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    M.P.E.C. 2004-B77                                Issued 2004 Jan. 31, 12:16 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 BG86
    
    Observations:
         K04B86G* C2004 01 28.40324 13 47 25.03 -02 40 12.5          19.4   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 28.41554 13 47 29.84 -02 39 49.4          19.8   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 28.42772 13 47 34.68 -02 39 26.3          20.3   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 28.44010 13 47 39.49 -02 39 02.8          20.0   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 28.45231 13 47 44.38 -02 38 38.3          20.0   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 29.45211 13 54 30.18 -02 05 36.9          19.5   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 29.46421 13 54 35.15 -02 05 13.1          19.7   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 29.48833 13 54 45.18 -02 04 22.2          20.5   EB077704
         K04B86G  C2004 01 29.50066 13 54 50.13 -02 03 56.4          20.1   EB077704
         K04B86G 5C2004 01 30.56088 14 02 22.39 -01 26 19.5          19.5 R EB077673
         K04B86G 5C2004 01 30.56435 14 02 23.86 -01 26 12.6                 EB077673
         K04B86G 5C2004 01 30.56944 14 02 25.96 -01 26 01.8                 EB077673
         K04B86G 5C2004 01 30.57222 14 02 27.15 -01 25 56.0                 EB077673
         K04B86G  C2004 01 31.35472 14 08 16.73 -00 56 25.1          19.8 R EB077854
         K04B86G  C2004 01 31.39367 14 08 34.31 -00 54 56.6          20.0 R EB077448
         K04B86G  C2004 01 31.40095 14 08 37.59 -00 54 39.4          19.5 R EB077448
         K04B86G  C2004 01 31.40917 14 08 41.31 -00 54 20.5          20.1 R EB077448
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 BG86
    Epoch 2004 Jan. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453020.5                 MPC
    M 334.30175              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33355494     Peri.  111.17289     -0.04699612     +0.94319093
    a   2.0591649      Node   149.60371     -0.96955194     -0.12229517
    e   0.7227584      Incl.   40.54533     +0.24033393     -0.30892518
    P   2.95           H   19.1           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2004 Jan. 28-31.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 BG86                a,e,i = 2.06, 0.72, 41                  q = 0.5709
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 01 26    13 32.38   -03 50.5    0.590    1.252   102.5    50.2    20.3
    2004 02 05    14 47.38   +02 29.4    0.452    1.130    96.5    60.0    19.8
    2004 02 15    16 39.24   +11 57.9    0.391    1.006    81.3    76.1    19.7
    2004 02 25    18 41.99   +18 48.8    0.436    0.881    62.9    91.0    20.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B77
    

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