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MPEC 2004-Q60 : 2004 QT24

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q60                                Issued 2004 Aug. 29, 11:24 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 QT24

Observations:
     K04Q24T* C2004 08 27.54328 23 31 16.04 -64 03 35.7          17.9 R EQ060E12
     K04Q24T  C2004 08 27.55699 23 31 12.11 -64 03 44.2          18.1 R EQ060E12
     K04Q24T  C2004 08 27.57072 23 31 08.25 -64 03 52.5          17.9 R EQ060E12
     K04Q24T  C2004 08 27.58444 23 31 04.36 -64 04 00.8          18.2 R EQ060E12
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 27.69907 23 30 32.08 -64 05 04.2          18.6 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 27.70069 23 30 31.60 -64 05 05.0          18.5 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 27.70231 23 30 31.15 -64 05 05.9          18.6 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 27.70393 23 30 30.69 -64 05 06.9          18.5 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 27.81092 23 30 00.92 -64 05 58.6          19.0 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 27.81278 23 30 00.39 -64 05 59.7          19.0 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 27.81463 23 29 59.93 -64 06 00.3          19.0 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 28.43136 23 27 17.793-64 11 20.16         18.7 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 28.43698 23 27 16.218-64 11 23.44         18.6 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 28.44263 23 27 14.647-64 11 26.66         18.7 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 28.44818 23 27 13.084-64 11 29.88         18.6 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 28.56970 23 26 38.492-64 12 36.74         18.8 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T 1C2004 08 28.57526 23 26 36.890-64 12 39.53         18.7 R EQ060413
     K04Q24T +C2004 08 29.43194723 22 36.61 -64 18 51.8                 EQ060809
     K04Q24T +C2004 08 29.43377923 22 35.98 -64 18 52.4                 EQ060809
     K04Q24T  C2004 08 29.44431 23 22 36.99 -64 18 59.5          17.7 R EQ060474
     K04Q24T  C2004 08 29.44674 23 22 36.23 -64 19 00.6          17.8 R EQ060474
     K04Q24T  C2004 08 29.44917 23 22 35.57 -64 19 01.5          17.9 R EQ060474
     K04Q24T  C2004 08 29.45102 23 22 35.00 -64 19 02.6          18.1 R EQ060474

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.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observer R. Behrend.  1.20-m
    reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  Measurers E. Beshore,
    E. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. Hill, S. Larsen, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m
    Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 QT24                                                            PHA 0.002A
Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5                 MPC
M 233.97855              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.81708921     Peri.   76.36643     -0.35469232     -0.91761269
a   1.1331561      Node    36.08422     +0.69596802     -0.38723636
e   0.2515996      Incl.   17.73280     +0.62435717     -0.08963788
P   1.21           H   18.3           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2004 Aug. 27-29.

Ephemeris:
2004 QT24                a,e,i = 1.13, 0.25, 18                  q = 0.8481
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 08 23    23 49.86   -63 07.2    0.469    1.338   125.3    38.1    18.8
2004 09 02    23 05.43   -64 33.4    0.453    1.313   123.2    40.0    18.8
2004 09 12    22 16.14   -63 23.5    0.443    1.284   119.6    43.0    18.7
2004 09 22    21 37.33   -59 39.6    0.438    1.252   114.7    46.7    18.8
2004 10 02    21 14.78   -54 07.4    0.438    1.217   109.1    51.0    18.8
2004 10 12    21 05.59   -47 31.8    0.441    1.180   103.2    55.4    18.9
2004 10 22    21 05.50   -40 21.0    0.445    1.140    97.2    60.0    19.0
2004 11 01    21 11.01   -32 50.1    0.449    1.099    91.4    64.5    19.1
2004 11 11    21 19.71   -25 05.2    0.452    1.057    85.7    69.0    19.1
2004 11 21    21 30.07   -17 08.2    0.451    1.015    80.4    73.6    19.2
2004 12 01    21 40.77   -09 00.0    0.448    0.975    75.4    78.2    19.2
2004 12 11    21 50.72   -00 42.2    0.441    0.937    70.8    82.8    19.3
2004 12 21    21 58.89   +07 42.3    0.429    0.904    66.7    87.5    19.3
2004 12 31    22 03.91   +16 05.5    0.414    0.877    63.1    92.1    19.4
2005 01 10    22 04.30   +24 13.2    0.395    0.858    60.2    96.3    19.4

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q60

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