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    M.P.E.C. 2004-D38                                Issued 2004 Feb. 25, 23:34 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 DZ43
    
    Observations:
         K04D43Z* C2004 02 23.33688 11 12 58.80 +10 35 23.0          19.3   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 23.34924 11 12 59.36 +10 35 40.5          19.6   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 23.36165 11 13 00.00 +10 35 57.5          19.4   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 23.37393 11 13 00.54 +10 36 14.6          19.6   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 23.39207 11 13 01.36 +10 36 39.4          19.7   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 23.97044 11 13 32.15 +10 50 02.3                 ED038620
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 23.98147 11 13 32.59 +10 50 17.4          19.4 R ED038620
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.28162 11 14 40.16 +11 20 56.9          19.9 R ED038926
         K04D43Z 5C2004 02 25.28530 11 14 40.40 +11 21 00.6          19.0 R ED038673
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.28581 11 14 40.34 +11 21 02.8          19.5 R ED038926
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.28955 11 14 40.52 +11 21 08.5          19.4 R ED038926
         K04D43Z 5C2004 02 25.28970 11 14 40.61 +11 21 06.9                 ED038673
         K04D43Z 5C2004 02 25.29653 11 14 40.92 +11 21 16.6                 ED038673
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.30455 11 14 41.10 +11 21 28.1          19.4   ED038704
         K04D43Z 5C2004 02 25.30801 11 14 41.44 +11 21 33.5                 ED038673
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.31668 11 14 41.68 +11 21 46.4          19.6   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.32880 11 14 42.10 +11 22 03.3          19.5   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.34076 11 14 42.64 +11 22 21.4          20.5   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.35401 11 14 43.28 +11 22 39.5          19.8   ED038704
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.94841 11 15 14.33 +11 36 46.2          19.4 V ED038118
         K04D43Z  C2004 02 25.95620 11 15 14.72 +11 36 59.2          19.8 V ED038118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 DZ43
    Epoch 2004 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453060.5                 MPC
    M 352.70072              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.19484117     Peri.   37.68042     -0.98830659     +0.11944539
    a   2.9467881      Node   148.78070     -0.13961764     -0.95875078
    e   0.5346051      Incl.   10.53627     +0.06129429     -0.25793359
    P   5.06           H   20.1           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2004 Feb. 23-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 DZ43                a,e,i = 2.95, 0.53, 11                  q = 1.3714
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 02 25    11 14.42   +11 14.4    0.445    1.428   168.9     7.7    19.7
    2004 03 06    11 23.04   +15 22.6    0.415    1.403   169.5     7.4    19.5
    2004 03 16    11 32.13   +19 27.0    0.403    1.384   162.0    12.8    19.6
    2004 03 26    11 42.36   +22 46.3    0.407    1.374   153.3    19.0    19.8
    2004 04 05    11 54.31   +24 50.6    0.425    1.372   145.5    24.4    20.1
    2004 04 15    12 07.98   +25 30.3    0.453    1.378   139.0    28.5    20.3
    2004 04 25    12 23.08   +24 50.6    0.492    1.393   133.7    31.5    20.6
    2004 05 05    12 39.26   +23 05.3    0.541    1.415   129.4    33.4    20.9
    2004 05 15    12 56.06   +20 31.9    0.598    1.444   125.7    34.6    21.2
    2004 05 25    13 13.21   +17 26.0    0.665    1.480   122.4    35.3    21.5
    2004 06 04    13 30.61   +14 01.9    0.743    1.522   119.2    35.6    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D38
    

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