MPEC 2004-Q34 : COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)
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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q34 Issued 2004 Aug. 23, 15:01 UT
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COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK04K010 C2004 07 28.00327 19 15 49.13 -02 52 14.8 17.4 N EQ034A32
CK04K010 C2004 07 28.96948 19 14 15.14 -02 53 22.9 17.7 N EQ034A32
CK04K010 C2004 08 16.54535 18 45 52.95 -03 25 31.4 17.3 T EQ034360
CK04K010 C2004 08 16.54791 18 45 52.74 -03 25 31.8 EQ034360
CK04K010 C2004 08 16.90322 18 45 22.95 -03 26 17.8 17.2 N EQ034213
CK04K010 C2004 08 16.90430 18 45 22.95 -03 26 18.5 EQ034213
CK04K010 C2004 08 16.90902 18 45 22.57 -03 26 19.1 EQ034213
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A32 Panker. Observer H. Denzau. 0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
Epoch 2005 July 9.0 TT = JDT 2453560.5
T 2005 July 5.16803 TT MPC
q 3.3989131 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0005956 Peri. 97.76319 -0.59815402 -0.76415188
+/-0.0000479 Node 326.92389 -0.78988161 +0.61303322
e 0.9979757 Incl. 153.74533 +0.13527312 +0.20065439
From 222 observations 2004 May 21-Aug. 16, mean residual 0".53.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000965
and +0.000696 (+/- 0.000048) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-Q34
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