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    M.P.E.C. 2004-A57                                Issued 2004 Jan. 14, 23:06 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 AY1
    
    Observations:
         K04A01Y* C2004 01 13.14536 02 04 38.44 +68 57 04.3          19.1   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 13.15813 02 05 10.21 +68 57 36.0          19.2   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 13.17043 02 05 40.70 +68 58 06.0          19.3   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 13.18335 02 06 12.99 +68 58 37.2          19.4   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 13.19562 02 06 43.63 +68 59 06.0          19.2   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.07479 02 43 54.20 +69 21 06.9          18.3   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.07490 02 43 54.22 +69 21 06.6          19.0   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.08871 02 44 27.80 +69 21 13.2          18.5   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.08882 02 44 28.13 +69 21 14.0          19.0   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.08893 02 44 28.14 +69 21 12.7          19.4   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.10158 02 44 58.79 +69 21 17.8          19.0   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.10169 02 44 59.17 +69 21 18.5          19.0   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.10180 02 44 59.37 +69 21 18.0          19.3   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.11435 02 45 29.62 +69 21 23.0          18.6   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.11446 02 45 29.97 +69 21 23.3          18.8   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.11457 02 45 30.07 +69 21 23.1          19.3   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.12715 02 46 00.32 +69 21 26.5          18.5   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.12726 02 46 00.91 +69 21 27.0          18.9   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.12737 02 46 00.92 +69 21 26.5          19.3   EA057704
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.89278 03 16 39.19 +69 14 47.7          18.5 R EA057J95
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.89491 03 16 44.19 +69 14 44.3          18.0 R EA057J95
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.89711 03 16 49.28 +69 14 41.9          18.5 R EA057J95
         K04A01Y  C2004 01 14.90509 03 17 06.97 +69 14 30.9          18.4 R EA057J95
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 AY1
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M  11.67157              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.39127287     Peri.    1.78740     +0.74060840     -0.66909250
    a   1.8513260      Node    40.43717     +0.61530263     +0.63838129
    e   0.5636228      Incl.    5.46398     +0.27000346     +0.38050564
    P   2.52           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    040113 704  0.1+  0.3+    040114 704  0.3+  0.8+    040114 704  0.3-  0.2+
    040113 704  0.3+  0.1-    040114 704  1.0-  0.6-    040114 704  1.4+  0.6+
    040113 704  0.4-  0.3-    040114 704  0.2-  0.5-    040114 704  0.0   0.1+
    040113 704  0.0   0.2-    040114 704  0.4+  0.2+    040114 J95  0.3-  0.2-
    040113 704  0.1+  0.2-    040114 704  0.1+  0.4-    040114 J95  0.5+  0.6-
    040114 704  0.1-  0.1+    040114 704  0.2+  0.3+    040114 J95  1.0+  0.0
    040114 704  1.4-  0.3-    040114 704  0.7+  0.6+    040114 J95  1.4-  0.0
    040114 704  0.0   0.0     040114 704  0.2-  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 AY1                 a,e,i = 1.85, 0.56, 5                   q = 0.8079
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 01 06    22 33.25   +48 22.7    0.104    0.979    84.9    89.1    18.8
    2004 01 16    03 56.74   +68 34.3    0.131    1.057   121.1    52.8    18.2
    2004 01 26    06 37.35   +55 36.4    0.200    1.140   137.6    35.6    18.9
    2004 02 05    07 18.82   +46 16.5    0.289    1.226   141.9    29.8    19.6
    2004 02 15    07 39.60   +40 17.6    0.391    1.312   140.3    28.8    20.4
    2004 02 25    07 54.89   +36 03.0    0.505    1.398   135.9    29.5    21.1
    2004 03 06    08 08.69   +32 46.4    0.632    1.482   130.4    30.6    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A57
    

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