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MPEC 2005-N62 : 2004 US10

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M.P.E.C. 2005-N62                                Issued 2005 July 12, 03:44 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2004 US10

Observations:
     K04U10S* C2004 10 17.05232 00 24 32.58 +01 08 17.8                 EN062304
     K04U10S  C2004 10 17.09064 00 24 32.36 +01 08 16.5                 EN062304
     K04U10S  C2004 10 17.12888 00 24 32.15 +01 08 15.3                 EN062304
     K04U10S  C2004 12 12.30446 00 21 17.00 +00 53 21.9          24.1 R EN062568
     K04U10S  C2004 12 13.33971 00 21 16.41 +00 53 24.8          24.0 R EN062568
     K04U10S  C2004 12 14.30817 00 21 16.03 +00 53 29.4          24.0 R EN062568

Observer details:
304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observers C. Trujillo, S. S. Sheppard.
    Measurer S. S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Baade reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt.  Measurer S. S.
    Sheppard.  8.3-m Subaru reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 US10
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5                 MPC
M   0.09961              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00396541     Peri.  352.37800     +0.99299874     -0.10986810
a  39.5315851      Node    14.15148     +0.11556705     +0.82756663
e   0.2161514      Incl.   10.22213     +0.02444901     +0.55051110
P 249              H    9.3           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2004 Oct. 17-Dec. 14.

Ephemeris:
2004 US10                a,e,i = 39.53, 0.22, 10                 q = 30.987
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 07 09    00 39.01   +03 03.0   30.855   30.989    96.7     1.9    24.4
2005 07 19    00 39.00   +03 03.3   30.690   30.989   106.2     1.8    24.4
2005 07 29    00 38.80   +03 02.4   30.534   30.989   115.8     1.7    24.4
2005 08 08    00 38.42   +03 00.3   30.390   30.990   125.5     1.5    24.4
2005 08 18    00 37.87   +02 57.3   30.263   30.990   135.2     1.3    24.3
2005 08 28    00 37.17   +02 53.3   30.157   30.990   145.0     1.1    24.3
2005 09 07    00 36.35   +02 48.6   30.075   30.990   154.9     0.8    24.3
2005 09 17    00 35.44   +02 43.4   30.019   30.991   164.9     0.5    24.2
2005 09 27    00 34.47   +02 37.9   29.992   30.991   174.9     0.2    24.2
2005 10 07    00 33.48   +02 32.3   29.995   30.991   174.8     0.2    24.2
2005 10 17    00 32.51   +02 26.9   30.029   30.991   164.8     0.5    24.2
2005 10 27    00 31.59   +02 21.9   30.091   30.991   154.6     0.8    24.3
2005 11 06    00 30.77   +02 17.5   30.181   30.992   144.4     1.1    24.3
2005 11 16    00 30.07   +02 14.0   30.295   30.992   134.1     1.3    24.3
2005 11 26    00 29.53   +02 11.6   30.431   30.992   123.9     1.5    24.4
2005 12 06    00 29.17   +02 10.3   30.584   30.993   113.7     1.7    24.4
2005 12 16    00 29.00   +02 10.2   30.749   30.993   103.5     1.8    24.4
2005 12 26    00 29.04   +02 11.5   30.921   30.993    93.3     1.8    24.4
2006 01 05    00 29.28   +02 14.1   31.095   30.993    83.2     1.8    24.4
2006 01 15    00 29.72   +02 18.0   31.265   30.994    73.1     1.7    24.4
2006 01 25    00 30.35   +02 23.0   31.427   30.994    63.1     1.6    24.5
2006 02 04    00 31.16   +02 29.2   31.575   30.994    53.2     1.5    24.4
2006 02 14    00 32.13   +02 36.3   31.705   30.995    43.3     1.3    24.4
2006 02 24    00 33.22   +02 44.2   31.815   30.995    33.6     1.0    24.4

     This assumed 2:3 Neptune librator remains more than 10 AU from Neptune
over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N62

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