MPEC 2004-V34 : COMET C/2004 V4 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V34                                Issued 2004 Nov. 6, 19:49 UT

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                            COMET C/2004 V4 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK04V040  C2004 11 05.45377 04 22 36.96 +03 39 28.3          18.8 T EV034644
    CK04V040  C2004 11 05.47472 04 22 36.35 +03 39 28.7          18.8 T EV034644
    CK04V040  C2004 11 05.49870 04 22 35.67 +03 39 29.3          18.3 T EV034644
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.29828 04 22 14.33 +03 39 47.5          17.8 N EV034785
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.32723 04 22 13.76 +03 39 49.6                 EV034670
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.32986 04 22 13.08 +03 39 48.8          18.0 N EV034785
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.37926 04 22 12.02 +03 39 49.9                 EV034670
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.38593 04 22 11.78 +03 39 50.4          18.6 N EV034H36
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.39218 04 22 11.60 +03 39 50.3          18.3 N EV034H36
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.39693 04 22 11.50 +03 39 50.2          18.3 N EV034H36
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.43541 04 22 10.45 +03 39 51.9                 EV034670
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.61542 04 22 05.49 +03 40 07.5          18.3 N EV034474
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.61921 04 22 05.38 +03 40 07.6          18.4 N EV034474
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.62222 04 22 05.29 +03 40 07.7          18.4 N EV034474
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.66482 04 22 04.10 +03 40 07.5          18.6 T EV034413
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.66876 04 22 03.99 +03 40 07.7          18.5 T EV034413
    CK04V040  C2004 11 06.67269 04 22 03.86 +03 40 07.7          18.9 T EV034413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
    Cassegrain + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m f/6 reflector +
    CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2004 V4 (NEAT)
T 2005 Mar. 3.054 TT                                    MPC
q   1.27183              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   42.667       -0.637535       -0.713424
                   Node    89.156       +0.604910       -0.697306
e   1.0            Incl.   16.909       +0.477108       -0.069220
From 15 observations 2004 Nov. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
    C/2004 V4 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2004 11 01    04 24.24   +03 39.7    1.255    2.166   148.9    13.7  18.4
2004 11 11    04 19.72   +03 44.3    1.112    2.061   157.3    10.7  17.9
2004 11 21    04 12.09   +04 12.3    0.990    1.957   163.1     8.4  17.4
2004 12 01    04 01.88   +05 14.4    0.892    1.855   162.1     9.4  16.9
2004 12 11    03 50.22   +06 59.7    0.816    1.757   154.4    14.0  16.5
2004 12 21    03 38.94   +09 34.0    0.762    1.663   144.2    20.3  16.1

     On MPEC 2004-V33, the ephemeris m1 should be brightened by 1.5.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V34

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