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    M.P.E.C. 2004-B59                                Issued 2004 Jan. 28, 13:01 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 BE68
    
    Observations:
         K04B68E* C2004 01 27.09321 05 01 40.51 -23 39 36.3          19.2   EB059704
         K04B68E  C2004 01 27.10552 05 01 42.58 -23 39 10.9          19.5   EB059704
         K04B68E  C2004 01 27.11787 05 01 44.69 -23 38 45.7          19.2   EB059704
         K04B68E  C2004 01 27.13056 05 01 46.88 -23 38 20.1          18.9   EB059704
         K04B68E  C2004 01 27.14287 05 01 48.91 -23 37 55.1          19.6   EB059704
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.14479 05 04 43.91 -23 03 46.6          18.8 R EB059H36
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.14747 05 04 44.65 -23 03 39.7          18.5 R EB059G90
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.15399 05 04 45.74 -23 03 26.4          18.5 R EB059G90
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.15748 05 04 46.04 -23 03 20.4          19.2 R EB059H36
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.16061 05 04 46.82 -23 03 12.9          18.4 R EB059G90
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.16869 05 04 47.81 -23 02 58.7          18.8 R EB059H36
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.17462 05 04 49.10 -23 02 44.3          18.5 R EB059926
         K04B68E IC2004 01 28.17637 05 04 49.49 -23 02 39.9          18.0 R EB059926
         K04B68E IC2004 01 28.17809 05 04 49.68 -23 02 38.4          18.3 R EB059926
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.21633 05 04 56.09 -23 01 19.2          18.9 R EB059854
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.22074 05 04 56.90 -23 01 09.0          19.2 R EB059854
         K04B68E  C2004 01 28.22184 05 04 56.97 -23 01 07.5          19.1 R EB059854
    
    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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.35-m f/11.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        f/6 + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 BE68
    Epoch 2004 Jan. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453020.5                 MPC
    M  22.46525              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42479938     Peri.  205.74212     +0.63703100     -0.76275295
    a   1.7525892      Node   205.16450     +0.74473118     +0.64627739
    e   0.4102904      Incl.   15.18116     +0.19891449     +0.02309711
    P   2.32           H   18.5           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2004 Jan. 27-28.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 BE68                a,e,i = 1.75, 0.41, 15                  q = 1.0335
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 01 26    04 58.44   -24 16.7    0.441    1.224   112.6    48.0    19.0
    2004 02 05    05 26.61   -18 39.7    0.499    1.277   114.6    44.6    19.2
    2004 02 15    05 52.47   -13 23.3    0.569    1.333   115.2    42.1    19.5
    2004 02 25    06 16.93   -08 39.9    0.649    1.391   114.5    40.4    19.9
    2004 03 06    06 40.54   -04 37.4    0.741    1.449   112.6    39.2    20.2
    2004 03 16    07 03.52   -01 17.9    0.845    1.507   109.8    38.4    20.6
    2004 03 26    07 26.02   +01 20.1    0.958    1.565   106.3    37.7    20.9
    2004 04 05    07 48.11   +03 19.4    1.082    1.622   102.3    37.0    21.2
    2004 04 15    08 09.76   +04 44.5    1.213    1.678    98.0    36.3    21.5
    2004 04 25    08 30.99   +05 39.8    1.351    1.733    93.5    35.4    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B59
    

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