010  C2004 06 19.40313 20 14 46.60 -03 03 29.8                 EM051673
    CK04K010  C2004 06 20.33954 20 13 34.59 -03 01 54.8          18.5 T EM051704
    CK04K010  C2004 06 20.34955 20 13 33.82 -03 01 53.8          18.7 T EM051704
    CK04K010  C2004 06 20.35947 20 13 33.02 -03 01 52.5          18.4 T EM051704
    CK04K010  C2004 06 20.36939 20 13 32.25 -03 01 51.3          18.8 T EM051704
    CK04K010  C2004 06 20.37942 20 13 31.40 -03 01 50.7          19.2 T EM051704
    CK04K010  C2004 06 21.97653 20 11 26.30 -02 59 17.1          17.5 N EM051461
    CK04K010  C2004 06 21.97803 20 11 26.18 -02 59 17.0                 EM051461
    CK04K010  C2004 06 21.97955 20 11 26.06 -02 59 16.7                 EM051461
    CK04K010  C2004 06 21.98104 20 11 25.93 -02 59 16.8                 EM051461
    CK04K010  C2004 06 21.98255 20 11 25.82 -02 59 16.5                 EM051461

Observer details:
461 Szeged University, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + 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 K1 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 4.7294 TT                                   MPC
q   3.399111             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   97.7201      -0.5975524      -0.7646452
                   Node   326.9281      -0.7903808      +0.6123878
e   1.0            Incl.  153.7506      +0.1350159      +0.2007461
From 92 observations 2004 May 21-June 21.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 06 24    20 08.73   -02 56.3    3.928    4.797   145.2     7.0  16.8
2004 07 04    19 54.33   -02 45.9    3.796    4.738   155.1     5.2  16.7
2004 07 14    19 38.65   -02 43.1    3.706    4.679   161.0     4.1  16.5
2004 07 24    19 22.34   -02 48.1    3.659    4.620   158.7     4.6  16.5
2004 08 03    19 06.19   -03 00.2    3.656    4.562   149.9     6.4  16.4
2004 08 13    18 50.94   -03 18.0    3.693    4.505   138.8     8.5  16.4
2004 08 23    18 37.21   -03 40.1    3.766    4.449   127.0    10.5  16.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M51

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