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    M.P.E.C. 2004-V45                                Issued 2004 Nov. 8, 20:25 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 P/2004 V3 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    PK04V030  C2004 11 07.51875 21 45 57.54 -44 36 34.3          19.4 N EV045413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 07.52534 21 45 57.67 -44 36 28.1          19.0 N EV045413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 08.45401 21 46 12.223-44 22 26.11         19.0 N EV045413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 08.46449 21 46 12.378-44 22 16.70         19.0 N EV045413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
T 2004 Nov. 19.658 TT                                   MPC
q   3.94800              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.048931       Peri.  323.637       +0.777268       +0.626906
a   7.40312        Node   356.036       -0.214562       +0.184446
e   0.46671        Incl.   50.471       -0.591454       +0.756946
P  20.1
From 31 observations 2004 Nov. 3-8.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 01    21 44.75   -46 15.1    3.778    3.950    92.6    14.5  17.4
2004 11 11    21 46.95   -43 44.0    3.906    3.948    85.2    14.5  17.4
2004 11 21    21 50.95   -41 13.8    4.038    3.948    77.7    14.2  17.5
2004 12 01    21 56.39   -38 45.8    4.170    3.949    70.3    13.6  17.6
2004 12 11    22 02.97   -36 20.8    4.299    3.950    62.9    12.8  17.6
2004 12 21    22 10.46   -33 59.0    4.423    3.952    55.6    11.9  17.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V45

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