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MPEC 2004-M36 : 2004 MX2

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M36                                Issued 2004 June 21, 19:17 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2004 MX2

Observations:
     K04M02X* C2004 06 20.34448 21 40 39.00 +07 20 30.9          19.1   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 20.35398 21 40 43.05 +07 20 39.0          19.3   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 20.36355 21 40 47.08 +07 20 46.3          19.3   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 20.37311 21 40 51.15 +07 20 53.6          19.7   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 20.38258 21 40 55.14 +07 21 00.1          19.3   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.05440 21 45 51.42 +07 29 07.0          18.9 R EM036J95
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.05808 21 45 53.01 +07 29 10.1          18.7 R EM036J95
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.06641 21 45 56.77 +07 29 16.5          19.0 R EM036J95
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.32808 21 47 56.09 +07 32 35.1          19.0 R EM036854
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.32917 21 47 56.65 +07 32 35.6          19.3 R EM036854
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.33787 21 48 00.54 +07 32 42.4          18.8 R EM036854
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.36675 21 48 13.39 +07 33 03.0          19.0   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.37327 21 48 16.32 +07 33 08.6          18.9   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.37661 21 48 17.86 +07 33 10.5          19.2   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.38298 21 48 21.03 +07 33 14.3          18.4 R EM036G70
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.38304 21 48 20.71 +07 33 15.2          18.9   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.38648 21 48 22.27 +07 33 17.8          19.0   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.39260 21 48 24.99 +07 33 22.2          19.4   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.39651 21 48 26.76 +07 33 25.2          19.2   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.39691 21 48 27.20 +07 33 24.2          18.5 R EM036G70
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.40213 21 48 29.28 +07 33 29.3          19.3   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.40645 21 48 31.27 +07 33 32.7          18.9   EM036704
     K04M02X  C2004 06 21.41080 21 48 33.57 +07 33 35.9          18.5 R EM036G70

Observer details:
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G70 Francisquito Observatory, Los Angeles.  Observer R. E. Jones.  0.30-m
    f/6.7 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 MX2                                                             PHA 0.013
Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5                  MPC
M 335.54208              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31552630     Peri.  244.03482     +0.96410024     -0.03989183
a   2.1368745      Node   117.25633     +0.10943730     +0.96047530
e   0.6264643      Incl.   17.17642     -0.24193843     +0.27549200
P   3.12           H   19.5           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2004 June 20-21.

Ephemeris:
2004 MX2                 a,e,i = 2.14, 0.63, 17                  q = 0.7982
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 14    21 02.48   +06 01.3    0.363    1.240   120.6    44.8    19.5
2004 06 19    21 31.35   +07 04.0    0.308    1.193   118.2    48.6    19.2
2004 06 24    22 10.05   +08 04.2    0.260    1.147   113.9    54.1    18.9
2004 06 29    23 02.54   +08 50.4    0.222    1.101   106.7    62.2    18.6
2004 07 04    00 10.80   +08 58.8    0.197    1.056    96.2    73.1    18.7
2004 07 09    01 28.80   +08 05.8    0.192    1.013    83.5    85.6    19.0
2004 07 14    02 42.46   +06 25.3    0.208    0.972    71.8    96.4    19.5
2004 07 19    03 41.83   +04 40.8    0.239    0.934    63.3   103.5    20.0
2004 07 24    04 26.54   +03 19.7    0.282    0.898    57.9   106.7    20.5

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M36

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