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MPEC 2004-V33 : COMET C/2004 V3 (SIDING SPRING)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V33                                Issued 2004 Nov. 6, 19:14 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 V3 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.39963 21 45 05.68 -45 38 51.5          18.8 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.40032 21 45 05.66 -45 38 50.8          18.7 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.41370 21 45 05.81 -45 38 38.1          18.5 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.41440 21 45 05.82 -45 38 37.7          19.2 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.42777 21 45 05.97 -45 38 26.8          18.2 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.42848 21 45 05.92 -45 38 25.2          18.2 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.44188 21 45 06.06 -45 38 12.6          18.5 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.44258 21 45 06.14 -45 38 12.2          18.4 N EV033E12
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.51359 21 45 06.76 -45 37 07.9          19.7 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.51580 21 45 06.78 -45 37 05.7          19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.51799 21 45 06.83 -45 37 03.8          19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.55521 21 45 07.16 -45 36 29.7          19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.55741 21 45 07.22 -45 36 27.7          19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.55961 21 45 07.23 -45 36 25.8          18.7 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.61837 21 45 07.75 -45 35 31.7          19.1 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.62057 21 45 07.79 -45 35 29.8          19.1 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 03.62277 21 45 07.85 -45 35 27.8          19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 05.41736 21 45 28.593-45 08 21.23         18.2 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 05.43433 21 45 28.817-45 08 05.67         19.2 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.46574 21 45 42.32 -44 52 28.7          18.2 N EV033474
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.46794 21 45 42.42 -44 52 27.0          17.9 N EV033474
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.46894 21 45 42.451-44 52 26.83         19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.47025 21 45 42.42 -44 52 24.7          18.2 N EV033474
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.47114 21 45 42.460-44 52 24.67         19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.47334 21 45 42.499-44 52 22.67         19.0 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.60574 21 45 44.30 -44 50 21.6          19.1 N EV033413
    CK04V030  C2004 11 06.61233 21 45 44.39 -44 50 15.5          19.4 N EV033413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
T 2005 Jan. 22.836 TT                                   MPC
q   4.15415              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  334.694       +0.872522       +0.482176
                   Node   354.211       -0.194252       +0.194333
e   1.0            Incl.   51.393       -0.448300       +0.854249
From 27 observations 2004 Nov. 3-6.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 V3 (Siding Spring)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 01    21 44.74   -46 15.1    4.049    4.212    92.6    13.6  19.3
2004 11 11    21 46.93   -43 43.8    4.165    4.199    85.2    13.6  19.3
2004 11 21    21 50.82   -41 12.6    4.285    4.188    77.7    13.3  19.4
2004 12 01    21 56.09   -38 42.8    4.406    4.178    70.3    12.8  19.4
2004 12 11    22 02.47   -36 15.2    4.526    4.170    62.9    12.1  19.5
2004 12 21    22 09.74   -33 50.3    4.641    4.163    55.5    11.2  19.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V33

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