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MPEC 2009-S128: 2004 XM35

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M.P.E.C. 2009-S128                               Issued 2009 Sept. 29, 11:09 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 XM35

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-X66

Additional Observations:
     K04X35M  C2009 09 28.36488 03 33 23.60 +05 22 46.0          20.6 R ES128926
     K04X35M  C2009 09 28.36969 03 33 23.97 +05 22 44.4          20.4 R ES128926
     K04X35M  C2009 09 28.37449 03 33 24.32 +05 22 43.3          20.4 R ES128926
     K04X35M  C2009 09 29.35479 03 34 41.91 +05 17 48.9          20.6 R ES128926
     K04X35M  C2009 09 29.35959 03 34 42.28 +05 17 47.8          21.0 R ES128926
     K04X35M  C2009 09 29.36440 03 34 42.63 +05 17 46.4          20.9 R ES128926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
090928 926 0.04+ 0.01+    090929 926 0.04+ 0.02+    MPO 74448   -0.031 day

Orbital elements:
2004 XM35                                                Earth MOID = 0.3062 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 285.93358              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39576941     Peri.  322.76806     +0.13811948     -0.98705601
a   1.8372767      Node   119.15945     +0.92967360     +0.10083183
e   0.3005728      Incl.    5.35556     +0.34151137     +0.12471320
P   2.49           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
041112 704  0.3-  0.5-    041212 246  0.3-  0.0     041215 246  0.1-  0.5-
041112 704  0.3+  0.8-    041212 246  0.3-  0.1-    041215 246  0.4-  0.2+
041112 704  0.2-  0.3+    041213 673  0.2-  0.3+    041215 246  0.2+  0.2-
041207 704  0.2+  0.8+    041213 673  0.2-  0.0     041215 246  0.2-  0.2-
041207 704  0.4-  0.2+    041213 673  0.2+  0.2-    041215 246  0.4-  0.2-
041207 704  0.0   0.1+    041213 673  0.3-  0.4+    050101 941  0.4-  0.2+
041212 644  0.1+  0.1+    041213 448  0.6+  0.2-    050101 941  0.3-  0.1+
041212 644  0.0   0.1+    041213 448  1.0+  0.2-    050101 941  0.1-  0.1+
041212 704  1.3+  0.6+    041213 448  0.6+  0.3-    050101 941  0.2-  0.0
041212 644  0.3+  0.1+    041213 651  0.6-  0.2+    050129 941  0.3-  0.1+
041212 704 (1.0+  2.3+)   041213 651  0.4-  0.1+    050129 941  0.1+  0.3+
041212 704  0.2+  0.1-    041214 246  0.5+  0.0     050129 941  0.4+  0.4-
041212 704  0.5+  1.1+    041214 246  0.1-  0.2+    090928 926  0.0   0.2+
041212 704  0.7+  0.6+    041214 246  0.2+  0.6-    090928 926  0.2+  0.0
041212 246  0.5-  0.4-    041214 246  0.6+  0.0     090928 926  0.1+  0.3+
041212 246  0.3-  0.2+    041214 246  0.6-  0.2-    090929 926  0.3-  0.2-
041212 246  0.7-  0.3-    041214 246  0.7+  0.6-    090929 926  0.0   0.1+
041212 246  0.7-  0.2-    041215 246  0.3-  0.4-    090929 926  0.1-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2004 XM35                a,e,i = 1.84, 0.30, 5                   q = 1.2850
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 09 26    03 30.17   +05 34.0    0.599    1.461   130.0    31.7    20.9
2009 10 06    03 42.78   +04 40.9    0.527    1.427   136.2    29.0    20.5
2009 10 16    03 52.34   +03 35.7    0.465    1.396   142.7    25.6    20.0
2009 10 26    03 58.19   +02 28.6    0.414    1.367   149.5    21.7    19.6
2009 11 05    04 00.13   +01 35.3    0.375    1.342   155.9    17.6    19.2
2009 11 15    03 58.54   +01 14.4    0.347    1.321   160.5    14.5    18.9
2009 11 25    03 54.81   +01 44.7    0.331    1.304   160.9    14.3    18.8
2009 12 05    03 51.30   +03 15.4    0.327    1.293   156.8    17.5    18.8
2009 12 15    03 50.29   +05 41.6    0.335    1.286   150.4    22.2    19.0
2009 12 25    03 53.59   +08 47.8    0.354    1.285   143.4    27.1    19.3
2010 01 04    04 02.02   +12 12.4    0.382    1.289   136.9    31.4    19.6
2010 01 14    04 15.40   +15 35.9    0.421    1.299   131.0    34.9    19.9
2010 01 24    04 33.25   +18 43.4    0.468    1.313   125.7    37.5    20.3
2010 02 03    04 54.75   +21 24.6    0.523    1.332   120.9    39.4    20.6
2010 02 13    05 18.98   +23 33.6    0.587    1.356   116.6    40.6    20.9
2010 02 23    05 45.19   +25 08.0    0.659    1.383   112.5    41.4    21.2
2010 03 05    06 12.58   +26 07.9    0.738    1.413   108.6    41.7    21.5
2010 03 15    06 40.48   +26 34.9    0.825    1.446   104.9    41.6    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-S128

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