OAA computing section circular NK 1159 C/2004 K3 (LINEAR)

The following improved orbital elements, by S. Nakano, are from 82 observations 2004 May 29 to July 16. Perturbations by Mercury to Neptune and three minor planets, Ceres, Pallas and Vesta, were taken into account. The mean residual is +/- 0.69 arc second. See an orbit in YC 2429. Epoch = 2004 July 14.0 TT T = 2004 June 30.45783 +/- 0.00306 (m.e.) TT Peri. = 60.49233 +/- 0.00206 Node = 275.53704 +/- 0.00097 (2000.0) Inc. = 111.92817 +/- 0.00061 q = 1.1033499 +/- 0.0000163 AU e = 0.9809596 +/- 0.0001471 1/a = +0.0172569 +/- 0.0001333 1/AU P = 441.1 years The following residuals in seconds of arc are from the above orbital elements: Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") 2004/ 040603 649 0.4+ 0.2- 040610 926 0.0 0.5+ 040529 704 0.2- 0.4- 040603 649 1.9+ 0.4- 040611 926 0.0 0.9- 040529 704 0.2- 0.1+ 040603 649 0.0 1.2+ 040611 926 0.9- 0.8- 040529 704 1.1- 0.8- 040603 649 0.1+ 0.1+ 040612 926 0.3+ 0.7+ 040529 704 0.3+ 1.0- 040603 G90 0.0 0.2+ 040612 926 0.2+ 0.6+ 040529 704 0.8+ 1.3- 040603 G90 0.1+ 0.6+ 040612 926 0.6- 0.6+ 040530 704 1.0- 0.7+ 040603 G90 0.6- 0.7+ 040613 360 0.1- 0.4+ 040530 704 0.3- 0.1- 040603 G90 0.7+ 0.1+ 040613 360 0.3+ 0.2+ 040530 704 0.3- 1.5- 040603 673 0.4- 0.5+ 040613 360 0.0 0.7+ 040530 704 0.9- 0.5+ 040603 673 1.2+ 1.1- 040613 D74 (3.5+ 0.6+) 040531 J95 0.6- 0.2- 040603 673 (2.6+ 1.1+) 040613 D74 1.2- 0.9- 040531 J95 0.6- 0.2+ 040603 926 0.1+ 0.1+ 040621 461 0.3- 0.0 040531 J95 0.6- 1.1- 040603 926 0.2+ 0.4- 040621 461 0.6- 0.5- 040531 854 1.3- 0.5+ 040603 926 0.3+ 0.1+ 040621 461 0.5- 0.3+ 040531 854 0.4- 1.5+ 040603 926 0.3- 1.2+ 040626 213 1.7+ 0.3- 040531 854 1.2+ 0.2+ 040605 926 1.0- 0.3- 040627 J95 0.3+ 0.1- 040531 926 1.0+ 0.2+ 040607 J95 0.0 0.0 040627 J95 0.2- 0.4- 040531 926 0.5+ 0.2- 040607 J95 0.1- 0.1+ 040627 J95 0.1- 0.5+ 040531 926 0.1+ 1.5+ 040607 J95 0.7- 0.2- 040630 213 0.1- 1.3+ 040531 G70 0.7- 0.6- 040607 926 0.1+ 1.6- 040706 704 0.3- 0.1- 040601 926 0.9+ 0.0 040607 926 1.2+ 0.8+ 040706 704 0.1+ 0.6- 040601 926 0.7- 0.8+ 040607 204 (3.5- 0.2+) 040706 704 1.5+ 0.2- 040601 H06 (1.8+ 5.4-) 040608 204 0.1+ 0.4- 040706 704 0.1+ 0.0 040601 H06 (1.6+ 5.7-) 040608 J95 0.1- 0.3- 040713 360 0.2- 0.2+ 040601 H06 (2.0+ 6.5-) 040608 J95 0.1+ 0.5- 040713 360 0.8- 0.1- 040601 G70 0.3+ 1.7+ Y 040608 J95 0.5+ 0.1+ 040713 360 1.1- 0.2- 040601 G70 0.6+ 0.9+ Y 040609 926 0.2+ 1.1- 040716 215 (2.3+ 3.9+) 040601 G70 (2.1+ 1.0+)Y 040609 926 0.5+ 0.6+ 040716 215 0.5+ 0.1+ 040602 926 0.5+ 0.3+ 040609 926 0.5- 0.3+ 040716 215 0.4+ 0.3- 040602 926 1.2+ 0.5- 040610 926 0.3+ 0.3- 040602 926 1.0- 1.8- 040610 926 0.2+ 1.1- ( ) -------- Rejected Obs.

Director, Computing Section Syuichi Nakano 2005 Feb. 4

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