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    M.P.E.C. 2004-D04                                Issued 2004 Feb. 18, 14:58 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.
    
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                                       2004 CO49
    
    Observations:
         K04C49O* C2004 02 14.33234 11 56 27.11 +29 34 11.2          17.7   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 14.34421 11 56 22.49 +29 34 09.1          18.1   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 14.35607 11 56 17.89 +29 34 06.9          17.8   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 14.36793 11 56 13.27 +29 34 04.2          17.8   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 14.37980 11 56 08.64 +29 34 01.6          18.4   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 15.32627 11 50 52.81 +29 29 31.0          17.6   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 15.33788 11 50 48.69 +29 29 28.2          18.1   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 15.34964 11 50 44.50 +29 29 25.6          18.0   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 15.36125 11 50 40.34 +29 29 22.6          17.9   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 15.37286 11 50 36.20 +29 29 19.0          18.0   ED004704
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.16377 11 37 19.77 +29 12 22.2          17.9 R ED004493
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.16436 11 37 19.60 +29 12 22.0          18.0 R ED004493
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.16499 11 37 19.43 +29 12 21.6          17.6 R ED004493
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.18526 11 37 21.37 +29 12 06.4          17.4 R ED004H06
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.18697 11 37 20.91 +29 12 05.2          17.4 R ED004H06
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.18867 11 37 20.49 +29 12 03.8          17.2 R ED004H06
         K04C49O 5C2004 02 18.36794 11 36 31.87 +29 11 06.0          19.0 R ED004673
         K04C49O 5C2004 02 18.37558 11 36 29.82 +29 11 03.3                 ED004673
         K04C49O 5C2004 02 18.38194 11 36 28.02 +29 11 01.0                 ED004673
         K04C49O 5C2004 02 18.38843 11 36 26.33 +29 10 58.6                 ED004673
         K04C49O 5C2004 02 18.39352 11 36 24.91 +29 10 56.3                 ED004673
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.40774 11 36 20.26 +29 10 52.8          18.4 R ED004854
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.41433 11 36 18.39 +29 10 49.9          18.7 R ED004854
         K04C49O  C2004 02 18.42093 11 36 16.57 +29 10 46.9          18.6 R ED004854
    
    Observer details:
    493 Calar Alto.  Observers M. Buchmann, M. Busch, F. Hormuth.  1.52-m
        reflector + 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.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.3-m reflector +
        CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 CO49                                                            PHA 0.025
    Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5                  MPC
    M  30.84925              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.61388470     Peri.  315.71013     +0.32373585     -0.94378723
    a   1.3711286      Node   115.29637     +0.88730136     +0.27833709
    e   0.3859669      Incl.    4.23645     +0.32846826     +0.17830911
    P   1.61           H   21.8           G   0.15
    From 24 observations 2004 Feb. 14-18.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 CO49                a,e,i = 1.37, 0.39, 4                   q = 0.8419
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 02 15    11 52.62   +29 31.3    0.095    1.069   147.4    29.8    18.1
    2004 02 25    11 14.83   +28 18.2    0.149    1.129   158.4    18.8    18.9
    2004 03 06    10 56.18   +26 40.1    0.210    1.191   158.8    17.5    19.7
    2004 03 16    10 47.23   +24 49.4    0.281    1.252   153.1    21.1    20.6
    2004 03 26    10 44.65   +22 50.7    0.361    1.311   145.7    25.4    21.3
    2004 04 05    10 46.83   +20 46.7    0.450    1.369   138.2    29.1    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D04
    

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