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    M.P.E.C. 2004-A55                                Issued 2004 Jan. 14, 19:37 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
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2004 AR1
    
    Observations:
         K04A01R* C2004 01 13.23153 03 29 08.40 +58 04 34.0          19.0   EA055704
         K04A01R  C2004 01 13.24651 03 29 19.94 +58 03 49.2          18.9   EA055704
         K04A01R  C2004 01 13.26131 03 29 31.39 +58 03 03.1          19.0   EA055704
         K04A01R  C2004 01 13.27646 03 29 43.13 +58 02 17.0          18.8   EA055704
         K04A01R  C2004 01 13.95948 03 38 26.63 +57 28 11.6          18.0 R EA055J95
         K04A01R  C2004 01 13.96520 03 38 30.81 +57 27 53.7          18.1 R EA055J95
         K04A01R  C2004 01 13.97090 03 38 34.95 +57 27 35.9          18.0 R EA055J95
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.20912 03 41 30.10 +57 15 36.2          18.2 R EA055649
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.21089 03 41 31.42 +57 15 30.5          18.4 R EA055649
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.21517 03 41 34.48 +57 15 16.7          18.3 R EA055649
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.21694 03 41 35.72 +57 15 10.8          18.0 R EA055649
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.21872 03 41 37.00 +57 15 05.4          18.2 R EA055649
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.32756 03 42 54.22 +57 09 04.2          16.8 R EA055785
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.33090 03 42 57.42 +57 08 51.7          16.7 R EA055785
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.33438 03 42 59.50 +57 08 41.9          17.0 R EA055785
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.33958 03 43 03.56 +57 08 24.2          16.9 R EA055785
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.75357 03 48 01.93 +56 47 25.9          18.5 R EA055620
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.76119 03 48 07.08 +56 47 02.3          18.4 R EA055620
         K04A01R  C2004 01 14.76885 03 48 12.30 +56 46 38.5          18.3 R EA055620
    
    Observer details:
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Trentman, R. Fredrick.
        0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 AR1                                                             PHA 0.041
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M  25.97510              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.55631119     Peri.   46.51707     +0.89873775     -0.43546817
    a   1.4641678      Node   339.13508     +0.34906188     +0.78141515
    e   0.4294378      Incl.    8.29124     +0.26537948     +0.44694277
    P   1.77           H   19.6           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2004 Jan. 13-14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 AR1                 a,e,i = 1.46, 0.43, 8                   q = 0.8354
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 01 06    01 25.41   +61 26.8    0.180    1.064   112.2    58.8    18.1
    2004 01 16    04 01.73   +55 41.0    0.225    1.131   125.9    44.8    18.3
    2004 01 26    05 14.62   +46 54.1    0.292    1.198   131.4    38.1    18.8
    2004 02 05    05 54.20   +39 59.4    0.376    1.265   131.2    35.9    19.5
    2004 02 15    06 21.41   +34 54.9    0.473    1.332   128.0    35.8    20.1
    2004 02 25    06 43.53   +31 06.8    0.581    1.396   123.4    36.3    20.6
    2004 03 06    07 03.41   +28 08.7    0.699    1.459   118.2    36.8    21.1
    2004 03 16    07 22.20   +25 42.8    0.826    1.519   112.7    37.2    21.6
    2004 03 26    07 40.46   +23 37.1    0.959    1.576   107.3    37.2    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A55
    

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