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    • MPEC 2004-X17 : COMET P/2004 V3 (SIDING SPRING)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-X17                                Issued 2004 Dec. 5, 23:21 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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                        COMET P/2004 V3 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    PK04V030  C2004 11 17.18225 21 49 13.89 -42 10 54.7          18.6 N EX017I05
    PK04V030  C2004 11 17.18802 21 49 14.05 -42 10 49.5          18.7 N EX017I05
    PK04V030  C2004 11 17.19461 21 49 14.22 -42 10 42.8          19.0 N EX017I05
    PK04V030  C2004 11 17.45633 21 49 20.96 -42 06 48.5          19.1 N EX017415
    PK04V030  C2004 11 17.45764 21 49 20.95 -42 06 47.6          19.1 N EX017413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 17.46080 21 49 21.07 -42 06 44.3          19.2 N EX017415
    PK04V030  C2004 11 17.46782 21 49 21.20 -42 06 38.4          19.0 N EX017413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 24.49087 21 52 42.19 -40 21 53.4          19.1 N EX017413
    PK04V030  C2004 11 24.49710 21 52 42.40 -40 21 47.6          19.0 N EX017413

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.
I05 Las Campanas Observatory-TIE.  Observer details not supplied.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
T 2004 Nov. 12.0357 TT                                  MPC
q   3.938524             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0518555      Peri.  322.4688      +0.7647579      +0.6421734
a   7.122068       Node   356.0942      -0.2177749      +0.1809033
e   0.446997       Incl.   50.4506      -0.6063987      +0.7449076
P  19.0
From 49 observations 2004 Nov. 3-24.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 12 01    21 56.40   -38 46.0    4.161    3.940    70.3    13.6  17.6
2004 12 11    22 02.99   -36 21.1    4.291    3.942    62.9    12.9  17.6
2004 12 21    22 10.48   -33 59.5    4.416    3.945    55.6    11.9  17.7
2004 12 31    22 18.66   -31 41.4    4.532    3.949    48.4    10.7  17.7
2005 01 10    22 27.34   -29 26.7    4.638    3.953    41.4     9.5  17.8
2005 01 20    22 36.39   -27 15.4    4.731    3.959    34.4     8.1  17.9
2005 01 30    22 45.67   -25 07.4    4.810    3.965    27.8     6.7  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X17

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