MPEC 2004-B78 : 2004 BJ86
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M.P.E.C. 2004-B78 Issued 2004 Jan. 31, 12:19 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 BJ86 Observations: K04B86J C2004 01 29.20779 06 23 21.45 +12 10 19.8 18.8 EB078704 K04B86J C2004 01 29.22010 06 23 20.01 +12 11 01.5 18.9 EB078704 K04B86J C2004 01 29.24542 06 23 17.07 +12 12 28.1 19.1 EB078704 K04B86J C2004 01 29.25807 06 23 15.67 +12 13 12.3 19.1 EB078704 K04B86J* C2004 01 30.15977 06 21 39.13 +13 04 55.1 19.1 EB078704 K04B86J C2004 01 30.17221 06 21 37.74 +13 05 38.3 19.2 EB078704 K04B86J C2004 01 30.18454 06 21 36.29 +13 06 20.0 19.2 EB078704 K04B86J C2004 01 30.19702 06 21 34.89 +13 07 03.3 19.2 EB078704 K04B86J C2004 01 31.01253 06 20 08.06 +13 53 52.2 EB078118 K04B86J C2004 01 31.01365 06 20 07.91 +13 53 57.3 19.3 V EB078118 K04B86J C2004 01 31.01476 06 20 07.73 +13 54 00.5 EB078118 K04B86J C2004 01 31.01587 06 20 07.67 +13 54 04.0 EB078118 K04B86J C2004 01 31.22822 06 19 46.01 +14 06 25.5 19.3 R EB078448 K04B86J C2004 01 31.23365 06 19 45.43 +14 06 43.4 19.9 R EB078448 K04B86J C2004 01 31.24370 06 19 44.16 +14 07 19.5 19.2 R EB078448 K04B86J C2004 01 31.26478 06 19 42.04 +14 08 30.6 19.1 R EB078854 K04B86J C2004 01 31.27139 06 19 41.46 +14 08 53.8 19.2 R EB078854 Observer details: 118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD. 448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. L. Stevens. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 BJ86 Epoch 2004 Jan. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453020.5 MPC M 312.07005 (2000.0) P Q n 0.44656831 Peri. 66.65777 -0.87943163 +0.24059530 a 1.6951603 Node 124.70520 -0.29908747 -0.95055902 e 0.3156378 Incl. 29.97600 +0.37033323 -0.19634525 P 2.21 H 19.2 G 0.15 From 17 observations 2004 Jan. 29-31. Ephemeris: 2004 BJ86 a,e,i = 1.70, 0.32, 30 q = 1.1601 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2004 01 26 06 29.35 +09 08.9 0.482 1.419 149.1 20.9 19.4 2004 02 05 06 12.04 +18 41.4 0.480 1.377 137.2 29.1 19.6 2004 02 15 06 00.20 +27 51.6 0.502 1.337 124.3 37.6 19.8 2004 02 25 05 55.67 +35 52.6 0.541 1.299 112.9 44.6 20.1 2004 03 06 05 59.22 +42 35.5 0.587 1.264 103.3 49.8 20.4 2004 03 16 06 10.94 +48 09.0 0.636 1.233 95.7 53.4 20.6 2004 03 26 06 31.02 +52 42.6 0.682 1.207 89.8 55.8 20.8 2004 04 05 06 59.70 +56 21.4 0.723 1.185 85.3 57.3 20.9 2004 04 15 07 37.01 +59 02.8 0.758 1.170 82.0 58.1 21.0 2004 04 25 08 22.42 +60 38.4 0.785 1.162 79.9 58.5 21.1 2004 05 05 09 13.81 +60 57.2 0.803 1.160 78.7 58.5 21.2 2004 05 15 10 07.37 +59 49.2 0.815 1.166 78.5 58.2 21.2 2004 05 25 10 59.10 +57 10.7 0.822 1.178 79.1 57.6 21.2 2004 06 04 11 46.21 +53 05.5 0.827 1.196 80.3 56.7 21.2 2004 06 14 12 27.77 +47 42.7 0.832 1.220 82.0 55.5 21.3 2004 06 24 13 04.27 +41 14.7 0.842 1.249 83.9 54.0 21.3 2004 07 04 13 36.72 +33 58.8 0.860 1.282 85.8 52.3 21.3 2004 07 14 14 06.11 +26 15.8 0.891 1.319 87.2 50.3 21.4 2004 07 24 14 33.39 +18 28.6 0.937 1.358 88.0 48.4 21.5 2004 08 03 14 59.28 +10 59.3 0.999 1.399 88.1 46.4 21.7 2004 08 13 15 24.27 +04 04.6 1.077 1.442 87.2 44.6 21.9 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-B78


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