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    M.P.E.C. 2004-F74                                Issued 2004 Mar. 28, 13:27 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 FN17
    
    Observations:
         K04F17N* C2004 03 27.38610 15 39 16.19 -22 10 46.9          19.3   EF074704
         K04F17N  C2004 03 27.39599 15 39 19.80 -22 10 06.5          19.8   EF074704
         K04F17N  C2004 03 27.41565 15 39 26.83 -22 08 45.4          19.4   EF074704
         K04F17N  C2004 03 27.42553 15 39 30.41 -22 08 05.5          19.6   EF074704
         K04F17N  C2004 03 28.37091 15 45 27.68 -21 01 52.4          19.6 R EF074651
         K04F17N  C2004 03 28.37494 15 45 29.23 -21 01 35.0          19.6 R EF074651
         K04F17N  C2004 03 28.37637 15 45 29.62 -21 01 29.2          19.6 R EF074651
         K04F17N  C2004 03 28.44367 15 45 53.74 -20 56 41.5          19.1 R EF074926
         K04F17N  C2004 03 28.44462 15 45 54.13 -20 56 36.6          19.4 R EF074926
         K04F17N  C2004 03 28.44558 15 45 54.48 -20 56 32.7          19.3 R EF074926
    
    Observer details:
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        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.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 FN17
    Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5                 MPC
    M 344.78585              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.44730465     Peri.   20.46860     -0.80893361     +0.58387921
    a   1.6932995      Node   195.83746     -0.56830292     -0.80651455
    e   0.3498198      Incl.   14.56707     -0.15052643     -0.09284045
    P   2.20           H   21.6           G   0.15
    From 10 observations 2004 Mar. 27-28.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 FN17                a,e,i = 1.69, 0.35, 15                  q = 1.1009
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 03 26    15 30.53   -23 41.8    0.186    1.125   129.4    43.3    19.9
    2004 04 05    16 31.88   -10 42.0    0.168    1.109   126.7    46.3    19.7
    2004 04 15    17 24.31   +04 05.8    0.172    1.102   120.9    51.4    19.9
    2004 04 25    18 03.47   +16 24.0    0.192    1.102   115.4    55.5    20.3
    2004 05 05    18 30.13   +24 55.6    0.222    1.112   112.2    57.1    20.6
    2004 05 15    18 46.54   +30 23.8    0.254    1.129   111.5    56.4    20.9
    2004 05 25    18 54.65   +33 35.9    0.287    1.154   112.6    54.2    21.2
    2004 06 04    18 56.47   +34 58.8    0.318    1.185   115.1    50.8    21.4
    2004 06 14    18 53.87   +34 47.3    0.348    1.221   118.7    46.9    21.5
    2004 06 24    18 48.82   +33 06.7    0.378    1.262   122.8    42.6    21.6
    2004 07 04    18 43.57   +30 06.3    0.411    1.306   127.0    38.5    21.8
    2004 07 14    18 39.79   +26 02.6    0.449    1.352   130.5    34.9    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F74
    

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