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MPEC 2004-V46 : COMET P/2004 V4 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V46                                Issued 2004 Nov. 8, 20:30 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 P/2004 V4 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK04V040  C2004 10 09.34475 04 23 30.04 +04 14 19.7          19.5 T EV046699
    PK04V040  C2004 10 09.36014 04 23 30.21 +04 14 16.8                 EV046699
    PK04V040  C2004 10 09.37556 04 23 30.63 +04 14 16.6                 EV046699
    PK04V040  C2004 10 09.39098 04 23 31.04 +04 14 14.5                 EV046699
    PK04V040  C2004 11 06.01982 04 22 22.13 +03 39 40.3          18.9 N EV046J87
    PK04V040  C2004 11 06.02782 04 22 21.89 +03 39 40.1          19.0 N EV046J87
    PK04V040  C2004 11 06.37970 04 22 11.88 +03 39 50.2          19.0 N EV046850
    PK04V040  C2004 11 06.40161 04 22 10.99 +03 39 50.3          19.3 N EV046850
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.29675 04 21 45.92 +03 40 22.9          19.3 N EV046850
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.30588 04 21 45.78 +03 40 22.5          18.4 N EV046850
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.30752 04 21 45.94 +03 40 21.9          18.0 T EV046673
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.31528 04 21 45.66 +03 40 22.4                 EV046673
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.31927 04 21 45.30 +03 40 23.5          18.4 N EV046850
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.32049 04 21 45.50 +03 40 22.9                 EV046673
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.32859 04 21 45.29 +03 40 23.5                 EV046673
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.40977 04 21 42.65 +03 40 26.9          18.3 T EV046644
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.43736 04 21 41.76 +03 40 27.9          18.4 T EV046644
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.47341 04 21 40.64 +03 40 29.6          18.6 T EV046644
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.62218 04 21 36.65 +03 40 35.6          17.8 T EV046D74
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.64598 04 21 35.89 +03 40 36.3          17.6 T EV046D74
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.68509 04 21 34.59 +03 40 37.9          17.7 T EV046D74
    PK04V040  C2004 11 07.71881 04 21 33.51 +03 40 39.5          17.7 T EV046D74
    PK04V040  C2004 11 08.31681 04 21 15.37 +03 41 08.4          18.6 N EV046850
    PK04V040  C2004 11 08.35221 04 21 14.18 +03 41 10.0          18.4 N EV046850

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, V. L. Nixon,
    C. A. Joseph, N. L. Adams.  0.30-m f/5.86 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD,
    0.35-m f/1.88 Schmidt + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 V4 (NEAT)
T 2005 Jan. 31.620 TT                                   MPC
q   1.91868              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.140499       Peri.  347.370       -0.023956       -0.977455
a   3.66455        Node   103.715       +0.934976       -0.096190
e   0.47642        Incl.   12.470       +0.353901       +0.187959
P   7.02
From 38 observations 2004 Oct. 9-Nov. 8.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 V4 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 01    04 24.28   +03 39.8    1.155    2.069   148.9    14.4  18.0
2004 11 11    04 19.79   +03 44.2    1.090    2.040   157.3    10.8  17.8
2004 11 21    04 13.05   +04 10.1    1.047    2.013   163.0     8.2  17.6
2004 12 01    04 05.27   +05 01.6    1.027    1.989   162.2     8.7  17.5
2004 12 11    03 57.89   +06 19.2    1.030    1.969   155.4    12.0  17.5
2004 12 21    03 52.40   +07 59.9    1.055    1.951   146.3    16.2  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V46

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