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MPEC 2004-T49 : COMET C/2004 S1 (VAN NESS)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-T49                                Issued 2004 Oct. 11, 14:12 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 Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                          COMET C/2004 S1 (VAN NESS)

Observations:
    CK04S010  C2004 10 06.62889 01 45 18.02 +17 06 43.8          15.9 T ET049360
    CK04S010  C2004 10 06.63093 01 45 16.35 +17 06 52.6                 ET049360
    CK04S010  C2004 10 06.63318 01 45 14.41 +17 06 59.0                 ET049360
    CK04S010  C2004 10 06.63659 01 45 11.53 +17 07 11.9                 ET049360
    CK04S010  C2004 10 07.62385 01 30 40.57 +18 06 02.1                 ET049349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 07.62469 01 30 39.77 +18 06 04.9                 ET049349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 07.67817 01 29 49.56 +18 09 18.5                 ET049349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 07.67913 01 29 48.65 +18 09 21.8                 ET049349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 07.68009 01 29 47.72 +18 09 25.2          15.8 T ET049349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.63614 01 14 08.73 +19 07 20.0          18.0 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.63764 01 14 07.03 +19 07 25.9          16.7 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.63914 01 14 05.59 +19 07 30.7          18.1 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.64064 01 14 04.05 +19 07 37.9          18.1 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.95469 01 08 35.97 +19 25 52.1                 ET049176
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.95525 01 08 35.39 +19 25 53.8                 ET049176
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.95583 01 08 34.76 +19 25 55.9                 ET049176
    CK04S010  C2004 10 08.95640 01 08 34.17 +19 25 57.7                 ET049176
    CK04S010  C2004 10 09.51715 00 58 22.29 +19 59 21.4          18.6 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 09.51900 00 58 20.27 +19 59 29.4          18.4 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 09.52085 00 58 18.32 +19 59 36.3          18.9 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 09.52270 00 58 16.04 +19 59 40.8          19.2 N ET049415
    CK04S010  C2004 10 10.82364 00 32 35.20 +21 10 47.4          16.6 N ET049213
    CK04S010  C2004 10 10.82438 00 32 34.27 +21 10 50.0          16.6 N ET049213
    CK04S010  C2004 10 10.82530 00 32 33.11 +21 10 52.6          16.6 N ET049213
    CK04S010  C2004 10 10.94807 00 29 58.61 +21 17 12.2                 ET049J78

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
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.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m
    f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J78 Murcia.  Observer J. Sanchez.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 S1 (Van Ness)
T 2004 Dec. 8.921 TT                                    MPC
q   0.68174              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   92.819       +0.090780       -0.949877
                   Node    19.220       -0.737008       -0.266107
e   1.0            Incl.  114.666       +0.669760       -0.164078
From 55 observations 2004 Sept. 26-Oct. 10.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 S1 (Van Ness)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 10 02    02 35.67   +13 03.6    0.505    1.455   148.3    21.2  16.6
2004 10 04    02 17.05   +14 40.6    0.457    1.426   154.1    17.8  16.3
2004 10 06    01 53.77   +16 30.2    0.414    1.396   160.3    14.0  16.0
2004 10 08    01 24.75   +18 28.8    0.376    1.367   165.5    10.5  15.7
2004 10 10    00 49.17   +20 26.5    0.347    1.337   165.8    10.5  15.5
2004 10 12    00 07.14   +22 06.0    0.326    1.308   158.9    15.9  15.2
2004 10 14    23 20.49   +23 06.2    0.318    1.278   148.3    24.2  15.1
2004 10 16    22 32.83   +23 13.0    0.321    1.249   136.5    33.3  15.0
2004 10 18    21 48.22   +22 29.5    0.335    1.220   125.0    42.0  15.0
2004 10 20    21 09.37   +21 12.5    0.359    1.191   114.5    49.6  15.0
2004 10 22    20 37.06   +19 41.0    0.391    1.161   105.3    55.7  15.1
2004 10 24    20 10.79   +18 08.7    0.429    1.133    97.3    60.6  15.2
2004 10 26    19 49.54   +16 42.6    0.471    1.104    90.5    64.2  15.3
2004 10 28    19 32.26   +15 25.3    0.516    1.075    84.6    66.9  15.4
2004 10 30    19 18.06   +14 17.3    0.563    1.047    79.4    68.8  15.5
2004 11 01    19 06.24   +13 17.6    0.611    1.019    74.7    70.0  15.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-T49

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