MPEC 2005-B40 : COMET C/2004 T3 (SIDING SPRING)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-B40 Issued 2005 Jan. 21, 22:48 UT
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COMET C/2004 T3 (SIDING SPRING)
Observations:
CK04T030 C2005 01 14.50329 02 22 39.68 -52 41 09.4 19.5 N EB040415
CK04T030 C2005 01 14.51269 02 22 39.73 -52 41 05.6 19.6 N EB040415
CK04T030 C2005 01 18.48722 02 22 22.97 -52 09 15.3 19.7 N EB040415
CK04T030 C2005 01 18.49675 02 22 22.87 -52 09 11.5 19.6 N EB040415
CK04T030 C2005 01 19.47637 02 22 20.57 -52 01 18.1 19.6 N EB040415
CK04T030 C2005 01 19.48350 02 22 20.56 -52 01 15.2 18.6 N EB040415
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)
Epoch 2003 May 1.0 TT = JDT 2452760.5
T 2003 Apr. 14.99387 TT MPC
q 8.8639802 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0002755 Peri. 259.66317 +0.12032441 +0.66998230
+/-0.0000170 Node 50.39301 +0.06705228 +0.73075239
e 0.9975582 Incl. 71.95996 -0.99046758 +0.13086126
Residuals in seconds of arc
041012 E12 0.1+ 0.1- 041021 I05 0.6+ 0.2- 041117 I05 0.4+ 0.5-
041012 E12 0.3+ 0.2+ 041021 I05 0.2- 0.2+ 041218 415 0.8- 0.2-
041012 E12 0.2+ 0.0 041021 I05 0.7- 0.5- 041218 415 0.3- 0.2+
041012 E12 0.3+ 0.0 041023 E12 0.0 0.5+ 041220 415 0.2- 0.1+
041013 I05 1.0- 0.1- 041023 E12 0.0 0.4+ 041220 415 0.4+ 0.1+
041013 I05 0.6- 0.3- 041023 E12 0.1- 0.7+ 041229 415 0.5- 0.1-
041013 E12 0.6+ 0.8- 041023 E12 0.3+ 1.0+ 041230 415 0.2+ 0.3-
041013 E12 0.6- 0.4+ 041024 415 1.0+ 1.2- 041230 415 0.1- 0.2-
041013 E12 0.0 0.3+ 041024 415 1.0- 1.4+ 050102 415 0.5- 0.1-
041013 E12 0.3- 0.4+ 041024 415 0.1- 0.7+ 050102 415 0.3+ 0.3+
041013 E12 0.0 0.2- 041030 415 0.2+ 0.4- 050106 415 0.8+ 0.2-
041013 E12 0.3+ 0.4- 041101 413 0.2+ 0.2+ 050106 415 0.0 0.4+
041013 E12 0.2- 0.2+ 041103 415 0.7- 0.6+ 050111 415 0.5+ 0.5+
041015 E12 0.1- 0.1- 041103 415 0.5- 0.1+ 050112 415 0.4- 0.3+
041015 E12 0.3- 1.0- 041106 415 0.4+ 0.3- 050113 415 0.6- 0.7+
041015 E12 0.3- 0.6- 041106 415 0.1- 0.6+ 050113 415 0.3- 0.6-
041015 E12 0.2+ 0.5+ 041108 413 0.1- 0.0 050114 415 0.4- 0.0
041017 I05 0.1- 0.2- 041108 413 0.0 0.1- 050114 415 0.6+ 0.7-
041017 I05 0.4+ 0.3- 041108 413 0.0 0.1- 050118 415 0.1- 0.4+
041017 I05 0.0 0.6+ 041112 415 0.1+ 0.1- 050118 415 0.8- 0.4-
041017 I05 0.1+ 0.1+ 041115 413 0.1+ 0.1+ 050119 415 0.6+ 0.2+
041017 I05 0.9+ 0.0 041115 413 0.3+ 0.3- 050119 415 0.6+ 0.4-
041017 I05 0.0 0.0 041117 I05 0.6+ 0.4-
041021 I05 0.4+ 0.2- 041117 I05 0.3+ 0.2-
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000038
and +0.000067 (+/- 0.000017) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-B40
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