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MPEC 2005-A15 : COMET C/2004 T3 (SIDING SPRING)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-A15                                Issued 2005 Jan. 7, 16:26 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

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                        COMET C/2004 T3 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    CK04T030  C2005 01 02.50332 02 24 38.70 -54 14 44.2          19.1 N EA015415
    CK04T030  C2005 01 02.50971 02 24 38.69 -54 14 40.9          19.5 N EA015415
    CK04T030  C2005 01 06.57225 02 23 46.63 -53 43 32.9          19.1 N EA015415
    CK04T030  C2005 01 06.57544 02 23 46.50 -53 43 30.8          19.1 N EA015415

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. 13.6972 TT                                  MPC
q   8.861383             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  259.5933      +0.1190839      +0.6707809
                   Node    50.3396      +0.0661638      +0.7302792
e   1.0            Incl.   71.9689      -0.9906772      +0.1294036
From 60 observations 2004 Oct. 12-2005 Jan. 6.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A15

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