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MPEC 2004-R88 : 2004 RM251

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M.P.E.C. 2004-R88                                Issued 2004 Sept. 15, 22:51 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 RM251

Observations:
     K04RP1M* C2004 09 14.35976 03 09 12.90 +36 24 55.2          19.4   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 14.37105 03 09 14.21 +36 25 21.9          19.7   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 14.38236 03 09 15.67 +36 25 48.7          20.0   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 14.39367 03 09 16.97 +36 26 14.4          20.2   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 14.40497 03 09 18.37 +36 26 41.2          20.0   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.07536 03 10 42.72 +36 52 40.4          19.5 R ER088J95
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.08088 03 10 43.45 +36 52 53.2          19.6 R ER088J95
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.08638 03 10 44.09 +36 53 06.5          19.6 R ER088J95
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.22731 03 11 02.50 +36 58 36.6          19.2 R ER088G90
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.23201 03 11 03.05 +36 58 48.1          18.5 R ER088G90
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.23671 03 11 03.65 +36 58 59.2          19.0 R ER088G90
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.30704 03 11 12.43 +37 01 46.4          18.4 R ER088H06
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.30988 03 11 12.74 +37 01 53.5          18.9 R ER088H06
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.31270 03 11 13.11 +37 02 00.8          18.9 R ER088H06
     K04RP1M 5C2004 09 15.36470 03 11 19.64 +37 04 02.6          19.5 R ER088673
     K04RP1M 5C2004 09 15.36678 03 11 19.89 +37 04 07.6                 ER088673
     K04RP1M 5C2004 09 15.36829 03 11 20.13 +37 04 12.2                 ER088673
     K04RP1M 5C2004 09 15.37384 03 11 20.80 +37 04 25.0                 ER088673
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.39676 03 11 23.49 +37 05 19.0          19.2   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.40445 03 11 24.43 +37 05 38.2          19.5   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.40849 03 11 24.93 +37 05 46.9          19.4   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.41668 03 11 25.93 +37 06 07.1          20.0   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.42013 03 11 26.39 +37 06 14.3          19.7   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.42898 03 11 27.42 +37 06 35.5          19.7   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.44145 03 11 28.97 +37 07 05.0          19.7   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.44343 03 11 29.19 +37 07 09.2          19.7   ER088704
     K04RP1M  C2004 09 15.45344 03 11 30.44 +37 07 34.1          19.2   ER088704
     K04RP1M "C2004 09 15.50118 03 11 36.96 +37 09 28.2                 ER088568
     K04RP1M "C2004 09 15.50413 03 11 37.32 +37 09 35.6                 ER088568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers J. Pittichova, J. Bedient.  Measurer J. Bedient.
    2.2-m reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-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.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.4-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 RM251
Epoch 2004 Sept. 12.0 TT = JDT 2453260.5                MPC
M 344.97885              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16534136     Peri.  103.93234     -0.11675038     -0.99207003
a   3.2876208      Node   352.30493     +0.72281932     -0.05273736
e   0.6643358      Incl.   20.34091     +0.68110321     -0.11408692
P   5.96           H   17.2           G   0.15
From 29 observations 2004 Sept. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2004 RM251               a,e,i = 3.29, 0.66, 20                  q = 1.1035
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 09 12    03 04.39   +34 55.6    0.878    1.589   114.8    35.1    19.4
2004 09 22    03 26.37   +41 39.5    0.759    1.508   117.0    36.4    19.0
2004 10 02    03 54.64   +49 30.8    0.659    1.430   117.5    38.4    18.6
2004 10 12    04 35.94   +58 13.5    0.582    1.356   115.8    41.5    18.3
2004 10 22    05 45.98   +66 41.3    0.527    1.288   111.9    45.8    18.1
2004 11 01    07 50.48   +72 04.4    0.494    1.227   106.4    50.8    18.0
2004 11 11    10 18.57   +70 52.7    0.478    1.177   100.7    55.8    18.0
2004 11 21    11 52.38   +64 47.6    0.474    1.138    95.7    59.7    18.0
2004 12 01    12 40.84   +57 23.3    0.477    1.113    92.4    62.3    18.0
2004 12 11    13 07.10   +50 07.0    0.481    1.104    91.0    63.1    18.1
2004 12 21    13 21.56   +43 21.2    0.483    1.110    91.9    62.3    18.1
2004 12 31    13 28.38   +37 06.2    0.482    1.133    95.1    59.9    18.0
2005 01 10    13 28.93   +31 18.5    0.477    1.169   100.5    55.8    18.0
2005 01 20    13 23.18   +25 52.0    0.471    1.218   108.5    50.0    17.9
2005 01 30    13 10.88   +20 39.0    0.467    1.277   118.8    42.5    17.7
2005 02 09    12 52.14   +15 36.4    0.469    1.344   131.5    33.4    17.6
2005 02 19    12 28.37   +10 47.9    0.485    1.417   146.0    22.9    17.5
2005 03 01    12 02.79   +06 26.7    0.522    1.495   161.3    12.2    17.4
2005 03 11    11 39.15   +02 48.6    0.582    1.575   176.3     2.3    17.3
2005 03 21    11 20.33   -00 01.1    0.668    1.658   169.7     6.2    17.9
2005 03 31    11 07.47   -02 08.9    0.776    1.741   157.3    12.8    18.6
2005 04 10    11 00.28   -03 46.2    0.905    1.825   146.4    17.7    19.2
2005 04 20    10 57.90   -05 04.7    1.050    1.910   136.6    21.2    19.7
2005 04 30    10 59.32   -06 13.0    1.210    1.994   127.8    23.5    20.2
2005 05 10    11 03.64   -07 16.7    1.382    2.077   119.8    25.0    20.6
2005 05 20    11 10.19   -08 19.4    1.563    2.160   112.3    25.7    21.0
2005 05 30    11 18.39   -09 23.1    1.751    2.241   105.2    25.9    21.3
2005 06 09    11 27.85   -10 28.8    1.945    2.322    98.4    25.6    21.6
2005 06 19    11 38.28   -11 37.0    2.142    2.401    91.9    25.0    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-R88

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