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    • MPEC 2004-V03 : COMET C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-V03                                Issued 2004 Nov. 1, 18:15 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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             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 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04U010  C2004 10 22.75580 08 55 56.90 +21 25 03.3                 EV003349
    CK04U010  C2004 10 22.75870 08 55 56.92 +21 25 07.5                 EV003349
    CK04U010  C2004 10 22.76162 08 55 56.83 +21 25 10.5          17.7 T EV003349
    CK04U010  C2004 10 23.81382 08 55 48.23 +21 43 16.8          17.9 T EV003360
    CK04U010  C2004 10 23.81784 08 55 48.17 +21 43 21.5                 EV003360
    CK04U010  C2004 10 23.82259 08 55 48.16 +21 43 26.2                 EV003360
    CK04U010  C2004 10 24.42964 08 55 42.43 +21 54 05.0          18.8 T EV003704
    CK04U010  C2004 10 24.44154 08 55 42.21 +21 54 17.6          18.8 T EV003704
    CK04U010  C2004 10 24.45344 08 55 42.12 +21 54 30.7          19.0 T EV003704
    CK04U010  C2004 10 24.46536 08 55 42.01 +21 54 43.2          18.8 T EV003704
    CK04U010  C2004 10 24.47726 08 55 41.83 +21 54 55.6          19.2 T EV003704

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 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 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Dec. 8.388 TT                                    MPC
q   2.66134              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   19.998       -0.154913       +0.695836
                   Node   112.553       +0.771234       -0.358457
e   1.0            Incl.  130.592       +0.617414       +0.622351
From 42 observations 2004 Oct. 16-24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 01    08 53.55   +24 19.9    2.504    2.690    89.8    21.6  17.3
2004 11 11    08 47.32   +28 14.5    2.289    2.677   102.1    21.2  17.1
2004 11 21    08 35.65   +33 03.9    2.092    2.668   115.3    19.6  16.9
2004 12 01    08 16.06   +38 46.1    1.928    2.662   129.1    16.7  16.7
2004 12 11    07 45.28   +44 57.7    1.815    2.661   142.1    13.1  16.5
2004 12 21    07 00.39   +50 41.9    1.766    2.665   150.1    10.6  16.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V03

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