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MPEC 2004-H64 : COMET C/2004 F4 (BRADFIELD)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-H64                                Issued 2004 Apr. 24, 13:56 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

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                          COMET C/2004 F4 (BRADFIELD)

Observations:
    CK04F040  C2004 04 23.79463 01 06 47.55 +23 26 26.8           3.5 T EH064349
    CK04F040  C2004 04 23.79576 01 06 47.52 +23 26 34.4                 EH064349
    CK04F040  C2004 04 23.80014 01 06 46.65 +23 27 05.5                 EH064349
    CK04F040  C2004 04 23.80044 01 06 46.54 +23 27 08.5                 EH064349
    CK04F040  C2004 04 23.80102 01 06 46.50 +23 27 12.3                 EH064349
    CK04F040  C2004 04 24.15542 01 05 47.87 +24 07 53.8                 EH064213
    CK04F040  C2004 04 24.15911 01 05 47.09 +24 08 19.5                 EH064213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
T 2004 Apr. 17.095 TT                                   MPC
q   0.16741              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  332.588       -0.791229       -0.064647
                   Node   222.933       -0.251942       -0.871620
e   1.0            Incl.   63.222       -0.557209       +0.485901
From observations 2004 Apr. 15-24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 04 20    01 24.36   +14 19.8    0.836    0.206     7.4   141.2   2.7
2004 04 21    01 18.26   +17 04.1    0.848    0.231    10.5   127.3   3.3
2004 04 22    01 13.29   +19 34.0    0.866    0.258    13.4   115.7   3.8
2004 04 23    01 09.32   +21 49.1    0.887    0.287    15.9   106.2   4.3
2004 04 24    01 06.21   +23 50.3    0.910    0.317    18.2    98.3   4.8
2004 04 25    01 03.80   +25 39.2    0.935    0.346    20.1    91.6   5.2

2004 04 27    01 00.62   +28 46.8    0.986    0.406    23.5    81.2   6.0
2004 04 29    00 59.02   +31 22.7    1.037    0.463    26.2    73.3   6.7
2004 05 01    00 58.48   +33 35.2    1.087    0.520    28.4    67.3   7.3
2004 05 03    00 58.68   +35 30.1    1.136    0.574    30.3    62.4   7.9
2004 05 05    00 59.40   +37 11.2    1.184    0.628    32.0    58.4   8.3
2004 05 07    01 00.48   +38 41.7    1.230    0.680    33.5    55.1   8.8
2004 05 09    01 01.81   +40 03.5    1.274    0.730    34.9    52.3   9.2
2004 05 11    01 03.33   +41 18.4    1.317    0.780    36.2    49.9   9.5
2004 05 13    01 04.97   +42 27.5    1.358    0.828    37.4    47.9   9.8
2004 05 15    01 06.68   +43 31.9    1.398    0.875    38.6    46.1  10.1
2004 05 17    01 08.43   +44 32.2    1.436    0.922    39.7    44.5  10.4
2004 05 19    01 10.20   +45 29.1    1.473    0.967    40.7    43.1  10.7
2004 05 21    01 11.96   +46 23.1    1.508    1.011    41.8    41.8  10.9
2004 05 23    01 13.69   +47 14.6    1.542    1.055    42.8    40.7  11.2
2004 05 25    01 15.39   +48 03.9    1.575    1.098    43.9    39.7  11.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-H64

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