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MPEC 2004-Y76 : COMET C/2004 T3 (SIDING SPRING)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Y76                                Issued 2004 Dec. 31, 15:05 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 T3 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    CK04T030  C2004 12 29.57420 02 25 40.82 -54 44 09.9          18.5 N EY076415
    CK04T030  C2004 12 30.50360 02 25 25.18 -54 37 16.6          19.0 N EY076415
    CK04T030  C2004 12 30.50824 02 25 25.07 -54 37 14.4          19.5 N EY076415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m
    f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 T3 (Siding Spring)
T 2003 Apr. 13.7721 TT                                  MPC
q   8.861888             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  259.5999      +0.1191272      +0.6708079
                   Node    50.3361      +0.0662549      +0.7302369
e   1.0            Incl.   71.9701      -0.9906659      +0.1295020
From 56 observations 2004 Oct. 12-Dec. 30.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Y76

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