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    M.P.E.C. 2004-D07                                Issued 2004 Feb. 18, 15:06 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    2004 DD

Observations:
     K04D00D* C2004 02 17.42279 10 54 48.24 +20 16 03.8          22.0 V ED007691
     K04D00D  C2004 02 17.45082 10 54 44.89 +20 16 12.3          21.6 V ED007691
     K04D00D  C2004 02 17.47781 10 54 41.60 +20 16 20.0          21.7 V ED007691
     K04D00D  C2004 02 17.96609 10 53 43.82 +20 18 47.6                 ED007246
     K04D00D  C2004 02 17.96756 10 53 43.61 +20 18 47.1                 ED007246
     K04D00D  C2004 02 17.96883 10 53 43.45 +20 18 48.7                 ED007246
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.00392 10 53 39.33 +20 18 59.9          20.3 R ED007493
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.00564 10 53 39.13 +20 19 00.3          20.1 R ED007493
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.00753 10 53 38.89 +20 19 00.9          20.2 R ED007493
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.00920 10 53 38.69 +20 19 01.5          20.1 R ED007493
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.01120 10 53 38.44 +20 19 02.1          20.2 R ED007493
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.23959 10 53 11.36 +20 20 10.6          21.1 V ED007291
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.24741 10 53 10.39 +20 20 12.9          21.2 V ED007291
     K04D00D  C2004 02 18.25537 10 53 09.43 +20 20 15.4          21.0 V ED007291

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
493 Calar Alto.  Observers M. Buchmann, M. Busch, F. Hormuth.  1.52-m
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. E. Gleason.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 DD                                                              PHA 0.012
Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5                  MPC
M 119.55101              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51983918     Peri.  358.45439     +0.97299459     +0.21101306
a   1.5318752      Node   348.05097     -0.20663618     +0.61559199
e   0.6760580      Incl.   26.86759     -0.10287384     +0.75928914
P   1.90           H   17.7           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2004 Feb. 17-18.

Ephemeris:
2004 DD                  a,e,i = 1.53, 0.68, 27                  q = 0.4962
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 15    10 59.57   +20 03.2    1.434    2.393   162.2     7.2    20.9
2004 02 25    10 39.62   +20 49.1    1.447    2.425   168.4     4.7    20.8
2004 03 06    10 20.16   +21 12.1    1.495    2.453   160.7     7.7    21.1
2004 03 16    10 03.13   +21 10.3    1.574    2.478   148.6    12.1    21.4
2004 03 26    09 49.75   +20 46.9    1.681    2.500   136.5    15.9    21.7
2004 04 05    09 40.49   +20 07.0    1.808    2.519   125.0    19.0    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D07

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