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MPEC 2004-D44 : COMET C/2004 D1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-D44                                Issued 2004 Feb. 27, 22:36 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 D1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK04D010  C2004 02 17.12122 03 42 57.50 +24 35 15.4          19.8 N ED044644
    CK04D010  C2004 02 17.14272 03 42 57.62 +24 35 18.8          20.0 N ED044644
    CK04D010  C2004 02 17.16495 03 42 57.76 +24 35 21.6          19.8 N ED044644
    CK04D010  C2004 02 18.92344 03 43 09.10 +24 39 16.6          19.9 N ED044493
    CK04D010  C2004 02 18.94611 03 43 09.22 +24 39 19.8          19.5 N ED044493
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.08099 03 43 10.20 +24 39 37.7          20.1 N ED044850
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.10669 03 43 10.31 +24 39 41.9          19.4 N ED044850
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.11848 03 43 10.49 +24 39 42.3          19.8 N ED044926
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.13495 03 43 10.60 +24 39 45.6          20.2 N ED044926
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.15561 03 43 10.76 +24 39 48.5          19.9 N ED044926
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.81273 03 43 15.55 +24 41 17.8          20.0 N ED044J95
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.82489 03 43 15.67 +24 41 19.6          20.4 N ED044J95
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.83495 03 43 15.79 +24 41 19.9          21.0 N ED044J95
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.84222 03 43 15.78 +24 41 21.2          20.0 N ED044620
    CK04D010  C2004 02 19.86379 03 43 15.94 +24 41 24.3          19.7 N ED044620
    CK04D010  C2004 02 20.76539 03 43 22.98 +24 43 28.2                 ED044246
    CK04D010  C2004 02 20.76670 03 43 23.08 +24 43 28.6                 ED044246
    CK04D010  C2004 02 20.76802 03 43 23.02 +24 43 28.8                 ED044246
    CK04D010  C2004 02 20.76884 03 43 23.07 +24 43 28.9                 ED044246
    CK04D010  C2004 02 20.88899 03 43 23.72 +24 43 40.3          20.4 N ED044A21
    CK04D010  C2004 02 20.94322 03 43 24.09 +24 43 46.5          20.5 N ED044A21
    CK04D010  C2004 02 21.92477 03 43 32.74 +24 46 09.3          20.5 N ED044493
    CK04D010  C2004 02 22.84922 03 43 41.17 +24 48 18.4          19.6 N ED044J95
    CK04D010  C2004 02 22.86737 03 43 41.33 +24 48 21.1          20.0 N ED044J95
    CK04D010  C2004 02 23.81561 03 43 50.46 +24 50 35.8          20.3 N ED044J95
    CK04D010  C2004 02 23.83248 03 43 50.64 +24 50 38.0          19.6 N ED044J95
    CK04D010  C2004 02 26.10459 03 44 14.56 +24 56 05.5          19.8 N ED044448
    CK04D010  C2004 02 26.11893 03 44 14.67 +24 56 07.2          20.1 N ED044448
    CK04D010  C2004 02 26.13328 03 44 14.88 +24 56 10.4          20.3 N ED044448
    CK04D010  C2004 02 26.14544 03 44 14.98 +24 56 11.9          20.3 N ED044926
    CK04D010  C2004 02 26.15929 03 44 15.11 +24 56 13.7                 ED044926
    CK04D010  C2004 02 26.17336 03 44 15.28 +24 56 15.6          20.0 N ED044926
    CK04D010  C2004 02 27.16352 03 44 26.73 +24 58 40.4          19.4 N ED044448
    CK04D010  C2004 02 27.17803 03 44 26.91 +24 58 42.6          20.2 N ED044448
    CK04D010  C2004 02 27.19415 03 44 27.15 +24 58 45.5          20.2 N ED044448

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
493 Calar Alto.  Observers M. Buchmann, M. Busch, F. Hormuth.  1.52-m
    reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
    K. Lawrence, D. MacDonald, E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/5.86
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A21 Irmtraut.  Observer J. J. Mueller.  0.31-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 D1 (NEAT)
T 2006 Feb. 11.605 TT                                   MPC
q   5.01497              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   75.064       -0.478719       -0.609844
                   Node    62.234       +0.224141       -0.780441
e   1.0            Incl.   45.544       +0.848875       -0.137848
From 33 observations 2004 Feb. 17-27.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 D1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 02 25    03 44.04   +24 53.4    7.340    7.299    83.8     7.7        20.7
2004 03 06    03 46.27   +25 18.7    7.453    7.249    74.4     7.6        20.7
2004 03 16    03 49.39   +25 46.2    7.559    7.198    65.2     7.2        20.7
2004 03 26    03 53.33   +26 15.8    7.653    7.149    56.3     6.7        20.7
2004 04 05    03 57.99   +26 47.3    7.734    7.099    47.7     6.0        20.7
2004 04 15    04 03.30   +27 20.4    7.797    7.050    39.3     5.2        20.6
2004 04 25    04 09.17   +27 54.9    7.842    7.001    31.2     4.3        20.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D44

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