MPEC 2004-P31 : COMET C/2004 N6 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-P31                                Issued 2004 Aug.  9, 19:28 UT

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                            COMET C/2004 N6 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK04N060  S2004 07 09.26257 07 02 51.4  +20 40 56                   EP031249
    CK04N060  s2004 07 09.26257 2 -0.00460428 +0.00670866 +0.00358810   EP031249
    CK04N060  S2004 07 09.34590 07 03 57.0  +20 52 41                   EP031249
    CK04N060  s2004 07 09.34590 2 -0.00462639 +0.00670129 +0.00358353   EP031249
    CK04N060  S2004 07 09.38756 07 04 35.2  +21 00 17                   EP031249
    CK04N060  s2004 07 09.38756 2 -0.00463744 +0.00669760 +0.00358123   EP031249
    CK04N060  S2004 07 09.40423 07 04 43.7  +21 01 40                   EP031249
    CK04N060  s2004 07 09.40423 2 -0.00464186 +0.00669612 +0.00358032   EP031249
    CK04N060  S2004 07 09.43058 07 05 12.2  +21 07 02                   EP031249
    CK04N060  s2004 07 09.43058 2 -0.00464884 +0.00669377 +0.00357886   EP031249
    CK04N060  S2004 07 09.44590 07 05 26.0  +21 08 56                   EP031249
    CK04N060  s2004 07 09.44590 2 -0.00465290 +0.00669241 +0.00357802   EP031249
    CK04N060  S2004 07 09.47090 07 05 49.5  +21 13 54                   EP031249
    CK04N060  s2004 07 09.47090 2 -0.00465952 +0.00669018 +0.00357663   EP031249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by X.-M. Zhou,
    measurements by K. Battams, reductions by R. Kisala.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 N6 (SOHO)
T 2004 July  9.85 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0049               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  104.74        +0.06538        -0.95617
                   Node    24.76        -0.94957        -0.14752
e   1.0            Incl.  137.04        +0.30667        -0.25293
From 7 observations 2004 July 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-P31

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