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MPEC 2004-D05 : 2004 DC

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M.P.E.C. 2004-D05                                Issued 2004 Feb. 18, 15:02 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 DC

Observations:
     K04D00C* C2004 02 16.44820 16 21 48.04 +17 53 27.0          19.5   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 16.45984 16 21 51.34 +17 53 16.4          19.5   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 16.47147 16 21 54.56 +17 53 05.7          19.6   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 16.48307 16 21 57.77 +17 52 55.8          19.9   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 16.49475 16 22 01.08 +17 52 45.9          19.8   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 17.44833 16 26 32.22 +17 38 11.8          19.2   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 17.47169 16 26 38.78 +17 37 50.8          19.8   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 17.48339 16 26 42.07 +17 37 40.1          19.3   ED005704
     K04D00C  C2004 02 18.19493 16 30 04.31 +17 26 29.8          19.4 R ED005493
     K04D00C  C2004 02 18.19644 16 30 04.72 +17 26 28.4          19.4 R ED005493
     K04D00C  C2004 02 18.44811 16 31 16.55 +17 22 29.2          19.8 R ED005854
     K04D00C  C2004 02 18.46136 16 31 20.23 +17 22 16.2          19.8 R ED005854

Observer details:
493 Calar Alto.  Observers M. Buchmann, M. Busch, F. Hormuth.  1.52-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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 DC                                                              PHA 0.002D
Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5                  MPC
M 325.77880              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51448442     Peri.  156.77257     -0.60971332     +0.72963703
a   1.5424860      Node    74.18463     -0.76831936     -0.44805861
e   0.3668089      Incl.   18.77344     -0.19476914     -0.51659780
P   1.92           H   18.6           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2004 Feb. 16-18.

Ephemeris:
2004 DC                  a,e,i = 1.54, 0.37, 19                  q = 0.9767
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 15    16 14.94   +18 14.8    0.579    1.132    88.6    60.7    19.9
2004 02 25    17 02.32   +15 28.0    0.548    1.087    84.8    65.0    19.8
2004 03 06    17 49.54   +11 55.0    0.527    1.047    80.9    69.3    19.7
2004 03 16    18 36.34   +07 43.1    0.516    1.015    77.3    72.9    19.7
2004 03 26    19 22.58   +03 07.0    0.514    0.992    74.4    75.6    19.8
2004 04 05    20 08.20   -01 34.3    0.520    0.979    72.5    77.0    19.8
2004 04 15    20 53.04   -05 59.7    0.535    0.977    71.7    77.0    19.9
2004 04 25    21 36.57   -09 52.6    0.555    0.987    71.9    75.7    19.9
2004 05 05    22 18.12   -13 05.7    0.580    1.007    73.1    73.4    20.0
2004 05 15    22 57.08   -15 39.8    0.606    1.037    75.1    70.5    20.1
2004 05 25    23 32.87   -17 43.2    0.632    1.074    77.8    67.1    20.1
2004 06 04    00 05.14   -19 27.3    0.655    1.118    81.0    63.6    20.2
2004 06 14    00 33.71   -21 03.1    0.674    1.167    84.7    60.1    20.2
2004 06 24    00 58.38   -22 41.5    0.688    1.218    89.0    56.5    20.3
2004 07 04    01 18.93   -24 30.4    0.698    1.272    93.9    52.9    20.3
2004 07 14    01 35.10   -26 35.7    0.702    1.326    99.4    49.1    20.3
2004 07 24    01 46.32   -29 00.4    0.703    1.381   105.4    45.2    20.3
2004 08 03    01 51.94   -31 42.5    0.704    1.435   111.9    41.0    20.2
2004 08 13    01 51.21   -34 34.6    0.706    1.488   118.8    36.6    20.2
2004 08 23    01 43.45   -37 21.3    0.713    1.539   125.6    32.3    20.2
2004 09 02    01 28.76   -39 39.0    0.729    1.589   131.7    28.3    20.2
2004 09 12    01 08.57   -41 02.7    0.757    1.638   136.0    25.3    20.2
2004 09 22    00 45.90   -41 13.4    0.801    1.684   137.6    23.7    20.4
2004 10 02    00 24.56   -40 08.6    0.860    1.728   136.2    23.6    20.6
2004 10 12    00 07.42   -38 02.3    0.937    1.769   132.3    24.7    20.8
2004 10 22    23 55.78   -35 14.3    1.029    1.809   126.7    26.2    21.1
2004 11 01    23 49.59   -32 03.8    1.134    1.846   120.3    27.7    21.4
2004 11 11    23 48.06   -28 44.3    1.251    1.880   113.6    28.8    21.7
2004 11 21    23 50.31   -25 23.7    1.377    1.913   106.8    29.6    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D05

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