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MPEC 2004-W38 : COMET C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-W38                                Issued 2004 Nov. 23, 19:39 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 RG113 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 23.37586 06 51 06.19 +48 29 22.3          19.1 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 23.38766 06 51 07.34 +48 29 30.0          19.1 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 23.39946 06 51 08.42 +48 29 37.1          18.6 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 23.41148 06 51 09.61 +48 29 45.0          19.0 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 23.42331 06 51 10.77 +48 29 52.8          18.9 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 25.37808 06 54 22.06 +48 50 22.6          18.5 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 25.38980 06 54 23.22 +48 50 29.4          19.0 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 25.40153 06 54 24.09 +48 50 35.1          19.7 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 10 25.42502 06 54 26.54 +48 50 53.0          19.3 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 03.37181 07 08 33.53 +50 27 11.9          18.6 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 03.38400 07 08 34.58 +50 27 19.2          19.0 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 03.39608 07 08 35.86 +50 27 28.8          19.2 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 03.40810 07 08 36.93 +50 27 35.6          19.3 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 03.42017 07 08 37.99 +50 27 43.8          19.0 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 10.39615 07 18 56.03 +51 45 29.3          19.1 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 10.40825 07 18 57.05 +51 45 38.0          18.8 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 10.42034 07 18 58.06 +51 45 46.8          18.9 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 10.43245 07 18 58.99 +51 45 54.8          18.8 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 10.44454 07 18 59.99 +51 46 03.7          18.8 N EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 20.43521 07 32 14.63 +53 40 09.8          18.4 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 20.44762 07 32 15.40 +53 40 18.5          18.8 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 20.46045 07 32 16.35 +53 40 26.8          18.6 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 20.47282 07 32 17.22 +53 40 35.6          18.6 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 20.48518 07 32 18.04 +53 40 44.0          18.3 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.38305 07 34 34.66 +54 02 32.8          18.1 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.39541 07 34 35.48 +54 02 41.2          18.5 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.40831 07 34 36.25 +54 02 49.2          19.4 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.42098 07 34 37.20 +54 02 58.7          18.5 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.43333 07 34 38.03 +54 03 07.4          18.1 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.45221 07 34 39.32 +54 03 20.9          18.4 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.46465 07 34 40.13 +54 03 29.1          18.5 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 22.49268 07 34 42.05 +54 03 48.4          18.6 T EW038704
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.43622 07 35 47.93 +54 14 39.6          18.1 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.43961 07 35 48.19 +54 14 39.8          19.9 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.44074 07 35 48.22 +54 14 42.8          18.4 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.44186 07 35 48.51 +54 14 45.2          18.2 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.44751 07 35 48.78 +54 14 47.2          19.4 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.45034 07 35 48.85 +54 14 49.8          17.5 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.45204 07 35 49.03 +54 14 50.9          17.8 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.45316 07 35 49.17 +54 14 51.8          18.3 T EW038G72
    CK04RB3G  C2004 11 23.45428 07 35 49.18 +54 14 51.7          17.7 T EW038G72

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
G72 University Hills.  Observer J. Foster.  0.33-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2005 Mar. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453440.5
T 2005 Mar. 3.72349 TT                                  MPC
q   1.9422810            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0014356      Peri.  125.31038     -0.68693860     -0.72454028
 +/-0.0000427      Node     8.77202     +0.48742928     -0.51671420
e   0.9972117      Incl.   21.61804     +0.53900654     -0.45612259
Residuals in seconds of arc
040906 704  0.5+  0.7-    041025 704  1.8-  1.9-    041122 704  0.0   0.2-
040906 704  0.8-  0.3+    041025 704  0.3+  0.9+    041122 704  0.1-  0.4-
040906 704  0.6-  0.6-    041103 704  0.5-  0.6+    041122 704  1.0-  1.4-
040906 704  1.0-  0.9+    041103 704  0.8-  0.3-    041122 704  0.1-  0.7-
040906 704  0.2-  0.4+    041103 704  1.1+  1.2+    041122 704  0.1-  0.5-
040911 704  0.1-  0.4+    041103 704  1.0+  0.0     041122 704  0.1+  0.0
040911 704  1.3+  0.1-    041103 704  0.9+  0.2+    041122 704  0.1-  0.3-
040911 704  0.8+  0.4-    041110 704  0.4-  0.6-    041122 704  0.3+  0.2-
040911 704  0.2-  0.4-    041110 704  0.2-  0.2-    041123 G72  0.1-  0.7+
040911 704  0.5+  0.3+    041110 704  0.1-  0.3+    041123 G72  0.2+  1.5-
041023 704  0.2+  0.2-    041110 704  0.7-  0.1+    041123 G72  0.2-  0.8+
041023 704  0.3+  0.0     041110 704  0.7-  0.7+    041123 G72 (1.7+  2.4+)
041023 704  0.3-  0.4-    041120 704  0.3+  0.2-    041123 G72  0.8+  0.5+
041023 704  0.0   0.2-    041120 704  0.6-  0.0     041123 G72  0.2-  1.1+
041023 704  0.2+  0.1+    041120 704  0.1-  0.6-    041123 G72  0.4+  1.0+
041025 704  0.2+  0.6+    041120 704  0.1-  0.3-    041123 G72  1.0+  1.2+
041025 704  0.7+  0.1-    041120 704  0.5-  0.3-    041123 G72  0.5+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 21    07 32.93   +53 46.6    1.589    2.308   125.6    20.4  17.6
2004 12 01    07 43.70   +55 40.7    1.474    2.246   130.8    19.4  17.4
2004 12 11    07 51.38   +57 28.9    1.376    2.189   135.3    18.4  17.1
2004 12 21    07 55.35   +59 02.1    1.296    2.136   138.8    17.7  16.9
2004 12 31    07 55.54   +60 09.1    1.232    2.089   140.8    17.3  16.7
2005 01 10    07 52.59   +60 37.8    1.187    2.047   141.1    17.6  16.5
2005 01 20    07 48.24   +60 17.9    1.158    2.012   139.7    18.4  16.4
2005 01 30    07 44.85   +59 05.1    1.146    1.984   136.9    19.8  16.3
2005 02 09    07 44.33   +57 01.8    1.151    1.962   133.2    21.5  16.2
2005 02 19    07 47.72   +54 15.0    1.171    1.949   128.7    23.3  16.2
2005 03 01    07 55.03   +50 55.1    1.206    1.943   124.0    25.0  16.3
2005 03 11    08 05.61   +47 12.2    1.257    1.944   119.1    26.5  16.4
2005 03 21    08 18.69   +43 15.3    1.323    1.954   114.1    27.7  16.5
2005 03 31    08 33.46   +39 12.4    1.402    1.971   109.2    28.6  16.7
2005 04 10    08 49.29   +35 09.3    1.496    1.996   104.3    29.1  16.9
2005 04 20    09 05.74   +31 10.2    1.603    2.027    99.5    29.3  17.1
2005 04 30    09 22.46   +27 18.0    1.723    2.065    94.7    29.1  17.3
2005 05 10    09 39.23   +23 34.6    1.853    2.110    89.9    28.6  17.6
2005 05 20    09 55.92   +20 00.5    1.993    2.159    85.2    27.8  17.8
2005 05 30    10 12.44   +16 36.2    2.142    2.214    80.5    26.8  18.1
2005 06 09    10 28.74   +13 21.4    2.299    2.274    75.8    25.6  18.4
2005 06 19    10 44.82   +10 15.7    2.460    2.337    71.0    24.3  18.6
2005 06 29    11 00.65   +07 18.6    2.626    2.404    66.2    22.8  18.9
2005 07 09    11 16.24   +04 29.5    2.795    2.474    61.4    21.1  19.2
2005 07 19    11 31.62   +01 47.9    2.964    2.547    56.4    19.4  19.4
2005 07 29    11 46.78   -00 46.6    3.133    2.622    51.4    17.6  19.7

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.001769
and +0.002998 (+/- 0.000043) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-W38

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