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MPEC 2004-M17 : COMET P/2004 HC18 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M17                                Issued 2004 June 18, 20:29 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 HC18 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 04.49346 15 05 41.67 +03 18 20.9          15.7 T EM017900
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 04.49707 15 05 41.81 +03 18 25.7          16.3 T EM017900
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 12.98809 15 07 54.76 +05 47 07.9          16.7 T EM017A01
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 12.99005 15 07 54.83 +05 47 09.6          16.6 T EM017A01
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 12.99802 15 07 54.96 +05 47 18.1          16.7 N EM017A02
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.00182 15 07 55.04 +05 47 19.9          16.5 T EM017A01
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.00439 15 07 55.14 +05 47 22.8          16.7 N EM017A02
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.00650 15 07 55.20 +05 47 24.5          16.7 N EM017A02
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.53330 15 08 07.69 +05 55 08.9          17.0 T EM017360
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.53590 15 08 07.75 +05 55 11.3                 EM017360
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.58292 15 08 08.69 +05 55 52.4          16.3 T EM017900
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.60455 15 08 09.12 +05 56 10.5          17.4 T EM017900
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.95821 15 08 17.63 +06 01 11.5                 EM017A46
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.95917 15 08 17.63 +06 01 11.8                 EM017A46
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.96013 15 08 17.64 +06 01 12.9                 EM017A46
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.96109 15 08 17.66 +06 01 13.2                 EM017A46
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.96193 15 08 17.69 +06 01 14.2                 EM017A46
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 13.96483 15 08 17.71 +06 01 16.7                 EM017A46
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 14.57071 15 08 32.89 +06 09 47.5                 EM017D70
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 14.57380 15 08 32.99 +06 09 50.3                 EM017D70
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 14.57742 15 08 33.09 +06 09 51.8          16.6 N EM017D70
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 17.89726 15 10 06.78 +06 52 06.5          16.5 N EM017442
    PK04H18C  C2004 06 17.89848 15 10 06.66 +06 52 10.4          16.5 N EM017442

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.36-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A01 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 1.  Observer F. Baldris.  0.20-m f/5.0 Newtonian
    + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8.  Observers J. L. Salto, A. Salto.  0.25-m
    f/7.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A46 Lelekovice.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.35-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
D70 Tosa.  Observer S. Shimomoto.  0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 HC18 (LINEAR)
T 2004 June 18.6657 TT                                  MPC
q   1.711613             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1511345      Peri.   30.8320      -0.3626559      +0.8966208
a   3.490548       Node   219.5615      -0.9155189      -0.3937043
e   0.509644       Incl.   23.5103      -0.1740855      +0.2026526
P   6.52
From 149 observations 2004 Apr. 17-June 17.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M17

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