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MPEC 2004-N33 : COMET C/2004 H6 (SWAN)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-N33                                Issued 2004 July 12, 18:27 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
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                            COMET C/2004 H6 (SWAN)

Observations:
    CK04H060  C2004 07 02.76557 01 49 55.38 -13 01 55.3                 EN033349
    CK04H060  C2004 07 02.76722 01 49 54.93 -13 01 55.2                 EN033349
    CK04H060  C2004 07 02.77057 01 49 54.03 -13 01 54.8          10.8 T EN033349
    CK04H060  C2004 07 10.06326 01 11 17.14 -12 40 03.1          14.5 N EN033213
    CK04H060  C2004 07 10.06424 01 11 16.92 -12 40 02.6          14.5 N EN033213
    CK04H060  C2004 07 10.06507 01 11 16.43 -12 40 02.7          14.5 N EN033213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 H6 (SWAN)
Epoch 2004 Apr. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453120.5
T 2004 May 12.68449 TT                                  MPC
q   0.7762059            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0006411      Peri.  269.04100     +0.19364021     +0.73760147
 +/-0.0000484      Node   317.24449     +0.59375186     -0.61300060
e   1.0004976      Incl.  107.66093     -0.78100077     -0.28315073
Residuals in seconds of arc
040516 D82 (1.1-  5.7-)   040607 D87  0.3-  1.1-    040626 D86 (2.1+  0.4-)
040521 247  0.8-  0.2-    040607 D87  0.2-  0.7-    040626 D86 (3.2-  3.3-)
040521 247  0.5-  0.3+    040615 I05  0.2+  0.2+    040630 360  0.1+  0.4+
040521 247 (3.0-  0.4+)   040615 I05  0.2+  0.4+    040630 360  0.0   0.5+
040521 247 (4.4+  0.1+)   040615 I05  0.2+  0.0     040630 360  0.2-  0.6+
040525 D87  0.1+  1.1-    040615 I05  0.1-  0.1-    040701 349  0.4-  0.2+
040525 D87  1.6-  0.7+    040615 I05  0.1-  0.6+    040701 349  0.3-  0.3+
040525 D87  0.9+  1.0+    040621 D86 (3.1-  3.1-)   040701 349  0.2-  0.2+
040525 D87  0.8+  1.2+    040621 D86  1.3+  1.3-    040702 349  0.4-  0.5-
040527 E13 (0.4-  2.3-)   040623 I05  0.1-  0.8+    040702 349  0.4-  0.6-
040527 E13 (0.9-  2.4-)   040623 I05  0.1-  0.4+    040702 349  0.3-  0.6-
040527 E13 (1.7-  2.5-)   040624 I05  0.5-  0.0     040710 213  0.7+  0.2-
040607 D87  0.4+  1.0-    040624 I05  0.2+  0.5+    040710 213 (2.9+  0.1+)
040607 D87  1.0+  0.9-    040624 I05  0.0   0.2+    040710 213  0.2+  0.2-
040607 D87  0.6+  0.2-    040626 D86  0.0   0.0

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000124
and -0.000099 (+/- 0.000048) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-N33

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