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MPEC 2005-A48 : COMET C/2004 T3 (SIDING SPRING)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-A48                                Issued 2005 Jan. 14, 15:14 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.

                  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 11.46751 02 23 00.01 -53 05 14.4          20.0 N EA048415
    CK04T030  C2005 01 12.52897 02 22 52.07 -52 56 50.6          18.8 N EA048415
    CK04T030  C2005 01 13.47900 02 22 45.75 -52 49 17.9          18.5 N EA048415
    CK04T030  C2005 01 13.48750 02 22 45.73 -52 49 15.1          19.1 N EA048415

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. 14.1594 TT                                  MPC
q   8.862511             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  259.6201      +0.1193881      +0.6707363
                   Node    50.3386      +0.0665072      +0.7302387
e   1.0            Incl.   71.9692      -0.9906176      +0.1298625
From 64 observations 2004 Oct. 12-2005 Jan. 13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A48

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