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    M.P.E.C. 2004-F38                                Issued 2004 Mar. 19, 21:10 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 FK2
    
    Observations:
         K04F02K* C2004 03 18.29305 10 24 15.91 +05 20 32.5          18.6   EF038704
         K04F02K  C2004 03 18.30468 10 24 21.54 +05 23 24.6          18.9   EF038704
         K04F02K  C2004 03 18.31640 10 24 27.24 +05 26 17.8          18.5   EF038704
         K04F02K  C2004 03 18.32837 10 24 33.07 +05 29 14.6          19.0   EF038704
         K04F02K  C2004 03 18.33986 10 24 38.77 +05 32 04.5          18.7   EF038704
         K04F02K  C2004 03 19.33889 10 34 17.06 +09 48 12.0          18.4 R EF038649
         K04F02K  C2004 03 19.33996 10 34 17.68 +09 48 29.3          18.5 R EF038649
         K04F02K  C2004 03 19.34318 10 34 19.48 +09 49 20.0          18.5 R EF038649
         K04F02K  C2004 03 19.34426 10 34 20.09 +09 49 37.0          18.3 R EF038649
         K04F02K  C2004 03 19.84723 10 39 49.26 +12 04 57.8          18.8 R EF038946
         K04F02K  C2004 03 19.85089 10 39 51.36 +12 05 57.7          19.0 R EF038946
    
    Observer details:
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
        0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
    946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss, J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 FK2
    Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
    M  63.09535              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.64116935     Peri.   19.32947     -0.95482262     +0.29708871
    a   1.3319489      Node   177.91249     -0.29201607     -0.93346107
    e   0.2308868      Incl.   11.42528     -0.05513965     -0.20096946
    P   1.54           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    040318 704  0.2+  0.0     040318 704  0.1+  0.2-    040319 649  0.0   0.0
    040318 704  0.1+  0.2+    040319 649  0.1-  0.2-    040319 946  0.3+  0.2+
    040318 704  0.0   0.1+    040319 649  0.2+  0.2+    040319 946  0.4-  0.2-
    040318 704  0.4-  0.1-    040319 649  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 FK2                 a,e,i = 1.33, 0.23, 11                  q = 1.0244
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 03 16    10 05.58   -03 11.3    0.049    1.039   154.9    24.0    19.3
    2004 03 21    10 52.74   +17 28.9    0.041    1.033   155.3    23.7    18.8
    2004 03 26    12 07.49   +40 17.9    0.042    1.029   137.4    41.1    19.4
    2004 03 31    13 45.00   +54 02.2    0.051    1.026   120.2    57.4    20.3
    2004 04 05    15 14.29   +58 28.7    0.066    1.024   109.8    66.7    21.1
    2004 04 10    16 15.77   +58 45.7    0.081    1.025   104.1    71.5    21.7
    2004 04 15    16 54.25   +57 48.3    0.098    1.027   101.1    73.5    22.2
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F38
    

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