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    • MPEC 2004-N36 : COMET C/2004 K3 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-N36                                Issued 2004 July 12, 18:48 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 C/2004 K3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04K030  C2004 06 13.64109 16 29 11.41 +75 44 13.4          18.5 T EN036D74
    CK04K030  C2004 06 13.65111 16 28 48.70 +75 44 31.9          18.3 T EN036D74
    CK04K030  C2004 07 06.17842 11 20 28.79 +60 53 34.3          20.0 T EN036704
    CK04K030  C2004 07 06.18769 11 20 27.34 +60 53 12.7          19.7 T EN036704
    CK04K030  C2004 07 06.19708 11 20 26.02 +60 52 51.7          19.9 T EN036704
    CK04K030  C2004 07 06.20634 11 20 24.34 +60 52 30.9          19.7 T EN036704

Observer details:
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.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 K3 (LINEAR)
T 2004 June 30.4548 TT                                  MPC
q   1.103364             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.017153       Peri.   60.4899      -0.2759515      -0.2670774
                   Node   275.5378      -0.7997238      +0.5966830
e   0.981074       Incl.  111.9286      +0.5331910      +0.7567292
From 78 observations 2004 May 29-July 6.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 K3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 07 04    11 26.92   +62 18.3    1.179    1.105    59.9    52.7  19.8
2004 07 09    11 13.78   +59 13.2    1.302    1.112    55.7    49.0  20.0
2004 07 14    11 04.98   +56 37.2    1.421    1.125    51.8    45.2  20.3
2004 07 19    10 58.77   +54 24.4    1.534    1.143    48.2    41.5  20.5
2004 07 24    10 54.24   +52 30.1    1.640    1.167    44.9    37.9  20.7
2004 07 29    10 50.86   +50 50.6    1.739    1.195    41.9    34.6  21.0
2004 08 03    10 48.31   +49 23.2    1.830    1.228    39.4    31.6  21.2
2004 08 08    10 46.37   +48 06.0    1.912    1.264    37.3    29.1  21.4
2004 08 13    10 44.89   +46 57.5    1.985    1.304    35.7    27.0  21.6
2004 08 18    10 43.75   +45 56.8    2.049    1.347    34.8    25.4  21.9
2004 08 23    10 42.86   +45 03.1    2.104    1.392    34.4    24.2  22.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-N36

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