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MPEC 2004-U33 : COMET C/2004 S1 (VAN NESS)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-U33                                Issued 2004 Oct. 23, 16:40 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 12.52845 23 55 07.67 +22 26 31.2          15.8 T EU033360
    CK04S010  C2004 10 12.53056 23 55 04.78 +22 26 35.9                 EU033360
    CK04S010  C2004 10 12.53251 23 55 01.97 +22 26 40.0                 EU033360
    CK04S010  C2004 10 17.47234 21 59 29.54 +22 44 53.6                 EU033349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 17.47622 21 59 24.39 +22 44 48.3                 EU033349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 17.47817 21 59 21.81 +22 44 44.3          16.2 T EU033349
    CK04S010  C2004 10 18.78760 21 32 08.46 +22 01 46.3                 EU033246
    CK04S010  C2004 10 18.78897 21 32 06.92 +22 01 42.9                 EU033246
    CK04S010  C2004 10 18.79537 21 31 59.15 +22 01 29.7                 EU033246
    CK04S010  C2004 10 18.80200 21 31 51.21 +22 01 13.2                 EU033246
    CK04S010  C2004 10 18.80253 21 31 50.70 +22 01 13.1                 EU033246
    CK04S010  C2004 10 20.77947 20 56 00.31 +20 37 26.1          17.1 N EU033213
    CK04S010  C2004 10 20.78423 20 55 55.48 +20 37 13.5          17.1 N EU033213
    CK04S010  C2004 10 20.78567 20 55 54.09 +20 37 09.6          17.1 N EU033213
    CK04S010  C2004 10 21.81945 20 39 42.57 +19 49 11.3          16.5 N EU033A18
    CK04S010  C2004 10 22.88674 20 24 42.70 +18 59 24.1                 EU033213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer, J. Ticha.
    Measurer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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.
A18 Herne.  Observer B. Brinkmann.  0.2-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 S1 (Van Ness)
T 2004 Dec. 8.9212 TT                                   MPC
q   0.681783             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   92.8155      +0.0908421      -0.9498716
                   Node    19.2198      -0.7370118      -0.2661478
e   1.0            Incl.  114.6676      +0.6697472      -0.1640407
From 75 observations 2004 Sept. 26-Oct. 20.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 S1 (Van Ness)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 10 22    20 37.07   +19 41.0    0.391    1.161   105.3    55.7  15.1
2004 10 24    20 10.80   +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 18.07   +14 17.3    0.563    1.047    79.4    68.8  15.5
2004 11 01    19 06.25   +13 17.6    0.611    1.019    74.7    70.0  15.5
2004 11 03    18 56.28   +12 25.2    0.659    0.992    70.6    70.6  15.6
2004 11 05    18 47.74   +11 39.0    0.709    0.965    66.7    70.8  15.6
2004 11 07    18 40.32   +10 57.8    0.758    0.938    63.2    70.6  15.6
2004 11 09    18 33.78   +10 20.7    0.807    0.912    60.0    70.1  15.6
2004 11 11    18 27.94   +09 46.9    0.855    0.887    56.9    69.2  15.6
2004 11 13    18 22.66   +09 15.7    0.903    0.862    54.0    68.1  15.6
2004 11 15    18 17.81   +08 46.4    0.950    0.839    51.2    66.8  15.6
2004 11 17    18 13.31   +08 18.6    0.996    0.816    48.6    65.2  15.6
2004 11 19    18 09.08   +07 51.7    1.041    0.795    46.0    63.5  15.6
2004 11 21    18 05.07   +07 25.4    1.085    0.775    43.6    61.5  15.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-U33

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