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    M.P.E.C. 2004-F68                                Issued 2004 Mar. 27, 17:46 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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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2004 FB16

Observations:
     K04F16B* C2004 03 23.33020 11 58 20.99 +10 40 46.1          19.9   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 23.34061 11 58 21.15 +10 37 39.0          20.2   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 23.35106 11 58 21.26 +10 34 32.3          20.1   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 23.36170 11 58 21.19 +10 31 20.5          19.9   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 26.28566 12 01 35.74 -04 55 58.4          19.7   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 26.29628 12 01 35.87 -04 59 26.4          19.8   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 26.30653 12 01 35.99 -05 02 46.8          19.9   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 26.31688 12 01 36.12 -05 06 10.2          19.8   EF068704
     K04F16B  C2004 03 27.34354 12 02 46.59 -10 42 04.9          19.8 R EF068448
     K04F16B  C2004 03 27.34813 12 02 46.80 -10 43 33.1          20.3 R EF068448

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.

Orbital elements:
2004 FB16
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M  44.79135              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41071501     Peri.  181.70389     -0.99368750     +0.11066957
a   1.7924305      Node     4.76845     -0.10013629     -0.80118786
e   0.4145151      Incl.   12.76577     -0.05057554     -0.58809034
P   2.40           H   25.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
040323 704  0.7-  0.0     040326 704  0.4-  1.2-    040327 448  1.2-  0.6-
040323 704  0.7+  0.4-    040326 704  0.0   0.4-    040327 448  0.9+  0.5+
040323 704  1.2+  0.5+    040326 704  0.3+  0.8+
040323 704  1.2-  0.1-    040326 704  0.6+  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2004 FB16                a,e,i = 1.79, 0.41, 13                  q = 1.0494
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 03 26    12 01.27   -03 20.4    0.052    1.049   175.0     4.7    19.8
2004 03 28    12 03.63   -14 12.0    0.052    1.049   167.3    12.1    20.1
2004 03 30    12 06.19   -24 26.8    0.055    1.050   158.2    20.7    20.5
2004 04 01    12 08.96   -33 29.8    0.059    1.051   150.0    28.4    20.9
2004 04 03    12 11.94   -41 07.9    0.064    1.052   143.2    34.7    21.3
2004 04 05    12 15.14   -47 24.2    0.071    1.054   137.7    39.7    21.6

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F68

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