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MPEC 2004-U38 : COMET 69P/TAYLOR

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M.P.E.C. 2004-U38                                Issued 2004 Oct. 24, 18:48 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 69P/TAYLOR

Observations:
0069P         C2004 10 21.70542 07 56 25.82 +11 51 44.3                 EU038349
0069P         C2004 10 21.70653 07 56 25.96 +11 51 44.4                 EU038349
0069P         C2004 10 21.70765 07 56 26.07 +11 51 44.5          16.8 T EU038349
0069P         C2004 10 23.21325 07 59 00.97 +11 54 22.3          17.7 T EU038170
0069P         C2004 10 23.21687 07 59 01.38 +11 54 22.3          17.9 T EU038170
0069P         C2004 10 23.22050 07 59 01.74 +11 54 23.0          17.9 T EU038170
0069P         C2004 10 23.80013 08 00 01.14 +11 55 28.2          16.4 T EU038360
0069P         C2004 10 23.80508 08 00 01.61 +11 55 28.8                 EU038360
0069P         C2004 10 24.13493 08 00 35.33 +11 56 07.7          16.8 N EU038442
0069P         C2004 10 24.14084 08 00 35.82 +11 56 06.8          16.8 N EU038442
0069P         C2004 10 24.14593 08 00 36.37 +11 56 07.1          16.9 N EU038442
0069P         C2004 10 24.14786 08 00 36.61 +11 56 07.3          16.8 N EU038442
0069P         C2004 10 24.15210 08 00 37.10 +11 56 07.2          16.9 N EU038442
0069P         C2004 10 24.17673 08 00 39.47 +11 56 11.6          18.2 T EU038170
0069P         C2004 10 24.17758 08 00 39.56 +11 56 11.7          18.2 T EU038170
0069P         C2004 10 24.17842 08 00 39.65 +11 56 11.7          18.2 T EU038170
0069P         C2004 10 24.18948 08 00 40.77 +11 56 12.4          17.9 T EU038170
0069P         C2004 10 24.19102 08 00 40.92 +11 56 12.7          18.0 T EU038170

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/10
    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.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez C.  0.31-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
  69P/Taylor
Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5
T 2004 Nov. 30.60465 TT                                 MPC
q   1.9418273            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.14175311     Peri.  355.52521     -0.25211839     -0.90877341
a   3.6429033      Node   108.79922     +0.89838907     -0.34750926
e   0.4669561      Incl.   20.56407     +0.35962951     +0.23101560
P   6.95
From 81 observations 1998-2004, mean residual 0".71.

Ephemeris:
  69P/Taylor
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 10 22    07 56.93   +11 52.3    1.701    1.970    90.0    30.3  16.5  20.9
2004 11 01    08 13.54   +12 14.7    1.588    1.958    96.0    30.3  16.3  20.8
2004 11 11    08 28.73   +12 50.8    1.478    1.949   102.5    29.7  16.0  20.6
2004 11 21    08 42.12   +13 46.3    1.374    1.944   109.6    28.6  15.8  20.4
2004 12 01    08 53.37   +15 06.9    1.278    1.942   117.5    26.8  15.7  20.2
2004 12 11    09 02.05   +16 57.8    1.192    1.944   126.2    24.1  15.5  20.0
2004 12 21    09 07.71   +19 21.9    1.120    1.949   135.7    20.6  15.4  19.7
2004 12 31    09 10.11   +22 17.2    1.065    1.959   145.9    16.4  15.4  19.5
2005 01 10    09 09.17   +25 35.1    1.032    1.971   156.1    11.7  15.4  19.3
2005 01 20    09 05.36   +28 59.2    1.022    1.987   164.4     7.7  15.5  19.1
2005 01 30    08 59.74   +32 08.9    1.038    2.007   165.4     7.1  15.7  19.1
2005 02 09    08 53.78   +34 46.5    1.079    2.029   158.3    10.4  15.9  19.4
2005 02 19    08 49.11   +36 41.4    1.144    2.054   148.8    14.4  16.2  19.7
2005 03 01    08 47.00   +37 52.5    1.229    2.083   139.3    18.1  16.5  20.0
2005 03 11    08 48.05   +38 24.5    1.330    2.113   130.3    21.0  16.9  20.3
2005 03 21    08 52.40   +38 24.0    1.445    2.146   122.0    23.2  17.2  20.6
2005 03 31    08 59.69   +37 57.7    1.570    2.181   114.4    24.7  17.6  20.8
2005 04 10    09 09.44   +37 10.9    1.703    2.218   107.3    25.6  18.0  21.1
2005 04 20    09 21.13   +36 07.8    1.843    2.256   100.7    26.0  18.4  21.3
2005 04 30    09 34.25   +34 51.7    1.987    2.296    94.4    25.9  18.8  21.5
2005 05 10    09 48.39   +33 24.9    2.135    2.338    88.5    25.6  19.2  21.7
2005 05 20    10 03.24   +31 49.7    2.284    2.380    82.9    24.9  19.6  21.8
2005 05 30    10 18.52   +30 07.7    2.434    2.424    77.4    24.1  20.0  22.0
2005 06 09    10 34.06   +28 20.4    2.583    2.469    72.1    23.0  20.3  22.1
2005 06 19    10 49.72   +26 29.2    2.731    2.514    67.0    21.8  20.7  22.2
2005 06 29    11 05.39   +24 35.4    2.877    2.560    61.9    20.5  21.0  22.4
2005 07 09    11 21.03   +22 40.0    3.020    2.606    56.8    19.1  21.4  22.4
2005 07 19    11 36.59   +20 44.1    3.158    2.653    51.9    17.5  21.7  22.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-U38

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