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MPEC 2004-M57 : 2004 HE64

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M57                                Issued 2004 June 26, 13:20 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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                                   2004 HE64

Observations:
     K04H64E* C2004 04 21.35570 12 27 14.50 -00 51 35.7          23.0 R EM057568
     K04H64E  C2004 04 21.39880 12 27 14.29 -00 51 34.6                 EM057568
     K04H64E  C2004 04 22.32135 12 27 09.74 -00 51 10.1                 EM057568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers K. J. Meech, J. Pittichova.  2.2-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 HE64
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2004 Apr. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453100.5                  MPC
M 359.93619              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00394670     Peri.  169.11474     -0.99133423     +0.12007141
a  39.6563719      Node    18.04328     -0.12970282     -0.83035928
e   0.1531647      Incl.    9.90612     -0.02082367     -0.54413815
P 250              H    8.1           G   0.15
From 3 observations 2004 Apr. 21-22.

Ephemeris:
2004 HE64                a,e,i = 39.66, 0.15, 10                 q = 33.582
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 24    12 24.62   -00 41.6   33.511   33.582    93.2     1.7    23.6
2004 07 04    12 24.81   -00 44.1   33.679   33.583    83.7     1.7    23.6
2004 07 14    12 25.18   -00 47.6   33.844   33.583    74.3     1.7    23.6
2004 07 24    12 25.72   -00 52.2   34.001   33.583    64.9     1.6    23.6
2004 08 03    12 26.42   -00 57.8   34.147   33.583    55.5     1.4    23.6
2004 08 13    12 27.25   -01 04.2   34.276   33.583    46.2     1.2    23.6
2004 08 23    12 28.21   -01 11.3   34.387   33.583    36.8     1.0    23.6

     The assumed perihelic Neptune 2:3-resonance orbit keeps the object
more than 14 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M57

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