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MPEC 2004-M34 : 2004 MV2

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M.P.E.C. 2004-M34                                Issued 2004 June 21, 19:02 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 Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
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                                   2004 MV2

Observations:
     K04M02V*tC2004 06 19.24228 16 16 44.56 -00 27 07.8          19   V EM034691
     K04M02V tC2004 06 19.27000 16 16 54.18 -00 30 42.9                 EM034691
     K04M02V tC2004 06 19.29794 16 17 03.85 -00 34 18.7                 EM034691
     K04M02V  C2004 06 19.87121 16 20 36.00 -01 47 27.1          19.7 R EM034A50
     K04M02V  C2004 06 19.87490 16 20 37.25 -01 47 54.9          19.8 R EM034A50
     K04M02V tC2004 06 20.18040 16 22 28.41 -02 25 10.4                 EM034691
     K04M02V tC2004 06 20.20666 16 22 36.89 -02 28 22.9                 EM034691
     K04M02V tC2004 06 20.26172 16 22 54.81 -02 35 02.4                 EM034691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers R. S. McMillan, E. P. Majden,
    M. T. Read.  Measurers R. S. McMillan, M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko, V. Lokot,
    O. Drobenko.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 MV2
Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5                  MPC
M  13.65596              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40886126     Peri.  106.11507     -0.86295932     +0.49289326
a   1.7978443      Node   103.53247     -0.49618591     -0.78513647
e   0.4697004      Incl.    6.56546     -0.09539789     -0.37498928
P   2.41           H   23.3           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2004 June 19-20.

Ephemeris:
2004 MV2                 a,e,i = 1.80, 0.47, 7                   q = 0.9534
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 14    15 36.79   +13 07.3    0.092    1.082   134.2    42.3    19.9
2004 06 19    16 15.20   +00 05.5    0.109    1.109   146.9    30.0    20.0
2004 06 24    16 42.32   -09 07.4    0.134    1.138   154.2    22.9    20.3
2004 06 29    17 02.26   -15 23.9    0.163    1.169   157.3    19.6    20.7
2004 07 04    17 17.62   -19 42.8    0.196    1.200   157.5    18.9    21.1
2004 07 09    17 29.98   -22 44.4    0.232    1.232   156.0    19.6    21.6
2004 07 14    17 40.42   -24 54.2    0.271    1.265   153.7    20.9    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M34

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