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MPEC 2005-G29 : COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-G29                                Issued 2005 Apr. 5, 19:56 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 K1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK04K010  C2005 03 06.81010 18 14 10.20 +00 26 24.9                 EG029349
    CK04K010  C2005 03 06.81455 18 14 10.10 +00 26 27.5                 EG029349
    CK04K010  C2005 03 06.81899 18 14 10.00 +00 26 29.6          15.8 T EG029349
    CK04K010  C2005 03 14.77432 18 10 41.71 +01 42 10.5                 EG029D83
    CK04K010  C2005 03 14.77619 18 10 41.64 +01 42 12.2                 EG029D83
    CK04K010  C2005 03 14.77803 18 10 41.61 +01 42 13.1                 EG029D83
    CK04K010  C2005 03 14.78175 18 10 41.49 +01 42 14.7          15.9 T EG029D83
    CK04K010  C2005 03 20.13228 18 07 28.15 +02 37 52.2          17.1 N EG029118
    CK04K010  C2005 03 20.13344 18 07 28.09 +02 37 52.9          17.1 N EG029118
    CK04K010  C2005 03 20.13576 18 07 28.01 +02 37 54.3          17.2 N EG029118
    CK04K010  C2005 03 20.13925 18 07 27.82 +02 37 56.6          17.3 N EG029118
    CK04K010  C2005 03 22.12274 18 06 04.23 +02 59 32.9          15.6 N EG029J76
    CK04K010  C2005 03 22.12346 18 06 04.21 +02 59 33.0          15.5 N EG029J76
    CK04K010  C2005 03 22.12419 18 06 04.16 +02 59 34.5          15.5 N EG029J76
    CK04K010  C2005 03 27.07308 18 02 05.12 +03 55 42.4          15.5 N EG029J76
    CK04K010  C2005 03 27.07453 18 02 04.98 +03 55 43.4          15.4 N EG029J76
    CK04K010  C2005 03 27.07597 18 02 04.90 +03 55 44.8          15.4 N EG029J76
    CK04K010  C2005 03 28.03263 18 01 13.40 +04 06 57.0          15.4 N EG029213
    CK04K010  C2005 03 28.03432 18 01 13.32 +04 06 58.1          15.4 N EG029213
    CK04K010  C2005 03 28.04024 18 01 13.03 +04 07 02.9          15.4 N EG029213

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
D83 Miwa.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.25-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
Epoch 2005 July 9.0 TT = JDT 2453560.5
T 2005 July 5.09798 TT                                  MPC
q   3.3992544            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0004847      Peri.   97.75332     -0.59799290     -0.76428953
 +/-0.0000012      Node   326.92707     -0.79001716     +0.61285808
e   0.9983525      Incl.  153.74720     +0.13519383     +0.20066511
From 301 observations 2004 May 2-2005 Mar. 28, mean residual 0".56.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000854
and +0.000585 (+/- 0.000001) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-G29

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