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MPEC 2004-W18 : COMET P/2004 V1 (SKIFF)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-W18                                Issued 2004 Nov. 20, 17:44 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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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                            COMET P/2004 V1 (SKIFF)

Observations:
    PK04V010  C2004 11 15.74622 21 36 59.36 -00 23 09.8          17.6 N EW018118
    PK04V010  C2004 11 15.75272 21 37 00.31 -00 23 07.6          17.7 N EW018118
    PK04V010  C2004 11 18.72865 21 45 04.24 -00 15 37.8          17.5 N EW018170
    PK04V010  C2004 11 18.72976 21 45 04.40 -00 15 37.3          18.1 N EW018170
    PK04V010  C2004 11 18.73088 21 45 04.57 -00 15 37.2          18.1 N EW018170
    PK04V010  C2004 11 18.73312 21 45 04.93 -00 15 36.6          17.7 N EW018170

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 V1 (Skiff)
T 2004 Dec. 8.8471 TT                                   MPC
q   1.418831             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0982424      Peri.  144.7561      +0.8810369      -0.4391097
a   4.651610       Node   242.2151      +0.3753971      +0.8753222
e   0.694981       Incl.   11.4712      +0.2878385      +0.2024691
P  10.0
From 57 observations 2004 Oct. 7-Nov. 18.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 V1 (Skiff)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 11    21 24.70   -00 31.0    0.997    1.458    94.4    42.6  17.6
2004 11 21    21 51.39   -00 08.5    1.024    1.435    91.0    43.5  17.6
2004 12 01    22 20.76   +00 35.5    1.056    1.422    88.2    43.9  17.6
2004 12 11    22 52.14   +01 39.4    1.096    1.419    85.8    43.8  17.7
2004 12 21    23 24.88   +03 00.6    1.145    1.426    83.8    43.3  17.8
2004 12 31    23 58.31   +04 34.4    1.205    1.444    81.9    42.4  18.0
2005 01 10    00 31.84   +06 15.8    1.277    1.470    80.0    41.2  18.2
2005 01 20    01 05.04   +07 59.6    1.361    1.506    78.1    39.8  18.4
2005 01 30    01 37.53   +09 40.9    1.457    1.549    76.0    38.1  18.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-W18

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