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MPEC 2004-H01 : COMET C/2004 G2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-H01                                Issued 2004 Apr. 16, 02:20 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 Steven and Michele Kirsch 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 G2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK04G020  S2004 04 10.06368 01 19 35.3  +10 01 58                   EH001249
    CK04G020  s2004 04 10.06368 2 +0.01096368 +0.00205774 -0.00000866   EH001249
    CK04G020  S2004 04 10.07923 01 19 20.9  +10 04 55                   EH001249
    CK04G020  s2004 04 10.07923 2 +0.01096361 +0.00205839 -0.00000820   EH001249
    CK04G020  S2004 04 10.08895 01 19 10.2  +10 06 39                   EH001249
    CK04G020  s2004 04 10.08895 2 +0.01096356 +0.00205880 -0.00000791   EH001249
    CK04G020  S2004 04 10.10423 01 18 55.5  +10 09 09                   EH001249
    CK04G020  s2004 04 10.10423 2 +0.01096349 +0.00205944 -0.00000745   EH001249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by T. Hoffman,
    measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 G2 (SOHO)
T 2004 Apr. 10.13 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0383               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   56.95        -0.09043        -0.38746
                   Node    74.01        +0.22613        -0.90514
e   1.0            Incl.   72.62        +0.96989        +0.17491
From 4 observations 2004 Apr. 10.

     On MPEC 2004-G19 and 2004-G20, for  P. Shrekby  read  P. Shkreby.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-H01

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