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MPEC 2004-U32 : COMET P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-U32                                Issued 2004 Oct. 23, 16:37 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 P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK04R030  C2004 10 12.55072 00 13 47.93 +13 29 22.5          18.5 T EU032360
    PK04R030  C2004 10 12.55514 00 13 47.73 +13 29 21.1                 EU032360
    PK04R030  C2004 10 12.55965 00 13 47.55 +13 29 20.3                 EU032360
    PK04R030  C2004 10 18.92216 00 10 05.64 +13 07 07.6                 EU032118
    PK04R030  C2004 10 18.93694 00 10 05.12 +13 07 04.1                 EU032118
    PK04R030  C2004 10 20.84922 00 09 08.53 +13 00 24.2          18.3 N EU032213
    PK04R030  C2004 10 20.85380 00 09 08.36 +13 00 23.1          18.3 N EU032213
    PK04R030  C2004 10 21.58683 00 08 47.79 +12 57 50.8          18.6 T EU032360
    PK04R030  C2004 10 21.59141 00 08 47.63 +12 57 49.6                 EU032360

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2004 May 24.4289 TT                                   MPC
q   2.141623             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1310976      Peri.    5.2713      +0.8093139      +0.5802295
a   3.837717       Node   318.8148      -0.5438500      +0.6814715
e   0.441954       Incl.    7.9741      -0.2218968      +0.4460161
P   7.52
From 128 observations 2004 Sept. 10-Oct. 21.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
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 06.52   +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-U32

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