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    M.P.E.C. 2004-C11                                Issued 2004 Feb. 2, 19:32 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 BC103
    
    Observations:
         K04BA3C* C2004 01 31.47297 14 58 19.27 +28 33 23.5          18.8   EC011704
         K04BA3C  C2004 01 31.48565 14 58 20.53 +28 33 21.1          19.8   EC011704
         K04BA3C  C2004 01 31.49841 14 58 21.85 +28 33 18.1          19.4   EC011704
         K04BA3C  C2004 01 31.51114 14 58 23.17 +28 33 16.0          19.3   EC011704
         K04BA3C  C2004 01 31.52436 14 58 24.49 +28 33 12.0          19.6   EC011704
         K04BA3C 5C2004 02 01.52847 15 00 07.55 +28 29 35.4          19.5 R EC011673
         K04BA3C 5C2004 02 01.53368 15 00 08.06 +28 29 34.2                 EC011673
         K04BA3C 5C2004 02 01.53935 15 00 08.61 +28 29 32.9                 EC011673
         K04BA3C 5C2004 02 01.54306 15 00 08.97 +28 29 32.1                 EC011673
         K04BA3C  C2004 02 02.37830 15 01 32.79 +28 26 35.2          18.8 R EC011854
         K04BA3C  C2004 02 02.38491 15 01 33.45 +28 26 33.8          18.6 R EC011854
         K04BA3C  C2004 02 02.39154 15 01 33.99 +28 26 32.1          18.6 R EC011854
         K04BA3C  C2004 02 02.51868 15 01 46.20 +28 26 07.6          19.6 R EC011926
         K04BA3C  C2004 02 02.52096 15 01 46.46 +28 26 08.2          19.4 R EC011926
         K04BA3C  C2004 02 02.52328 15 01 46.74 +28 26 07.3          19.9 R EC011926
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 BC103
    Epoch 2004 Jan. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453020.5                 MPC
    M   3.20593              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.16773535     Peri.   76.86010     -0.65712713     -0.62664152
    a   3.2562644      Node    62.55800     +0.36523703     -0.75087535
    e   0.5509975      Incl.   28.16734     +0.65938293     -0.20858238
    P   5.88           H   17.0           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2004 Jan. 31-Feb. 2.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 BC103               a,e,i = 3.26, 0.55, 28                  q = 1.4621
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 01 26    14 48.10   +28 54.9    1.035    1.494    95.4    41.0    19.6
    2004 02 05    15 05.68   +28 17.9    1.013    1.519    98.9    39.9    19.5
    2004 02 15    15 18.35   +27 50.3    0.990    1.550   103.2    38.3    19.5
    2004 02 25    15 25.74   +27 29.2    0.965    1.587   108.5    36.3    19.4
    2004 03 06    15 27.54   +27 07.7    0.941    1.628   114.7    33.6    19.3
    2004 03 16    15 23.61   +26 35.8    0.921    1.675   121.9    30.3    19.2
    2004 03 26    15 14.17   +25 40.9    0.908    1.725   129.6    26.5    19.2
    2004 04 05    15 00.23   +24 09.6    0.907    1.778   137.4    22.4    19.1
    2004 04 15    14 43.66   +21 54.1    0.924    1.834   144.0    18.8    19.1
    2004 04 25    14 26.75   +18 55.9    0.963    1.891   147.6    16.5    19.2
    2004 05 05    14 11.72   +15 26.0    1.026    1.951   147.0    16.4    19.4
    2004 05 15    13 59.99   +11 41.5    1.113    2.011   142.5    17.8    19.7
    2004 05 25    13 52.10   +07 56.8    1.223    2.073   135.8    19.9    20.0
    2004 06 04    13 47.99   +04 21.8    1.353    2.135   128.3    21.9    20.4
    2004 06 14    13 47.24   +01 01.2    1.500    2.198   120.6    23.4    20.7
    2004 06 24    13 49.33   -02 03.8    1.660    2.261   113.1    24.4    21.0
    2004 07 04    13 53.79   -04 54.1    1.831    2.324   105.8    24.9    21.3
    2004 07 14    14 00.17   -07 30.8    2.011    2.387    98.7    24.9    21.6
    2004 07 24    14 08.13   -09 55.8    2.195    2.449    91.9    24.5    21.8
    2004 08 03    14 17.41   -12 10.3    2.383    2.511    85.2    23.7    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-C11
    

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