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M.P.E.C. 2004-Q26 Issued 2004 Aug. 22, 15:48 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.
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2004 QB3
Observations:
K04Q03B* C2004 08 21.29827 22 45 48.86 +02 14 41.2 19.0 R EQ026703
K04Q03B C2004 08 21.30678 22 45 38.89 +02 15 00.2 18.2 R EQ026703
K04Q03B C2004 08 21.31529 22 45 28.93 +02 15 18.1 18.8 R EQ026703
K04Q03B C2004 08 21.32383 22 45 18.88 +02 15 37.7 18.5 R EQ026703
K04Q03B C2004 08 21.37594 22 44 17.51 +02 17 34.5 19.6 R EQ026703
K04Q03B C2004 08 21.38456 22 44 07.73 +02 17 52.8 19.5 R EQ026703
K04Q03B C2004 08 21.39318 22 43 57.34 +02 18 14.6 19.1 R EQ026703
K04Q03B C2004 08 21.40183 22 43 47.48 +02 18 31.8 19.5 R EQ026703
K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.23199 22 29 30.49 +02 46 42.8 19.5 R EQ026673
K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.23623 22 29 26.26 +02 46 50.5 EQ026673
K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.23999 22 29 22.54 +02 46 57.2 EQ026673
K04Q03B 5C2004 08 22.24572 22 29 16.86 +02 47 07.6 EQ026673
K04Q03B C2004 08 22.37004 22 27 11.72 +02 51 01.3 19.8 R EQ026651
K04Q03B C2004 08 22.37109 22 27 10.71 +02 51 03.2 19.5 R EQ026651
K04Q03B C2004 08 22.37192 22 27 09.90 +02 51 04.7 19.5 R EQ026651
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m
reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
R. Hill, D. McLean. Measurer R. Hill. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2004 QB3
Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5 MPC
M 66.09026 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.06726970 Peri. 231.78122 -0.93195240 +0.33626011
a 0.9483164 Node 327.21955 -0.20110887 -0.79063241
e 0.4193453 Incl. 14.50688 -0.30169513 -0.51169281
P 0.92 H 24.4 G 0.15
From 15 observations 2004 Aug. 21-22.
Ephemeris:
2004 QB3 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.42, 15 q = 0.5506
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2004 08 23 22 17.80 +03 09.7 0.076 1.084 165.3 13.7 19.8
2004 08 24 22 04.70 +03 33.2 0.082 1.090 165.2 13.7 19.9
2004 08 25 21 53.54 +03 52.2 0.089 1.096 164.3 14.4 20.2
2004 08 26 21 44.00 +04 07.4 0.096 1.102 163.0 15.6 20.4
2004 08 27 21 35.78 +04 19.7 0.103 1.108 161.3 17.0 20.6
2004 08 28 21 28.67 +04 29.6 0.110 1.114 159.7 18.4 20.8
2004 08 29 21 22.48 +04 37.6 0.118 1.120 158.0 19.8 21.0
2004 08 30 21 17.07 +04 44.0 0.125 1.125 156.3 21.1 21.2
2004 08 31 21 12.33 +04 49.0 0.133 1.131 154.7 22.4 21.4
2004 09 01 21 08.15 +04 52.9 0.141 1.136 153.2 23.6 21.5
2004 09 02 21 04.47 +04 55.9 0.148 1.142 151.7 24.7 21.7
2004 09 03 21 01.21 +04 58.1 0.156 1.147 150.3 25.8 21.8
2004 09 04 20 58.32 +04 59.6 0.164 1.152 149.0 26.8 22.0
2004 09 05 20 55.76 +05 00.5 0.172 1.158 147.7 27.7 22.1
2004 09 06 20 53.49 +05 01.0 0.181 1.163 146.5 28.6 22.3
2004 09 07 20 51.48 +05 01.0 0.189 1.168 145.3 29.5 22.4
2004 09 08 20 49.71 +05 00.7 0.197 1.173 144.1 30.3 22.5
2004 09 09 20 48.14 +05 00.1 0.205 1.178 143.0 31.0 22.6
2004 09 10 20 46.76 +04 59.2 0.214 1.182 141.9 31.7 22.8
2004 09 11 20 45.56 +04 58.1 0.222 1.187 140.8 32.4 22.9
2004 09 12 20 44.52 +04 56.8 0.231 1.192 139.8 33.0 23.0
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-Q26
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