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MPEC 2004-V60 : 2004 VZ60

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V60                                Issued 2004 Nov. 13, 01:49 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2004 VZ60

Observations:
     K04V60Z* C2004 11 04.30844 01 48 51.58 +17 31 51.9          18.8 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 04.31659 01 48 56.35 +17 31 57.7          18.8 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 04.32465 01 49 00.87 +17 32 03.9          17.9 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 04.33268 01 49 05.62 +17 32 09.0          19.7 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 04.90582 01 55 10.15 +17 38 43.2          19.9 R EV060J95
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 04.91166 01 55 13.73 +17 38 48.4          19.2 R EV060J95
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.29240 03 32 42.78 +17 54 27.5          18.9 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.29892 03 32 48.35 +17 54 24.1          19.5 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.30543 03 32 53.93 +17 54 18.1          18.5 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.31193 03 32 59.44 +17 54 15.0          18.2 R EV060703
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.90912 03 42 08.22 +17 45 13.8          19.3 R EV060J95
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.92236 03 42 19.92 +17 45 02.7          19.5 R EV060J95
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.96084 03 42 54.67 +17 44 54.1          19.6 R EV060J87
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.96323 03 42 56.78 +17 44 51.6          18.9 R EV060J87
     K04V60Z  C2004 11 12.96561 03 42 58.76 +17 44 50.9          19.8 R EV060J87

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
    R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
    + f/3.3 focal reducer.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 VZ60
Epoch 2004 Oct. 22.0 TT = JDT 2453300.5                 MPC
M 352.55076              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26351776     Peri.  189.33110     +0.52278911     -0.85154194
a   2.4095140      Node   229.16068     +0.78545546     +0.49922743
e   0.5659036      Incl.    3.00013     +0.33128729     +0.16015085
P   3.74           H   24.7           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2004 Nov. 4-12.

Ephemeris:
2004 VZ60                a,e,i = 2.41, 0.57, 3                   q = 1.0460
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 11    03 13.38   +18 07.0    0.061    1.051   178.0     1.8    19.0
2004 11 21    05 37.60   +13 49.9    0.065    1.046   152.9    25.5    20.0
2004 12 01    07 03.51   +08 38.9    0.089    1.056   140.7    36.2    21.0
2004 12 11    07 41.37   +06 07.7    0.121    1.081   140.5    35.4    21.7
2004 12 21    07 56.35   +05 30.3    0.158    1.119   146.2    29.3    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V60

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