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MPEC 2004-X05 : 2004 XG

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X05                                Issued 2004 Dec. 3, 09:59 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 XG

Observations:
     K04X00G* C2004 12 02.17722 23 51 31.94 +24 54 49.2          18.5 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.18377 23 51 40.72 +24 54 21.3          18.0 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.19030 23 51 49.59 +24 53 51.7          18.0 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.19687 23 51 58.46 +24 53 22.9          17.7 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.23209 23 52 46.05 +24 50 43.4          18.6 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.23298 23 52 47.18 +24 50 38.8          17.3 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.23384 23 52 48.31 +24 50 35.2          18.9 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.23471 23 52 49.24 +24 50 32.5          18.7 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.83707 00 06 14.77 +24 09 04.8          19.0 R EX005J95
     K04X00G  C2004 12 02.83926 00 06 17.23 +24 08 54.6          18.9 R EX005J95
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.01334 00 09 53.36 +23 58 19.8          19.2 R EX005734
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.01548 00 09 55.65 +23 58 10.9          18.4 R EX005734
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.01762 00 09 57.99 +23 58 03.0          18.6 R EX005734
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.01975 00 10 00.27 +23 57 55.5          18.8 R EX005734
     K04X00G 2C2004 12 03.05731 00 10 43.34 +23 55 57.1          18.2 R EX005H06
     K04X00G 2C2004 12 03.06218 00 10 48.59 +23 55 38.2          18.1 R EX005H06
     K04X00G 2C2004 12 03.06708 00 10 53.83 +23 55 20.0          18.0 R EX005H06
     K04X00G 5C2004 12 03.10486 00 11 36.84 +23 52 48.5          18.6 R EX005673
     K04X00G 5C2004 12 03.10729 00 11 39.51 +23 52 37.6                 EX005673
     K04X00G 5C2004 12 03.11128 00 11 43.72 +23 52 22.8                 EX005673
     K04X00G 5C2004 12 03.11846 00 11 51.31 +23 51 54.7                 EX005673
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.12777 00 11 59.04 +23 51 29.0          18.4 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.13381 00 12 05.41 +23 51 06.9          18.7 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.13679 00 12 08.48 +23 50 53.1          19.5 R EX005703
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.22869 00 13 42.31 +23 43 58.7          18.7 R EX005649
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.22977 00 13 43.44 +23 43 54.4          19.0 R EX005649
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.23084 00 13 44.59 +23 43 49.8          18.7 R EX005649
     K04X00G  C2004 12 03.23191 00 13 45.77 +23 43 45.0          18.6 R EX005649

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.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XG
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M 193.26753              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.28686994     Peri.    0.69208     +0.27828573     +0.96028509
a   0.8371044      Node   285.46599     -0.88134085     +0.24691834
e   0.2990239      Incl.    1.20323     -0.38183157     +0.12993797
P   0.77           H   24.1           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
041202 703  0.6-  0.2-    041203 734  0.7+  0.3+    041203 673  1.1+  1.1-
041202 703  1.1-  0.8+    041203 734  0.2+  0.7-    041203 703  1.1-  0.6+
041202 703  0.1-  0.1+    041203 734  0.4+  0.6-    041203 703  0.3-  2.1+
041202 703  0.3+  0.5+    041203 734  0.0   0.1-    041203 703  0.8-  0.0
041202 703 (2.0+  0.5-)   041203 H06  0.8-  0.5+    041203 649  0.2+  0.6-
041202 703  1.0+  1.0-    041203 H06  0.0   0.1-    041203 649  0.1-  0.3-
041202 703  0.6+  0.7-    041203 H06  0.4+  0.1+    041203 649  0.0   0.4-
041202 703 (2.7-  0.5+)   041203 673  1.2-  1.1+    041203 649  0.5+  0.7-
041202 J95  0.4+  0.8+    041203 673  0.3+  0.6-
041202 J95  0.5-  0.6-    041203 673  0.5+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2004 XG                  a,e,i = 0.84, 0.30, 1                   q = 0.5868
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 01    23 18.58   +26 15.4    0.027    0.996   110.0    68.6    18.7
2004 12 06    00 52.36   +21 15.5    0.047    1.013   125.0    52.9    19.4
2004 12 11    01 27.71   +18 33.8    0.070    1.029   127.4    49.5    20.2
2004 12 16    01 46.92   +17 10.1    0.094    1.043   126.4    49.4    20.9
2004 12 21    02 00.13   +16 25.5    0.118    1.054   124.2    50.5    21.4
2004 12 26    02 10.65   +16 03.0    0.143    1.065   121.4    52.1    21.9
2004 12 31    02 19.89   +15 54.2    0.167    1.073   118.4    53.8    22.3

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X05

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