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MPEC 2004-X10 : 2004 XH3

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X10                                Issued 2004 Dec. 4, 13:51 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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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2004 XH3

Observations:
     K04X03H* C2004 12 01.26699 05 56 01.25 +52 12 21.2          19.2   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 01.27934 05 56 26.10 +52 13 03.6          19.4   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 01.29179 05 56 51.19 +52 13 42.2          19.4   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 01.30476 05 57 17.20 +52 14 24.8          19.1   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.32761 06 37 46.59 +52 42 54.1          19.1   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.32770 06 37 46.99 +52 42 53.8          18.5   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.35296 06 38 50.34 +52 42 59.3          19.1   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.35305 06 38 50.60 +52 43 00.5          19.3   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.37558 06 39 47.15 +52 43 01.4          19.1   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.37568 06 39 47.32 +52 43 01.7          19.0   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.38959 06 40 22.57 +52 42 59.8          19.1   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 02.38969 06 40 22.71 +52 43 01.1          19.2   EX010704
     K04X03H  C2004 12 04.22568 08 12 40.96 +50 16 50.2          17.9 R EX010649
     K04X03H  C2004 12 04.22787 08 12 47.85 +50 16 29.4          17.8 R EX010649
     K04X03H  C2004 12 04.23005 08 12 54.77 +50 16 08.7          18.5 R EX010649
     K04X03H  C2004 12 04.23222 08 13 01.66 +50 15 47.9          17.8 R EX010649
     K04X03H 5C2004 12 04.33495 08 18 31.14 +49 58 04.3          17.0 R EX010673
     K04X03H 5C2004 12 04.33594 08 18 34.18 +49 57 54.8                 EX010673
     K04X03H 5C2004 12 04.37859 08 20 47.34 +49 50 21.6                 EX010673
     K04X03H 5C2004 12 04.37963 08 20 50.98 +49 50 08.6                 EX010673
     K04X03H 5C2004 12 04.38727 08 21 14.76 +49 48 44.5                 EX010673
     K04X03H 5C2004 12 04.38935 08 21 21.37 +49 48 22.5                 EX010673
     K04X03H  C2004 12 04.45582 08 24 38.02 +49 35 16.8          18.7 R EX010734
     K04X03H  C2004 12 04.45799 08 24 44.70 +49 34 50.5          19.0 R EX010734
     K04X03H  C2004 12 04.46016 08 24 51.58 +49 34 23.6          18.3 R EX010734

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  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.  Observers D. Tibbets, G. Hug.  Measurer G. Hug.
    0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XH3
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M   9.96041              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37189323     Peri.  204.93694     -0.36767433     -0.92730231
a   1.9150959      Node   266.69950     +0.86457362     -0.31305112
e   0.5121808      Incl.    4.03134     +0.34253182     -0.20520581
P   2.65           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
041201 704  0.2-  0.2-    041202 704  0.8-  0.1+    041204 673  0.8+  0.0
041201 704  0.1+  0.8+    041202 704  0.5+  0.1-    041204 673 (4.7+  1.7-)
041201 704  0.5+  1.3-    041202 704  0.5-  1.2+    041204 673 (5.1+  2.1-)
041201 704  0.5-  0.0     041204 649  0.3-  0.1+    041204 673 (6.6+  1.2-)
041202 704  1.1-  0.7+    041204 649  0.6-  0.1+    041204 734  0.4-  0.0
041202 704  0.5+  0.3+    041204 649  0.3-  0.2+    041204 734  0.8-  0.4+
041202 704  0.7+  1.1-    041204 649  0.0   0.2+    041204 734  0.8+  0.2+
041202 704  1.0+  0.1+    041204 673  0.6+  1.2-
041202 704  0.1-  0.2-    041204 673  0.0   0.4-

Ephemeris:
2004 XH3                 a,e,i = 1.92, 0.51, 4                   q = 0.9342
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 01    05 46.75   +51 57.2    0.044    1.023   146.4    32.3    18.6
2004 12 03    07 08.79   +52 27.6    0.036    1.013   138.2    40.4    18.4
2004 12 05    08 53.70   +47 28.2    0.032    1.004   125.2    53.3    18.5
2004 12 07    10 26.72   +35 24.5    0.030    0.995   108.5    69.8    18.9
2004 12 09    11 29.53   +21 00.3    0.033    0.987    92.6    85.5    19.6
2004 12 11    12 09.30   +09 06.3    0.039    0.979    80.9    96.9    20.4
2004 12 13    12 35.43   +00 36.0    0.047    0.972    73.4   103.9    21.1
2004 12 15    12 53.64   -05 20.5    0.056    0.965    68.9   108.0    21.7
2004 12 17    13 07.03   -09 35.3    0.066    0.959    66.2   110.2    22.2
2004 12 19    13 17.39   -12 43.7    0.076    0.954    64.8   111.1    22.5
2004 12 21    13 25.73   -15 07.8    0.086    0.949    64.1   111.2    22.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X10

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