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    • MPEC 2004-Y55 : COMET P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-Y55                                Issued 2004 Dec. 24, 15:29 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 X1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK04X010  C2004 12 11.71964 22 33 40.94 +00 19 18.2          19.5 N EY055130
    PK04X010  C2004 12 19.76344 23 36 56.07 +08 23 14.6          19.0 N EY055J95
    PK04X010  C2004 12 19.77288 23 37 00.41 +08 23 44.4          18.8 N EY055J95
    PK04X010  C2004 12 22.83035 23 59 35.78 +11 05 19.4          18.4 N EY055213
    PK04X010  C2004 12 22.83267 23 59 36.74 +11 05 26.4          18.4 N EY055213
    PK04X010  C2004 12 22.84224 23 59 40.86 +11 05 55.0          18.4 N EY055213

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers C. Cremaschini, S. Foglia, W. Marinello, M. Micheli,
    G. Pizzetti, A. Soffiantini.  Measurers W. Marinello, M. Micheli,
    A. Soffiantini.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Nov. 2.208 TT                                    MPC
q   0.78363              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.191321       Peri.  345.937       +0.991916       +0.126445
a   2.98283        Node     6.826       -0.105978       +0.871837
e   0.73729        Incl.    5.166       -0.069796       +0.473194
P   5.15
From 66 observations 2004 Dec. 7-22.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 12 21    23 46.19   +09 30.6    0.477    1.103    91.2    63.1  16.3
2004 12 31    00 54.34   +16 54.9    0.560    1.208    99.4    53.4  17.1
2005 01 10    01 49.64   +21 35.1    0.678    1.316   103.2    46.7  17.9
2005 01 20    02 34.10   +24 23.5    0.823    1.425   103.7    42.1  18.6
2005 01 30    03 10.67   +26 05.5    0.986    1.533   102.1    38.9  19.3
2005 02 09    03 41.82   +27 08.4    1.163    1.639    99.1    36.5  20.0
2005 02 19    04 09.30   +27 47.3    1.351    1.744    95.2    34.4  20.6
2005 03 01    04 34.20   +28 10.0    1.547    1.847    90.6    32.4  21.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Y55

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