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MPEC 2004-A31 : 2004 AF

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A31                                Issued 2004 Jan. 6, 03:04 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                    2004 AF

Observations:
     K04A00F* C2004 01 05.14867 23 53 33.18 +64 25 05.0          17.3   EA031704
     K04A00F  C2004 01 05.16117 23 53 43.74 +64 25 08.9          17.3   EA031704
     K04A00F  C2004 01 05.17432 23 53 54.82 +64 25 12.0          17.2   EA031704
     K04A00F  C2004 01 05.18697 23 54 05.52 +64 25 16.0          17.1   EA031704
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.98800 00 05 30.19 +64 28 15.7          17   R EA031461
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.98847 00 05 30.80 +64 28 15.7                 EA031461
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.98892 00 05 31.04 +64 28 14.7                 EA031461
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.98939 00 05 31.46 +64 28 14.6                 EA031461
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.98986 00 05 32.03 +64 28 14.8                 EA031461
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.99032 00 05 32.28 +64 28 14.5                 EA031461
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.99080 00 05 32.79 +64 28 15.6                 EA031461
     K04A00F bC2004 01 05.99127 00 05 32.91 +64 28 15.3                 EA031461
     K04A00F 5C2004 01 06.07569 00 06 46.36 +64 28 44.2          17.0 R EA031673
     K04A00F 5C2004 01 06.08050 00 06 50.35 +64 28 44.5                 EA031673
     K04A00F 5C2004 01 06.08547 00 06 54.51 +64 28 44.9                 EA031673
     K04A00F 5C2004 01 06.09010 00 06 58.47 +64 28 45.1                 EA031673
     K04A00F 5C2004 01 06.09751 00 07 04.64 +64 28 45.6                 EA031673
     K04A00F 5C2004 01 06.11348 00 07 18.01 +64 28 46.6                 EA031673

Observer details:
461 JATE Asteroid Survey, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 AF                                                              PHA 0.033A
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M  18.94598              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35118944     Peri.   55.78519     +0.91455888     -0.25062559
a   1.9896426      Node   316.17888     -0.02152881     +0.75358675
e   0.5627966      Incl.   27.28770     +0.40387938     +0.60769550
P   2.81           H   16.4           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2004 Jan. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2004 AF                  a,e,i = 1.99, 0.56, 27                  q = 0.8699
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 06    00 05.69   +64 28.5    0.494    1.204   104.2    52.4    17.2
2004 01 16    02 14.11   +61 18.6    0.543    1.286   111.5    45.4    17.3
2004 01 26    03 37.35   +54 21.7    0.622    1.369   115.0    40.7    17.7
2004 02 05    04 28.71   +47 16.0    0.729    1.451   114.8    38.1    18.0
2004 02 15    05 04.14   +41 14.7    0.858    1.533   112.1    36.6    18.5
2004 02 25    05 31.58   +36 24.1    1.005    1.614   108.0    35.7    18.9
2004 03 06    05 54.75   +32 31.8    1.166    1.693   103.0    34.8    19.3
2004 03 16    06 15.41   +29 23.2    1.337    1.769    97.6    33.9    19.7
2004 03 26    06 34.55   +26 46.0    1.515    1.844    92.1    32.7    20.0
2004 04 05    06 52.71   +24 30.9    1.697    1.916    86.5    31.4    20.3
2004 04 15    07 10.14   +22 31.0    1.881    1.986    80.8    29.9    20.6
2004 04 25    07 27.04   +20 41.3    2.065    2.054    75.2    28.3    20.8
2004 05 05    07 43.52   +18 58.0    2.247    2.119    69.6    26.5    21.0
2004 05 15    07 59.63   +17 18.7    2.425    2.182    64.1    24.6    21.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A31

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