MPEC 2004-T46 : COMET C/2004 Q1 (TUCKER)
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M.P.E.C. 2004-T46 Issued 2004 Oct. 11, 13:52 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 C/2004 Q1 (TUCKER) Observations: CK04Q010 C2004 09 17.72249 02 28 59.56 +11 01 53.4 12.6 T ET046355 CK04Q010 C2004 09 17.72351 02 28 59.49 +11 01 55.0 ET046355 CK04Q010 C2004 09 17.73341 02 28 58.81 +11 02 10.1 ET046355 CK04Q010 C2004 09 17.73440 02 28 58.74 +11 02 11.5 ET046355 CK04Q010 C2004 09 17.73542 02 28 58.67 +11 02 13.1 ET046355 CK04Q010 C2004 10 04.94199 02 01 12.25 +19 09 10.1 13.8 N ET046A13 CK04Q010 C2004 10 04.94425 02 01 11.95 +19 09 14.2 13.8 N ET046A13 CK04Q010 C2004 10 04.94546 02 01 11.80 +19 09 16.5 13.8 N ET046A13 CK04Q010 C2004 10 04.94626 02 01 11.69 +19 09 18.1 13.8 N ET046A13 CK04Q010 C2004 10 04.94767 02 01 11.52 +19 09 20.5 13.8 N ET046A13 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.39752 01 58 02.36 +19 53 42.0 14.5 N ET046850 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.41435 01 58 00.03 +19 54 14.1 14.5 N ET046850 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.53155 01 57 45.17 +19 57 48.1 13.4 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.53374 01 57 44.85 +19 57 52.3 13.5 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.53593 01 57 44.58 +19 57 56.1 13.3 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.53811 01 57 44.26 +19 58 00.2 13.4 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.54030 01 57 43.93 +19 58 04.8 13.5 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.54287 01 57 43.60 +19 58 08.9 13.3 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.55468 01 57 41.96 +19 58 32.7 ET046D70 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.55773 01 57 41.55 +19 58 38.2 ET046D70 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.55892 01 57 41.40 +19 58 40.3 11.6 T ET046D70 CK04Q010 2004 10 06.61840 01 57 33.46 +20 00 28.1 9.5 T ET046372 CK04Q010 2004 10 06.62361 01 57 32.72 +20 00 37.9 9.5 T ET046372 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.65691 01 57 28.11 +20 01 39.6 ET046349 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.65774 01 57 28.00 +20 01 41.1 ET046349 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.65815 01 57 27.98 +20 01 42.0 11.3 T ET046360 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.66029 01 57 27.69 +20 01 46.1 ET046360 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.66111 01 57 27.54 +20 01 47.2 ET046349 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.66194 01 57 27.43 +20 01 48.8 11.5 T ET046349 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.90641 01 56 54.92 +20 09 16.9 13.3 N ET046A11 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.91350 01 56 53.94 +20 09 30.2 13.2 N ET046A11 CK04Q010 C2004 10 06.92047 01 56 52.93 +20 09 43.2 13.2 N ET046A11 CK04Q010 C2004 10 07.58502 01 55 22.85 +20 30 10.3 13.4 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 07.58650 01 55 22.66 +20 30 12.8 13.3 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 07.58949 01 55 22.24 +20 30 18.0 13.3 N ET046379 CK04Q010 C2004 10 08.21912 01 53 55.63 +20 49 40.5 13.1 T ET046683 CK04Q010 C2004 10 08.22863 01 53 54.28 +20 49 58.2 13.1 T ET046683 CK04Q010 C2004 10 08.23928 01 53 52.77 +20 50 18.0 13.1 T ET046683 CK04Q010 C2004 10 08.62472 01 52 58.64 +21 02 18.1 14.7 N ET046415 CK04Q010 C2004 10 08.62539 01 52 58.56 +21 02 19.0 14.8 N ET046415 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.55859 01 50 46.48 +21 31 03.6 14.3 N ET046415 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.55925 01 50 46.38 +21 31 04.9 14.4 N ET046415 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.56003 01 50 46.30 +21 31 06.6 14.5 N ET046415 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.82818 01 50 07.86 +21 39 12.7 ET046A46 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.83013 01 50 07.60 +21 39 16.1 ET046A46 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.83109 01 50 07.45 +21 39 18.0 ET046A46 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.83205 01 50 07.30 +21 39 19.9 ET046A46 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.83302 01 50 07.17 +21 39 21.6 ET046A46 CK04Q010 C2004 10 09.83399 01 50 07.02 +21 39 23.2 ET046A46 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.26746 01 49 04.15 +21 52 48.1 17.6 T ET046704 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.27848 01 49 02.59 +21 53 09.8 17.3 T ET046704 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.28956 01 49 00.87 +21 53 29.4 17.6 T ET046704 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.87271 01 47 35.63 +22 11 23.9 13.2 N ET046213 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.87355 01 47 35.51 +22 11 25.6 13.2 N ET046213 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.87438 01 47 35.38 +22 11 26.9 13.2 N ET046213 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.89992 01 47 31.67 +22 12 14.2 13.0 N ET046J78 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.90465 01 47 30.92 +22 12 23.3 13.0 N ET046J78 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.90497 01 47 30.97 +22 12 22.2 13.3 N ET046445 CK04Q010 C2004 10 10.91135 01 47 29.89 +22 12 35.8 13.0 N ET046J78 CK04Q010 C2004 10 11.02181 01 47 13.36 +22 15 59.4 13.2 N ET046445 CK04Q010 C2004 10 11.02836 01 47 12.33 +22 16 11.4 13.3 N ET046445 CK04Q010 C2004 10 11.03612 01 47 11.15 +22 16 25.7 13.2 N ET046445 CK04Q010 C2004 10 11.08677 01 47 03.51 +22 18 00.0 12.9 N ET046939 CK04Q010 C2004 10 11.08868 01 47 03.21 +22 18 03.6 12.9 N ET046939 CK04Q010 C2004 10 11.09065 01 47 02.91 +22 18 07.2 12.9 N ET046939 Observer details: 213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD. 355 Hadano. Observer A. Asami. 0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD. 360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. 372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector. 379 Hamamatsu-Yuto. Observer S. Wakuda. 0.25-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 445 Observatori d'Ontinyent. Observer M. Camarasa. 0.20-m f/7.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 683 Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, Tucson. Observer R. Tucker. 0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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. 850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.30-m f/5.86 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 939 Observatorio Rodeno. Observer J. Castellano. 0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. A11 Wormhout. Observer S. Takbou. 0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly. Observer P. Kocher. 0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph + CCD. A46 Lelekovice. Observer K. Hornoch. 0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD. D70 Tosa. Observer S. Shimomoto. 0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. J78 Murcia. Observer J. Sanchez. 0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: C/2004 Q1 (Tucker) T 2004 Dec. 6.8658 TT MPC q 2.046669 (2000.0) P Q z +0.005426 Peri. 32.9689 +0.6627814 -0.6804393 Node 22.1294 +0.3683898 -0.0671631 e 0.988894 Incl. 56.0840 +0.6519277 +0.7297201 From 523 observations 2004 Aug. 22-Oct. 11. Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-T46


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