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    • MPEC 2004-O27 : COMET P/2004 K2 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-O27                                Issued 2004 July 22, 14:33 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                          COMET P/2004 K2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK04K020  C2004 07 12.79016 01 43 21.61 +07 41 46.2                 EO027413
    PK04K020  C2004 07 20.80536 02 01 52.68 +08 26 16.8                 EO027413

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 16.8064 TT                                  MPC
q   1.554204             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1795681      Peri.  180.7679      +0.8735710      +0.4815781
a   3.111596       Node   150.1163      -0.4457790      +0.8497674
e   0.500512       Incl.    8.1231      -0.1953327      +0.2144249
P   5.49
From 45 observations 2004 May 20-July 20.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 K2 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 07 14    01 46.22   +07 49.2    1.309    1.577    84.4    39.9  17.6
2004 07 24    02 08.94   +08 40.2    1.260    1.596    88.4    39.5  17.5
2004 08 03    02 29.70   +09 09.9    1.213    1.620    92.9    38.7  17.5
2004 08 13    02 48.07   +09 18.1    1.168    1.649    98.0    37.5  17.5
2004 08 23    03 03.54   +09 04.8    1.124    1.683   104.0    35.7  17.5
2004 09 02    03 15.63   +08 31.3    1.083    1.721   110.7    33.2  17.5
2004 09 12    03 23.90   +07 39.6    1.046    1.763   118.4    30.2  17.6
2004 09 22    03 27.98   +06 33.1    1.016    1.807   127.0    26.3  17.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-O27

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