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MPEC 2004-G40 : COMET C/2004 G1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-G40                                Issued 2004 Apr. 15, 00:44 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 G1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04G010  C2004 04 10.87074 18 37 23.23 +74 25 46.0          17.9 N EG040J87
    CK04G010  C2004 04 10.87305 18 37 24.61 +74 25 57.5          18.0 N EG040J87
    CK04G010  C2004 04 10.88232 18 37 28.29 +74 26 46.1          17.8 N EG040J87
    CK04G010  C2004 04 10.88425 18 37 29.97 +74 26 56.2          18.1 N EG040J87
    CK04G010  C2004 04 11.69119 18 44 37.42 +75 36 21.3          17.1 T EG040360
    CK04G010  C2004 04 11.69509 18 44 39.48 +75 36 41.0                 EG040360
    CK04G010  C2004 04 11.69898 18 44 41.76 +75 37 00.9                 EG040360
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.39681 18 51 39.46 +76 35 37.6          19.4 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.40590 18 51 45.63 +76 36 23.4          18.6 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.40712 18 51 46.20 +76 36 29.3          19.4 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.41726 18 51 51.91 +76 37 21.0          18.8 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.41746 18 51 52.15 +76 37 21.7          19.3 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.42782 18 51 59.23 +76 38 13.6          19.2 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.42849 18 51 59.70 +76 38 16.0          18.8 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.43983 18 52 06.55 +76 39 12.9          18.7 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 12.45111 18 52 13.61 +76 40 09.1          18.7 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.39879 19 17 22.07 +79 15 36.1          19.0 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.40085 19 17 24.22 +79 15 46.3          18.7 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.40878 19 17 31.61 +79 16 22.3          19.2 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.41172 19 17 33.96 +79 16 36.2          19.1 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.41917 19 17 40.63 +79 17 10.2          19.0 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.42257 19 17 44.11 +79 17 26.4          19.0 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.43354 19 17 54.33 +79 18 16.7          18.9 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.43957 19 17 59.94 +79 18 44.8          19.1 T EG040704
    CK04G010  C2004 04 14.44434 19 18 05.17 +79 19 07.0          19.5 T EG040704

Observer details:
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.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 G1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 June 4.846 TT                                    MPC
q   1.20190              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  110.568       -0.057048       +0.730574
                   Node   228.397       +0.138631       +0.680750
e   1.0            Incl.  114.498       +0.988700       -0.053298
From 35 observations 2004 Apr. 9-14.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 G1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 04 05    18 03.68   +65 27.3    1.148    1.522    89.9    41.1        18.3
2004 04 10    18 30.6    +73 09.4    1.166    1.478    85.6    42.5        18.3
2004 04 15    19 27.3    +80 00.7    1.203    1.436    80.6    43.6        18.4
2004 04 20    22 11.7    +84 35.0    1.255    1.396    75.4    44.2        18.4
2004 04 25    02 12.1    +83 17.6    1.318    1.359    70.1    44.1        18.5
2004 04 30    03 43.3    +79 01.0    1.390    1.325    64.8    43.5        18.5
2004 05 05    04 19.4    +74 39.8    1.467    1.295    59.7    42.3        18.5
2004 05 10    04 38.7    +70 40.7    1.546    1.268    54.7    40.6        18.6
2004 05 15    04 50.96   +67 05.8    1.625    1.245    50.0    38.5        18.6
2004 05 20    04 59.70   +63 52.9    1.702    1.227    45.5    36.0        18.6
2004 05 25    05 06.38   +60 58.8    1.774    1.214    41.3    33.4        18.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-G40

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