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MPEC 2004-B71 : 2004 BE85

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M.P.E.C. 2004-B71                                Issued 2004 Jan. 30, 12:11 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.

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                                   2004 BE85

Observations:
     K04B85E* C2004 01 28.23900 07 21 07.50 -06 07 39.7          19.1   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 28.25129 07 21 05.98 -06 08 00.7          19.3   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 28.26351 07 21 04.68 -06 08 22.4          19.4   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.01166 07 19 47.36 -06 30 49.9          19.1 R EB071J95
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.01593 07 19 46.90 -06 30 58.1                 EB071J95
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.20678 07 19 27.66 -06 36 35.3          18.4   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.20729 07 19 27.62 -06 36 35.7          18.5   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.21897 07 19 26.31 -06 36 56.6          18.8   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.21956 07 19 26.34 -06 36 56.3          18.8   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.23111 07 19 25.03 -06 37 17.9          18.9   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.23247 07 19 24.96 -06 37 21.4          19.1   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.25598 07 19 22.42 -06 38 02.9          19.0   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.25748 07 19 22.25 -06 38 05.8          18.4   EB071704
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.36444 07 19 10.84 -06 41 15.7          18.4 R EB071G90
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.36689 07 19 10.58 -06 41 20.0          18.2 R EB071G90
     K04B85E  C2004 01 29.36911 07 19 10.35 -06 41 23.7          18.2 R EB071G90
     K04B85E  C2004 01 30.13784 07 17 52.90 -07 04 04.6          18.2 R EB071G90
     K04B85E  C2004 01 30.14501 07 17 52.15 -07 04 17.5          18.3 R EB071G90
     K04B85E  C2004 01 30.15169 07 17 51.44 -07 04 29.4          18.2 R EB071G90
     K04B85E  C2004 01 30.27046 07 17 38.90 -07 07 58.1          19.6 R EB071854
     K04B85E  C2004 01 30.28351 07 17 37.35 -07 08 21.7          19.3 R EB071448
     K04B85E  C2004 01 30.28636 07 17 37.07 -07 08 26.6          18.9 R EB071448
     K04B85E  C2004 01 30.28922 07 17 36.75 -07 08 31.5          18.6 R EB071448

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.35-m f/11.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 BE85
Epoch 2004 Jan. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453020.5                 MPC
M 339.37138              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21841391     Peri.  266.70379     -0.90810547     +0.07281838
a   2.7307536      Node   277.17568     +0.11332443     -0.90527790
e   0.5247436      Incl.   24.55815     -0.40311539     -0.41853244
P   4.51           H   17.9           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2004 Jan. 28-30.

Ephemeris:
2004 BE85                a,e,i = 2.73, 0.52, 25                  q = 1.2978
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 26    07 25.02   -04 59.3    0.639    1.574   151.1    17.6    18.8
2004 02 05    07 08.38   -09 48.3    0.627    1.520   139.9    24.7    18.9
2004 02 15    06 55.19   -13 47.7    0.633    1.470   128.8    31.6    19.1
2004 02 25    06 47.34   -16 53.3    0.651    1.424   119.0    37.4    19.2
2004 03 06    06 45.64   -19 14.7    0.673    1.384   111.0    42.0    19.4
2004 03 16    06 50.03   -21 05.4    0.696    1.351   104.7    45.4    19.5
2004 03 26    07 00.21   -22 36.5    0.716    1.325   100.0    47.9    19.6
2004 04 05    07 15.83   -23 56.9    0.732    1.307    96.7    49.5    19.7
2004 04 15    07 36.60   -25 10.8    0.745    1.299    94.8    50.3    19.7
2004 04 25    08 02.41   -26 19.0    0.756    1.299    93.9    50.6    19.7
2004 05 05    08 33.10   -27 20.6    0.768    1.309    93.9    50.2    19.8
2004 05 15    09 08.25   -28 10.6    0.783    1.327    94.6    49.4    19.8
2004 05 25    09 47.19   -28 43.9    0.806    1.354    95.5    48.1    19.9
2004 06 04    10 28.67   -28 56.4    0.840    1.388    96.5    46.6    20.0
2004 06 14    11 11.05   -28 46.4    0.889    1.429    97.0    44.9    20.1
2004 06 24    11 52.78   -28 17.0    0.954    1.475    96.9    43.2    20.3
2004 07 04    12 32.59   -27 34.8    1.036    1.526    96.1    41.5    20.5
2004 07 14    13 09.75   -26 46.1    1.134    1.581    94.4    39.9    20.7
2004 07 24    13 44.10   -25 56.8    1.248    1.638    92.1    38.3    21.0
2004 08 03    14 15.78   -25 10.4    1.376    1.698    89.2    36.7    21.2
2004 08 13    14 45.08   -24 28.2    1.515    1.760    85.8    35.0    21.5
2004 08 23    15 12.40   -23 50.4    1.663    1.823    82.0    33.3    21.7
2004 09 02    15 38.06   -23 16.0    1.819    1.886    77.9    31.5    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B71

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