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MPEC 2004-L40 : COMET C/2004 F4 (BRADFIELD)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-L40                                Issued 2004 June 12, 16:49 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 24.76111 01 15 10.62 +47 53 48.7          11.3 T EL040372
    CK04F040  C2004 05 28.73884 01 18 24.41 +49 26 19.4                 EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 05 28.74190 01 18 24.52 +49 26 23.8                 EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 05 28.74494 01 18 24.66 +49 26 28.0                 EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 05 28.74800 01 18 24.84 +49 26 32.5          11.6 T EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 05 29.05649 01 18 39.13 +49 33 25.0                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 29.05801 01 18 39.24 +49 33 27.2                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 29.05876 01 18 39.26 +49 33 28.6                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 29.06102 01 18 39.34 +49 33 32.1                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 29.06253 01 18 39.38 +49 33 34.2                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.00719 01 19 22.79 +49 54 28.6                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.00794 01 19 22.86 +49 54 29.8                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.00869 01 19 22.90 +49 54 30.7                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.01021 01 19 22.92 +49 54 32.7                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.01096 01 19 22.97 +49 54 34.4                 EL040048
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.03321 01 19 24.06 +49 55 03.5          14.4 N EL040J76
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.03416 01 19 24.12 +49 55 04.8          14.4 N EL040J76
    CK04F040  C2004 05 30.03870 01 19 24.29 +49 55 09.7          14.5 N EL040J76
    CK04F040  C2004 05 31.01713 01 20 08.07 +50 16 29.5          14.2 N EL040945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 31.01927 01 20 08.20 +50 16 32.5          14.2 N EL040945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 31.02282 01 20 08.44 +50 16 37.3          14.2 N EL040945
    CK04F040  C2004 05 31.02828 01 20 08.75 +50 16 44.6          14.2 N EL040945
    CK04F040  C2004 06 01.73586 01 21 22.56 +50 53 15.4                 EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 06 01.73892 01 21 22.72 +50 53 19.7                 EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 06 01.74199 01 21 22.84 +50 53 23.7                 EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 06 01.74505 01 21 22.94 +50 53 27.2          11.8 T EL040349
    CK04F040  C2004 06 06.08553 01 24 12.75 +52 22 27.2                 EL040170
    CK04F040  C2004 06 07.03795 01 24 46.65 +52 41 18.7          16.0 N EL040J93
    CK04F040  C2004 06 07.04402 01 24 46.94 +52 41 26.6          16.1 N EL040J93
    CK04F040  C2004 06 07.04613 01 24 46.95 +52 41 29.1          15.9 N EL040J93

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observers M. Lehky, P. Horalek.  0.40-m f/5 reflector
    + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
945 Observatorio Monte Deva.  Observer J. R. Vidal.  0.36-m f/4.48
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observer S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J93 Mount Tuffley Observatory, Gloucester.  Observer J. Fletcher.  0.254-m
    f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
T 2004 Apr. 17.0902 TT                                  MPC
q   0.168272             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.004085       Peri.  332.7882      -0.7929486      -0.0629760
                   Node   222.7785      -0.2528368      -0.8709512
e   0.999313       Incl.   63.1647      -0.5543520      +0.4873171
From 131 observations 2004 Apr. 23-June 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-L40

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