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MPEC 2006-R04 : 2004 AE

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M.P.E.C. 2006-R04                                Issued 2006 Sept. 2, 03:25 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    2004 AE

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-A24

Additional Observations:
     K04A00E 3C2006 08 31.23638 20 15 09.94 -11 05 26.4                 ER004568
     K04A00E 3C2006 08 31.23835 20 15 09.80 -11 05 26.1                 ER004568
     K04A00E 3C2006 08 31.24034 20 15 09.63 -11 05 25.7                 ER004568
     K04A00E 3C2006 08 31.24231 20 15 09.49 -11 05 25.4                 ER004568
     K04A00E 3C2006 09 01.24207 20 13 57.56 -11 01 54.1          23.2 r ER004568
     K04A00E 3C2006 09 01.24405 20 13 57.41 -11 01 53.7          23.2 r ER004568
     K04A00E 3C2006 09 01.24602 20 13 57.26 -11 01 53.1          22.9 r ER004568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
060831 568  0.2-  0.1+    060901 568  0.3-  0.2+    MPO 62467   +0.00010 day

Orbital elements:
2004 AE                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0240 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M 194.07201              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57515592     Peri.  193.03119     -0.76424905     -0.59271647
a   1.4320087      Node   307.65614     +0.61676079     -0.55652058
e   0.3327877      Incl.   18.72747     +0.18849273     -0.58221304
P   1.71           H   20.7           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
040104 704  0.2+  2.0+    040106 926  0.3-  0.2+    040115 J95  0.2-  1.2+
040104 704  0.9+  1.4+    040106 926  1.0-  1.0-    040115 J95  0.2-  0.5-
040104 704  0.2+  0.4+    040107 926  0.3+  0.4+    040116 926  0.3-  0.1-
040104 704  0.4-  0.3+    040107 926  0.4-  0.0     040116 926  0.2-  0.3-
040104 704  0.4+  0.9+    040107 926  0.6-  0.3+    040116 926  0.8+  1.4-
040105 620  0.5-  0.2-    040109 926  0.3-  0.4+    040304 413  0.1-  0.2+
040105 620  0.1+  0.5-    040109 926  0.3+  0.5+    040304 413  0.1+  0.0
040105 620  0.5-  0.5-    040109 926  1.0+  0.1-    040330 413  0.1+  0.0
040105 854  0.6+  0.3-    040110 290  0.2-  0.6-    040330 413  0.1-  0.1+
040105 854  1.0-  0.2+    040110 290  0.2-  0.5-    060831 568  0.1-  0.2+
040105 854  0.4-  0.1+    040110 290  0.1-  1.0-    060831 568  0.1+  0.1+
040105 854  1.0+  1.6-    040110 926  0.6-  1.8+    060831 568  0.2-  0.1+
040105 854  0.2+  1.5-    040110 926  0.8+  0.1+    060831 568  0.1-  0.0
040105 854  0.7+  1.6-    040110 926  1.0+  1.3-    060901 568  0.1-  0.1+
040105 926  0.1+  1.0+    040112 926  0.5+  0.1-    060901 568  0.2-  0.1+
040105 926  0.5-  0.2+    040112 926  1.0-  0.2-    060901 568  0.2-  0.3+
040105 926  0.0   0.3-    040112 926  0.2+  0.2-
040106 926  0.2+  0.1-    040115 J95  0.2+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2004 AE                  a,e,i = 1.43, 0.33, 19                  q = 0.9555
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 09 02    20 13.08   -10 59.2    1.004    1.908   142.8    18.6    23.1
2006 09 12    20 04.33   -10 25.3    1.085    1.906   131.3    23.4    23.4
2006 09 22    20 00.57   -09 52.9    1.179    1.900   120.9    27.0    23.7
2006 10 02    20 01.27   -09 20.0    1.281    1.893   111.5    29.5    23.9
2006 10 12    20 05.74   -08 44.3    1.386    1.882   103.0    31.1    24.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-R04

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