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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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