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MPEC 2004-X27 : 2004 XL4

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X27                                Issued 2004 Dec. 8, 16:35 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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                                   2004 XL4

Observations:
     K04X04L* C2004 12 07.25963 05 33 28.89 +01 43 12.5          19.6   EX027704
     K04X04L  C2004 12 07.27374 05 33 28.38 +01 42 29.6          20.5   EX027704
     K04X04L  C2004 12 07.28628 05 33 28.03 +01 41 50.7          19.8   EX027704
     K04X04L  C2004 12 07.29948 05 33 27.48 +01 41 09.7          19.9   EX027704
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.08866 05 33 06.81 +01 00 55.4                 EX027246
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.08947 05 33 06.73 +01 00 53.5                 EX027246
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.09015 05 33 06.72 +01 00 50.7                 EX027246
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.09089 05 33 06.72 +01 00 48.7                 EX027246
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.09182 05 33 06.66 +01 00 45.2                 EX027246
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.23762 05 33 04.34 +00 53 33.3          19.4 R EX027649
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.23939 05 33 04.35 +00 53 27.9          19.9 R EX027649
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.24117 05 33 04.29 +00 53 22.5          19.6 R EX027649
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.24295 05 33 04.23 +00 53 17.5          19.3 R EX027649
     K04X04L  C2004 12 08.24473 05 33 04.17 +00 53 12.2          19.4 R EX027649
     K04X04L 2C2004 12 08.38123 05 32 59.58 +00 46 28.8          18.8 R EX027H06
     K04X04L 2C2004 12 08.38585 05 32 59.44 +00 46 14.6          18.8 R EX027H06
     K04X04L 2C2004 12 08.39047 05 32 59.26 +00 46 01.7          18.8 R EX027H06

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian 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.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XL4
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M  11.98274              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39233625     Peri.  164.70867     +0.68562199     -0.68361691
a   1.8479793      Node   241.24529     +0.63437255     +0.72965853
e   0.3554957      Incl.   16.58100     +0.35706296     +0.01632050
P   2.51           H   21.0           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2004 Dec. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2004 XL4                 a,e,i = 1.85, 0.36, 17                  q = 1.1910
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 01    05 35.73   +07 45.2    0.252    1.225   158.7    17.0    19.4
2004 12 11    05 31.90   -01 15.8    0.285    1.249   155.3    19.2    19.7
2004 12 21    05 28.18   -06 59.5    0.332    1.279   148.7    23.5    20.2
2004 12 31    05 26.65   -09 56.2    0.391    1.314   142.2    27.3    20.8
2005 01 10    05 28.16   -10 53.0    0.459    1.353   136.3    30.2    21.3
2005 01 20    05 33.02   -10 31.3    0.535    1.394   131.0    32.2    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X27

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