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M.P.E.C. 2004-K50 Issued 2004 May 24, 15:44 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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COMET C/2004 K1 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK04K010 C2004 05 21.40758 20 43 06.88 -04 17 23.0 18.6 N EK050703
CK04K010 C2004 05 21.41689 20 43 06.55 -04 17 20.5 17.8 N EK050703
CK04K010 C2004 05 21.42626 20 43 06.20 -04 17 18.6 18.6 N EK050703
CK04K010 C2004 05 21.43545 20 43 05.80 -04 17 17.5 18.3 N EK050703
CK04K010 C2004 05 22.38568 20 42 26.45 -04 14 15.8 18.3 N EK050701
CK04K010 C2004 05 22.40743 20 42 25.52 -04 14 11.3 18.2 N EK050701
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.05344 20 41 58.06 -04 12 09.0 18.4 N EK050J75
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.06410 20 41 57.61 -04 12 06.9 18.8 N EK050J75
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.08419 20 41 56.78 -04 12 05.8 EK050J95
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.09621 20 41 56.28 -04 12 02.7 EK050J95
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.32712 20 41 46.34 -04 11 17.5 19.3 N EK050651
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.33031 20 41 46.18 -04 11 16.4 19.0 N EK050651
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.33159 20 41 46.00 -04 11 15.3 17.2 N EK050850
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.33374 20 41 45.97 -04 11 15.5 19.3 N EK050651
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.34654 20 41 45.54 -04 11 13.4 18.3 N EK050850
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.34839 20 41 45.38 -04 11 12.4 18.7 N EK050850
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.35700 20 41 45.04 -04 11 11.7 18.0 N EK050H06
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.36308 20 41 44.71 -04 11 10.0 18.0 N EK050H06
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.36704 20 41 44.57 -04 11 09.3 17.7 N EK050850
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.36896 20 41 44.43 -04 11 08.9 18.0 N EK050H06
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.38445 20 41 43.91 -04 11 05.8 18.5 N EK050704
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.39387 20 41 43.43 -04 11 04.6 19.5 N EK050704
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.40120 20 41 43.10 -04 11 02.4 18.4 N EK050G90
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.40246 20 41 42.99 -04 11 03.3 19.9 N EK050704
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.40437 20 41 42.96 -04 11 02.1 18.3 N EK050G90
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.40755 20 41 42.82 -04 11 01.5 18.2 N EK050G90
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.41106 20 41 42.62 -04 11 01.2 19.2 N EK050704
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.41967 20 41 42.32 -04 10 58.2 19.3 N EK050704
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.44442 20 41 41.23 -04 10 54.8 18.6 N EK050926
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.44862 20 41 41.01 -04 10 53.8 18.9 N EK050926
CK04K010 C2004 05 23.45284 20 41 40.79 -04 10 52.9 18.6 N EK050926
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.03816 20 41 15.34 -04 09 04.3 18.4 N EK050106
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.04828 20 41 14.93 -04 09 01.7 18.9 N EK050106
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.05870 20 41 14.38 -04 09 02.0 19.2 N EK050106
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.07711 20 41 13.62 -04 08 56.7 EK050J95
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.08767 20 41 13.16 -04 08 56.5 19.4 N EK050J95
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.09798 20 41 12.68 -04 08 52.8 19.1 N EK050J95
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.12718 20 41 11.36 -04 08 47.6 17.9 T EK050620
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.12878 20 41 11.31 -04 08 46.6 18.5 T EK050620
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.39345 20 40 59.61 -04 07 57.1 EK050696
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.40560 20 40 58.99 -04 07 53.0 18.8 N EK050807
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.41035 20 40 58.79 -04 07 52.1 18.9 N EK050807
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.41649 20 40 58.58 -04 07 52.9 18.9 T EK050696
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.42054 20 40 58.30 -04 07 50.0 18.4 N EK050807
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.45037 20 40 57.09 -04 07 47.1 18.2 N EK050926
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.45481 20 40 56.85 -04 07 46.1 18.3 N EK050926
CK04K010 C2004 05 24.45927 20 40 56.55 -04 07 45.3 18.5 N EK050926
Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh. Observer H. Mikuz. 0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins. Observers J. B. Battat, T. B. Spahr.
1.2-m reflector + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista. Observer D. Healy. 0.51-m
Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
R. Hill, S. Howard, D. McLean. 0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + 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.
807 Cerro Tololo. Observer W. Ryan. 1.0-m f/10.0 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.30-m f/5.86
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.81-m
f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson. Observer G. R. Jones. 0.4-m
Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory. Observer R. Hutsebaut. 0.30-m reflector
+ CCD.
J75 OAM Observatory, La Sagra. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss, J. Nomen,
J. L. Ortiz. 0.35-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Long. = 357.4344,
rho cos phi' = 0.78940, rho sin phi' = +0.61223.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 4.680 TT MPC
q 3.41992 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 97.280 -0.591928 -0.768792
Node 326.888 -0.794695 +0.606795
e 1.0 Incl. 153.701 +0.134470 +0.201887
From 46 observations 2004 May 21-24.
Ephemeris:
C/2004 K1 (Catalina)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2004 05 15 20 47.08 -04 38.6 4.753 5.048 101.2 11.3 17.4
2004 05 25 20 40.54 -04 06.1 4.519 4.987 111.9 10.9 17.3
2004 06 04 20 32.00 -03 37.4 4.300 4.926 122.9 10.0 17.1
2004 06 14 20 21.38 -03 13.8 4.104 4.866 134.1 8.6 16.9
2004 06 24 20 08.76 -02 56.2 3.936 4.806 145.1 6.9 16.8
2004 07 04 19 54.39 -02 45.8 3.805 4.747 155.1 5.2 16.7
2004 07 14 19 38.74 -02 43.0 3.715 4.688 161.0 4.0 16.6
2004 07 24 19 22.47 -02 47.9 3.668 4.630 158.7 4.6 16.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-K50
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