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    M.P.E.C. 2004-B07                                Issued 2004 Jan. 18, 12:27 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2004 BX1

Observations:
     K04B01X* C2004 01 17.41159 10 05 41.09 +37 24 30.0          19.6   EB007644
     K04B01X  C2004 01 17.43260 10 05 40.05 +37 25 19.5          19.6   EB007644
     K04B01X  C2004 01 17.45422 10 05 39.02 +37 26 09.9          20.0   EB007644
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.03313 10 05 13.16 +37 48 55.8                 EB007J95
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.03319 10 05 13.02 +37 48 56.3                 EB007J95
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.03353 10 05 12.96 +37 48 57.9                 EB007557
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.04019 10 05 12.52 +37 49 15.3                 EB007557
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.04327 10 05 12.66 +37 49 20.4          20.2 R EB007J95
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.04462 10 05 12.39 +37 49 26.3                 EB007557
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.38431 10 04 56.08 +38 03 06.4          19.5 R EB007651
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.38587 10 04 56.00 +38 03 10.4          19.5 R EB007651
     K04B01X  C2004 01 18.38713 10 04 55.92 +38 03 13.5          19.5 R EB007651

Observer details:
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 BX1
Epoch 2004 Jan. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453020.5                 MPC
M 330.51940              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31686009     Peri.  167.99689     -0.13913891     +0.93628482
a   2.1308736      Node    93.36046     -0.93318908     -0.01499461
e   0.8148189      Incl.   18.84826     -0.33135858     -0.35092150
P   3.11           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2004 Jan. 17-18.

Ephemeris:
2004 BX1                 a,e,i = 2.13, 0.81, 19                  q = 0.3946
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 16    10 06.62   +36 30.8    0.756    1.666   146.3    19.1    20.0
2004 01 26    09 55.33   +43 53.5    0.613    1.544   149.4    18.9    19.3
2004 02 05    09 26.16   +53 48.4    0.501    1.416   142.3    25.2    18.9
2004 02 15    08 11.55   +65 03.4    0.425    1.281   125.2    39.1    18.7
2004 02 25    05 13.8    +70 56.4    0.386    1.137   102.5    58.2    18.8
2004 03 06    02 21.04   +63 24.3    0.378    0.985    78.0    80.0    19.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B07

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