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MPEC 2004-N35 : COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-N35                                Issued 2004 July 12, 18:41 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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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK04K010  C2004 06 13.64812 20 21 46.71 -03 14 31.6          19.1 T EN035D74
    CK04K010  C2004 06 13.66957 20 21 45.18 -03 14 28.8          19.2 T EN035D74
    CK04K010  C2004 07 04.90602 19 52 57.42 -02 45 19.2          17.4 T EN035561
    CK04K010  C2004 07 04.91065 19 52 57.00 -02 45 19.2          17.6 T EN035561
    CK04K010  C2004 07 04.91464 19 52 56.63 -02 45 19.0          17.4 T EN035561
    CK04K010  C2004 07 06.93663 19 49 50.15 -02 44 16.9                 EN035048
    CK04K010  C2004 07 06.93883 19 49 49.92 -02 44 16.4                 EN035048
    CK04K010  C2004 07 06.94434 19 49 49.41 -02 44 16.1                 EN035048
    CK04K010  C2004 07 06.94764 19 49 49.08 -02 44 15.9                 EN035048
    CK04K010  C2004 07 06.94984 19 49 48.94 -02 44 16.0                 EN035048
    CK04K010  C2004 07 07.20637 19 49 25.06 -02 44 10.1          17.8 T EN035785
    CK04K010  C2004 07 07.21979 19 49 23.72 -02 44 09.8          17.9 T EN035785
    CK04K010  C2004 07 07.91509 19 48 18.94 -02 43 53.9          18.6 T EN035170
    CK04K010  C2004 07 07.91586 19 48 18.85 -02 43 53.9          18.5 T EN035170
    CK04K010  C2004 07 07.91740 19 48 18.72 -02 43 53.2          18.6 T EN035170
    CK04K010  C2004 07 09.96809 19 45 05.48 -02 43 19.4          17.8 N EN035170
    CK04K010  C2004 07 09.97896 19 45 04.46 -02 43 20.1          17.9 N EN035170
    CK04K010  C2004 07 11.86773 19 42 04.49 -02 43 05.1          17.8 N EN035104
    CK04K010  C2004 07 11.87227 19 42 03.97 -02 43 04.7          17.5 N EN035104
    CK04K010  C2004 07 11.88016 19 42 03.26 -02 43 04.2          17.6 N EN035104
    CK04K010  C2004 07 11.88436 19 42 03.01 -02 43 04.0          18.1 N EN035104

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli,
    G. Fagioli.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.
    0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 4.7042 TT                                   MPC
q   3.400398             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   97.6931      -0.5971884      -0.7649278
                   Node   326.9281      -0.7906701      +0.6120145
e   1.0            Incl.  153.7499      +0.1349329      +0.2008076
From 122 observations 2004 May 21-July 11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 07 04    19 54.33   -02 45.9    3.797    4.738   155.1     5.2  16.7
2004 07 14    19 38.65   -02 43.1    3.706    4.679   161.0     4.1  16.5
2004 07 24    19 22.35   -02 48.1    3.659    4.621   158.7     4.6  16.5
2004 08 03    19 06.20   -03 00.2    3.656    4.563   149.9     6.4  16.4
2004 08 13    18 50.95   -03 18.0    3.694    4.506   138.8     8.5  16.4
2004 08 23    18 37.22   -03 40.1    3.766    4.449   127.0    10.5  16.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-N35

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