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    M.P.E.C. 2004-E48                                Issued 2004 Mar. 15, 12:57 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 EK1

Observations:
     K04E01K* C2004 03 14.32203 12 38 58.53 +18 50 40.4          17.5   EE048704
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.33308 12 38 58.93 +18 51 45.7          17.8   EE048704
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.34399 12 38 59.29 +18 52 49.5          18.0   EE048704
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.35499 12 38 59.66 +18 53 54.2          18.2   EE048704
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.95961 12 39 45.23 +19 50 32.0                 EE048246
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.96020 12 39 45.21 +19 50 35.4                 EE048246
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.96074 12 39 45.21 +19 50 38.9                 EE048246
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.96125 12 39 45.22 +19 50 41.9                 EE048246
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.96214 12 39 45.35 +19 50 45.9                 EE048246
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.97629 12 39 46.39 +19 52 04.0          17.9 V EE048198
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.97747 12 39 46.42 +19 52 10.4          17.8 V EE048198
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.98100 12 39 46.51 +19 52 28.8          18.2 V EE048198
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.98217 12 39 46.55 +19 52 35.7          18.3 V EE048198
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.98336 12 39 46.59 +19 52 41.6          18.2 V EE048198
     K04E01K  C2004 03 14.98924 12 39 46.79 +19 53 13.7          18.2 V EE048198
     K04E01K  C2004 03 15.36000 12 40 09.94 +20 26 43.8          16.6 R EE048H06
     K04E01K  C2004 03 15.36202 12 40 10.08 +20 26 56.1          16.8 R EE048H06
     K04E01K  C2004 03 15.36491 12 40 10.29 +20 27 10.3          17.3 R EE048H06
     K04E01K  C2004 03 15.38716 12 40 11.30 +20 29 07.0          17.4 R EE048854
     K04E01K  C2004 03 15.39376 12 40 11.49 +20 29 41.2          17.3 R EE048854
     K04E01K  C2004 03 15.40035 12 40 11.69 +20 30 15.2          17.3 R EE048854
     K04E01K 5C2004 03 15.42141 12 40 12.96 +20 32 00.9          18.0 R EE048673
     K04E01K 5C2004 03 15.42269 12 40 13.03 +20 32 07.5                 EE048673
     K04E01K 5C2004 03 15.42384 12 40 13.08 +20 32 13.8                 EE048673
     K04E01K 5C2004 03 15.42674 12 40 13.18 +20 32 28.3                 EE048673

Observer details:
198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.235-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + 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.

Orbital elements:
2004 EK1
Epoch 2004 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453060.5                 MPC
M  29.88031              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.70543918     Peri.  300.38825     -0.30347790     -0.95176857
a   1.2497688      Node   167.04043     +0.92864227     -0.30604797
e   0.2502997      Incl.   11.61225     +0.21336517     -0.02170759
P   1.40           H   22.1           G   0.15
From 25 observations 2004 Mar. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2004 EK1                 a,e,i = 1.25, 0.25, 12                  q = 0.9370
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 03 16    12 40.85   +21 20.9    0.086    1.074   156.0    22.1    18.0
2004 03 26    12 46.50   +29 35.7    0.133    1.112   147.6    28.7    19.2
2004 04 05    12 48.22   +32 03.6    0.185    1.152   141.8    32.5    20.1
2004 04 15    12 49.67   +31 56.8    0.242    1.191   136.9    35.1    20.8
2004 04 25    12 52.47   +30 24.5    0.303    1.231   132.4    37.1    21.5
2004 05 05    12 57.37   +28 01.5    0.368    1.269   128.1    38.7    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-E48

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