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    • MPEC 2004-D19 : 2004 DG2

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-D19                                Issued 2004 Feb. 20, 20:02 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
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                                   2004 DG2

Observations:
     K04D02G* C2004 02 19.30708 10 57 19.24 +01 10 17.4          19.2   ED019704
     K04D02G  C2004 02 19.32208 10 57 17.08 +01 10 17.3          19.3   ED019704
     K04D02G  C2004 02 19.33672 10 57 14.94 +01 10 16.8          19.4   ED019704
     K04D02G  C2004 02 19.34988 10 57 12.93 +01 10 16.5          19.1   ED019704
     K04D02G  C2004 02 19.36243 10 57 11.06 +01 10 16.0          19.5   ED019704
     K04D02G  C2004 02 19.98355 10 55 40.66 +01 10 06.5                 ED019118
     K04D02G  C2004 02 19.98790 10 55 39.98 +01 10 07.1                 ED019118
     K04D02G  C2004 02 20.09314 10 55 24.33 +01 10 05.9          19.2 R ED019J95
     K04D02G  C2004 02 20.09981 10 55 23.28 +01 10 04.9          20.0 R ED019J95

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 DG2
Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5                  MPC
M 278.36703              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57974585     Peri.  333.85038     +0.55959194     +0.81438339
a   1.4244404      Node   329.45475     -0.69744453     +0.36253859
e   0.6837226      Incl.   17.60849     -0.44769184     +0.45315060
P   1.70           H   17.3           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2004 Feb. 19-20.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2004 DG2                 a,e,i = 1.42, 0.68, 18                  q = 0.4505
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 15    11 06.90   +01 13.2    0.837    1.791   157.9    12.0    18.9
2004 02 25    10 42.36   +01 11.8    0.731    1.716   171.2     5.1    18.2
2004 03 06    10 10.57   +01 27.0    0.656    1.635   165.2     8.9    18.1
2004 03 16    09 34.73   +01 52.6    0.613    1.548   147.7    20.1    18.2
2004 03 26    08 59.97   +02 18.5    0.599    1.455   129.6    31.9    18.4
2004 04 05    08 30.58   +02 34.6    0.604    1.355   112.9    42.8    18.5
2004 04 15    08 07.97   +02 36.3    0.617    1.248    98.0    52.8    18.7
2004 04 25    07 51.19   +02 23.7    0.626    1.134    84.6    62.0    18.8
2004 05 05    07 37.72   +02 00.2    0.625    1.012    72.3    71.7    18.8
2004 05 15    07 23.82   +01 36.6    0.609    0.883    60.1    83.1    18.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D19

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