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MPEC 2004-O08 : 2004 NM8

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M.P.E.C. 2004-O08                                Issued 2004 July 16, 23:53 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
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                                   2004 NM8

Observations:
     K04N08M* C2004 07 15.52645 20 03 31.78 -41 29 42.8          18.5 R EO008E12
     K04N08M  C2004 07 15.53582 20 03 32.92 -41 29 39.8          19.1 R EO008E12
     K04N08M  C2004 07 15.54525 20 03 34.12 -41 29 35.9          18.3 R EO008E12
     K04N08M  C2004 07 15.55478 20 03 35.17 -41 29 33.4          18.7 R EO008E12
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 15.58379 20 03 38.600-41 29 22.66         19.2 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 15.58564 20 03 38.824-41 29 21.97         19.3 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 15.58748 20 03 39.041-41 29 21.27         19.3 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 15.70907 20 03 53.401-41 28 29.51         19.3 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 15.71092 20 03 53.625-41 28 28.48         19.2 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 15.71278 20 03 53.845-41 28 27.74         19.2 R EO008413
     K04N08M  C2004 07 16.37257 20 05 25.50 -41 23 45.1          20.0 R EO008474
     K04N08M  C2004 07 16.37581 20 05 25.87 -41 23 44.8          19.6 R EO008474
     K04N08M  C2004 07 16.38032 20 05 26.43 -41 23 43.2          20.0 R EO008474
     K04N08M  C2004 07 16.38414 20 05 26.78 -41 23 42.2          19.9 R EO008474
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 16.53941 20 05 46.44 -41 22 50.5          20.1 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 16.54126 20 05 46.63 -41 22 49.8          20.1 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 16.54310 20 05 46.88 -41 22 49.2          19.8 R EO008413
     K04N08M 1C2004 07 16.82705 20 06 20.10 -41 20 30.9          20.3 R EO008413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd, S. Larson,
    E. Beshore, E. Christensen, R. Hill, D. McLean.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 NM8
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M   5.35711              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24775144     Peri.  222.50542     +0.04892459     +0.99708935
a   2.5106832      Node    50.38502     -0.89477377     +0.06976864
e   0.5157137      Incl.    4.35329     -0.44383137     -0.03074358
P   3.98           H   21.6           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2004 July 15-16.

Ephemeris:
2004 NM8                 a,e,i = 2.51, 0.52, 4                   q = 1.2159
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 07 14    19 59.98   -41 38.7    0.235    1.240   159.3    16.8    19.8
2004 07 24    20 20.26   -40 13.5    0.263    1.266   159.6    16.3    20.1
2004 08 03    20 35.11   -38 02.7    0.301    1.300   159.0    16.2    20.4
2004 08 13    20 46.49   -35 28.4    0.350    1.342   156.8    17.3    20.9
2004 08 23    20 56.34   -32 45.2    0.411    1.390   152.9    19.3    21.4
2004 09 02    21 06.06   -30 02.3    0.485    1.443   147.9    21.8    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-O08

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