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MPEC 2005-A51 : COMET P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-A51                                Issued 2005 Jan. 14, 15:35 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.

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                           COMET P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK04X010  C2005 01 07.13944 01 35 04.83 +20 28 58.2          19.7 T EA051704
    PK04X010  C2005 01 07.16567 01 35 13.24 +20 29 38.2          20.1 T EA051704
    PK04X010  C2005 01 07.17870 01 35 17.14 +20 29 55.4          20.1 T EA051704
    PK04X010  C2005 01 07.19221 01 35 21.37 +20 30 13.9          19.8 T EA051704
    PK04X010  C2005 01 09.87019 01 49 01.96 +21 32 24.4          18.2 N EA051213
    PK04X010  C2005 01 09.87752 01 49 04.10 +21 32 33.9          18.2 N EA051213
    PK04X010  C2005 01 09.88935 01 49 07.54 +21 32 49.7          18.2 N EA051213
    PK04X010  C2005 01 11.72703 01 58 03.46 +22 10 47.4                 EA051118
    PK04X010  C2005 01 11.73411 01 58 05.40 +22 10 55.6                 EA051118
    PK04X010  C2005 01 11.73999 01 58 07.09 +22 11 02.3                 EA051118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Nov. 1.9426 TT                                   MPC
q   0.782512             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.2029030      Peri.  345.4786      +0.9915478      +0.1292654
a   2.868206       Node     7.1221      -0.1082961      +0.8717777
e   0.727177       Incl.    5.1427      -0.0714493      +0.4725401
P   4.86
From 83 observations 2004 Dec. 7-2005 Jan. 11.

Ephemeris:
    P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 01 10    01 49.68   +21 35.3    0.673    1.312   103.2    46.9  17.8
2005 01 20    02 34.18   +24 23.8    0.816    1.420   103.7    42.3  18.6
2005 01 30    03 10.82   +26 05.9    0.978    1.527   102.1    39.1  19.3
2005 02 09    03 42.03   +27 08.7    1.153    1.632    99.1    36.6  19.9
2005 02 19    04 09.58   +27 47.5    1.340    1.736    95.2    34.6  20.5
2005 03 01    04 34.56   +28 10.2    1.535    1.837    90.7    32.6  21.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A51

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