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MPEC 2004-N03 : 2004 EJ96 = 2004 HE64

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M.P.E.C. 2004-N03                                Issued 2004 July 1, 15:16 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 EJ96 = 2004 HE64

                      Revision to MPEC 2004-M57, 2004-N02

Orbital elements:
2004 EJ96 = 2004 HE64
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5                 MPC
M   0.00319              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00395241     Peri.  167.90310     -0.99175197     +0.11737605
a  39.6182001      Node    19.06797     -0.12676182     -0.83880522
e   0.1525415      Incl.    9.06771     -0.01895959     -0.53162831
P 249              H    8.0           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2004 Mar. 15-Apr. 22.

Ephemeris:
2004 EJ96                a,e,i = 39.62, 0.15, 9                  q = 33.575
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 24    12 24.63   -00 41.4   33.504   33.575    93.2     1.7    23.5
2004 07 04    12 24.83   -00 43.8   33.672   33.575    83.7     1.7    23.5
2004 07 14    12 25.20   -00 47.3   33.836   33.575    74.3     1.7    23.5
2004 07 24    12 25.74   -00 51.9   33.994   33.575    64.9     1.6    23.5
2004 08 03    12 26.43   -00 57.4   34.139   33.575    55.5     1.4    23.5
2004 08 13    12 27.27   -01 03.8   34.269   33.575    46.2     1.2    23.5
2004 08 23    12 28.23   -01 10.8   34.379   33.575    36.8     1.0    23.5

     The assumed perihelic Neptune 2:3 resonance orbit keeps the object
more than 13 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-N03

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