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MPEC 2004-A53 : 2004 AD1

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A53                                Issued 2004 Jan. 14, 04:09 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 AD1

Observations:
     K04A01D* C2004 01 13.42681 09 48 43.91 +21 38 02.8          17.8 R EA053699
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.44678 09 48 31.98 +21 36 26.3                 EA053699
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.46680 09 48 20.15 +21 34 49.6                 EA053699
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.48683 09 48 08.35 +21 33 12.2                 EA053699
     K04A01D 5C2004 01 13.54468 09 47 35.27 +21 28 33.4          17.5 R EA053673
     K04A01D 5C2004 01 13.54815 09 47 33.30 +21 28 16.9                 EA053673
     K04A01D 5C2004 01 13.55000 09 47 32.25 +21 28 08.1                 EA053673
     K04A01D 5C2004 01 13.55231 09 47 30.93 +21 27 57.0                 EA053673
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.92914 09 44 20.08 +20 58 29.9          18.0 R EA053J95
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.93516 09 44 16.91 +20 58 03.8          18.2 R EA053J95
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.94177 09 44 13.42 +20 57 34.7          18.4 R EA053J95
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.94992 09 44 09.18 +20 57 00.1          18.7 V EA053951
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.95204 09 44 07.96 +20 56 50.9          18.8 V EA053951
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.95484 09 44 06.51 +20 56 38.2          18.4 V EA053951
     K04A01D  C2004 01 13.95793 09 44 04.87 +20 56 24.7          18.9 V EA053951
     K04A01D SC2004 01 14.11814 09 42 39.74 +20 44 43.3          18.4 R EA053J95

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
951 Highworth.  Observer J. Rock.  0.25-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 AD1
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M  11.56053              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.38263955     Peri.  109.49627     +0.64108334     -0.76179851
a   1.8790694      Node   300.27565     +0.65749493     +0.60775741
e   0.5539978      Incl.    6.19141     +0.39586937     +0.22426316
P   2.58           H   22.5           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2004 Jan. 13-14.

Ephemeris:
2004 AD1                 a,e,i = 1.88, 0.55, 6                   q = 0.8381
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 06    12 23.02   +36 30.0    0.044    1.000   111.3    66.4    18.1
2004 01 16    09 29.03   +18 43.6    0.098    1.074   156.2    21.7    18.7
2004 01 26    08 51.48   +13 04.6    0.170    1.153   172.3     6.6    19.5
2004 02 05    08 36.77   +11 03.6    0.253    1.236   170.1     7.9    20.5
2004 02 15    08 31.14   +10 16.5    0.347    1.319   160.2    14.7    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A53

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