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    M.P.E.C. 2004-F44                                Issued 2004 Mar. 21, 18:07 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

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                                   2004 FD4

Observations:
     K04F04D* C2004 03 18.35944 10 33 01.51 +00 00 30.9          21.7 V EF044291
     K04F04D  C2004 03 18.36398 10 33 00.74 +00 00 22.0          22.1 V EF044291
     K04F04D  C2004 03 18.36875 10 32 59.96 +00 00 12.7          21.6 V EF044291
     K04F04D  C2004 03 20.18427 10 28 10.56 -00 58 23.8          21.4 V EF044291
     K04F04D  C2004 03 20.18984 10 28 09.66 -00 58 34.9          21.3 V EF044291
     K04F04D  C2004 03 20.19443 10 28 08.89 -00 58 43.7          21.4 V EF044291
     K04F04D HC2004 03 21.22299 10 25 26.89 -01 31 59.6          22.0 V EF044291
     K04F04D HC2004 03 21.22886 10 25 25.91 -01 32 11.3          22.1 V EF044291
     K04F04D HC2004 03 21.23283 10 25 25.33 -01 32 18.3          21.2 V EF044291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers J. V. Scotti, R. S. McMillan, A. S. Descour.
    1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 FD4
Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5                 MPC
M 325.31023              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41789925     Peri.  246.63842     -0.59175447     +0.80129848
a   1.7718284      Node   345.99117     -0.54043358     -0.47536574
e   0.2942033      Incl.   21.32199     -0.59812891     -0.36324668
P   2.36           H   21.9           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2004 Mar. 18-21.

Ephemeris:
2004 FD4                 a,e,i = 1.77, 0.29, 21                  q = 1.2506
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 03 16    10 39.45   +01 16.3    0.434    1.416   163.8    11.3    21.5
2004 03 26    10 13.54   -04 05.5    0.431    1.383   148.2    22.3    21.8
2004 04 05    09 53.23   -09 11.9    0.448    1.352   134.4    31.9    22.2

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F44

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