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  • MPEC 2005-A17 : COMET C/2004 V13 (SWAN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-A17                                Issued 2005 Jan. 7, 16:41 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                COMET C/2004 V13 (SWAN)
    
    Observations:
        CK04V130  C2005 01 01.36442 20 43 06.96 -22 01 20.8                 EA017349
        CK04V130  C2005 01 01.36586 20 43 08.19 -22 01 23.5          11.6 T EA017349
        CK04V130  C2005 01 02.36512 20 55 44.30 -22 23 47.8                 EA017349
        CK04V130  C2005 01 02.37694 20 55 53.14 -22 24 01.8          11.9 T EA017349
        CK04V130  C2005 01 03.72118 21 12 48.60 -22 49 55.0                 EA017104
        CK04V130  C2005 01 03.72228 21 12 49.33 -22 49 58.9                 EA017104
        CK04V130  C2005 01 03.72321 21 12 50.56 -22 49 58.0                 EA017104
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli,
        G. Fagioli.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.
        0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2004 V13 (SWAN)
    T 2004 Dec. 21.152 TT                                   MPC
    q   0.18088              (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.   92.698       +0.422511       +0.866719
                       Node   207.669       -0.873174       +0.467663
    e   1.0            Incl.   34.814       +0.243007       +0.173465
    From observations 2004 Dec. 16-2005 Jan. 3.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2004 V13 (SWAN)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2004 12 31    20 25.91   -21 26.9    0.892    0.402    24.1    90.8  10.8
    2005 01 02    20 51.13   -22 15.8    0.868    0.458    27.8    90.2  11.3
    2005 01 04    21 16.31   -22 54.6    0.853    0.514    31.5    88.4  11.8
    2005 01 06    21 41.26   -23 21.4    0.845    0.568    35.2    85.9  12.2
    2005 01 08    22 05.72   -23 35.2    0.844    0.620    38.8    82.9  12.6
    2005 01 10    22 29.41   -23 36.1    0.849    0.672    42.2    79.6  12.9
    2005 01 12    22 52.09   -23 25.2    0.861    0.722    45.5    76.3  13.3
    2005 01 14    23 13.57   -23 03.9    0.878    0.771    48.5    72.9  13.6
    2005 01 16    23 33.72   -22 34.1    0.900    0.819    51.3    69.7  13.9
    2005 01 18    23 52.48   -21 57.7    0.926    0.866    53.8    66.5  14.2
    2005 01 20    00 09.88   -21 16.5    0.955    0.912    56.1    63.6  14.5
    2005 01 22    00 25.95   -20 32.2    0.988    0.957    58.1    60.8  14.8
    2005 01 24    00 40.77   -19 46.0    1.024    1.001    59.8    58.1  15.1
    2005 01 26    00 54.43   -18 58.8    1.062    1.045    61.3    55.7  15.3
    2005 01 28    01 07.03   -18 11.6    1.103    1.088    62.5    53.4  15.6
    2005 01 30    01 18.68   -17 24.9    1.145    1.130    63.6    51.3  15.8
    2005 02 01    01 29.47   -16 39.1    1.188    1.172    64.5    49.3  16.1
    2005 02 03    01 39.48   -15 54.4    1.234    1.213    65.2    47.5  16.3
    2005 02 05    01 48.80   -15 11.1    1.280    1.253    65.7    45.8  16.5
    2005 02 07    01 57.51   -14 29.3    1.327    1.293    66.1    44.2  16.7
    2005 02 09    02 05.67   -13 49.0    1.375    1.333    66.3    42.7  16.9
    
    2005 02 19    02 40.06   -10 50.3    1.626    1.523    66.1    36.4  17.9
    2005 03 01    03 07.10   -08 25.4    1.884    1.704    64.1    31.6  18.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A17
    

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