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MPEC 2004-D18 : 2004 DH2

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M.P.E.C. 2004-D18                                Issued 2004 Feb. 20, 19:54 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,
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                                   2004 DH2

Observations:
     K04D02H* C2004 02 19.35344 12 03 17.06 -06 12 34.0          18.3   ED018704
     K04D02H  C2004 02 19.36524 12 03 13.99 -06 11 05.0          18.7   ED018704
     K04D02H  C2004 02 19.37703 12 03 10.95 -06 09 37.4          18.5   ED018704
     K04D02H  C2004 02 19.38906 12 03 07.83 -06 08 07.3          18.4   ED018704
     K04D02H  C2004 02 19.40117 12 03 04.72 -06 06 36.2          18.4   ED018704
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.00791 12 00 37.29 -04 50 46.2          17.5 V ED018118
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.00882 12 00 37.10 -04 50 40.4          18.3 V ED018118
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.00972 12 00 36.84 -04 50 32.6          18.1 V ED018118
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.01155 12 00 36.37 -04 50 18.9          17.9 V ED018118
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.01337 12 00 35.90 -04 50 05.1          17.9 V ED018118
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.03548 12 00 30.84 -04 47 20.0          18.1 R ED018J95
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.03750 12 00 30.33 -04 47 05.3          18.4 R ED018J95
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.03965 12 00 29.74 -04 46 48.4          18.4 R ED018J95
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.38252 11 59 05.13 -04 03 37.0          17.9 V ED018H06
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.38438 11 59 04.64 -04 03 23.0          17.9 V ED018H06
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.38443 11 59 04.63 -04 03 22.5          17.8 V ED018H06
     K04D02H  C2004 02 20.38619 11 59 04.18 -04 03 09.5          17.9 V ED018H06

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 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.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.3-m reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 DH2
Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5                  MPC
M  88.78610              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.07121435     Peri.  215.61028     +0.95342727     -0.25585291
a   0.9459869      Node   157.53424     +0.26025940     +0.96551378
e   0.4144499      Incl.   24.70930     -0.15245160     +0.04819169
P   0.92           H   19.8           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2004 Feb. 19-20.

Ephemeris:
2004 DH2                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.41, 25                  q = 0.5539
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 15    12 20.42   -14 59.2    0.209    1.142   133.7    38.7    18.2
2004 02 25    11 40.02   +05 30.7    0.210    1.191   162.2    14.7    17.6
2004 03 06    11 00.89   +22 38.6    0.250    1.233   162.9    13.7    18.0
2004 03 16    10 30.83   +32 41.7    0.319    1.268   144.6    27.1    19.0
2004 03 26    10 12.60   +37 36.4    0.403    1.296   130.4    35.9    19.9
2004 04 05    10 04.97   +39 39.9    0.495    1.316   119.5    41.4    20.5
2004 04 15    10 05.22   +40 11.6    0.589    1.330   110.6    44.9    21.0
2004 04 25    10 11.10   +39 50.0    0.681    1.337   103.1    47.1    21.4
2004 05 05    10 20.94   +38 55.1    0.770    1.337    96.6    48.5    21.7
2004 05 15    10 33.50   +37 37.3    0.852    1.330    90.7    49.4    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D18

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