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MPEC 2004-V43 : COMET C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V43                                Issued 2004 Nov. 8, 19:10 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 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04U010  C2004 10 21.79764 08 56 03.16 +21 08 57.5                 EV043D74
    CK04U010  C2004 10 21.80641 08 56 03.08 +21 09 04.6                 EV043D74
    CK04U010  C2004 10 21.81090 08 56 03.04 +21 09 10.1                 EV043D74
    CK04U010  C2004 10 21.81646 08 56 03.02 +21 09 15.6          17.7 T EV043D74
    CK04U010  C2004 11 06.04111 08 50 58.10 +26 11 45.3          17.2 N EV043213
    CK04U010  C2004 11 06.04341 08 50 57.98 +26 11 48.2          17.2 N EV043213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Dec. 8.853 TT                                    MPC
q   2.65917              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   20.162       -0.152655       +0.696716
                   Node   112.547       +0.770335       -0.360402
e   1.0            Incl.  130.630       +0.619097       +0.620239
From 48 observations 2004 Oct. 16-Nov. 6.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 01    08 53.55   +24 19.9    2.503    2.689    89.8    21.7  17.3
2004 11 11    08 47.31   +28 14.7    2.287    2.675   102.1    21.2  17.1
2004 11 21    08 35.62   +33 04.2    2.090    2.666   115.3    19.6  16.9
2004 12 01    08 16.01   +38 46.9    1.926    2.660   129.1    16.7  16.7
2004 12 11    07 45.16   +44 59.0    1.812    2.659   142.1    13.1  16.5
2004 12 21    07 00.15   +50 43.5    1.764    2.662   150.1    10.6  16.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V43

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