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MPEC 2004-M48 : COMET P/2004 H2 (LARSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M48                                Issued 2004 June 25, 14:47 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.

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                           COMET P/2004 H2 (LARSEN)

Observations:
    PK04H020  C2004 06 13.62916 15 48 06.59 -02 52 51.7          19.3 T EM048360
    PK04H020  C2004 06 13.63387 15 48 06.45 -02 52 53.4                 EM048360
    PK04H020  C2004 06 13.63932 15 48 06.35 -02 52 54.7                 EM048360
    PK04H020  C2004 06 21.88689 15 45 17.05 -03 31 51.9                 EM048246
    PK04H020  C2004 06 21.88855 15 45 17.04 -03 31 52.8                 EM048246
    PK04H020  C2004 06 21.89024 15 45 17.03 -03 31 53.1                 EM048246
    PK04H020  C2004 06 22.18233 15 45 12.50 -03 33 26.1          20.4 T EM048691
    PK04H020  C2004 06 22.21347 15 45 11.94 -03 33 35.7          20.3 T EM048691
    PK04H020  C2004 06 22.24098 15 45 11.45 -03 33 44.2          21.0 T EM048691

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 H2 (Larsen)
T 2004 May 10.9281 TT                                   MPC
q   2.617330             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1031437      Peri.  104.5493      -0.5424235      +0.8260812
a   4.503059       Node   131.5541      -0.8277788      -0.4944880
e   0.418766       Incl.   11.7868      -0.1433839      -0.2703173
P   9.56
From 63 observations 2004 Apr. 19-June 22.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 H2 (Larsen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 06 24    15 44.78   -03 43.4    1.779    2.635   139.4    14.6  19.0
2004 07 04    15 43.69   -04 45.7    1.865    2.644   130.8    16.9  19.1
2004 07 14    15 44.84   -05 57.8    1.966    2.654   122.4    18.9  19.2
2004 07 24    15 48.21   -07 16.6    2.080    2.666   114.5    20.3  19.3
2004 08 03    15 53.71   -08 38.8    2.204    2.680   106.8    21.2  19.5
2004 08 13    16 01.12   -10 02.1    2.335    2.695    99.6    21.8  19.6
2004 08 23    16 10.26   -11 24.2    2.472    2.712    92.6    21.9  19.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M48

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