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MPEC 2008-B20 : 2004 XN50

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B20                                Issued 2008 Jan. 19, 21:01 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 XN50

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-X78

Additional Observations:
     K04X50N 2C2008 01 08.47389909 53 30.675+17 26 18.79         23.0 R EB020568
     K04X50N 2C2008 01 08.48128509 53 30.231+17 26 21.65         23.0 R EB020568
     K04X50N 2C2008 01 09.49838709 52 30.025+17 32 55.88         22.8 R EB020568
     K04X50N 2C2008 01 09.50406209 52 29.672+17 32 58.12         22.7 R EB020568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers F. Bernardi, M. Micheli.  Measurers F. Bernardi,
    D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
080108 568  7.9+  2.7-    080109 568  8.0+  2.6-    MPO 77794   -0.014 day

Orbital elements:
2004 XN50                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0077 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 133.41929              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45177536     Peri.  252.93431     +0.71491799     +0.69730868
a   1.6821098      Node    62.81920     -0.61748064     +0.66419865
e   0.7781133      Incl.    3.31929     -0.32803954     +0.26944529
P   2.18           H   18.8           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
041214 704  0.2+  0.2+    041215 198  0.3+  0.0     041230 170  0.6-  0.6+
041214 704  0.2-  0.1+    041215 198  0.3+  0.1+    041230 170  0.5-  0.5+
041214 704  0.5+  0.3+    041215 198  0.2+  0.1+    041230 170  0.5-  0.5+
041214 704  0.3-  0.4+    041215 198  0.0   0.0     050101 104  0.8-  0.0
041214 704  0.5-  0.4+    041215 198  0.1-  0.0     050101 104  1.0-  0.1+
041215 H06  0.6+  0.1+    041215 J95  0.1-  0.1+    050101 104  0.7+  0.6+
041215 H06  0.5+  0.4-    041215 J95  0.2+  0.1+    050101 104  0.1-  0.3+
041215 H06  0.8+  0.0     041215 J95  0.2+  1.0-    050101 104  0.6+  0.5+
041215 651  1.2+  0.5+    041216 J95  0.1+  0.2-    050101 J95  0.1-  0.1-
041215 651  0.9+  0.5-    041216 J95  0.1-  0.4-    050101 J95  0.4-  0.1-
041215 704  0.4-  1.2+    041216 J95  0.1+  0.5-    050101 J95  0.2+  0.2-
041215 651 (0.8-  2.1+)   041217 734  0.2-  0.2-    050102 952  0.4-  0.0
041215 448  0.2+  0.6-    041217 734  0.4-  0.1-    050102 952  0.4+  0.1+
041215 448  0.1+  0.0     041217 734  0.1-  0.0     050102 952  0.5+  0.2+
041215 448  0.2-  0.3-    041217 734  0.5+  0.0     050103 185  0.4-  0.3-
041215 704  1.9-  0.8+    041217 734  0.3-  0.1-    050103 185  0.3-  0.4-
041215 448  0.1+  0.2-    041217 734  0.1-  0.0     050103 185  0.5-  1.3-
041215 448  0.1+  0.4-    041217 734  0.6-  0.1-    050103 185  0.2+  0.1+
041215 704  0.6-  0.1-    041217 734  1.3+  0.5+    050103 185  0.4+  0.0
041215 673  0.2+  1.1+    041217 734  0.4+  0.1+    050106 952  0.8+  0.2-
041215 673  0.0   1.4+    041217 734  0.4+  0.1-    050106 952  0.7+  0.4-
041215 704  0.1+  0.7+    041221 448  0.2+  0.1-    050106 952  0.8+  0.4-
041215 704  0.2+  0.8+    041221 448  0.4+  0.3-    050106 952  0.6+  0.6-
041215 673  0.8-  0.6-    041221 448  1.1+  0.2-    050106 952  0.4+  0.9-
041215 673  0.2-  0.0     041225 J95  0.1-  0.5+    050111 118  0.4+  0.3+
041215 704  0.1-  0.5+    041225 J95  0.6+  0.6+    050111 118  0.9+  0.8-
041215 704  0.3+  0.3+    041225 J95  0.1+  0.4-    050113 448  0.0   0.0
041215 673  0.2+  0.1-    041226 448  0.1+  0.2-    050113 448  0.2-  0.1-
041215 673  0.4+  0.2-    041226 448  0.1+  0.3-    050113 448  0.2-  0.5-
041215 704  0.3-  0.4+    041226 448  0.1+  0.2-    050304 F65  0.1-  0.3+
041215 704  0.0   0.5+    041226 J95  0.5-  0.2+    050304 F65  0.2+  0.3+
041215 246  1.0-  0.2+    041226 J95  0.4-  0.1+    050304 F65  0.2-  0.1+
041215 246  0.6-  0.6+    041226 J95  0.2+  0.2+    080108 568  0.0   0.0
041215 246  1.1-  0.6+    041229 734  0.1-  0.4-    080108 568  0.1-  0.0
041215 246  1.8-  0.3-    041229 734  0.7-  0.2-    080109 568  0.1+  0.0
041215 246  0.9-  0.6+    041230 587  0.2+  0.7+    080109 568  0.0   0.0
041215 246 (2.2-  0.2-)   041230 587  0.2+  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2004 XN50                a,e,i = 1.68, 0.78, 3                   q = 0.3732
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 15    09 46.58   +18 10.1    2.085    2.984   151.0     9.2    23.4
2008 01 25    09 33.94   +19 22.1    2.030    2.989   164.1     5.2    23.1
2008 02 04    09 19.63   +20 33.5    2.008    2.991   175.0     1.6    22.9
2008 02 14    09 04.85   +21 37.4    2.020    2.990   166.9     4.3    23.1
2008 02 24    08 50.95   +22 28.0    2.067    2.987   154.0     8.4    23.3
2008 03 05    08 39.03   +23 03.4    2.143    2.982   141.3    12.0    23.6
2008 03 15    08 29.87   +23 23.8    2.243    2.973   129.2    15.0    23.8
2008 03 25    08 23.77   +23 31.1    2.361    2.963   118.0    17.3    23.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B20

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