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MPEC 2004-T48 : COMET P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-T48                                Issued 2004 Oct. 11, 14:05 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 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK04R030  C2004 09 19.57932 00 30 55.28 +14 21 31.5          18.5 T ET048D74
    PK04R030  C2004 09 19.60394 00 30 54.06 +14 21 30.6          18.2 T ET048D74
    PK04R030  C2004 09 19.68080 00 30 50.32 +14 21 27.2          18.4 T ET048D74
    PK04R030  C2004 10 04.93240 00 19 06.06 +13 53 28.2          19.3 N ET048A13
    PK04R030  C2004 10 04.93402 00 19 06.01 +13 53 28.6          18.6 N ET048A13
    PK04R030  C2004 10 04.93564 00 19 05.93 +13 53 27.4          18.8 N ET048A13
    PK04R030  C2004 10 04.93713 00 19 05.85 +13 53 28.1          19.0 N ET048A13
    PK04R030  C2004 10 06.59522 00 17 52.88 +13 48 37.6          18.6 T ET048360
    PK04R030  C2004 10 06.60918 00 17 52.26 +13 48 34.5                 ET048360
    PK04R030  C2004 10 06.61560 00 17 51.94 +13 48 33.5                 ET048360
    PK04R030  C2004 10 09.21795 00 16 01.45 +13 40 26.3          18.3 T ET048699
    PK04R030  C2004 10 09.23421 00 16 00.68 +13 40 22.8                 ET048699
    PK04R030  C2004 10 09.25042 00 15 59.98 +13 40 18.7                 ET048699
    PK04R030  C2004 10 09.26667 00 15 59.33 +13 40 15.2                 ET048699
    PK04R030  C2004 10 10.84967 00 14 54.91 +13 35 04.0          18.0 N ET048213
    PK04R030  C2004 10 10.85287 00 14 54.80 +13 35 02.4          18.0 N ET048213
    PK04R030  C2004 10 10.85454 00 14 54.71 +13 35 02.4          18.0 N ET048213

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.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
    + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2004 May 24.3764 TT                                   MPC
q   2.141171             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1310198      Peri.    5.2328      +0.8089875      +0.5806852
a   3.839236       Node   318.8209      -0.5442278      +0.6811587
e   0.442292       Incl.    7.9746      -0.2221605      +0.4459009
P   7.52
From 106 observations 2004 Sept. 10-Oct. 10.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 10 02    00 21.31   +14 01.4    1.373    2.364   169.2     4.6  18.9
2004 10 12    00 14.15   +13 31.3    1.418    2.395   165.0     6.2  19.1
2004 10 22    00 08.61   +12 56.5    1.487    2.429   155.8     9.7  19.2
2004 11 01    00 05.36   +12 24.3    1.579    2.464   145.8    13.1  19.4
2004 11 11    00 04.66   +12 00.1    1.691    2.500   136.0    16.0  19.6
2004 11 21    00 06.53   +11 47.2    1.821    2.537   126.6    18.2  19.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-T48

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