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MPEC 2006-G32 : 2004 QE20

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M.P.E.C. 2006-G32                                Issued 2006 Apr. 10, 11:51 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,
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                                   2004 QE20

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-Q54

Additional Observations:
     K04Q20E  C2002 06 05.26559 14 51 43.55 -25 20 29.4                 EG032644
     K04Q20E  C2002 06 05.28669 14 51 41.90 -25 20 09.0          20.2 R EG032644
     K04Q20E  C2002 06 05.30745 14 51 40.34 -25 19 48.5          19.9 R EG032644
     K04Q20E  C2002 06 13.21773 14 44 08.25 -23 16 31.6                 EG032644
     K04Q20E  C2002 06 13.23703 14 44 07.32 -23 16 14.5          20.5 R EG032644

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks, R. Thicksten.  Measurer R. Matson.  1.2-m Schmidt
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
020605 644 21.2-  4.8+    020613 644 19.4-  4.5+    MPO 74323   -0.0039 day

Orbital elements:
2004 QE20                                                Earth MOID = 0.2198 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M 293.13301              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53372709     Peri.   74.17830     +0.96765177     +0.22567589
a   1.5051850      Node   272.67663     -0.25212576     +0.88112183
e   0.2052051      Incl.    6.48298     +0.00909083     +0.41556553
P   1.85           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
020605 644  0.0   0.4-    040827 704  0.0   0.7-    041008 704  0.6+  0.8+
020605 644  0.4-  0.3-    040827 704  0.0   0.6-    041008 704  0.7+  0.2+
020605 644  0.1-  0.3+    040831 J95  0.1+  1.0-    041008 704  0.2-  0.6+
020613 644  0.0   0.1+    040831 J95  0.5-  0.3-    041008 704  0.3-  0.5+
020613 644  0.4+  0.4-    040831 J95  0.5+  0.7-    041009 704  1.6-  0.5+
040826 699  0.5-  0.4-    040901 012  0.5+  0.2-    041009 704  0.9-  0.6+
040826 704  0.6+  0.3-    040902 012  0.1-  0.2-    041009 704  1.5-  0.1+
040826 704  0.8-  0.4+    040902 012  0.4+  0.1+    041009 704  0.4-  0.2+
040826 704  0.2+  0.5+    040902 012  0.0   0.1+    041009 704  1.0-  0.5+
040826 704  0.2-  1.0+    040902 012  0.4+  0.4-    041010 704  0.2+  0.4+
040826 699  0.1+  0.4-    040902 012  0.0   0.2-    041010 704  0.1+  0.3+
040826 704  0.8+  0.2+    040902 012  0.1+  0.3-    041010 704  0.3+  0.4-
040826 704  0.4-  0.1+    040906 704  0.2-  0.2+    041010 704  0.1-  0.1+
040826 704  0.3-  0.0     040906 704  0.8-  0.2-    041010 704  0.6-  0.2-
040826 704  0.8-  0.6+    040906 704  0.2-  0.7+    041022 170  0.6-  0.2-
040826 699  0.2+  1.3+    040906 704  0.1-  0.1-    041022 170  0.4-  0.0
040826 704  0.4-  0.1+    040906 704  0.0   1.0+    041022 170  0.3-  0.2-
040826 704  0.6-  0.0     040906 448  0.2+  0.2-    041023 704  1.0-  0.1+
040826 699  0.3+  0.4-    040906 448  0.1+  0.2-    041023 704  0.5-  0.4+
040826 587  0.3+  0.8+    040906 448  0.2+  0.2-    041023 704  0.3+  0.1+
040826 587  0.6+  0.4-    040906 A17  0.4-  0.2+    041023 704  0.5+  0.0
040826 587  1.2+  1.1+    040906 A17  0.2-  0.0     041023 704  0.5+  0.0
040827 G90  0.4+  0.0     040906 A17  0.1-  0.1+    041030 G72  0.7-  0.1+
040827 G90  0.1+  0.1-    040911 928  0.1+  0.5+    041030 G72  0.4+  1.1-
040827 G90  0.2-  0.2+    040911 928  0.1+  1.5+    041030 G72  0.8+  2.5-
040827 H36  1.4+  0.3+    040911 928  0.1-  0.0     041030 G72  2.7+  0.9-
040827 H36  0.9+  1.4+    040915 704  0.7-  0.2-    041030 G72  2.2+  1.7-
040827 854  0.2+  0.1+    040915 704  0.3-  0.4+    041030 G72  0.0   0.1-
040827 854  1.3-  0.4+    040915 704  0.1-  0.3+    041030 G72  0.5+  1.0+
040827 854  0.0   0.2+    040915 704  0.5-  0.2+    041030 G72  0.3+  0.4+
040827 704  0.2-  0.0     040915 704  0.1+  0.9-    041030 G72  0.8+  0.4+
040827 673  0.2+  0.5+    040923 J92  0.3+  0.1+    041030 952  0.8+  0.3+
040827 673  0.0   0.0     041003 941  0.3-  0.2-    041030 952  1.0+  0.3+
040827 673  0.1+  0.2+    041003 941  0.4-  0.1-    041030 952  0.5+  0.4+
040827 704  0.6-  0.3-    041003 941  0.4-  0.2-    041210 291  0.2-  0.1-
040827 673  0.3+  0.1+    041003 941  0.4-  0.3-    041210 291  0.0   0.2+
040827 704  0.2+  0.5-    041008 704  0.4+  0.2-    041210 291  0.2+  0.6+

Ephemeris:
2004 QE20                a,e,i = 1.51, 0.21, 6                   q = 1.1963
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 04 05    21 08.13   -16 14.7    1.536    1.356    60.4    39.9    23.4
2006 04 15    21 40.18   -13 00.9    1.466    1.329    61.8    41.7    23.3
2006 04 25    22 12.05   -09 24.8    1.402    1.303    63.0    43.5    23.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-G32

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