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    M.P.E.C. 2004-E45                                Issued 2004 Mar. 15, 12:44 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
    
                                       2003 VB12
    
    Observations:
         K03V12B  C2001 09 26.48667 03 12 35.20 +05 31 31.2                 EE045644
         K03V12B  C2001 10 24.52713 03 11 44.54 +05 25 59.1                 EE045644
         K03V12B  C2002 10 09.43293 03 14 19.47 +05 36 50.3                 EE045644
         K03V12B  C2002 10 29.43127 03 13 39.41 +05 32 59.3                 EE045644
         K03V12B  C2003 08 30.41504 03 17 10.06 +05 52 13.3                 EE045675
         K03V12B  C2003 09 29.38282 03 16 41.92 +05 46 45.3                 EE045675
         K03V12B* C2003 11 14.27288 03 15 10.09 +05 38 16.5          20.8 R EE045675
         K03V12B  C2003 11 14.33594 03 15 09.97 +05 38 15.4          20.5 R EE045675
         K03V12B  C2003 11 14.40149 03 15 09.83 +05 38 14.9          20.7 R EE045675
         K03V12B  C2003 11 20.27501 03 14 56.51 +05 37 25.3          21.4   EE045926
         K03V12B  C2003 11 20.33089 03 14 56.30 +05 37 25.4          22.2 R EE045926
         K03V12B  C2003 11 25.28100 03 14 45.30 +05 36 47.5                 EE045568
         K03V12B  C2003 11 27.02955 03 14 41.44 +05 36 35.5                 EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 11 27.13343 03 14 41.21 +05 36 34.8                 EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 11 28.03145 03 14 39.23 +05 36 28.9                 EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 11 28.11670 03 14 39.05 +05 36 28.5                 EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 12 04.05591 03 14 26.25 +05 35 53.6          20.5 R EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 12 04.09737 03 14 26.16 +05 35 53.5          20.7 R EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 12 14.06076 03 14 06.11 +05 35 11.1                 EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 12 14.14978 03 14 05.96 +05 35 10.6                 EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 12 31.12274 03 13 37.64 +05 34 50.7          20.7 R EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 12 31.15813 03 13 37.59 +05 34 50.5          20.9 R EE045807
         K03V12B  C2003 12 31.19148 03 13 37.53 +05 34 50.8          20.6 R EE045807
         K03V12B  C2004 03 13.76672 03 13 46.98 +05 45 08.3                 EE045246
         K03V12B  C2004 03 14.76461 03 13 48.60 +05 45 21.0          20.7 R EE045246
         K03V12B  C2004 03 14.77174 03 13 48.64 +05 45 22.7                 EE045246
         K03V12B  C2004 03 14.77351 03 13 48.68 +05 45 22.0                 EE045246
         K03V12B  C2004 03 14.77448 03 13 48.70 +05 45 21.2                 EE045246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
        Measurer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Stern, A. Dey, H. Spinrad.  10-m Keck I telescope
        + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers NEAT Team.  Measurers M. E. Brown,
        C. A. Trujillo, D. Rabinowitz.  1.2-m Oschin Schmidt + CCD.
    675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers M. E. Brown, C. A. Trujillo, D. Rabinowitz,
        QUEST II collaboration.  1.2-m Oschin Schmidt + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers D. Rabinowitz, S. Tourtellotte.  1.3-m SMARTS
        telescope + CCD.
    926 Tenagra Observatory.  Observers M. E. Brown, L. Malcolm.  0.36-m
        Tenagra IV reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 VB12
    Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
    M 357.88147              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00008040     Peri.  311.82711     -0.11942975     -0.98555605
    a 531.6576335      Node   144.49288     +0.96115905     -0.14507665
    e   0.8574338      Incl.   11.93041     +0.24881681     +0.08736153
    P 12260            H    1.7           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    010926 644  0.0   0.1-    031120 926  1.2-  0.2+    031231 807  0.2+  0.4+
    011024 644  0.0   0.2+    031125 568  0.0   0.5-    031231 807  0.2+  0.2+
    021009 644  0.2+  0.3+    031127 807  0.1+  0.6-    031231 807  0.0   0.5+
    021029 644  0.2+  0.3+    031127 807  0.1+  0.6-    040313 246  0.7+  0.7+
    030830 675  0.6+  0.5-    031128 807  0.1-  0.5-    040314 246  0.5-  0.4-
    030929 675  0.1-  0.1-    031128 807  0.1+  0.4-    040314 246  0.0   1.2+
    031114 675  0.2-  0.2+    031204 807  0.4-  0.0     040314 246  0.5+  0.5+
    031114 675  0.2+  0.3-    031204 807  0.4-  0.1+    040314 246  0.8+  0.3-
    031114 675  0.3+  0.3-    031214 807  0.6-  0.2+
    031120 926  0.0   0.3-    031214 807  0.2-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 VB12                a,e,i =531.66, 0.86, 12                 q = 75.796
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 03 06    03 13.58   +05 43.4   89.952   89.498    62.5     0.6    21.3
    2004 03 16    03 13.85   +05 45.6   90.086   89.489    52.9     0.5    21.3
    2004 03 26    03 14.17   +05 48.0   90.202   89.480    43.4     0.4    21.3
    2004 04 05    03 14.54   +05 50.4   90.296   89.470    34.2     0.4    21.3
    
    2004 06 14    03 17.70   +06 03.2   90.223   89.406    36.3     0.4    21.3
    2004 06 24    03 18.10   +06 04.0   90.109   89.397    45.3     0.5    21.3
    2004 07 04    03 18.45   +06 04.3   89.976   89.387    54.4     0.5    21.3
    2004 07 14    03 18.75   +06 04.4   89.826   89.378    63.5     0.6    21.3
    2004 07 24    03 18.98   +06 04.0   89.664   89.369    72.8     0.6    21.3
    2004 08 03    03 19.15   +06 03.4   89.493   89.360    82.1     0.6    21.3
    2004 08 13    03 19.25   +06 02.4   89.319   89.351    91.5     0.6    21.3
    2004 08 23    03 19.28   +06 01.1   89.145   89.341   100.9     0.6    21.3
    2004 09 02    03 19.24   +05 59.5   88.977   89.332   110.3     0.6    21.3
    2004 09 12    03 19.13   +05 57.8   88.818   89.323   119.8     0.6    21.3
    2004 09 22    03 18.95   +05 55.9   88.675   89.314   129.3     0.5    21.3
    2004 10 02    03 18.72   +05 54.0   88.550   89.304   138.7     0.4    21.3
    2004 10 12    03 18.43   +05 52.0   88.447   89.295   148.1     0.3    21.3
    2004 10 22    03 18.10   +05 50.0   88.369   89.286   157.0     0.2    21.2
    2004 11 01    03 17.74   +05 48.2   88.320   89.277   164.6     0.2    21.2
    2004 11 11    03 17.37   +05 46.5   88.299   89.268   168.0     0.1    21.2
    2004 11 21    03 16.99   +05 45.1   88.308   89.259   164.1     0.2    21.2
    2004 12 01    03 16.62   +05 44.0   88.347   89.249   156.1     0.3    21.2
    2004 12 11    03 16.27   +05 43.2   88.413   89.240   147.0     0.3    21.3
    2004 12 21    03 15.96   +05 42.8   88.505   89.231   137.3     0.4    21.3
    2004 12 31    03 15.70   +05 42.7   88.620   89.222   127.5     0.5    21.3
    2005 01 10    03 15.50   +05 43.1   88.753   89.213   117.6     0.6    21.3
    2005 01 20    03 15.36   +05 43.8   88.901   89.203   107.6     0.6    21.3
    2005 01 30    03 15.29   +05 44.9   89.057   89.194    97.7     0.6    21.3
    2005 02 09    03 15.30   +05 46.3   89.218   89.185    87.8     0.6    21.3
    2005 02 19    03 15.38   +05 48.1   89.378   89.176    77.9     0.6    21.3
    2005 03 01    03 15.54   +05 50.1   89.531   89.167    68.1     0.6    21.3
    2005 03 11    03 15.77   +05 52.3   89.674   89.158    58.4     0.5    21.3
    2005 03 21    03 16.06   +05 54.6   89.800   89.149    48.9     0.5    21.3
    2005 03 31    03 16.40   +05 56.9   89.908   89.139    39.5     0.4    21.3
    2005 04 10    03 16.80   +05 59.3   89.993   89.130    30.4     0.3    21.3
    2005 04 20    03 17.23   +06 01.6   90.053   89.121    21.9     0.2    21.3
    2005 04 30    03 17.69   +06 03.8   90.086   89.112    14.7     0.2    21.3
    2005 05 10    03 18.16   +06 05.9   90.091   89.103    11.8     0.1    21.3
    2005 05 20    03 18.64   +06 07.7   90.069   89.094    15.5     0.2    21.3
    2005 05 30    03 19.11   +06 09.2   90.019   89.085    22.7     0.3    21.3
    2005 06 09    03 19.56   +06 10.5   89.943   89.075    31.2     0.3    21.3
    2005 06 19    03 19.98   +06 11.4   89.842   89.066    40.0     0.4    21.3
    2005 06 29    03 20.36   +06 12.0   89.720   89.057    49.0     0.5    21.3
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-E45
    

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