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MPEC 2004-X68 : 2004 XP35

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X68                                Issued 2004 Dec. 13, 13:00 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
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                                   2004 XP35

Observations:
     K04X35P*tC2004 12 12.35049 06 54 00.05 +26 15 08.1          16.7 V EX068691
     K04X35P tC2004 12 12.37616 06 54 06.34 +26 22 26.4          17.5 V EX068691
     K04X35P tC2004 12 12.41290 06 54 15.63 +26 32 46.0          17.3 V EX068691
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.17623 06 58 30.25 +29 41 32.3          17.1 R EX068649
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.17730 06 58 30.46 +29 41 47.3          16.9 R EX068649
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.18053 06 58 31.24 +29 42 30.2          17.1 R EX068649
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.18554 06 58 32.41 +29 43 38.7          17.0 R EX068649
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.18661 06 58 32.66 +29 43 53.2          17.0 R EX068649
     K04X35P tC2004 12 13.31438 06 59 03.39 +30 12 16.0          17.9 V EX068291
     K04X35P tC2004 12 13.32347 06 59 05.11 +30 14 11.8          18.1 V EX068291
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33525 06 59 03.59 +30 16 18.2          17.2 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33579 06 59 03.71 +30 16 24.9          17.2 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33632 06 59 03.80 +30 16 31.6          17.1 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33686 06 59 03.89 +30 16 38.0          17.2 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33740 06 59 04.01 +30 16 45.2          17.1 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33793 06 59 04.09 +30 16 51.8          17.1 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33846 06 59 04.23 +30 16 58.6          17.3 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33899 06 59 04.30 +30 17 04.7          17.2 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.33951 06 59 04.43 +30 17 12.0          17.4 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.34005 06 59 04.52 +30 17 18.4          17.2 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.34059 06 59 04.62 +30 17 25.1          17.3 R EX068734
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.34112 06 59 04.70 +30 17 31.3          17.2 R EX068734
     K04X35P 2C2004 12 13.38591 06 59 15.21 +30 27 12.5          16.8 R EX068H06
     K04X35P 2C2004 12 13.38896 06 59 15.81 +30 27 49.1          16.8 R EX068H06
     K04X35P 2C2004 12 13.39198 06 59 16.43 +30 28 26.3          17.4 R EX068H06
     K04X35P tC2004 12 13.46671 06 59 31.86 +30 43 33.4          18.5 V EX068291
     K04X35P tC2004 12 13.47696 06 59 33.87 +30 45 34.8          18.8 V EX068291
     K04X35P tC2004 12 13.48233 06 59 34.97 +30 46 36.8          18.8 V EX068291
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.51795 06 59 42.04 +30 53 29.4          16.5 R EX068651
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.51903 06 59 42.28 +30 53 41.8          16.6 R EX068651
     K04X35P  C2004 12 13.51983 06 59 42.45 +30 53 51.1          16.6 R EX068651

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. V. Scotti, J. J. Gomez.
    Measurer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2004 XP35
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M   7.22671              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34645270     Peri.  319.36465     +0.75769022     -0.63254232
a   2.0077367      Node    80.61605     +0.63297921     +0.65237673
e   0.5375621      Incl.    9.36882     +0.15887998     +0.41748631
P   2.84           H   23.4           G   0.15
From 31 observations 2004 Dec. 12-13.

Ephemeris:
2004 XP35                a,e,i = 2.01, 0.54, 9                   q = 0.9285
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    06 44.41   +18 02.8    0.028    1.010   158.1    21.3    16.7
2004 12 12    06 51.81   +24 29.1    0.033    1.015   158.4    20.9    17.1
2004 12 13    06 57.46   +29 02.7    0.039    1.020   157.8    21.4    17.4
2004 12 14    07 01.88   +32 23.6    0.045    1.026   157.0    22.0    17.8
2004 12 15    07 05.40   +34 55.9    0.051    1.031   156.4    22.5    18.1
2004 12 16    07 08.25   +36 54.5    0.057    1.036   155.8    22.9    18.3
2004 12 17    07 10.56   +38 29.0    0.063    1.042   155.4    23.1    18.6
2004 12 18    07 12.47   +39 45.6    0.070    1.048   155.2    23.2    18.8
2004 12 19    07 14.04   +40 48.6    0.076    1.053   155.0    23.2    19.0
2004 12 20    07 15.34   +41 41.1    0.083    1.059   154.9    23.2    19.2
2004 12 21    07 16.41   +42 25.2    0.089    1.065   154.9    23.0    19.4
2004 12 22    07 17.30   +43 02.5    0.096    1.071   155.0    22.9    19.5
2004 12 23    07 18.03   +43 34.3    0.103    1.077   155.0    22.7    19.7
2004 12 24    07 18.62   +44 01.5    0.109    1.084   155.1    22.4    19.8
2004 12 25    07 19.10   +44 24.8    0.116    1.090   155.2    22.2    20.0
2004 12 26    07 19.48   +44 44.7    0.123    1.096   155.4    22.0    20.1
2004 12 27    07 19.77   +45 01.8    0.130    1.103   155.5    21.7    20.2
2004 12 28    07 19.99   +45 16.4    0.137    1.109   155.6    21.5    20.3
2004 12 29    07 20.15   +45 28.8    0.144    1.116   155.8    21.2    20.5
2004 12 30    07 20.25   +45 39.2    0.151    1.122   155.9    21.0    20.6
2004 12 31    07 20.30   +45 47.9    0.158    1.129   156.0    20.8    20.7
2005 01 01    07 20.32   +45 55.1    0.165    1.136   156.1    20.6    20.8
2005 01 02    07 20.31   +46 00.8    0.172    1.143   156.1    20.4    20.9
2005 01 03    07 20.27   +46 05.3    0.179    1.150   156.2    20.2    21.0
2005 01 04    07 20.21   +46 08.5    0.187    1.157   156.2    20.1    21.1
2005 01 05    07 20.13   +46 10.8    0.194    1.164   156.2    19.9    21.2
2005 01 06    07 20.05   +46 12.0    0.202    1.171   156.2    19.8    21.3
2005 01 07    07 19.95   +46 12.3    0.209    1.178   156.1    19.7    21.3
2005 01 08    07 19.86   +46 11.8    0.217    1.185   156.1    19.7    21.4
2005 01 09    07 19.77   +46 10.5    0.225    1.192   155.9    19.6    21.5
2005 01 10    07 19.69   +46 08.5    0.232    1.199   155.8    19.6    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X68

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