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MPEC 2004-V31 : 2004 VA15

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V31                                Issued 2004 Nov. 6, 13:27 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 VA15

Observations:
     K04V15A* C2004 11 05.07609 22 40 53.12 -19 16 32.0          18.1 R EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.09236 22 40 55.94 -19 15 17.3                 EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.10863 22 40 58.86 -19 14 01.6                 EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.12495 22 41 01.72 -19 12 45.9                 EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.20805 22 41 16.50 -19 06 21.0          17.8 R EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.21129 22 41 17.02 -19 06 05.5                 EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.21454 22 41 17.69 -19 05 50.6                 EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.21778 22 41 18.25 -19 05 35.0                 EV031699
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.70052 22 42 48.72 -18 28 25.6          18.4 V EV031A50
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.70406 22 42 49.38 -18 28 10.6          18.8 V EV031A50
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.70762 22 42 49.88 -18 27 56.2          19.1 V EV031A50
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.71116 22 42 50.48 -18 27 38.8          18.2 V EV031A50
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.71470 22 42 51.20 -18 27 18.4          18.8 V EV031A50
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.77644 22 43 02.81 -18 22 36.5          18.6 R EV031J87
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.77844 22 43 03.14 -18 22 27.1          18.5 R EV031J87
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.78045 22 43 03.52 -18 22 18.2          18.5 R EV031J87
     K04V15A  C2004 11 05.78244 22 43 03.90 -18 22 09.2          18.6 R EV031J87
     K04V15A 4C2004 11 06.06411 22 43 55.92 -18 00 28.3          18.2 R EV031H06
     K04V15A 4C2004 11 06.06953 22 43 56.85 -18 00 03.1                 EV031H06
     K04V15A 4C2004 11 06.07593 22 43 58.04 -17 59 34.2                 EV031H06
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.08661 22 43 59.65 -17 58 46.2          18.3 R EV031734
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.08810 22 43 59.95 -17 58 38.5          19.4 R EV031734
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.08958 22 44 00.15 -17 58 31.2          19.3 R EV031734
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.09106 22 44 00.49 -17 58 25.3          19.0 R EV031734
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.09255 22 44 00.64 -17 58 16.5          18.5 R EV031734
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.12494 22 44 06.71 -17 55 47.6          19.4 R EV031448
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.12930 22 44 07.49 -17 55 27.3          19.3 R EV031448
     K04V15A  C2004 11 06.13510 22 44 08.53 -17 55 00.1          19.1 R EV031448

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko, V. Lokot.
    0.6-m f/1.2 reflector + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
    + f/3.3 focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
2004 VA15
Epoch 2004 Oct. 22.0 TT = JDT 2453300.5                 MPC
M   1.31805              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21494817     Peri.  329.26231     +0.98181735     -0.07087224
a   2.7600284      Node    36.13162     +0.16425115     +0.78224036
e   0.5795341      Incl.   17.37705     -0.09516434     +0.61893226
P   4.59           H   18.8           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2004 Nov. 5-6.

Ephemeris:
2004 VA15                a,e,i = 2.76, 0.58, 17                  q = 1.1605
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 01    22 28.08   -24 31.8    0.377    1.177   110.1    52.3    19.0
2004 11 11    22 58.88   -11 47.6    0.403    1.203   112.4    49.5    19.1
2004 11 21    23 28.03   -00 19.6    0.451    1.239   113.5    46.9    19.3
2004 12 01    23 56.04   +09 05.5    0.521    1.285   113.4    44.8    19.6
2004 12 11    00 23.33   +16 26.7    0.609    1.339   112.1    43.0    20.0
2004 12 21    00 50.28   +22 04.9    0.711    1.398   110.1    41.4    20.4
2004 12 31    01 17.04   +26 23.8    0.826    1.462   107.5    39.9    20.8
2005 01 10    01 43.68   +29 42.8    0.953    1.530   104.4    38.5    21.2
2005 01 20    02 10.30   +32 16.9    1.089    1.600   101.0    37.1    21.5
2005 01 30    02 36.83   +34 16.1    1.234    1.672    97.2    35.8    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V31

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