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MPEC 2004-F65 : 1999 TZ4

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M.P.E.C. 2004-F65                                Issued 2004 Mar. 26, 17:40 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   1999 TZ4

                           Revision to MPEC 1999-T29

Additional Observations:
     J99T04Z  C2004 03 24.33384 13 39 51.67 -04 37 03.8          19.9 R EF065926
     J99T04Z  C2004 03 24.33612 13 39 51.28 -04 37 07.7          20.6 R EF065926
     J99T04Z  C2004 03 24.33841 13 39 50.79 -04 37 10.8          20.1 R EF065926
     J99T04Z  C2004 03 26.36377 13 33 53.36 -05 25 52.1          19.9 R EF065926
     J99T04Z  C2004 03 26.36608 13 33 52.89 -05 25 55.2          20.2 R EF065926
     J99T04Z  C2004 03 26.36837 13 33 52.45 -05 25 58.5          19.7 R EF065926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
040324 926 0.85- 1.25+    040326 926 0.87- 1.25+    MPC 36926   +1.0 day

Orbital elements:
1999 TZ4
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M 156.47087              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52877749     Peri.   61.53623     +0.26526798     -0.95417405
a   1.5145632      Node    15.14675     +0.58905429     +0.04665357
e   0.1569842      Incl.   32.01172     +0.76331379     +0.29559317
P   1.86           H   19.7           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
991002 703  0.5-  0.7-    991004 557  0.5+  0.1+    991012 853  0.6-  0.1-
991002 703  1.5-  1.0+    991005 587  0.1+  1.0+    991012 704  0.1+  0.3-
991002 703  0.5+  0.4-    991005 587  1.9-  0.5-    991012 704  0.2-  0.2-
991002 703  0.0   0.1-    991005 587  0.2-  0.1+    991016 658  0.1-  0.3+
991002 703  1.1-  0.4+    991007 734  0.7+  0.0     991016 658  0.5-  0.3+
991002 703  1.1+  0.8+    991007 734  0.1+  1.0-    991016 658  0.4+  0.5+
991002 046  0.0   0.2+    991007 734  0.3+  0.7-    991017 360  0.5-  0.5+
991002 046  0.1+  0.4+    991007 734  1.1+  1.6-    991017 360  0.1-  0.3+
991002 046  0.4+  0.1+    991007 413  0.4+  0.2-    991017 360  0.2-  0.6+
991002 046  0.1+  0.3+    991007 413  0.4+  0.1-    991020 402  0.4+  0.4+
991002 046  0.0   0.2-    991009 402  0.6-  0.4-    991020 402  0.1-  0.4+
991003 557  0.2-  0.1-    991009 402  0.2-  0.1+    991020 402  1.1+  0.1+
991003 557  0.3-  0.1-    991009 402  1.1+  0.8-    991023 697  0.3-  0.3+
991003 557  0.2+  1.0-    991010 704  0.3-  0.3+    991023 697  0.1-  0.3+
991003 426  0.1-  0.2+    991010 704  0.1-  0.2+    991104 413  0.3+  0.2-
991003 426  0.6-  0.2+    991010 704  0.6-  0.2+    991104 413  0.4+  0.6-
991003 426  0.3+  0.5+    991010 704  0.4-  0.4+    040324 926  0.1+  0.4+
991004 704  0.2+  0.2-    991010 704  0.4+  0.6+    040324 926  0.4+  0.2-
991004 704  0.1+  0.7+    991012 704  0.9+  0.1-    040324 926  0.9-  0.0
991004 704  0.6-  1.2-    991012 704  0.4-  0.2-    040326 926  1.0+  0.0
991004 704  0.3+  0.0     991012 704  0.5+  0.3-    040326 926  0.3+  0.3+
991004 557  0.2-  0.4+    991012 853  0.1-  0.0     040326 926  0.1+  0.3+
991004 557  0.0   0.2-    991012 853  0.6-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
1999 TZ4                 a,e,i = 1.51, 0.16, 32                  q = 1.2768
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 03 26    13 34.98   -05 16.9    0.606    1.584   161.2    11.7    20.3
2004 04 05    13 03.66   -09 14.1    0.604    1.603   176.5     2.2    19.9
2004 04 15    12 32.77   -12 45.1    0.633    1.622   164.7     9.4    20.4
2004 04 25    12 07.09   -15 34.0    0.690    1.640   149.9    17.9    20.9
2004 05 05    11 49.04   -17 45.2    0.769    1.657   137.0    24.5    21.4
2004 05 15    11 38.59   -19 31.9    0.864    1.672   126.0    29.3    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F65

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