MPEC 2004-C08 : COMET C/2004 B1 (LINEAR)
The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.
Read MPEC 2004-C07
Read MPEC 2004-C09
M.P.E.C. 2004-C08 Issued 2004 Feb. 2, 17:07 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 B1 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK04B010 C2004 01 30.15478 05 12 28.03 +00 59 21.6 19.6 T EC008704
CK04B010 C2004 01 30.16688 05 12 27.68 +00 59 20.5 19.4 T EC008704
CK04B010 C2004 01 30.17914 05 12 27.33 +00 59 21.2 19.4 T EC008704
CK04B010 C2004 01 30.19121 05 12 27.04 +00 59 21.2 19.2 T EC008704
CK04B010 C2004 01 31.09773 05 12 03.67 +00 59 27.2 19.8 T EC008704
CK04B010 C2004 01 31.11031 05 12 03.37 +00 59 27.3 19.9 T EC008704
CK04B010 C2004 01 31.12275 05 12 03.01 +00 59 27.9 19.9 T EC008704
Observer details:
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 B1 (LINEAR)
T 2006 Apr. 29.183 TT MPC
q 2.07850 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 323.154 +0.410568 -0.356701
Node 276.584 -0.494120 -0.860502
e 1.0 Incl. 122.356 -0.766341 +0.363731
From 34 observations 2004 Jan. 28-31.
Ephemeris:
C/2004 B1 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2004 01 26 05 14.34 +00 59.3 7.448 8.100 128.7 5.4 19.8
2004 02 05 05 10.07 +01 00.6 7.507 8.026 118.6 6.2 19.9
2004 02 15 05 06.64 +01 05.5 7.582 7.952 108.6 6.8 19.9
2004 02 25 05 04.11 +01 13.4 7.668 7.878 98.6 7.1 19.9
2004 03 06 05 02.51 +01 23.1 7.759 7.803 88.9 7.3 19.9
2004 03 16 05 01.82 +01 33.9 7.848 7.729 79.5 7.3 19.9
2004 03 26 05 01.99 +01 45.0 7.932 7.654 70.3 7.0 19.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-C08
Read MPEC 2004-C07
Read MPEC 2004-C09
Our Web policy. Index to the CBAT/MPC/ICQ pages.
