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    • MPEC 2004-A22 : 2004 AC

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-A22                                Issued 2004 Jan. 5, 13:19 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
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                                    2004 AC

Observations:
     K04A00C* C2004 01 04.08396 00 04 43.45 +41 13 16.0          18.8   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.08407 00 04 43.45 +41 13 15.5          18.7   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.09669 00 04 39.33 +41 12 48.3          18.7   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.09680 00 04 39.33 +41 12 48.6          19.0   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.10943 00 04 35.36 +41 12 22.5          18.9   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.10954 00 04 35.35 +41 12 22.9          18.8   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.12205 00 04 31.17 +41 11 55.3          18.8   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.12215 00 04 31.23 +41 11 55.1          18.9   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.13467 00 04 27.27 +41 11 28.3          18.8   EA022704
     K04A00C  C2004 01 04.13477 00 04 27.22 +41 11 28.2          18.8   EA022704
     K04A00C 5C2004 01 05.08333 23 59 36.37 +40 38 44.1          18.5 R EA022673
     K04A00C 5C2004 01 05.08472 23 59 35.92 +40 38 41.1                 EA022673
     K04A00C 5C2004 01 05.08727 23 59 35.13 +40 38 35.8                 EA022673
     K04A00C 5C2004 01 05.08981 23 59 34.35 +40 38 30.4                 EA022673
     K04A00C 5C2004 01 05.09363 23 59 33.13 +40 38 22.1                 EA022673
     K04A00C 5C2004 01 05.09978 23 59 31.17 +40 38 09.2                 EA022673
     K04A00C  C2004 01 05.14584 23 59 16.51 +40 36 30.5          19.0 R EA022926
     K04A00C  C2004 01 05.14713 23 59 16.10 +40 36 27.5          18.4 R EA022926
     K04A00C  C2004 01 05.14840 23 59 15.53 +40 36 24.2          18.4 R EA022926

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 AC                                                              PHA 0.032
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 326.40887              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51508760     Peri.  170.61807     -0.98462128     +0.16233443
a   1.5412816      Node    19.09320     -0.17034313     -0.81004420
e   0.6230034      Incl.   11.38370     -0.03878333     -0.56345002
P   1.91           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2004 Jan. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2004 AC                  a,e,i = 1.54, 0.62, 11                  q = 0.5811
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 06    23 55.00   +40 06.3    0.328    1.048    92.0    69.7    18.8
2004 01 07    23 50.05   +39 30.1    0.327    1.037    90.1    71.5    18.9
2004 01 08    23 45.17   +38 53.1    0.325    1.026    88.2    73.4    18.9
2004 01 09    23 40.37   +38 15.1    0.324    1.015    86.2    75.2    18.9
2004 01 10    23 35.63   +37 36.4    0.323    1.004    84.3    77.1    18.9
2004 01 11    23 30.95   +36 56.7    0.321    0.993    82.3    79.0    19.0
2004 01 12    23 26.33   +36 16.0    0.320    0.982    80.3    80.9    19.0
2004 01 13    23 21.75   +35 34.4    0.319    0.971    78.4    82.9    19.1
2004 01 14    23 17.21   +34 51.7    0.318    0.960    76.4    84.8    19.1
2004 01 15    23 12.70   +34 07.9    0.317    0.949    74.4    86.9    19.1
2004 01 16    23 08.22   +33 23.0    0.316    0.938    72.4    88.9    19.2
2004 01 17    23 03.76   +32 36.8    0.315    0.927    70.4    91.0    19.2
2004 01 18    22 59.31   +31 49.3    0.314    0.916    68.3    93.1    19.3
2004 01 19    22 54.87   +31 00.5    0.313    0.905    66.3    95.3    19.4
2004 01 20    22 50.44   +30 10.1    0.312    0.894    64.2    97.5    19.4
2004 01 21    22 46.00   +29 18.2    0.311    0.883    62.1    99.7    19.5
2004 01 22    22 41.57   +28 24.7    0.310    0.872    60.0   102.0    19.6
2004 01 23    22 37.13   +27 29.4    0.310    0.861    57.9   104.3    19.7
2004 01 24    22 32.68   +26 32.3    0.309    0.850    55.8   106.7    19.8
2004 01 25    22 28.22   +25 33.3    0.309    0.839    53.6   109.1    19.9
2004 01 26    22 23.75   +24 32.4    0.309    0.828    51.5   111.6    20.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A22

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