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    M.P.E.C. 2004-S33                                Issued 2004 Sept. 20, 15:18 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 Brinson 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 P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
    
    Observations:
        PK04R030  C2004 09 15.32189 00 34 02.00 +14 22 09.7          18.7 T ES033699
        PK04R030  C2004 09 15.33814 00 34 01.22 +14 22 11.1                 ES033699
        PK04R030  C2004 09 15.35437 00 34 00.46 +14 22 10.0                 ES033699
        PK04R030  C2004 09 15.37062 00 33 59.79 +14 22 11.1                 ES033699
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.28254 00 33 20.97 +14 22 20.6          19.8 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.29082 00 33 20.61 +14 22 20.6          20.4 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.29418 00 33 20.46 +14 22 21.5          20.0 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.30227 00 33 20.13 +14 22 21.3          19.9 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.30608 00 33 19.97 +14 22 21.5          19.9 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.31795 00 33 19.32 +14 22 21.5          19.9 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.32518 00 33 18.98 +14 22 23.2          20.1 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 16.32971 00 33 18.80 +14 22 22.0          19.8 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.08677 00 32 45.69 +14 22 17.7                 ES033A46
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.08863 00 32 45.60 +14 22 18.6                 ES033A46
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.09050 00 32 45.53 +14 22 17.8                 ES033A46
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.09243 00 32 45.47 +14 22 17.5                 ES033A46
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.09435 00 32 45.33 +14 22 18.1                 ES033A46
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.09628 00 32 45.28 +14 22 18.3                 ES033A46
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.85541 00 32 12.45 +14 22 11.5          20.0 N ES033J87
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.86141 00 32 12.06 +14 22 10.0          19.8 N ES033J87
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.98898 00 32 06.16 +14 22 09.8                 ES033246
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.98983 00 32 06.14 +14 22 09.7                 ES033246
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.99145 00 32 06.10 +14 22 10.1                 ES033246
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.99219 00 32 06.05 +14 22 09.8                 ES033246
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.99406 00 32 05.99 +14 22 09.4                 ES033246
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.99568 00 32 05.87 +14 22 10.0                 ES033246
        PK04R030  C2004 09 17.99648 00 32 05.85 +14 22 09.8                 ES033246
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.05635 00 32 03.11 +14 22 08.4                 ES033170
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.05816 00 32 03.04 +14 22 08.3                 ES033170
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.05997 00 32 02.97 +14 22 08.2                 ES033170
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.06076 00 32 02.93 +14 22 09.2          19.5 N ES033204
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.07167 00 32 02.40 +14 22 08.4                 ES033204
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.30123 00 31 52.21 +14 22 02.2          19.7 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.32501 00 31 51.30 +14 22 03.7          20.0 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.33690 00 31 50.67 +14 22 06.0          20.2 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.34879 00 31 50.16 +14 22 04.6          20.5 T ES033704
        PK04R030  C2004 09 18.98260 00 31 21.97 +14 21 48.4          19.0 T ES033215
        PK04R030  C2004 09 19.09000 00 31 16.86 +14 21 44.3                 ES033118
        PK04R030  C2004 09 19.09757 00 31 16.53 +14 21 44.0                 ES033118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/3.34 Newtonian
        reflector + CCD.
    215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
        Measurer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + 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.
    A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
    T 2004 May 24.842 TT                                    MPC
    q   2.14659              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.132091       Peri.    5.605       +0.812405       +0.575887
    a   3.81845        Node   318.788       -0.540223       +0.684383
    e   0.43784        Incl.    7.974       -0.219448       +0.447185
    P   7.46
    From 70 observations 2004 Sept. 10-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2004 09 12    00 36.30   +14 20.2    1.360    2.306   153.8    11.1  18.8
    2004 09 22    00 29.07   +14 19.6    1.355    2.334   163.4     7.1  18.8
    2004 10 02    00 21.30   +14 01.4    1.374    2.364   169.2     4.6  18.9
    2004 10 12    00 14.14   +13 31.2    1.418    2.396   165.0     6.2  19.1
    2004 10 22    00 08.58   +12 56.4    1.487    2.429   155.8     9.7  19.2
    2004 11 01    00 05.31   +12 24.2    1.578    2.463   145.8    13.1  19.4
    2004 11 11    00 04.60   +11 59.9    1.690    2.499   136.0    16.0  19.6
    2004 11 21    00 06.46   +11 47.0    1.820    2.535   126.6    18.2  19.8
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-S33
    

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