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MPEC 2004-U24 : COMET C/2004 T3

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M.P.E.C. 2004-U24                                Issued 2004 Oct. 21, 17:33 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

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

                                COMET C/2004 T3

Observations:
    CK04T030  C2004 10 12.69016 03 16 05.77 -59 40 24.5          18.7 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 12.69899 03 16 05.41 -59 40 24.5          17.6 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 12.70788 03 16 05.01 -59 40 25.1          18.5 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 12.71667 03 16 04.63 -59 40 25.4          18.4 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.06685 03 15 49.38 -59 40 37.7          17.9 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.07559 03 15 49.04 -59 40 38.2          18.1 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.59323 03 15 26.52 -59 40 56.3          18.4 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.59630 03 15 26.23 -59 40 55.2          18.3 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.59938 03 15 26.17 -59 40 55.4          18.2 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.60245 03 15 26.00 -59 40 55.4          18.4 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.77127 03 15 18.53 -59 41 01.1          18.5 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.77198 03 15 18.53 -59 41 01.3          18.6 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 13.77339 03 15 18.41 -59 41 00.7                 EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 15.65524 03 13 55.17 -59 41 46.8          18.2 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 15.66869 03 13 54.53 -59 41 47.9          18.0 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 15.67851 03 13 54.09 -59 41 47.7          18.4 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 15.68833 03 13 53.70 -59 41 46.8          18.5 N EU024E12
    CK04T030  C2004 10 17.27369 03 12 42.39 -59 42 07.3          17.9 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 17.27661 03 12 42.32 -59 42 07.4          17.2 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 17.31229 03 12 40.63 -59 42 06.7          17.5 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 17.31569 03 12 40.49 -59 42 07.3          18.3 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 17.31813 03 12 40.48 -59 42 07.4          17.4 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 17.32735 03 12 39.94 -59 42 07.4          18.4 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 21.08137 03 09 47.91 -59 41 44.5          18.1 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 21.08721 03 09 47.66 -59 41 44.4          17.7 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 21.08819 03 09 47.51 -59 41 44.0          18.1 T EU024I05
    CK04T030  C2004 10 21.09014 03 09 47.35 -59 41 44.6          18.5 T EU024I05

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
    R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
I05 Las Campanas Observatory-TIE.  Observers G. Masi, F. Mallia, R. Wilcox.
    Measurers G. Masi, F. Mallia.  0.36-m SoTIE reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 T3
T 2004 Nov. 11.633 TT                                   MPC
q   9.55852              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  289.478       +0.430851       +0.558611
                   Node    47.909       +0.413354       +0.575985
e   1.0            Incl.   72.760       -0.802189       +0.596821
From 27 observations 2004 Oct. 12-21.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 T3
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 10 12    03 16.59   -59 40.0    9.199    9.560   108.3     5.7  17.1
2004 10 22    03 09.08   -59 41.4    9.215    9.559   107.4     5.7  17.1
2004 11 01    03 01.15   -59 31.3    9.243    9.559   105.7     5.7  17.1
2004 11 11    02 53.17   -59 08.9    9.281    9.559   103.4     5.8  17.1
2004 11 21    02 45.56   -58 34.2    9.329    9.559   100.5     5.8  17.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-U24

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