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MPEC 2004-Q50 : 2004 QD17

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q50                                Issued 2004 Aug. 26, 11:56 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2004 QD17

Observations:
     K04Q17D* C2004 08 25.33163 00 25 44.21 +39 41 40.9          19.4   EQ050704
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 25.34159 00 25 45.31 +39 41 55.2          20.0   EQ050704
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 25.35161 00 25 46.42 +39 42 10.9          20.1   EQ050704
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 25.36162 00 25 47.59 +39 42 24.7          19.7   EQ050704
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 25.37161 00 25 48.49 +39 42 40.7          19.6   EQ050704
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 25.99696 00 27 01.69 +39 57 20.2          19.8 R EQ050J95
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.01008 00 27 03.08 +39 57 40.0          20.0 R EQ050J95
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.01514 00 27 03.73 +39 57 46.1          19.8 R EQ050J95
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.24466 00 27 31.18 +40 03 12.5          19.7 R EQ050854
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.25171 00 27 31.99 +40 03 23.1          19.6 R EQ050854
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.25871 00 27 32.70 +40 03 32.6          19.4 R EQ050854
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.27842 00 27 34.92 +40 04 01.5          19.4 R EQ050G90
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.28314 00 27 35.50 +40 04 08.3          19.5 R EQ050G90
     K04Q17D  C2004 08 26.28786 00 27 36.00 +40 04 15.6          19.5 R EQ050G90
     K04Q17D 5C2004 08 26.33067 00 27 40.84 +40 05 16.0          19.5 R EQ050673
     K04Q17D 5C2004 08 26.33264 00 27 41.03 +40 05 19.0                 EQ050673
     K04Q17D 5C2004 08 26.33472 00 27 41.23 +40 05 21.3                 EQ050673
     K04Q17D 5C2004 08 26.33692 00 27 41.56 +40 05 24.8                 EQ050673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + 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 QD17
Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5                 MPC
M 337.89838              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34145508     Peri.  162.94147     +0.79115268     -0.58328750
a   2.0272797      Node   234.18006     +0.53133854     +0.80445990
e   0.4025699      Incl.   13.11521     +0.30291383     +0.11233859
P   2.89           H   19.1           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2004 Aug. 25-26.

Ephemeris:
2004 QD17                a,e,i = 2.03, 0.40, 13                  q = 1.2112
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 08 23    00 21.28   +38 45.6    0.530    1.363   121.1    39.4    20.0
2004 09 02    00 41.20   +42 34.3    0.467    1.323   123.1    39.7    19.6
2004 09 12    01 03.70   +45 40.6    0.411    1.288   125.2    39.7    19.3
2004 09 22    01 29.29   +47 38.7    0.361    1.258   128.1    38.9    18.9
2004 10 02    01 57.89   +47 57.3    0.317    1.236   132.1    37.0    18.6
2004 10 12    02 27.77   +45 59.3    0.279    1.220   137.9    33.2    18.2
2004 10 22    02 55.81   +41 10.5    0.251    1.212   146.3    27.1    17.7
2004 11 01    03 19.24   +33 29.6    0.234    1.212   157.4    18.3    17.3
2004 11 11    03 36.69   +23 57.3    0.233    1.221   170.3     7.9    16.9
2004 11 21    03 49.06   +14 33.2    0.250    1.237   174.6     4.3    16.9
2004 12 01    03 58.45   +07 04.4    0.283    1.260   163.5    12.9    17.6
2004 12 11    04 06.65   +02 07.5    0.331    1.290   153.6    19.8    18.2
2004 12 21    04 15.15   -00 33.7    0.391    1.325   145.5    24.9    18.8
2004 12 31    04 24.81   -01 34.8    0.463    1.365   138.5    28.5    19.4
2005 01 10    04 35.89   -01 28.9    0.544    1.409   132.4    31.0    19.9
2005 01 20    04 48.54   -00 41.5    0.635    1.456   126.8    32.8    20.3
2005 01 30    05 02.65   +00 28.2    0.735    1.506   121.5    33.9    20.7
2005 02 09    05 18.02   +01 47.4    0.843    1.557   116.4    34.6    21.1
2005 02 19    05 34.50   +03 07.1    0.959    1.609   111.4    34.9    21.5
2005 03 01    05 51.86   +04 21.2    1.083    1.662   106.4    34.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q50

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