Printer-friendly version

IAU Minor Planet Center

Minor Planet Center

MPEC 2004-Y13 : COMET P/2004 V4 (NEAT)

The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.


Read MPEC 2004-Y12 Read MPEC 2004-Y14


M.P.E.C. 2004-Y13                                Issued 2004 Dec. 18, 16:35 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 P/2004 V4 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK04V040   2004 12 06.55556 04 01 01.87 +05 41 29.1          17.5 T EY013372
    PK04V040   2004 12 06.57778 04 01 00.89 +05 41 39.3                 EY013372
    PK04V040  C2004 12 07.93108 04 00 01.83 +05 52 33.3          17.0 N EY013A61
    PK04V040  C2004 12 07.93554 04 00 01.66 +05 52 36.1          17.0 N EY013A61
    PK04V040  C2004 12 07.94558 04 00 01.10 +05 52 40.7          16.9 N EY013A61
    PK04V040  C2004 12 07.99554 03 59 58.91 +05 53 05.6          16.9 N EY013A32
    PK04V040  C2004 12 08.00115 03 59 58.62 +05 53 07.8          16.9 N EY013A32
    PK04V040  C2004 12 08.00676 03 59 58.37 +05 53 10.6          16.9 N EY013A32
    PK04V040  C2004 12 08.01236 03 59 58.11 +05 53 13.1          16.9 N EY013A32
    PK04V040  C2004 12 08.55579 03 59 35.18 +05 57 46.3                 EY013360
    PK04V040  C2004 12 08.56169 03 59 34.85 +05 57 49.9                 EY013360
    PK04V040  C2004 12 09.90793 03 58 38.53 +06 09 20.5                 EY013A30
    PK04V040  C2004 12 09.91017 03 58 38.43 +06 09 21.9                 EY013A30
    PK04V040  C2004 12 09.91790 03 58 38.10 +06 09 26.7                 EY013A30
    PK04V040  C2004 12 09.96914 03 58 35.92 +06 09 51.8          16.8 N EY013A61
    PK04V040  C2004 12 09.97512 03 58 35.68 +06 09 56.0          16.7 N EY013A61
    PK04V040  C2004 12 09.97958 03 58 35.47 +06 10 00.4          16.7 N EY013A61
    PK04V040   2004 12 10.64167 03 58 08.45 +06 15 51.3          17.5 T EY013372
    PK04V040  C2004 12 10.91846 03 57 57.38 +06 18 17.1          17.7 T EY013561
    PK04V040  C2004 12 10.92888 03 57 56.95 +06 18 22.7          17.5 T EY013561
    PK04V040  C2004 12 10.93299 03 57 56.78 +06 18 24.9          17.6 T EY013561
    PK04V040  C2004 12 11.51119 03 57 34.12 +06 23 40.1          17.0 T EY013360
    PK04V040  C2004 12 11.51588 03 57 33.92 +06 23 42.6                 EY013360
    PK04V040  C2004 12 11.55091 03 57 31.88 +06 24 04.5          17.9 T EY013608
    PK04V040  C2004 12 11.56152 03 57 31.45 +06 24 09.8          17.7 T EY013608
    PK04V040  C2004 12 11.57234 03 57 31.02 +06 24 15.6          17.7 T EY013608
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.20437 03 57 07.09 +06 30 02.7          17.5 T EY013704
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.21905 03 57 06.49 +06 30 11.1          17.8 T EY013704
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.23380 03 57 05.84 +06 30 19.8          17.4 T EY013704
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.24863 03 57 05.18 +06 30 28.5          17.5 T EY013704
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.26337 03 57 04.60 +06 30 36.7          17.5 T EY013704
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.80149 03 56 44.44 +06 35 35.6          18.0 N EY013104
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.80788 03 56 44.18 +06 35 39.4          17.9 N EY013104
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.81433 03 56 43.92 +06 35 42.9          17.7 N EY013104
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.88213 03 56 41.29 +06 36 22.8          16.7 N EY013213
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.88549 03 56 41.16 +06 36 24.6          16.7 N EY013213
    PK04V040  C2004 12 12.88905 03 56 41.02 +06 36 26.4          16.7 N EY013213
    PK04V040  C2004 12 13.57307 03 56 15.45 +06 42 58.4                 EY013D70
    PK04V040  C2004 12 13.57957 03 56 15.21 +06 43 01.2                 EY013D70
    PK04V040  C2004 12 13.58082 03 56 15.17 +06 43 01.0          17.3 N EY013D70
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.16944 03 55 53.89 +06 48 41.4          16.7 T EY013H42
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.23074 03 55 51.50 +06 49 16.2          16.9 T EY013H42
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.28343 03 55 49.51 +06 49 47.4                 EY013H42
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.33450 03 55 47.62 +06 50 16.7          16.6 T EY013H42
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.75718 03 55 33.30 +06 54 24.1          17.0 T EY013215
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.75755 03 55 33.31 +06 54 23.5          17.7 T EY013215
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.75793 03 55 33.32 +06 54 24.0          17.3 T EY013215
    PK04V040  C2004 12 14.75830 03 55 33.27 +06 54 24.2          17.6 T EY013215
    PK04V040  C2004 12 15.90627 03 54 53.78 +07 05 51.3          17.4 N EY013A16
    PK04V040  C2004 12 15.91053 03 54 53.61 +07 05 53.3          17.5 N EY013A16
    PK04V040  C2004 12 15.91472 03 54 53.46 +07 05 56.2          17.4 N EY013A16
    PK04V040  C2004 12 15.91892 03 54 53.36 +07 05 59.4          17.1 N EY013A16
    PK04V040  C2004 12 15.92312 03 54 53.23 +07 06 01.6          17.0 N EY013A16
    PK04V040  C2004 12 16.21461 03 54 43.69 +07 09 01.1          17.0 T EY013699
    PK04V040  C2004 12 16.23163 03 54 43.10 +07 09 12.4                 EY013699
    PK04V040  C2004 12 16.24864 03 54 42.45 +07 09 21.3                 EY013699
    PK04V040  C2004 12 16.26567 03 54 41.76 +07 09 30.3                 EY013699
    PK04V040  C2004 12 17.89780 03 53 50.67 +07 26 19.6          16.6 N EY013J78

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli,
    G. Fagioli.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, A. Boattini, M. Tombelli.
    0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + 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.
A16 Tentlingen.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.3-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
A30 Crespadoro.  Observers S. Valentini, G. Peretto.  Measurer S. Valentini.
    0.23-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A61 Tortona.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m
    f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
D70 Tosa.  Observer S. Shimomoto.  0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H42 Wartburg College Observatory, Waverly.  Observer C. Figura.  0.36-m f/11
    reflector + CCD.
J78 Murcia.  Observer J. Sanchez.  0.25-m f/8.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 V4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5
T 2005 Jan. 31.31016 TT                                 MPC
q   1.9198565            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.14058442     Peri.  347.18160     -0.02128487     -0.97754408
a   3.6630647      Node   103.74693     +0.93526930     -0.09357221
e   0.4758879      Incl.   12.46458     +0.35329631     +0.18881690
P   7.01
From 190 observations 1990-2004, mean residual 0".58.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Y13

Read MPEC 2004-Y12 Read MPEC 2004-Y14


Our Web policy. Index to the CBAT/MPC/ICQ pages.


Valid HTML 4.01!