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MPEC 2004-Q47 : 2004 QV16

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q47                                Issued 2004 Aug. 26, 05:42 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 QV16

Observations:
     K04Q16V* C2004 08 25.16709 17 39 31.50 +61 29 43.2          18.7 R EQ047699
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 25.18119 17 39 41.36 +61 29 02.9                 EQ047699
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 25.19530 17 39 50.98 +61 28 20.8                 EQ047699
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 25.20946 17 40 00.70 +61 27 37.7                 EQ047699
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 25.91878 17 48 13.39 +60 51 48.6                 EQ047J95
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 25.92228 17 48 15.94 +60 51 37.3          18.6 R EQ047J95
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 25.92579 17 48 18.26 +60 51 26.4          18.6 R EQ047J95
     K04Q16V 5C2004 08 26.15347 17 50 54.60 +60 39 38.4          18.5 R EQ047673
     K04Q16V 5C2004 08 26.15671 17 50 56.63 +60 39 28.3                 EQ047673
     K04Q16V 5C2004 08 26.16007 17 50 58.90 +60 39 17.9                 EQ047673
     K04Q16V 5C2004 08 26.16389 17 51 01.41 +60 39 06.0                 EQ047673
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 26.17046 17 51 05.37 +60 38 45.1          18.8 R EQ047854
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 26.17282 17 51 07.04 +60 38 37.6          18.7 R EQ047854
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 26.17401 17 51 07.79 +60 38 33.7          19.3 R EQ047854
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 26.17477 17 51 08.27 +60 38 31.0          18.6 R EQ047G90
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 26.17704 17 51 09.77 +60 38 23.6          18.4 R EQ047G90
     K04Q16V  C2004 08 26.17931 17 51 11.28 +60 38 16.2          18.5 R EQ047G90

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer M. Vale.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.4-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 QV16
Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5                 MPC
M  25.03628              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45807363     Peri.   49.54865     -0.43694230     +0.89022555
a   1.6666556      Node   196.07241     -0.89947963     -0.43310932
e   0.5438376      Incl.   27.71649     -0.00422207     +0.14111977
P   2.15           H   18.6           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2004 Aug. 25-26.

Ephemeris:
2004 QV16                a,e,i = 1.67, 0.54, 28                  q = 0.7603
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 08 23    17 13.14   +63 04.2    0.389    1.064    86.9    71.7    19.2
2004 09 02    18 57.68   +53 08.8    0.375    1.149   102.4    59.0    18.9
2004 09 12    20 02.64   +39 00.3    0.392    1.236   117.1    46.5    18.8
2004 09 22    20 44.39   +25 01.2    0.446    1.321   127.0    37.4    19.0
2004 10 02    21 14.34   +13 51.3    0.534    1.404   129.9    33.2    19.4
2004 10 12    21 38.11   +05 54.7    0.650    1.485   127.4    32.3    19.9
2004 10 22    21 58.55   +00 35.0    0.787    1.564   122.3    32.6    20.4
2004 11 01    22 17.10   -02 51.0    0.939    1.639   116.0    33.0    20.9
2004 11 11    22 34.52   -04 57.3    1.104    1.711   109.5    33.1    21.4
2004 11 21    22 51.28   -06 07.2    1.277    1.780   102.9    32.8    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q47

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