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    • MPEC 2004-W17 : COMET C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-W17                                Issued 2004 Nov. 20, 17:41 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
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                           COMET C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK04U010  C2004 11 12.76769 08 45 42.48 +29 01 41.9          17.4 T EW017360
    CK04U010  C2004 11 12.77162 08 45 42.24 +29 01 48.5                 EW017360
    CK04U010  C2004 11 20.06631 08 37 00.71 +32 34 47.1          17.0 N EW017J76
    CK04U010  C2004 11 20.06796 08 37 00.55 +32 34 48.7          17.1 N EW017J76
    CK04U010  C2004 11 20.07043 08 37 00.30 +32 34 52.5          17.0 N EW017J76

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Dec. 8.7633 TT                                   MPC
q   2.659566             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   20.1309      -0.1530825      +0.6965552
                   Node   112.5483      +0.7705090      -0.3600273
e   1.0            Incl.  130.6236      +0.6187743      +0.6206377
From 53 observations 2004 Oct. 16-Nov. 20.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 11    08 47.32   +28 14.6    2.287    2.676   102.1    21.2  17.1
2004 11 21    08 35.63   +33 04.2    2.090    2.666   115.3    19.6  16.9
2004 12 01    08 16.02   +38 46.7    1.927    2.661   129.1    16.7  16.7
2004 12 11    07 45.18   +44 58.7    1.813    2.660   142.1    13.1  16.5
2004 12 21    07 00.19   +50 43.2    1.764    2.663   150.1    10.6  16.5
2004 12 31    06 02.48   +54 42.9    1.788    2.670   147.5    11.4  16.5
2005 01 10    05 01.69   +56 13.5    1.879    2.681   136.7    14.6  16.7
2005 01 20    04 10.10   +55 41.3    2.025    2.697   123.5    17.7  16.8
2005 01 30    03 32.81   +54 09.2    2.210    2.716   110.5    19.9  17.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-W17

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