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MPEC 2004-C04 : 2004 BV102

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M.P.E.C. 2004-C04                                Issued 2004 Feb. 1, 22:26 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
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                                  2004 BV102

Observations:
     K04BA2V* C2004 01 31.09442 02 01 17.22 +28 54 36.1          18.0   EC004704
     K04BA2V  C2004 01 31.10703 02 01 25.72 +28 55 05.0          18.4   EC004704
     K04BA2V  C2004 01 31.11948 02 01 34.06 +28 55 33.2          18.4   EC004704
     K04BA2V  C2004 01 31.13195 02 01 42.45 +28 56 00.9          17.9   EC004704
     K04BA2V  C2004 01 31.14431 02 01 50.73 +28 56 28.8          18.4   EC004704
     K04BA2V 5C2004 02 01.13333 02 12 53.16 +29 31 38.4          18.0 R EC004673
     K04BA2V 5C2004 02 01.13657 02 12 55.30 +29 31 45.0                 EC004673
     K04BA2V 5C2004 02 01.14016 02 12 57.62 +29 31 52.3                 EC004673
     K04BA2V 5C2004 02 01.14363 02 12 59.90 +29 31 59.2                 EC004673
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.72617 02 19 22.36 +29 50 28.6          17.8 V EC004240
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.72805 02 19 23.59 +29 50 32.0          18.1 V EC004240
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.72992 02 19 24.82 +29 50 35.5          18.1 V EC004240
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.73405 02 19 27.48 +29 50 43.0          18.1 V EC004240
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.73479 02 19 27.95 +29 50 44.4          18.0 V EC004240
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.74021 02 19 31.43 +29 50 54.3          18.1 V EC004240
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.74160 02 19 32.34 +29 50 56.9          18.1 V EC004240
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.75506 02 19 40.94 +29 51 22.2                 EC004143
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.75924 02 19 43.68 +29 51 29.7                 EC004143
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.76343 02 19 46.31 +29 51 37.5                 EC004143
     K04BA2V  C2004 02 01.76692 02 19 48.61 +29 51 43.8                 EC004143

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
240 Herrenberg.  Observer H. Michels.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + 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 BV102
Epoch 2004 Jan. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453020.5                 MPC
M  14.14384              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39484740     Peri.   22.75808     +0.99845525     -0.02468138
a   1.8401357      Node   338.47690     -0.00415758     +0.86022056
e   0.7412498      Incl.    7.79814     +0.05540612     +0.50932447
P   2.50           H   17.4           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2004 Jan. 31-Feb. 1.

Ephemeris:
2004 BV102               a,e,i = 1.84, 0.74, 8                   q = 0.4761
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 26    01 01.14   +24 35.0    0.382    0.985    78.9    78.7    18.0
2004 02 05    02 53.10   +31 08.7    0.459    1.119    94.5    61.4    18.1
2004 02 15    04 13.58   +32 04.0    0.590    1.247   101.5    50.9    18.6
2004 02 25    05 07.51   +31 06.2    0.751    1.369   102.9    44.8    19.2
2004 03 06    05 46.03   +29 45.5    0.929    1.484   101.2    41.0    19.7
2004 03 16    06 15.96   +28 24.7    1.118    1.594    97.8    38.2    20.2
2004 03 26    06 40.96   +27 08.2    1.315    1.698    93.5    35.9    20.6
2004 04 05    07 02.94   +25 55.2    1.516    1.797    88.7    33.8    21.0
2004 04 15    07 22.94   +24 44.3    1.720    1.891    83.5    31.8    21.3
2004 04 25    07 41.60   +23 34.2    1.925    1.980    78.1    29.8    21.6
2004 05 05    07 59.27   +22 23.9    2.128    2.064    72.6    27.8    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-C04

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