Electronic Telegram No. 4038
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
CBAT Director:  Daniel W. E. Green; Hoffman Lab 209; Harvard University;
 20 Oxford St.; Cambridge, MA  02138; U.S.A.
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COMET P/2013 V6 = P/2004 VR_8 (LONEOS)
     M. Micheli reports the recovery of comet P/2004 VR_8 (cf. IAUC 8451) on
CCD images obtained with the Apache Point 3.5-m reflector in New Mexico by
Y. Fernandez, C. Lisse, and H. Weaver in Nov. 2013 and confirmed this month
(measurers Micheli and Y. Fernandez), with nothing reported about the
appearance of the object.  Their astrometry is tabulated below:

     2013 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.
     Nov.  6.14604   23 28 19.75   -24 20 45.7   21.6
           6.15520   23 28 19.61   -24 20 44.6   21.9
           6.16463   23 28 19.47   -24 20 43.5   21.8

     2014 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.
     Dec.  8.09138    0 37 02.59   -13 35 26.7   21.6
           8.10661    0 37 02.51   -13 35 23.4   22.0

The indicated correction to the prediction by G. V. Willliams on MPC 84327
is Delta(T) = -0.71 day.  The following linked orbital elements by Williams
(from 580 observations spanning 2004 Nov. 3-2014 Dec. 8) and an ephemeris
appear on MPEC 2014-Y45.

                    Epoch = 2016 Nov. 28.0 TT
     T = 2016 Dec.  6.83660 TT        Peri. =  67.18889
     e = 0.5172018                    Node  =  69.55203 2000.0
     q = 2.4204352 AU                 Incl. =  17.91507
       a =  5.0133478 AU   n = 0.08780360   P =  11.225 years


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2014 December 24                 (CBET 4038)              Daniel W. E. Green