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MPEC 2004-V73 : COMET P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V73                                Issued 2004 Nov. 15, 21:48 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.

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                         COMET P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK04R030  C2004 11 05.86840 00 04 41.73 +12 11 10.3          18.6 N EV073213
    PK04R030  C2004 11 05.87021 00 04 41.74 +12 11 10.6          18.6 N EV073213
    PK04R030  C2004 11 05.87382 00 04 41.72 +12 11 10.2          18.6 N EV073213
    PK04R030  C2004 11 06.59148 00 04 38.79 +12 09 27.1          19.6 T EV073360
    PK04R030  C2004 11 06.59715 00 04 38.80 +12 09 26.6                 EV073360
    PK04R030  C2004 11 07.56205 00 04 36.44 +12 07 11.7          19.6 T EV073360
    PK04R030  C2004 11 07.57265 00 04 36.40 +12 07 10.2                 EV073360
    PK04R030  C2004 11 09.18874 00 04 35.63 +12 03 37.2          19.5 N EV073850
    PK04R030  C2004 11 09.22312 00 04 35.58 +12 03 30.0          20.8 N EV073850
    PK04R030  C2004 11 10.11253 00 04 37.09 +12 01 46.5          19.9 N EV073850
    PK04R030  C2004 11 10.19067 00 04 37.23 +12 01 34.7          19.7 N EV073850

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, W. C. Walker,
    L. A. Phillips, L. M. Parham.  0.30-m f/5.86 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
T 2004 May 24.4862 TT                                   MPC
q   2.141553             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1311475      Peri.    5.2954      +0.8094830      +0.5799942
a   3.836742       Node   318.8074      -0.5436572      +0.6816451
e   0.441830       Incl.    7.9725      -0.2217524      +0.4460568
P   7.52
From 137 observations 2004 Sept. 10-Nov. 10.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 11    00 04.66   +12 00.0    1.691    2.499   136.0    16.0  19.6
2004 11 21    00 06.53   +11 47.2    1.821    2.537   126.6    18.2  19.8
2004 12 01    00 10.75   +11 47.2    1.964    2.575   117.7    19.8  20.1
2004 12 11    00 17.03   +11 59.9    2.119    2.614   109.2    20.8  20.3
2004 12 21    00 25.08   +12 24.5    2.281    2.654   101.2    21.3  20.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V73

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