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    • MPEC 2004-V77 : COMET P/2004 V3 (SIDING SPRING)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-V77                                Issued 2004 Nov. 15, 22:24 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
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                        COMET P/2004 V3 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    PK04V030  C2004 11 12.44920 21 47 25.523-43 22 06.93         18.9 N EV077413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 12.45174 21 47 25.581-43 22 04.70         18.8 N EV077413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 12.45429 21 47 25.630-43 22 02.45         18.7 N EV077413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 12.46559 21 47 25.82 -43 21 51.7          18.3 N EV077415
    PK04V030  C2004 11 12.46784 21 47 25.88 -43 21 50.1          18.6 N EV077415
    PK04V030  C2004 11 12.47006 21 47 25.96 -43 21 48.2          19.0 N EV077415
    PK04V030  C2004 11 15.48479 21 48 32.47 -42 36 24.3          19.4 N EV077415
    PK04V030  C2004 11 15.48703 21 48 32.58 -42 36 22.7          19.4 N EV077415
    PK04V030  C2004 11 15.48926 21 48 32.58 -42 36 20.8          19.3 N EV077415

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m
    f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
T 2004 Nov. 13.938 TT                                   MPC
q   3.94084              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.051160       Peri.  322.759       +0.767904       +0.638395
a   7.18647        Node   356.082       -0.216975       +0.181836
e   0.45163        Incl.   50.454       -0.602698       +0.747922
P  19.3
From 40 observations 2004 Nov. 3-15.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 11    21 46.95   -43 44.0    3.898    3.941    85.2    14.5  17.4
2004 11 21    21 50.95   -41 13.8    4.031    3.941    77.7    14.2  17.5
2004 12 01    21 56.40   -38 45.9    4.163    3.942    70.3    13.6  17.6
2004 12 11    22 02.98   -36 21.0    4.293    3.944    62.9    12.8  17.6
2004 12 21    22 10.48   -33 59.4    4.418    3.947    55.6    11.9  17.7
2004 12 31    22 18.65   -31 41.3    4.534    3.950    48.4    10.7  17.7
2005 01 10    22 27.33   -29 26.5    4.639    3.955    41.4     9.5  17.8
2005 01 20    22 36.38   -27 15.1    4.732    3.960    34.4     8.1  17.9
2005 01 30    22 45.66   -25 07.1    4.811    3.966    27.8     6.6  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V77

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