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MPEC 2004-D40 : 2004 DM44

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M.P.E.C. 2004-D40                                Issued 2004 Feb. 26, 15:27 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
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                                   2004 DM44

Observations:
     K04D44M* C2004 02 25.38189 14 53 22.30 -08 10 59.4          19.6   ED040704
     K04D44M  C2004 02 25.39372 14 53 14.67 -08 11 19.9          20.0   ED040704
     K04D44M  C2004 02 25.40509 14 53 07.28 -08 11 42.4          20.0   ED040704
     K04D44M  C2004 02 25.41626 14 53 00.13 -08 12 02.3          20.1   ED040704
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.32919 14 43 38.48 -08 38 49.4          19.5 R ED040649
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.33062 14 43 37.62 -08 38 52.5          19.0 R ED040649
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.33205 14 43 36.78 -08 38 54.9          19.3 R ED040649
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.33347 14 43 35.86 -08 38 57.6          19.2 R ED040649
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.35080 14 43 25.85 -08 39 21.0          19.4 V ED040H06
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.35288 14 43 24.51 -08 39 25.7          19.2 V ED040H06
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.35495 14 43 23.16 -08 39 30.8          19.2 V ED040H06
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.40582 14 42 51.18 -08 40 59.5          19.1 R ED040H36
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.41299 14 42 46.86 -08 41 12.6          19.4 R ED040H36
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.47272 14 42 10.64 -08 42 46.4          19.4 R ED040926
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.47340 14 42 10.12 -08 42 47.4          19.5 R ED040926
     K04D44M  C2004 02 26.47403 14 42 09.69 -08 42 48.8          19.2 R ED040926

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman,
    H. Lawrence.  0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 DM44                                                            PHA 0.039
Epoch 2004 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453060.5                 MPC
M  12.58079              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26205393     Peri.   97.24335     +0.03092937     -0.99915094
a   2.4184787      Node   350.85079     +0.83616868     +0.04078329
e   0.6971406      Incl.    9.85585     +0.54759960     -0.00584112
P   3.76           H   21.3           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2004 Feb. 25-26.

Ephemeris:
2004 DM44                a,e,i = 2.42, 0.70, 10                  q = 0.7325
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 25    14 57.38   -07 58.4    0.157    1.057   111.2    60.9    19.6
2004 03 06    13 32.00   -11 10.5    0.211    1.163   140.3    33.0    19.6
2004 03 16    12 40.18   -11 41.4    0.288    1.270   160.7    15.0    19.9
2004 03 26    12 09.45   -11 11.5    0.383    1.377   170.6     6.8    20.4
2004 04 05    11 52.21   -10 29.5    0.496    1.483   163.4    11.1    21.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D40

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