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MPEC 2004-Q12 : 2004 QF

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q12                                Issued 2004 Aug. 18, 02:59 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 QF

Observations:
     K04Q00F* C2004 08 16.24370 01 06 49.76 +25 10 28.7          18.7   EQ012644
     K04Q00F  C2004 08 16.25433 01 06 50.28 +25 10 12.9          18.6   EQ012644
     K04Q00F  C2004 08 16.26611 01 06 50.87 +25 09 54.0          18.9   EQ012644
     K04Q00F 5C2004 08 17.38576 01 07 44.86 +24 39 45.3          18.8 R EQ012673
     K04Q00F 5C2004 08 17.38762 01 07 44.95 +24 39 42.1                 EQ012673
     K04Q00F 5C2004 08 17.39572 01 07 45.31 +24 39 28.9                 EQ012673
     K04Q00F 5C2004 08 17.39745 01 07 45.37 +24 39 26.1                 EQ012673
     K04Q00F  C2004 08 18.09722 01 08 17.99 +24 19 46.3          18.7 V EQ012941
     K04Q00F  C2004 08 18.09802 01 08 18.02 +24 19 45.1          18.7 V EQ012941
     K04Q00F  C2004 08 18.09882 01 08 18.06 +24 19 43.9          18.6 V EQ012941
     K04Q00F  C2004 08 18.09962 01 08 18.10 +24 19 42.6          19.6 V EQ012941
     K04Q00F  C2004 08 18.10041 01 08 18.13 +24 19 41.3          19.6 V EQ012941

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer M. Vale.  Measurer
    J. Young.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 QF
Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5                  MPC
M 305.30983              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42567971     Peri.  232.42289     +0.61656370     -0.78725237
a   1.7501721      Node   179.28400     +0.72067673     +0.56900354
e   0.1585604      Incl.   46.77437     -0.31697673     -0.23763139
P   2.32           H   17.0           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2004 Aug. 16-18.

Ephemeris:
2004 QF                  a,e,i = 1.75, 0.16, 47                  q = 1.4727
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 08 13    01 03.98   +26 29.8    0.897    1.604   114.0    35.2    19.2
2004 08 23    01 11.67   +21 44.3    0.778    1.585   124.2    31.8    18.8
2004 09 02    01 15.89   +14 34.6    0.673    1.567   136.4    26.3    18.3
2004 09 12    01 16.07   +04 30.3    0.595    1.550   150.1    18.9    17.8
2004 09 22    01 12.02   -08 06.2    0.553    1.535   159.8    13.0    17.4
2004 10 02    01 04.43   -21 17.2    0.557    1.521   154.0    16.8    17.5
2004 10 12    00 54.93   -32 31.8    0.601    1.508   139.9    25.2    17.9
2004 10 22    00 45.91   -40 35.3    0.675    1.497   126.4    32.3    18.4
2004 11 01    00 39.72   -45 41.1    0.764    1.488   115.3    37.1    18.8
2004 11 11    00 37.79   -48 33.6    0.859    1.481   106.3    39.9    19.1
2004 11 21    00 40.65   -49 52.6    0.954    1.476    99.0    41.4    19.4
2004 12 01    00 48.04   -50 07.1    1.044    1.473    93.1    41.9    19.6
2004 12 11    00 59.34   -49 34.8    1.126    1.473    88.2    41.9    19.7
2004 12 21    01 13.93   -48 26.6    1.199    1.474    84.4    41.6    19.9
2004 12 31    01 31.21   -46 49.4    1.262    1.478    81.3    41.1    20.0
2005 01 10    01 50.67   -44 46.8    1.315    1.483    78.9    40.6    20.0
2005 01 20    02 11.96   -42 21.2    1.360    1.491    77.2    40.1    20.1
2005 01 30    02 34.76   -39 34.8    1.397    1.501    75.9    39.5    20.2
2005 02 09    02 58.83   -36 28.8    1.429    1.512    75.0    39.1    20.2
2005 02 19    03 23.99   -33 05.7    1.459    1.525    74.3    38.6    20.3
2005 03 01    03 50.04   -29 28.5    1.489    1.540    73.7    38.2    20.3
2005 03 11    04 16.79   -25 41.2    1.521    1.555    73.0    37.7    20.4
2005 03 21    04 44.10   -21 49.4    1.560    1.573    72.2    37.1    20.4
2005 03 31    05 11.76   -17 59.2    1.606    1.591    71.0    36.4    20.5
2005 04 10    05 39.57   -14 16.9    1.661    1.610    69.4    35.6    20.6
2005 04 20    06 07.38   -10 48.9    1.726    1.629    67.4    34.7    20.7
2005 04 30    06 34.99   -07 40.0    1.801    1.649    64.9    33.6    20.8
2005 05 10    07 02.25   -04 53.4    1.885    1.670    62.1    32.3    20.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q12

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