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MPEC 2004-K40 : COMET P/2004 H2 (LARSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-K40                                Issued 2004 May 22, 18:53 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 P/2004 H2 (LARSEN)

Observations:
    PK04H020  C2004 05 14.33535 16 05 17.83 -02 10 43.1          18.6 T EK040699
    PK04H020  C2004 05 14.35649 16 05 17.12 -02 10 44.8                 EK040699
    PK04H020  C2004 05 14.37759 16 05 16.36 -02 10 42.9                 EK040699
    PK04H020  C2004 05 14.40953 16 05 15.11 -02 10 40.3                 EK040699
    PK04H020  C2004 05 14.61940 16 05 07.93 -02 10 24.3          18.6 T EK040360
    PK04H020  C2004 05 14.62322 16 05 07.75 -02 10 24.0                 EK040360
    PK04H020  C2004 05 14.63288 16 05 07.42 -02 10 24.0                 EK040360
    PK04H020  C2004 05 17.97799 16 03 05.87 -02 07 11.7          18.8 T EK040215
    PK04H020  C2004 05 22.35487 16 00 23.03 -02 05 50.5          17.7 T EK040703
    PK04H020  C2004 05 22.36588 16 00 22.64 -02 05 50.6          17.8 T EK040703
    PK04H020  C2004 05 22.37689 16 00 22.07 -02 05 48.7          19.0 T EK040703
    PK04H020  C2004 05 22.38782 16 00 21.52 -02 05 48.5          17.2 T EK040703

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
    R. Hill, S. Howard, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 H2 (Larsen)
T 2004 May 11.8572 TT                                   MPC
q   2.618429             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1031561      Peri.  104.8448      -0.5386791      +0.8284995
a   4.502697       Node   131.5165      -0.8300173      -0.4907039
e   0.418476       Incl.   11.7918      -0.1445552      -0.2698115
P   9.55
From 45 observations 2004 Apr. 19-May 22.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 H2 (Larsen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 05 15    16 04.90   -02 09.9    1.642    2.619   161.0     7.2  18.8
2004 05 25    15 58.74   -02 06.6    1.641    2.620   161.0     7.2  18.8
2004 06 04    15 52.82   -02 21.5    1.665    2.623   155.7     9.2  18.8
2004 06 14    15 47.95   -02 54.3    1.712    2.628   147.9    11.8  18.9
2004 06 24    15 44.77   -03 43.3    1.779    2.635   139.4    14.6  19.0
2004 07 04    15 43.67   -04 45.6    1.865    2.644   130.8    16.9  19.1
2004 07 14    15 44.81   -05 57.7    1.966    2.654   122.4    18.9  19.2
2004 07 24    15 48.19   -07 16.5    2.080    2.666   114.5    20.3  19.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-K40

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