September 22, 2004 21:23:05 UT Orbit-1 Orbital elements: P/2004 R1 (McNaught) Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5 T 2004 Aug. 30.1801 TT Sato q 0.988102 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1818565 Peri. 0.5645 +0.4482757 +0.8906175 a 3.085438 Node 296.0706 -0.8204663 +0.3759835 e 0.679753 Incl. 4.8843 -0.3548013 +0.2558063 P 5.42 Epoch 1978 Jan. 12.0 TT = JDT 2443520.5 T 1989 Mar. 10.3969 TT Sato q 3.985327 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0401190 Peri. 300.6402 +0.6604938 -0.7497633 a 8.450898 Node 107.9668 +0.7024776 +0.5982518 e 0.528414 Incl. 2.4123 +0.2650909 +0.2827540 P 24.6 From 39 observations 2004 Sept. 2-18, mean residual 0".72. Residuals in seconds of arc 040902 E12 1.2- 0.2+ 040906 673 0.1+ 0.1+ 040916 E12 1.7- 1.0+ 040902 E12 0.3+ 0.5+ 040906 E14 1.4+ 0.1+ 040916 E12 1.3- 0.7- 040902 E12 1.4+ 0.2- 040906 E14 0.4- 1.0- 040916 E12 0.7+ 0.3- 040902 E12 0.0 0.2+ 040906 E14 0.2+ 0.2- 040916 E12 1.0- 0.5+ 040904 413 0.3+ 0.5- 040906 E14 0.2- 0.1- 040916 E12 (2.7+ 1.1-) 040904 413 0.7+ 0.0 040906 413 0.3- 0.0 040916 E12 (2.7+ 1.3-) 040904 413 0.9- 0.1+ 040906 413 0.3- 0.0 040916 E12 (3.1+ 0.1-) 040904 413 0.6- 0.2- 040911 651 0.7+ 1.1+ 040916 E12 (3.0+ 0.6-) 040905 413 0.5- 0.1- 040911 651 1.1- 0.8+ 040917 J87 1.4+ 0.7- 040905 413 0.2- 0.4+ 040911 651 0.4+ 0.1+ 040917 J87 1.0+ 0.5+ 040906 673 0.9+ 0.4- 040913 360 0.6- 0.3+ 040918 587 0.4- 0.3- 040906 673 0.7+ 0.5- 040913 360 0.8+ 0.1+ 040918 587 1.4+ 0.0 040906 673 1.5- 0.0 040913 360 0.5- 0.4- 040918 587 1.6- 0.2+ 040906 673 0.3+ 0.3+ 040914 651 1.4+ 0.3+ 040906 673 0.0 0.4+ 040914 651 0.5+ 1.7- Orbit-2 Orbital elements: P/2004 R1 (McNaught) Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5 T 2004 Aug. 30.1799 TT Sato q 0.988098 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1818469 Peri. 0.5643 +0.4482803 +0.8906153 a 3.085547 Node 296.0712 -0.8204640 +0.3759882 e 0.679766 Incl. 4.8842 -0.3548008 +0.2558070 P 5.42 Epoch 1978 Jan. 12.0 TT = JDT 2443520.5 T 1989 Mar. 2.7841 TT Sato q 3.955261 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0412231 Peri. 301.8972 +0.6777636 -0.7345542 a 8.299314 Node 105.3970 +0.6855297 +0.6152209 e 0.523423 Incl. 1.9412 +0.2658676 +0.2862399 P 23.9 From 32 observations 2004 SepSept. 2-18, mean residual 0".55. Residuals in seconds of arc 040902 E12 1.1- 0.2+ 040906 673 0.1+ 0.0 040916 E12 (2.3- 1.0+) 040902 E12 0.4+ 0.5+ 040906 E14 1.4+ 0.0 040916 E12 (1.9- 0.8-) 040902 E12 (1.5+ 0.2-) 040906 E14 0.4- 1.1- 040916 E12 0.1+ 0.3- 040902 E12 0.2+ 0.1+ 040906 E14 0.2+ 0.2- 040916 E12 (1.6- 0.4+) 040904 413 0.4+ 0.5- 040906 E14 0.2- 0.1- 040916 E12 (2.1+ 1.1-) 040904 413 0.8+ 0.0 040906 413 0.3- 0.0 040916 E12 (2.1+ 1.3-) 040904 413 0.9- 0.1+ 040906 413 0.3- 0.0 040916 E12 (2.5+ 0.2-) 040904 413 0.5- 0.2- 040911 651 0.5+ 1.1+ 040916 E12 (2.4+ 0.6-) 040905 413 0.5- 0.1- 040911 651 1.3- 0.8+ 040917 J87 0.7+ 0.7- 040905 413 0.1- 0.4+ 040911 651 0.2+ 0.0 040917 J87 0.3+ 0.5+ 040906 673 0.9+ 0.4- 040913 360 1.0- 0.3+ 040918 587 1.2- 0.3- 040906 673 0.7+ 0.6- 040913 360 0.4+ 0.1+ 040918 587 0.6+ 0.0 040906 673 (1.5- 0.0 ) 040913 360 0.9- 0.4- 040918 587 (2.4- 0.2+) 040906 673 0.3+ 0.3+ 040914 651 0.9+ 0.3+ 040906 673 0.0 0.3+ 040914 651 (0.0 1.7-) September 16, 2004 13:08:00 UT Orbit-1 Orbital elements: P/2004 R1 (McNaught) Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5 T 2004 Aug. 30.1856 TT Sato q 0.988116 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1816035 Peri. 0.5721 +0.4483542 +0.8905783 a 3.088303 Node 296.0681 -0.8204346 +0.3760586 e 0.680047 Incl. 4.8840 -0.3547754 +0.2558325 P 5.43 Epoch 1978 Jan. 12.0 TT = JDT 2443520.5 T 1972 Dec. 12.9438 TT Sato q 3.508469 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0618598 Peri. 80.8516 +0.9025227 -0.4222025 a 6.331845 Node 304.0783 +0.3438320 +0.8250867 e 0.445901 Incl. 5.8791 +0.2592920 +0.3754691 P 15.9 From 27 observations 2004 Sept. 2-14, mean residual 0".63. Orbit-2 Orbital elements: P/2004 R1 (McNaught) Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5 T 2004 Aug. 30.1367 TT Sato q 0.987379 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1856608 Peri. 0.5090 +0.4493419 +0.8901044 a 3.043145 Node 296.1943 -0.8199415 +0.3770493 e 0.675540 Incl. 4.8713 -0.3546658 +0.2560235 P 5.31 Epoch 1978 Jan. 12.0 TT = JDT 2443520.5 T 1978 Jan. 2.6019 TT Sato q 0.901057 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1932237 Peri. 345.1093 +0.3906398 +0.9193786 a 2.963210 Node 307.8633 -0.8384745 +0.3346041 e 0.695919 Incl. 3.3620 -0.3799487 +0.2068406 P 5.10 From 22 observations 2004 Sept. 2-14, mean residual 0".43. September 06, 2004 20:35:28 UT Orbital elements: P/2004 R1 (McNaught) T 2004 Aug. 30.1851 TT Sato q 0.987745 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1826126 Peri. 0.5730 +0.4493524 +0.8900911 a 3.076916 Node 296.1312 -0.8199745 +0.3770411 e 0.678982 Incl. 4.8747 -0.3545762 +0.2560816 P 5.40 From 22 observations 2004 Sept. 2-6, mean residual 0".55. September 04, 2004 20:26:42 UT Orbital elements: C/2004 R1 T 2004 Aug. 24.363 TT Sato q 1.11813 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 353.533 +0.085221 +0.988647 Node 281.305 -0.908397 +0.026069 e 1.0 Incl. 7.250 -0.409330 +0.147981 From 8 observations 2004 Sep. 2-4, mean residual 0".50. --