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MPEC 2004-M06 : 2004 LH18

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M06                                Issued 2004 June 17, 11:58 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2004 LH18

Observations:
     K04L18H* C2004 06 14.42619 21 13 32.02 -01 05 43.5          21.2 V EM006691
     K04L18H  C2004 06 14.43432 21 13 32.82 -01 05 31.4          21.0 V EM006691
     K04L18H  C2004 06 14.44868 21 13 34.13 -01 05 10.5          21.0 V EM006691
     K04L18H  C2004 06 15.42522 21 15 08.44 -00 41 42.4          20.1 R EM006926
     K04L18H  C2004 06 15.42892 21 15 08.81 -00 41 37.2          20.8 R EM006926
     K04L18H  C2004 06 15.43208 21 15 09.05 -00 41 32.7          20.5 R EM006926
     K04L18H HC2004 06 16.37416 21 16 38.80 -00 18 55.3          21.8 V EM006291
     K04L18H HC2004 06 16.38603 21 16 39.83 -00 18 39.6          21.4 V EM006291
     K04L18H  C2004 06 17.38363 21 18 13.00 +00 05 16.1          20.8 V EM006291
     K04L18H  C2004 06 17.39006 21 18 13.60 +00 05 25.7          20.6 V EM006291
     K04L18H  C2004 06 17.39612 21 18 14.13 +00 05 34.5          20.8 V EM006291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers J. V. Scotti, A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 LH18
Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5                  MPC
M 353.93735              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17947300     Peri.   62.70376     +0.51419605     +0.84759949
a   3.1126955      Node   238.84124     -0.83106704     +0.45462714
e   0.5286934      Incl.    8.80999     -0.21196697     +0.27365905
P   5.49           H   19.6           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2004 June 14-17.

Ephemeris:
2004 LH18                a,e,i = 3.11, 0.53, 9                   q = 1.4670
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 14    21 12.84   -01 15.9    0.676    1.487   121.9    35.5    21.1
2004 06 24    21 27.81   +02 42.1    0.628    1.474   125.7    34.1    20.8
2004 07 04    21 39.85   +06 25.8    0.591    1.468   129.9    32.1    20.7
2004 07 14    21 48.63   +09 40.2    0.564    1.468   134.5    29.6    20.5
2004 07 24    21 54.02   +12 10.0    0.548    1.477   139.7    26.4    20.3
2004 08 03    21 56.44   +13 43.0    0.542    1.492   145.2    22.9    20.2
2004 08 13    21 56.68   +14 13.5    0.547    1.513   150.5    19.3    20.2
2004 08 23    21 56.01   +13 43.4    0.566    1.542   154.7    16.3    20.2
2004 09 02    21 55.89   +12 25.6    0.598    1.575   156.2    15.0    20.3
2004 09 12    21 57.41   +10 38.7    0.647    1.614   154.4    15.6    20.5
2004 09 22    22 01.25   +08 42.5    0.711    1.657   149.7    17.8    20.9
2004 10 02    22 07.60   +06 54.1    0.792    1.704   143.6    20.4    21.3
2004 10 12    22 16.24   +05 23.7    0.888    1.754   136.8    22.9    21.7
2004 10 22    22 26.86   +04 16.5    0.999    1.807   129.9    25.0    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M06

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