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MPEC 2004-X48 : COMET P/2004 V1 (SKIFF)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X48                                Issued 2004 Dec. 11, 21:14 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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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET P/2004 V1 (SKIFF)

Observations:
    PK04V010  C2004 12 06.42162 22 37 33.79 +01 07 46.6                 EX048D83
    PK04V010  C2004 12 06.42477 22 37 34.34 +01 07 46.9                 EX048D83
    PK04V010  C2004 12 06.42784 22 37 34.93 +01 07 48.7                 EX048D83
    PK04V010  C2004 12 06.43094 22 37 35.39 +01 07 48.8          17.0 T EX048D83
    PK04V010  C2004 12 07.70858 22 41 37.73 +01 16 15.4                 EX048246
    PK04V010  C2004 12 07.71034 22 41 38.07 +01 16 16.0                 EX048246
    PK04V010  C2004 12 07.71141 22 41 38.28 +01 16 16.5                 EX048246
    PK04V010  C2004 12 07.71250 22 41 38.47 +01 16 17.0                 EX048246
    PK04V010  C2004 12 07.71302 22 41 38.59 +01 16 16.8                 EX048246
    PK04V010  C2004 12 07.71394 22 41 38.75 +01 16 17.7                 EX048246
    PK04V010  C2004 12 08.43708 22 43 56.31 +01 21 13.5          17.1 T EX048360
    PK04V010  C2004 12 08.44138 22 43 57.14 +01 21 15.4                 EX048360
    PK04V010  C2004 12 08.44483 22 43 57.79 +01 21 16.7                 EX048360
    PK04V010  C2004 12 09.06756 22 45 57.01 +01 25 36.9          18.5 T EX048704
    PK04V010  C2004 12 09.07979 22 45 59.29 +01 25 42.1          18.8 T EX048704
    PK04V010  C2004 12 09.09270 22 46 01.75 +01 25 47.1          19.0 T EX048704
    PK04V010  C2004 12 09.10561 22 46 04.44 +01 25 52.9          19.7 T EX048704
    PK04V010  C2004 12 09.12014 22 46 06.97 +01 25 58.5          18.6 T EX048704

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
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.
D83 Miwa.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.25-m f/5 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 V1 (Skiff)
T 2004 Dec. 8.8655 TT                                   MPC
q   1.418430             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0987999      Peri.  144.7629      +0.8808044      -0.4395865
a   4.634096       Node   242.2385      +0.3758448      +0.8750942
e   0.693915       Incl.   11.4669      +0.2879656      +0.2024203
P   9.98
From 83 observations 2004 Oct. 7-Dec. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X48

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