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MPEC 2004-K39 : COMET C/2004 F4 (BRADFIELD)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-K39                                Issued 2004 May 22, 18:49 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 F4 (BRADFIELD)

Observations:
    CK04F040   2004 05 14.77465 01 06 27.16 +43 21 38.5          10.5 T EK039372
    CK04F040  C2004 05 15.09240 01 06 43.56 +43 31 28.6          14.3 N EK039J87
    CK04F040  C2004 05 16.13265 01 07 38.36 +44 03 07.2          12.9 N EK039J76
    CK04F040  C2004 05 16.13336 01 07 38.31 +44 03 08.5          13.3 N EK039A03
    CK04F040  C2004 05 16.13687 01 07 38.52 +44 03 15.0          13.2 N EK039A03
    CK04F040  C2004 05 16.13838 01 07 38.62 +44 03 17.8          13.2 N EK039A03
    CK04F040  C2004 05 16.13870 01 07 38.62 +44 03 18.2          12.8 N EK039J76
    CK04F040  C2004 05 16.14013 01 07 38.70 +44 03 20.7          12.8 N EK039J76
    CK04F040  C2004 05 17.07255 01 08 27.91 +44 30 51.7          13.6 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 17.07736 01 08 28.18 +44 31 00.0          13.6 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 17.08105 01 08 28.39 +44 31 06.6          13.6 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 17.08537 01 08 28.63 +44 31 14.2          13.6 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 17.08937 01 08 28.86 +44 31 21.3          13.6 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 18.04803 01 09 19.72 +44 58 49.1                 EK039557
    CK04F040  C2004 05 18.04873 01 09 19.76 +44 58 50.2                 EK039557
    CK04F040  C2004 05 18.04943 01 09 19.80 +44 58 51.4                 EK039557
    CK04F040  C2004 05 18.05013 01 09 19.84 +44 58 52.5                 EK039557
    CK04F040  C2004 05 18.05082 01 09 19.87 +44 58 53.8                 EK039557
    CK04F040  C2004 05 18.05153 01 09 19.89 +44 58 55.1                 EK039557
    CK04F040  C2004 05 20.06660 01 11 06.92 +45 54 27.1          13.5 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 20.07025 01 11 07.11 +45 54 33.0          13.4 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 20.07299 01 11 07.27 +45 54 37.3          13.5 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 20.07536 01 11 07.38 +45 54 41.3          13.5 N EK039945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 20.07834 01 11 07.52 +45 54 46.2          13.5 N EK039945

Observer details:
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
945 Observatorio Monte Deva.  Observer J. R. Vidal.  0.36-m f/4.48
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A03 Torredembarra.  Observer J. Moreno.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observer S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
T 2004 Apr. 17.0899 TT                                  MPC
q   0.168260             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.004413       Peri.  332.7824      -0.7929475      -0.0630617
                   Node   222.7779      -0.2527402      -0.8709772
e   0.999257       Incl.   63.1646      -0.5543975      +0.4872597
From 87 observations 2004 Apr. 23-May 20.

    C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 05 15    01 06.64   +43 28.7    1.397    0.874    38.5    46.1  10.1
2004 05 25    01 15.37   +47 59.6    1.574    1.097    43.9    39.8  11.4
2004 06 04    01 22.91   +51 40.3    1.719    1.303    49.0    36.0  12.3
2004 06 14    01 28.10   +54 53.9    1.839    1.495    54.4    33.5  13.1
2004 06 24    01 29.99   +57 50.4    1.935    1.678    60.1    31.7  13.7
2004 07 04    01 27.56   +60 33.0    2.014    1.851    66.1    30.1  14.2
2004 07 14    01 19.65   +63 00.9    2.077    2.018    72.4    28.7  14.6
2004 07 24    01 04.98   +65 08.3    2.130    2.179    79.0    27.2  15.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-K39

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