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MPEC 2004-M02 : 2004 LA12

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M02                                Issued 2004 June 16, 09:49 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
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2004 LA12

Observations:
     K04L12A* C2004 06 14.18122 13 18 00.51 +32 22 01.1          20.0   EM002644
     K04L12A  C2004 06 14.20314 13 17 59.98 +32 21 52.7          19.6   EM002644
     K04L12A  C2004 06 14.22494 13 17 59.44 +32 21 44.2          19.8   EM002644
     K04L12A 5C2004 06 15.17199 13 17 38.33 +32 15 33.2          20.0 R EM002673
     K04L12A 5C2004 06 15.18438 13 17 38.06 +32 15 28.1                 EM002673
     K04L12A  C2004 06 15.18456 13 17 38.14 +32 15 27.9          20.2 R EM002926
     K04L12A  C2004 06 15.19148 13 17 37.98 +32 15 25.0          20.1 R EM002926
     K04L12A  C2004 06 15.19794 13 17 37.80 +32 15 22.5          20.0 R EM002926
     K04L12A 5C2004 06 15.20267 13 17 37.70 +32 15 20.5                 EM002673
     K04L12A 5C2004 06 15.21447 13 17 37.44 +32 15 15.4                 EM002673
     K04L12A  C2004 06 15.98577 13 17 21.38 +32 10 04.5          20.6 R EM002J95
     K04L12A  C2004 06 15.99293 13 17 21.21 +32 10 00.5          20.7 R EM002J95
     K04L12A  C2004 06 16.17559 13 17 17.69 +32 08 48.4          19.9 R EM002G90
     K04L12A  C2004 06 16.18745 13 17 17.45 +32 08 43.1          19.6 R EM002G90
     K04L12A  C2004 06 16.19932 13 17 17.20 +32 08 38.5          19.9 R EM002G90

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.4-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 LA12
Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5                  MPC
M 276.43200              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34433441     Peri.  204.55476     +0.95884201     -0.22722741
a   2.0159624      Node   165.14013     +0.17131430     +0.94116999
e   0.7175976      Incl.   41.59875     -0.22643634     -0.25013347
P   2.86           H   15.3           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2004 June 14-16.

Ephemeris:
2004 LA12                a,e,i = 2.02, 0.72, 42                  q = 0.5693
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 14    13 18.08   +32 23.2    2.330    2.669    98.0    22.1    20.3
2004 06 24    13 15.60   +31 10.4    2.393    2.609    90.5    22.9    20.4
2004 07 04    13 15.86   +29 43.5    2.454    2.546    83.4    23.4    20.4
2004 07 14    13 18.63   +28 06.6    2.509    2.481    76.7    23.5    20.4
2004 07 24    13 23.69   +26 22.4    2.556    2.412    70.4    23.4    20.4
2004 08 03    13 30.79   +24 33.2    2.592    2.341    64.4    23.0    20.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M02

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