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MPEC 2004-S04 : 2004 RD252

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M.P.E.C. 2004-S04                                Issued 2004 Sept. 16, 18:48 UT

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                                  2004 RD252

Observations:
     K04RP2D* C2004 09 15.30125 01 09 23.44 +36 54 56.2          20.5   ES004704
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 15.31261 01 09 23.41 +36 55 17.3          19.7   ES004704
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 15.32390 01 09 23.44 +36 55 39.5          20.1   ES004704
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 15.33518 01 09 23.53 +36 56 03.0          20.0   ES004704
     K04RP2D IC2004 09 15.94150 01 09 28.53 +37 16 00.4                 ES004J95
     K04RP2D IC2004 09 15.94692 01 09 28.65 +37 16 11.9                 ES004J95
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 15.97143 01 09 28.72 +37 17 02.8          20.0 R ES004J95
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 15.97698 01 09 28.64 +37 17 13.2          19.9 R ES004J95
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 15.98208 01 09 28.66 +37 17 23.7          20.1 R ES004J95
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.16657 01 09 30.58 +37 23 33.7          19.4 R ES004G90
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.16669 01 09 30.40 +37 23 34.4          19.9 R ES004649
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.16847 01 09 30.37 +37 23 38.3          20.0 R ES004649
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.17027 01 09 30.38 +37 23 41.7          19.8 R ES004649
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.17125 01 09 30.63 +37 23 43.4          19.4 R ES004G90
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.17207 01 09 30.42 +37 23 45.3          19.9 R ES004649
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.17388 01 09 30.44 +37 23 49.3          19.4 R ES004649
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.17595 01 09 30.62 +37 23 53.1          19.4 R ES004G90
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.28550 01 09 30.64 +37 27 36.9                 ES004734
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.33392 01 09 30.89 +37 29 16.5          19.8 R ES004854
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.33860 01 09 30.81 +37 29 26.4          19.6 R ES004854
     K04RP2D  C2004 09 16.34328 01 09 30.79 +37 29 35.7          19.7 R ES004854
     K04RP2D 5C2004 09 16.38194 01 09 30.95 +37 30 52.3          20.0 R ES004673
     K04RP2D 5C2004 09 16.38427 01 09 30.94 +37 30 57.3                 ES004673
     K04RP2D 5C2004 09 16.38773 01 09 30.92 +37 31 04.3                 ES004673
     K04RP2D 5C2004 09 16.39213 01 09 30.91 +37 31 12.4                 ES004673

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Bell.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 RD252
Epoch 2004 Sept. 12.0 TT = JDT 2453260.5                MPC
M 329.97457              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31923896     Peri.  178.48011     -0.24876834     -0.95312769
a   2.1202747      Node   285.90014     +0.88673912     -0.15259244
e   0.6167914      Incl.   10.31605     +0.38962553     -0.26127218
P   3.09           H   19.3           G   0.15
From 25 observations 2004 Sept. 15-16.

Ephemeris:
2004 RD252               a,e,i = 2.12, 0.62, 10                  q = 0.8125
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 09 12    01 08.75   +35 09.8    0.601    1.484   133.3    29.6    20.3
2004 09 17    01 09.57   +37 51.8    0.541    1.439   134.8    29.7    20.0
2004 09 22    01 09.52   +40 51.8    0.485    1.393   135.7    30.2    19.8
2004 09 27    01 08.42   +44 14.3    0.433    1.347   135.8    31.2    19.5
2004 10 02    01 05.97   +48 05.3    0.383    1.300   135.0    33.0    19.2
2004 10 07    01 01.61   +52 32.6    0.338    1.254   132.9    35.7    18.9
2004 10 12    00 54.26   +57 46.6    0.296    1.208   129.6    39.6    18.6
2004 10 17    00 41.29   +64 01.4    0.258    1.163   124.6    44.9    18.4
2004 10 22    00 14.28   +71 32.1    0.224    1.118   117.9    51.9    18.2
2004 10 27    22 48.14   +80 03.3    0.196    1.074   109.1    61.0    18.1
2004 11 01    17 09.43   +81 43.4    0.174    1.032    98.1    72.3    18.1
2004 11 06    14 46.92   +69 18.4    0.161    0.991    85.3    85.4    18.3
2004 11 11    14 11.35   +53 38.4    0.159    0.953    72.0    98.9    18.8
2004 11 16    13 56.49   +38 05.5    0.168    0.918    60.6   110.2    19.4
2004 11 21    13 49.21   +24 30.0    0.188    0.887    52.9   117.4    20.1

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-S04

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