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MPEC 2004-F91 : COMET P/2004 F1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-F91                                Issued 2004 Mar. 30, 18:30 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 P/2004 F1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK04F010  C2003 12 01.48757 11 53 16.72 +13 02 29.2          19.4 N EF091704
    PK04F010  C2003 12 01.50042 11 53 17.92 +13 02 29.0          19.4 N EF091704
    PK04F010  C2003 12 01.51366 11 53 19.24 +13 02 27.9          19.6 N EF091704
    PK04F010  C2004 03 19.88645 12 55 12.93 +23 21 43.1          19.3 T EF091946
    PK04F010  C2004 03 19.89427 12 55 12.57 +23 21 46.0          19.2 T EF091946
    PK04F010  C2004 03 20.59872 12 54 47.16 +23 26 27.3          18.8 T EF091360
    PK04F010  C2004 03 20.60272 12 54 46.97 +23 26 28.9                 EF091360
    PK04F010  C2004 03 20.60787 12 54 46.79 +23 26 29.9                 EF091360
    PK04F010  C2004 03 20.93332 12 54 34.95 +23 28 34.5                 EF091213
    PK04F010  C2004 03 26.63398 12 51 00.68 +24 01 12.0          19.0 T EF091360
    PK04F010  C2004 03 26.63898 12 51 00.45 +24 01 12.8                 EF091360
    PK04F010  C2004 03 26.64263 12 51 00.34 +24 01 14.2                 EF091360

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
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.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss, J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 F1 (NEAT)
T 2003 Oct. 19.6213 TT                                  MPC
q   2.450364             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1042591      Peri.   26.3221      -0.7250199      -0.6243020
a   4.470883       Node   111.9020      +0.5636016      -0.7805210
e   0.451928       Incl.   18.2688      +0.3958528      -0.0321545
P   9.45
From 42 observations 2003 Dec. 1-2004 Mar. 26.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 F1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 03 26    12 51.42   +23 58.0    1.780    2.706   152.8     9.7        20.0
2004 04 05    12 45.03   +24 35.2    1.828    2.736   149.2    10.8        20.2
2004 04 15    12 39.21   +24 43.4    1.899    2.767   143.0    12.6        20.3
2004 04 25    12 34.68   +24 23.5    1.991    2.800   135.6    14.6        20.6
2004 05 05    12 31.94   +23 38.9    2.100    2.833   127.9    16.3        20.8
2004 05 15    12 31.20   +22 34.5    2.224    2.867   120.1    17.8        21.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F91

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