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MPEC 2004-X08 : 2004 XO

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X08                                Issued 2004 Dec. 3, 17:03 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,
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                                    2004 XO

Observations:
     K04X00O* C2004 12 02.20464 00 13 03.99 +24 36 41.6          18.2 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.21286 00 13 08.77 +24 34 59.9          18.3 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.22107 00 13 13.61 +24 33 19.4          17.9 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.22928 00 13 18.51 +24 31 36.8          18.1 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.23623 00 13 22.59 +24 30 11.6          18.0 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.23710 00 13 23.08 +24 30 00.1          18.1 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.23796 00 13 23.56 +24 29 49.5          18.6 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.23883 00 13 24.08 +24 29 38.6          18.2 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.88354 00 19 51.53 +22 17 58.7          19.1 R EX008J95
     K04X00O  C2004 12 02.88863 00 19 54.34 +22 16 58.3          19.1 R EX008J95
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.02353 00 21 15.81 +21 49 54.8          19.2 R EX008734
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.02619 00 21 17.27 +21 49 22.6          19.1 R EX008734
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.02887 00 21 18.79 +21 48 50.0          18.6 R EX008734
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.03154 00 21 20.29 +21 48 17.7          18.7 R EX008734
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.03421 00 21 21.76 +21 47 46.0          18.5 R EX008734
     K04X00O 2C2004 12 03.07306 00 21 44.01 +21 40 03.2          18.8 R EX008H06
     K04X00O 2C2004 12 03.07806 00 21 46.73 +21 39 02.9          18.1 R EX008H06
     K04X00O 2C2004 12 03.08287 00 21 49.38 +21 38 04.3          18.5 R EX008H06
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.12884 00 22 14.88 +21 28 48.4          17.5 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.13185 00 22 16.60 +21 28 12.1          18.2 R EX008703
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.13486 00 22 18.33 +21 27 35.5          18.5 R EX008703
     K04X00O 5C2004 12 03.13744 00 22 20.37 +21 27 01.7          18.5 R EX008673
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.13785 00 22 19.93 +21 26 59.2          18.4 R EX008703
     K04X00O 5C2004 12 03.13918 00 22 21.20 +21 26 41.7                 EX008673
     K04X00O 5C2004 12 03.14213 00 22 22.76 +21 26 05.7                 EX008673
     K04X00O 5C2004 12 03.14618 00 22 25.02 +21 25 16.1                 EX008673
     K04X00O 5C2004 12 03.15231 00 22 28.47 +21 24 01.0                 EX008673
     K04X00O 5C2004 12 03.15793 00 22 31.45 +21 22 54.1                 EX008673
     K04X00O 2C2004 12 03.19116 00 22 48.73 +21 16 11.4          18.5 R EX008H06
     K04X00O 2C2004 12 03.19456 00 22 50.56 +21 15 29.7          17.9 R EX008H06
     K04X00O 2C2004 12 03.19810 00 22 52.51 +21 14 46.7          18.4 R EX008H06
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.25453 00 23 23.43 +21 03 09.0          18.7 R EX008649
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.25560 00 23 24.06 +21 02 55.8          18.9 R EX008649
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.25668 00 23 24.66 +21 02 43.1          18.6 R EX008649
     K04X00O  C2004 12 03.25775 00 23 25.27 +21 02 29.9          18.6 R EX008649

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.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XO                                                              PHA 0.006A
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M  91.47854              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.93641807     Peri.   71.30483     +0.69117829     +0.59423830
a   1.0347200      Node   250.04152     -0.70803269     +0.67082486
e   0.0963286      Incl.   25.94847     +0.14478358     +0.44370581
P   1.05           H   21.4           G   0.15
From 35 observations 2004 Dec. 2-3.

Ephemeris:
2004 XO                  a,e,i = 1.03, 0.10, 26                  q = 0.9350
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 01    00 00.31   +28 44.1    0.114    1.047   119.5    55.0    18.8
2004 12 11    01 21.35   -00 45.0    0.145    1.062   118.9    54.2    19.3
2004 12 21    02 06.89   -15 39.0    0.208    1.077   111.5    58.2    20.2
2004 12 31    02 37.36   -22 16.3    0.280    1.091   105.2    60.4    21.0
2005 01 10    03 01.12   -25 15.3    0.352    1.103   100.4    61.3    21.5
2005 01 20    03 21.99   -26 27.1    0.422    1.113    96.4    61.5    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X08

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