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MPEC 2004-Y02 : COMET C/2004 V13 (SWAN)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Y02                                Issued 2004 Dec. 16, 23:29 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 C/2004 V13 (SWAN)

Observations:
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.15423 17 04 54.7  -19 53 32                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.15423 2 -0.00155322 -0.00775223 -0.00260807   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.17924 17 05 15.3  -19 53 17                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.17924 2 -0.00154533 -0.00775308 -0.00260825   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.19590 17 05 29.0  -19 52 59                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.19590 2 -0.00154008 -0.00775365 -0.00260837   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.22090 17 05 46.6  -19 52 25                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.22090 2 -0.00153220 -0.00775450 -0.00260855   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.23758 17 05 57.9  -19 52 04                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.23758 2 -0.00152693 -0.00775506 -0.00260867   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.26256 17 06 17.3  -19 51 29                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.26256 2 -0.00151905 -0.00775590 -0.00260885   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.27923 17 06 30.8  -19 51 01                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.27923 2 -0.00151380 -0.00775645 -0.00260897   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.30423 17 06 48.0  -19 50 22                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.30423 2 -0.00150591 -0.00775728 -0.00260915   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.32091 17 07 01.6  -19 49 44                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.32091 2 -0.00150065 -0.00775784 -0.00260927   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.34590 17 07 21.7  -19 49 09                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.34590 2 -0.00149277 -0.00775866 -0.00260944   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.36256 17 07 34.5  -19 48 47                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.36256 2 -0.00148751 -0.00775920 -0.00260955   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.38758 17 07 53.0  -19 48 13                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.38758 2 -0.00147961 -0.00776001 -0.00260973   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.40423 17 08 06.4  -19 47 53                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.40423 2 -0.00147436 -0.00776055 -0.00260984   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.42928 17 08 25.7  -19 47 07                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.42928 2 -0.00146646 -0.00776136 -0.00261001   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.69590 17 11 51.3  -19 40 10                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.69590 2 -0.00138232 -0.00776961 -0.00261172   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.72090 17 12 11.6  -19 39 17                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.72090 2 -0.00137442 -0.00777035 -0.00261187   EY002249
    CK04V130  S2004 12 16.73757 17 12 24.1  -19 39 03                   EY002249
    CK04V130  s2004 12 16.73757 2 -0.00136916 -0.00777084 -0.00261197   EY002249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detection by S. Hoenig,
    measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 V13 (SWAN)
T 2004 Dec. 21.139 TT                                   MPC
q   0.17727              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   94.253       +0.439545       +0.860660
                   Node   207.015       -0.865627       +0.482268
e   1.0            Incl.   34.463       +0.239769       +0.163345
From 21 observations 2004 Nov. 9-Dec. 16.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 V13 (SWAN)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 12 11    16 06.42   -21 33.6    1.265    0.411    15.5    39.8   8.6
2004 12 12    16 16.85   -21 18.6    1.252    0.382    14.2    39.0   8.3
2004 12 13    16 27.68   -21 01.4    1.239    0.354    12.7    37.9   7.9
2004 12 14    16 38.96   -20 41.9    1.227    0.325    11.3    36.3   7.6
2004 12 15    16 50.73   -20 20.3    1.215    0.296     9.7    34.2   7.1
2004 12 16    17 03.02   -19 56.9    1.203    0.268     8.2    31.6   6.7
2004 12 17    17 15.90   -19 32.4    1.190    0.242     6.7    28.4   6.2
2004 12 18    17 29.40   -19 07.8    1.176    0.218     5.5    25.5   5.7
2004 12 19    17 43.50   -18 44.9    1.160    0.197     4.8    24.7   5.3
2004 12 20    17 58.13   -18 26.4    1.141    0.183     5.1    28.7   4.9
2004 12 21    18 13.04   -18 15.3    1.118    0.177     6.3    37.8   4.7
2004 12 22    18 27.88   -18 13.8    1.092    0.181     8.0    49.3   4.8
2004 12 23    18 42.37   -18 22.5    1.064    0.193     9.8    60.7   5.0
2004 12 24    18 56.35   -18 39.9    1.035    0.211    11.7    70.2   5.3
2004 12 25    19 09.85   -19 03.7    1.007    0.234    13.5    77.6   5.7
2004 12 26    19 22.98   -19 31.8    0.980    0.260    15.2    83.1   6.1
2004 12 27    19 35.85   -20 02.5    0.956    0.288    17.0    86.9   6.5
2004 12 28    19 48.57   -20 34.4    0.934    0.316    18.8    89.5   6.9
2004 12 29    20 01.21   -21 06.5    0.914    0.345    20.5    91.1   7.2
2004 12 30    20 13.83   -21 38.0    0.896    0.374    22.3    92.0   7.5
2004 12 31    20 26.47   -22 08.1    0.881    0.403    24.2    92.3   7.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Y02

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