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    M.P.E.C. 2004-X14                                Issued 2004 Dec. 5, 23:10 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 RG113 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK04RB3G  C2004 08 19.39955 04 59 35.62 +38 36 22.0          19.5 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 08 19.41935 04 59 37.51 +38 36 31.4          19.7 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 08 19.42914 04 59 38.54 +38 36 37.6          19.9 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 09 14.41525 05 44 09.72 +42 18 04.6          18.9 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 09 14.42658 05 44 10.91 +42 18 10.6          19.4 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 09 14.43791 05 44 12.09 +42 18 16.7          19.3 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 09 14.44948 05 44 13.19 +42 18 22.4          19.5 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 09 14.46081 05 44 14.45 +42 18 28.2          19.3 N EX014704
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 24.73171 07 37 15.79 +54 29 29.8                 EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 24.73615 07 37 16.05 +54 29 32.9                 EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 24.74059 07 37 16.33 +54 29 36.0          17.5 T EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 26.14311 07 38 48.48 +54 45 38.6          17.7 T EX014118
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 26.14664 07 38 48.64 +54 45 41.0          17.6 T EX014118
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 26.15022 07 38 48.86 +54 45 43.3          17.7 T EX014118
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 26.15256 07 38 49.05 +54 45 45.4          17.7 T EX014118
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 27.71427 07 40 28.10 +55 03 35.3                 EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 27.72091 07 40 28.53 +55 03 39.9                 EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 27.72758 07 40 28.90 +55 03 44.1          17.4 T EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 27.92900 07 40 41.79 +55 05 58.5          18.7 N EX014213
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 27.93098 07 40 41.83 +55 05 59.9          18.7 N EX014213
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 27.93274 07 40 41.95 +55 06 01.1          18.7 N EX014213
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 27.93436 07 40 42.05 +55 06 02.2          18.7 N EX014213
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 30.93438 07 43 38.94 +55 39 59.7          17.9 T EX014561
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 30.93958 07 43 39.18 +55 40 03.4          17.9 T EX014561
        CK04RB3G  C2004 11 30.94352 07 43 39.43 +55 40 06.3          18.4 T EX014561
        CK04RB3G  C2004 12 01.69568 07 44 20.95 +55 48 33.3                 EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 12 01.70152 07 44 21.28 +55 48 37.1                 EX014349
        CK04RB3G  C2004 12 01.70734 07 44 21.56 +55 48 41.1          17.3 T EX014349
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    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, 0.25-m f/7.0
        reflector + CCD.
    561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2005 Mar. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453440.5
    T 2005 Mar. 3.72349 TT                                  MPC
    q   1.9422774            (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  +0.0014362      Peri.  125.31067     -0.68693958     -0.72453948
     +/-0.0000254      Node     8.77179     +0.48742964     -0.51671421
    e   0.9972106      Incl.   21.61800     +0.53900497     -0.45612385
    From 78 observations 2004 Aug. 19-Dec. 1, mean residual 0".56.
    
         The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.001769
    and +0.002998 (+/- 0.000025) AU^-1, respectively.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X14
    

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