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MPEC 2004-F73 : 2004 FM17

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M.P.E.C. 2004-F73                                Issued 2004 Mar. 28, 13:24 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.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2004 FM17

Observations:
     K04F17M  C2004 03 23.45397 17 15 31.06 -10 55 21.3          20.3   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 23.46480 17 15 33.00 -10 55 05.0          19.4   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 23.47568 17 15 34.98 -10 54 48.0          19.6   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 23.48633 17 15 36.84 -10 54 30.9          19.4   EF073704
     K04F17M* C2004 03 26.44491 17 25 02.46 -09 33 57.0          19.4   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 26.45533 17 25 04.33 -09 33 38.9          19.3   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 26.46574 17 25 06.14 -09 33 21.2          19.7   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 26.47636 17 25 08.07 -09 33 02.6          20.3   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 26.48694 17 25 10.04 -09 32 44.7          20.0   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.42816 17 28 13.92 -09 05 13.9          19.6   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.43117 17 28 14.54 -09 05 08.4          19.4   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.43796 17 28 15.79 -09 04 55.4          19.4   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.44150 17 28 16.46 -09 04 49.7          19.6   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.44774 17 28 17.58 -09 04 38.8          19.4   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.45207 17 28 18.39 -09 04 30.7          19.3   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.45749 17 28 19.39 -09 04 21.4          19.2   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.46256 17 28 20.36 -09 04 12.2          19.2   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.46813 17 28 21.35 -09 04 02.6          19.1   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 27.47306 17 28 22.26 -09 03 53.3          19.2   EF073704
     K04F17M  C2004 03 28.38123 17 31 21.94 -08 36 22.8          18.9 R EF073651
     K04F17M  C2004 03 28.38266 17 31 22.14 -08 36 20.6          19.2 R EF073651
     K04F17M  C2004 03 28.38421 17 31 22.51 -08 36 17.6          18.9 R EF073651
     K04F17M  C2004 03 28.38801 17 31 23.09 -08 36 12.7          17.8 R EF073H06
     K04F17M  C2004 03 28.39117 17 31 23.63 -08 36 06.7          17.8 R EF073H06
     K04F17M  C2004 03 28.39435 17 31 24.30 -08 36 00.9          16.9 R EF073H06

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    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.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.

Orbital elements:
2004 FM17                                                            PHA 0.033
Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5                 MPC
M 188.15217              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.18103822     Peri.  196.77707     +0.99335533     -0.11323350
a   0.8863939      Node   169.65935     +0.11429450     +0.94965876
e   0.2443532      Incl.    6.58222     +0.01348936     +0.29210684
P   0.83           H   19.2           G   0.15
From 25 observations 2004 Mar. 23-28.

Ephemeris:
2004 FM17                a,e,i = 0.89, 0.24, 7                   q = 0.6698
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 03 26    17 23.59   -09 46.3    0.266    1.095   104.4    62.0    18.7
2004 04 05    17 57.69   -04 08.4    0.225    1.082   105.2    63.2    18.4
2004 04 15    18 37.77   +03 42.3    0.190    1.063   103.1    66.8    18.1
2004 04 25    19 28.26   +14 06.5    0.163    1.038    96.9    74.1    17.9
2004 05 05    20 36.02   +26 09.3    0.149    1.009    85.8    85.8    18.1
2004 05 15    22 05.88   +36 30.8    0.151    0.974    71.5   100.0    18.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F73

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