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MPEC 2004-M59 : 2004 ME6

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M59                                Issued 2004 June 26, 16:36 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 ME6

Observations:
     K04M06E* C2004 06 25.35729 15 38 59.00 +01 35 05.6          21.3 V EM059291
     K04M06E  C2004 06 25.36368 15 38 58.36 +01 35 00.0          21.2 V EM059291
     K04M06E  C2004 06 25.36974 15 38 57.70 +01 34 54.7          21.3 V EM059291
     K04M06E FC2004 06 25.93661 15 38 00.20 +01 25 47.1                 EM059246
     K04M06E FC2004 06 25.94267 15 37 59.36 +01 25 43.9                 EM059246
     K04M06E HC2004 06 26.21301 15 37 32.16 +01 21 25.4          22.9 V EM059291
     K04M06E HC2004 06 26.21897 15 37 31.59 +01 21 19.5          21.5 V EM059291
     K04M06E HC2004 06 26.23064 15 37 30.13 +01 21 07.6          20.6 V EM059291

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 ME6
Epoch 2004 June 24.0 TT = JDT 2453180.5                 MPC
M 345.58961              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27080975     Peri.  210.35030     +0.78794595     +0.59670795
a   2.3660642      Node   112.23782     -0.52679783     +0.78102238
e   0.5749757      Incl.    9.44679     -0.31878711     +0.18423806
P   3.64           H   22.6           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2004 June 25-26.

Ephemeris:
2004 ME6                 a,e,i = 2.37, 0.57, 9                   q = 1.0056
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 24    15 41.34   +01 55.2    0.252    1.209   135.4    36.1    21.5
2004 07 04    15 23.97   -01 30.8    0.205    1.146   124.9    46.6    21.2
2004 07 14    15 05.43   -07 59.8    0.162    1.092   114.0    58.2    20.9
2004 07 24    14 41.85   -19 41.9    0.122    1.049   102.7    70.8    20.6
2004 08 03    13 55.71   -40 41.3    0.091    1.020    90.9    84.0    20.4
2004 08 13    11 04.20   -66 38.8    0.083    1.007    83.1    92.2    20.5
2004 08 23    06 13.56   -61 32.6    0.104    1.009    86.1    88.0    20.8
2004 09 02    04 54.35   -47 55.1    0.139    1.029    94.4    77.9    21.1
2004 09 12    04 23.87   -39 07.0    0.179    1.063   103.8    66.8    21.4
2004 09 22    04 02.90   -33 08.8    0.219    1.111   113.8    55.8    21.6
2004 10 02    03 43.61   -28 25.4    0.261    1.168   124.2    45.1    21.7
2004 10 12    03 24.48   -24 08.9    0.308    1.233   134.5    35.3    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M59

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