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MPEC 2004-M16 : COMET P/2004 H3 (LARSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M16                                Issued 2004 June 18, 20:25 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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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2004 H3 (LARSEN)

Observations:
    PK04H030  C2004 06 05.95846 14 28 57.55 -06 35 27.9                 EM016170
    PK04H030  C2004 06 05.96154 14 28 57.53 -06 35 25.9                 EM016170
    PK04H030  C2004 06 05.96426 14 28 57.56 -06 35 24.8                 EM016170
    PK04H030  C2004 06 13.55451 14 28 57.82 -05 29 47.8          19.7 T EM016360
    PK04H030  C2004 06 13.55801 14 28 57.78 -05 29 45.4                 EM016360
    PK04H030  C2004 06 13.56234 14 28 57.83 -05 29 43.7                 EM016360

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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 H3 (Larsen)
T 2004 Mar. 12.9259 TT                                  MPC
q   2.437353             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1282522      Peri.  346.4911      -0.8727630      +0.4007208
a   3.894271       Node   220.9738      -0.3989951      -0.9146068
e   0.374118       Incl.   25.1586      -0.2812252      +0.0540115
P   7.68
From 87 observations 2004 Apr. 22-June 13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M16

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