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    • MPEC 2004-B79 : 2004 BK86

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-B79                                Issued 2004 Jan. 31, 12:24 UT

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                                   2004 BK86

Observations:
     K04B86K* C2004 01 30.27714 09 30 31.29 +17 18 53.2          18.7   EB079704
     K04B86K  C2004 01 30.30245 09 30 49.67 +17 15 51.9          19.2   EB079704
     K04B86K  C2004 01 30.31505 09 30 58.94 +17 14 20.3          19.0   EB079704
     K04B86K  C2004 01 30.32790 09 31 08.46 +17 12 44.3          19.3   EB079704
     K04B86K  C2004 01 31.33643 09 53 59.37 +13 48 31.3          16.1 V EB079703
     K04B86K  C2004 01 31.33756 09 54 01.66 +13 48 10.4          16.6 V EB079703
     K04B86K  C2004 01 31.33870 09 54 03.75 +13 47 49.9          17.1 V EB079703
     K04B86K  C2004 01 31.33985 09 54 05.70 +13 47 28.4          18.3 V EB079703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
    R. Hill, S. Kolar, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + 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.

Orbital elements:
2004 BK86
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 310.02299              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57134510     Peri.  261.62973     -0.83850825     +0.54407588
a   1.4383692      Node   311.32595     -0.48303760     -0.76748802
e   0.5061787      Incl.    2.27076     -0.25214793     -0.33903329
P   1.73           H   25.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
040130 704  0.3+  1.1-    040130 704  0.9+  0.6+    040131 703  1.6+  0.6+
040130 704  0.0   0.5-    040131 703  0.1+  1.9-    040131 703  1.6-  1.4+
040130 704  0.4+  0.6+    040131 703  2.4+  1.0-

Ephemeris:
2004 BK86                a,e,i = 1.42, 0.49, 2                   q = 0.7154
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 01 26    09 05.91   +20 38.3    0.059    1.043   171.5     8.0    19.9
2004 01 27    09 08.60   +20 17.9    0.051    1.035   171.9     7.7    19.5
2004 01 28    09 12.33   +19 49.0    0.042    1.026   172.0     7.7    19.1
2004 01 29    09 17.83   +19 05.2    0.034    1.018   171.7     8.0    18.6
2004 01 30    09 26.80   +17 51.2    0.025    1.010   170.6     9.2    18.1
2004 01 31    09 43.98   +15 22.0    0.017    1.002   167.2    12.6    17.3
2004 02 01    10 28.90   +08 13.5    0.0094   0.994   155.5    24.3    16.4
2004 02 02    14 07.43   -25 20.3    0.0044   0.986    94.0    85.8    16.6
2004 02 03    18 53.05   -32 31.2    0.0095   0.978    33.4   146.3    23.0
2004 02 04    19 50.35   -28 41.2    0.017    0.970    21.6   158.1    26.9
2004 02 05    20 10.34   -26 53.7    0.026    0.961    17.8   161.7    29.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B79

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