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MPEC 2004-B23 : 2004 BV18

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M.P.E.C. 2004-B23                                Issued 2004 Jan. 20, 06:34 UT

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                                   2004 BV18

Observations:
     K04B18V*tC2004 01 19.07591 05 20 08.94 +35 09 39.7                 EB023691
     K04B18V tC2004 01 19.10321 05 20 59.73 +35 07 17.1                 EB023691
     K04B18V tC2004 01 19.13010 05 21 49.34 +35 04 47.5                 EB023691
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.02022 05 52 21.31 +33 05 47.2          18.0 R EB023620
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.02168 05 52 24.17 +33 05 32.0          17.6 R EB023620
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.02348 05 52 27.75 +33 05 13.5          17.8 R EB023620
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.02545 05 52 31.68 +33 04 53.8          17.6 R EB023620
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.02708 05 52 34.83 +33 04 36.1          18.2 R EB023620
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.02854 05 52 37.74 +33 04 20.7          17.7 R EB023620
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.03036 05 52 41.35 +33 04 01.5          17.8 R EB023620
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.12337 05 56 30.89 +32 50 42.5          16.8 R EB023H88
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.12530 05 56 34.48 +32 50 21.7          17.4 R EB023H88
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.13006 05 56 56.18 +32 49 31.2          17.7 R EB023649
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.13078 05 56 57.57 +32 49 24.4          17.8 R EB023649
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.13150 05 56 58.97 +32 49 17.9          17.6 R EB023649
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.13223 05 57 00.36 +32 49 11.3          17.6 R EB023649
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.13392 05 57 03.63 +32 48 55.9          17.6 R EB023649
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.13465 05 57 05.03 +32 48 49.3          17.5 R EB023649
     K04B18V  C2004 01 20.13537 05 57 06.43 +32 48 42.5          17.7 R EB023649

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers M. Block, S. A. Megan.  0.9-m
    f/3 reflector + CCD.
H88 Hope Observatory, Belcamp.  Observer I. Griffin.  0.35-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 BV18
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 348.51679              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64314525     Peri.  169.48007     -0.37398273     -0.92689030
a   1.3292194      Node   302.47462     +0.84814454     -0.32793552
e   0.2519523      Incl.    2.16029     +0.37521695     -0.18257236
P   1.53           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
040119 691  2.7-  0.8+    040120 620  0.6-  0.2+    040120 649  0.1-  0.4-
040119 691  0.7-  0.1+    040120 620  0.3-  0.0     040120 649  0.3-  0.3-
040119 691  3.4+  0.9-    040120 620  0.2-  0.1-    040120 649  0.1-  0.3-
040120 620  0.4-  0.1-    040120 H88  1.6+  2.4+    040120 649  0.2-  0.2-
040120 620  0.6-  0.1-    040120 H88  0.2+  0.1+    040120 649  0.0   0.4-
040120 620  0.2-  0.1+    040120 649  0.3-  0.2-
040120 620  0.3+  0.9+    040120 649  0.3-  0.5-

Ephemeris:
2004 BV18                a,e,i = 1.33, 0.25, 2                   q = 0.9943
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 16    03 50.63   +37 35.2    0.018    0.994   126.6    52.6    19.3
2004 01 18    04 44.67   +36 38.5    0.016    0.995   135.5    43.9    18.7
2004 01 20    05 52.03   +33 11.3    0.014    0.996   147.7    31.8    18.1
2004 01 22    07 03.69   +26 26.8    0.013    0.997   162.6    17.2    17.6
2004 01 24    08 06.98   +17 40.5    0.014    0.998   176.0     4.0    17.2
2004 01 26    08 55.89   +09 17.4    0.015    1.000   168.6    11.2    17.7
2004 01 28    09 31.62   +02 36.9    0.018    1.002   159.6    20.1    18.4
2004 01 30    09 57.53   -02 18.3    0.021    1.004   153.4    26.1    18.9
2004 02 01    10 16.60   -05 52.0    0.024    1.006   149.3    30.0    19.3
2004 02 03    10 30.92   -08 27.8    0.028    1.009   146.8    32.4    19.7
2004 02 05    10 41.88   -10 22.9    0.031    1.012   145.3    33.7    20.0
2004 02 07    10 50.38   -11 48.9    0.035    1.015   144.6    34.3    20.3
2004 02 09    10 57.05   -12 53.5    0.039    1.019   144.4    34.3    20.5
2004 02 11    11 02.31   -13 42.1    0.043    1.022   144.7    33.9    20.7
2004 02 13    11 06.46   -14 18.1    0.047    1.026   145.3    33.2    20.9
2004 02 15    11 09.73   -14 44.0    0.051    1.031   146.2    32.2    21.1
2004 02 17    11 12.30   -15 01.7    0.056    1.035   147.2    31.1    21.2
2004 02 19    11 14.28   -15 12.5    0.060    1.040   148.4    29.9    21.4
2004 02 21    11 15.81   -15 17.6    0.064    1.045   149.7    28.5    21.5
2004 02 23    11 16.98   -15 17.9    0.069    1.050   151.2    27.0    21.6
2004 02 25    11 17.86   -15 14.1    0.073    1.055   152.6    25.6    21.7

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B23

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