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MPEC 2004-F75 : 2004 FA18

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M.P.E.C. 2004-F75                                Issued 2004 Mar. 28, 23:58 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
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                                   2004 FA18

Observations:
     K04F18A* C2004 03 27.39039 14 07 27.42 +03 39 13.7          19.4 R EF075699
     K04F18A  C2004 03 27.41575 14 07 23.52 +03 39 15.5                 EF075699
     K04F18A  C2004 03 27.44110 14 07 19.63 +03 39 16.9                 EF075699
     K04F18A  C2004 03 27.46637 14 07 15.88 +03 39 19.7                 EF075699
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.35118 14 05 04.47 +03 40 30.8          19.8 V EF075291
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.35426 14 05 03.96 +03 40 31.2          19.2 R EF075651
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.35554 14 05 03.78 +03 40 31.2          19.9 V EF075291
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.35706 14 05 03.52 +03 40 31.5          19.2 R EF075651
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.35831 14 05 03.33 +03 40 31.4          18.9 R EF075651
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.36104 14 05 02.91 +03 40 31.5          19.8 V EF075291
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.93402 14 03 34.88 +03 41 09.0                 EF075246
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.93529 14 03 34.72 +03 41 09.4                 EF075246
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.93642 14 03 34.51 +03 41 09.9                 EF075246
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.93726 14 03 34.34 +03 41 09.2                 EF075246
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.93810 14 03 34.16 +03 41 09.5                 EF075246
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.96723 14 03 29.551+03 41 11.40         19.2 V EF075611
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.97166 14 03 28.855+03 41 11.38                EF075611
     K04F18A  C2004 03 28.97683 14 03 27.988+03 41 10.91                EF075611

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. Gehrels.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 FA18
Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5                 MPC
M 221.20784              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.87434945     Peri.  319.01912     +0.96695610     +0.20353472
a   1.0831269      Node    30.29243     -0.06611846     +0.78179247
e   0.4254032      Incl.   17.71971     -0.24621993     +0.58938456
P   1.13           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2004 Mar. 27-28.

Ephemeris:
2004 FA18                a,e,i = 1.08, 0.43, 18                  q = 0.6224
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 03 26    14 10.73   +03 37.3    0.499    1.457   151.9    18.8    19.7
2004 04 05    13 42.38   +03 44.2    0.434    1.424   165.0    10.5    19.0
2004 04 15    13 03.96   +03 19.2    0.392    1.385   164.9    10.9    18.8
2004 04 25    12 20.92   +02 06.3    0.375    1.341   148.7    23.0    19.0
2004 05 05    11 41.48   +00 07.8    0.382    1.291   130.9    36.2    19.3
2004 05 15    11 10.77   -02 19.0    0.402    1.236   114.9    47.9    19.7
2004 05 25    10 49.32   -04 59.8    0.428    1.175   101.3    57.7    20.0
2004 06 04    10 34.94   -07 47.9    0.452    1.109    89.7    66.2    20.2
2004 06 14    10 24.61   -10 38.2    0.469    1.038    79.5    74.2    20.4
2004 06 24    10 15.38   -13 24.2    0.474    0.963    69.9    82.5    20.6
2004 07 04    10 03.85   -15 49.6    0.468    0.886    60.5    92.1    20.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F75

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