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MPEC 2004-X33 : 2004 XD6

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X33                                Issued 2004 Dec. 10, 14:23 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 XD6

Observations:
     K04X06D* C2004 12 09.10173 05 08 04.62 +30 15 39.4          20.1 V EX033691
     K04X06D  C2004 12 09.12795 05 08 02.53 +30 16 55.9          19.5 V EX033691
     K04X06D  C2004 12 09.15349 05 08 00.43 +30 18 09.6          20.0 V EX033691
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.05644 05 06 47.50 +31 01 29.6                 EX033246
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.06318 05 06 46.94 +31 01 49.4                 EX033246
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.06395 05 06 46.88 +31 01 52.1                 EX033246
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.06497 05 06 46.66 +31 01 55.5                 EX033246
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.30522 05 06 28.66 +31 14 16.6          19.7 R EX033854
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.30997 05 06 28.17 +31 14 30.9          19.8 R EX033854
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.31475 05 06 27.69 +31 14 45.3          19.8 R EX033854
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.32312 05 06 26.09 +31 15 03.5          19.0 R EX033649
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.32490 05 06 25.94 +31 15 09.3          19.0 R EX033649
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.32667 05 06 25.77 +31 15 14.0          19.1 R EX033649
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.39242 05 06 19.88 +31 18 39.6          19.1 V EX033291
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.39704 05 06 19.41 +31 18 53.3          19.2 V EX033291
     K04X06D  C2004 12 10.40721 05 06 18.42 +31 19 23.6          19.2 V EX033291

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. Block.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  Measurer
    A. M. Tuzzolino.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XD6
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M 334.76633              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35753425     Peri.   88.58908     -0.90327182     -0.41575922
a   1.9660337      Node    66.83426     +0.33331698     -0.83555234
e   0.5706615      Incl.    6.62316     +0.27018475     -0.35916090
P   2.76           H   22.4           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2004 Dec. 9-10.

Ephemeris:
2004 XD6                 a,e,i = 1.97, 0.57, 7                   q = 0.8441
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    05 05.50   +31 50.4    0.185    1.168   171.0     7.6    19.6
2004 12 13    05 02.24   +33 46.1    0.169    1.151   168.5     9.8    19.5
2004 12 15    04 58.23   +36 02.0    0.155    1.135   165.4    12.6    19.4
2004 12 17    04 53.21   +38 42.8    0.141    1.118   161.7    16.0    19.3
2004 12 19    04 46.76   +41 54.7    0.127    1.102   157.5    20.0    19.1
2004 12 21    04 38.16   +45 45.4    0.115    1.087   152.5    24.7    19.0
2004 12 23    04 26.09   +50 23.8    0.103    1.071   146.8    30.2    18.9
2004 12 25    04 07.84   +55 58.5    0.092    1.056   139.9    36.8    18.8
2004 12 27    03 37.19   +62 30.9    0.083    1.041   131.9    44.7    18.8
2004 12 29    02 37.75   +69 32.3    0.075    1.026   122.4    54.0    18.8
2004 12 31    00 31.66   +74 42.0    0.070    1.011   111.6    64.7    18.9
2005 01 02    21 38.98   +72 51.3    0.068    0.997    99.8    76.3    19.2
2005 01 04    19 56.74   +64 39.5    0.068    0.983    88.1    87.9    19.6
2005 01 06    19 08.69   +54 50.7    0.072    0.970    77.4    98.5    20.2
2005 01 08    18 43.04   +45 36.4    0.078    0.957    68.3   107.4    20.8
2005 01 10    18 27.51   +37 37.3    0.086    0.945    61.2   114.3    21.4

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X33

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