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MPEC 2004-L41 : COMET P/2004 H2 (LARSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-L41                                Issued 2004 June 12, 16:55 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 P/2004 H2 (LARSEN)

Observations:
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.29375 15 59 10.79 -02 06 20.7          19.7 T EL041704
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.30270 15 59 10.53 -02 06 21.3          20.1 T EL041704
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.31174 15 59 10.04 -02 06 21.1          20.2 T EL041704
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.32083 15 59 09.73 -02 06 21.3          20.1 T EL041704
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.32979 15 59 09.34 -02 06 21.4          20.3 T EL041704
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.64603 15 58 57.67 -02 06 30.7          18.9 T EL041360
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.65022 15 58 57.46 -02 06 30.9                 EL041360
    PK04H020  C2004 05 24.65470 15 58 57.32 -02 06 31.1                 EL041360
    PK04H020  C2004 06 05.93420 15 51 46.84 -02 26 33.7                 EL041170
    PK04H020  C2004 06 05.93603 15 51 46.75 -02 26 34.2                 EL041170

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 H2 (Larsen)
T 2004 May 11.0528 TT                                   MPC
q   2.617960             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1031112      Peri.  104.5885      -0.5419093      +0.8264123
a   4.504006       Node   131.5501      -0.8280914      -0.4939714
e   0.418749       Incl.   11.7887      -0.1435232      -0.2702498
P   9.56
From 54 observations 2004 Apr. 19-June 5.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 H2 (Larsen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 06 04    15 52.83   -02 21.5    1.665    2.623   155.7     9.2  18.8
2004 06 14    15 47.96   -02 54.3    1.712    2.628   147.9    11.8  18.9
2004 06 24    15 44.78   -03 43.3    1.779    2.635   139.4    14.5  19.0
2004 07 04    15 43.69   -04 45.6    1.865    2.644   130.8    16.9  19.1
2004 07 14    15 44.83   -05 57.7    1.967    2.654   122.4    18.9  19.2
2004 07 24    15 48.21   -07 16.5    2.081    2.667   114.5    20.3  19.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-L41

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