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MPEC 2004-Q26 : 2004 QB3

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q26                                Issued 2004 Aug. 22, 15:48 UT

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                                   2004 QB3

Observations:
     K04Q03B* C2004 08 21.29827 22 45 48.86 +02 14 41.2          19.0 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 21.30678 22 45 38.89 +02 15 00.2          18.2 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 21.31529 22 45 28.93 +02 15 18.1          18.8 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 21.32383 22 45 18.88 +02 15 37.7          18.5 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 21.37594 22 44 17.51 +02 17 34.5          19.6 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 21.38456 22 44 07.73 +02 17 52.8          19.5 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 21.39318 22 43 57.34 +02 18 14.6          19.1 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 21.40183 22 43 47.48 +02 18 31.8          19.5 R EQ026703
     K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.23199 22 29 30.49 +02 46 42.8          19.5 R EQ026673
     K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.23623 22 29 26.26 +02 46 50.5                 EQ026673
     K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.23999 22 29 22.54 +02 46 57.2                 EQ026673
     K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.24572 22 29 16.86 +02 47 07.6                 EQ026673
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 22.37004 22 27 11.72 +02 51 01.3          19.8 R EQ026651
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 22.37109 22 27 10.71 +02 51 03.2          19.5 R EQ026651
     K04Q03B  C2004 08 22.37192 22 27 09.90 +02 51 04.7          19.5 R EQ026651

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
    R. Hill, D. McLean.  Measurer R. Hill.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 QB3
Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5                  MPC
M  66.09026              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.06726970     Peri.  231.78122     -0.93195240     +0.33626011
a   0.9483164      Node   327.21955     -0.20110887     -0.79063241
e   0.4193453      Incl.   14.50688     -0.30169513     -0.51169281
P   0.92           H   24.4           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2004 Aug. 21-22.

Ephemeris:
2004 QB3                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.42, 15                  q = 0.5506
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 08 23    22 17.80   +03 09.7    0.076    1.084   165.3    13.7    19.8
2004 08 24    22 04.70   +03 33.2    0.082    1.090   165.2    13.7    19.9
2004 08 25    21 53.54   +03 52.2    0.089    1.096   164.3    14.4    20.2
2004 08 26    21 44.00   +04 07.4    0.096    1.102   163.0    15.6    20.4
2004 08 27    21 35.78   +04 19.7    0.103    1.108   161.3    17.0    20.6
2004 08 28    21 28.67   +04 29.6    0.110    1.114   159.7    18.4    20.8
2004 08 29    21 22.48   +04 37.6    0.118    1.120   158.0    19.8    21.0
2004 08 30    21 17.07   +04 44.0    0.125    1.125   156.3    21.1    21.2
2004 08 31    21 12.33   +04 49.0    0.133    1.131   154.7    22.4    21.4
2004 09 01    21 08.15   +04 52.9    0.141    1.136   153.2    23.6    21.5
2004 09 02    21 04.47   +04 55.9    0.148    1.142   151.7    24.7    21.7
2004 09 03    21 01.21   +04 58.1    0.156    1.147   150.3    25.8    21.8
2004 09 04    20 58.32   +04 59.6    0.164    1.152   149.0    26.8    22.0
2004 09 05    20 55.76   +05 00.5    0.172    1.158   147.7    27.7    22.1
2004 09 06    20 53.49   +05 01.0    0.181    1.163   146.5    28.6    22.3
2004 09 07    20 51.48   +05 01.0    0.189    1.168   145.3    29.5    22.4
2004 09 08    20 49.71   +05 00.7    0.197    1.173   144.1    30.3    22.5
2004 09 09    20 48.14   +05 00.1    0.205    1.178   143.0    31.0    22.6
2004 09 10    20 46.76   +04 59.2    0.214    1.182   141.9    31.7    22.8
2004 09 11    20 45.56   +04 58.1    0.222    1.187   140.8    32.4    22.9
2004 09 12    20 44.52   +04 56.8    0.231    1.192   139.8    33.0    23.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q26

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