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    M.P.E.C. 2004-J15                                Issued 2004 May 2, 01:58 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 JA
    
    Observations:
         K04J00A* C2004 05 01.33733 18 08 35.84 +58 09 32.2          16.6   EJ015704
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.34692 18 08 16.74 +58 08 21.8          17.0   EJ015704
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.35644 18 07 57.78 +58 07 11.1          16.9   EJ015704
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.36591 18 07 38.89 +58 06 00.6          17.1   EJ015704
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.37543 18 07 19.95 +58 04 49.5          17.0   EJ015704
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.94640 17 49 01.39 +56 45 39.9          15.8 R EJ015A50
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.94795 17 48 58.44 +56 45 26.3          15.8 R EJ015A50
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.94950 17 48 55.45 +56 45 12.6          15.7 R EJ015A50
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.95183 17 48 51.02 +56 44 51.9          15.9 R EJ015A50
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.95571 17 48 43.61 +56 44 17.5          15.8 R EJ015A50
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.95764 17 48 39.91 +56 44 00.5          15.9 R EJ015A50
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.97234 17 48 14.14 +56 41 48.3          16.1 R EJ015176
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.97280 17 48 13.27 +56 41 44.3          16.1 R EJ015176
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.97326 17 48 12.40 +56 41 40.3          16.1 R EJ015176
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.97372 17 48 11.53 +56 41 36.3          16.1 R EJ015176
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.97417 17 48 10.68 +56 41 32.3          16.2 R EJ015176
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.99177 17 47 37.11 +56 38 56.3          16.1 R EJ015620
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.99475 17 47 31.40 +56 38 29.7          16.1 R EJ015620
         K04J00A  C2004 05 01.99773 17 47 25.72 +56 38 03.1          16.1 R EJ015620
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
        J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 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.
    A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko, V. Lokot,
        D. Kyrylenko, O. Drobenko.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 JA
    Epoch 2004 Apr. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453120.5                 MPC
    M  30.11476              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.62126801     Peri.   54.06329     -0.27242755     -0.86823933
    a   1.3602437      Node    57.10520     +0.64389627     -0.48474850
    e   0.6306782      Incl.   29.59319     +0.71496911     +0.10573246
    P   1.59           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2004 May 1-1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 JA                  a,e,i = 1.36, 0.63, 30                  q = 0.5024
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 04 25    21 17.99   +60 27.8    0.197    0.958    70.3    98.5    17.8
    2004 05 05    16 26.23   +46 31.9    0.140    1.072   113.5    59.6    15.9
    2004 05 15    14 27.13   +08 10.3    0.192    1.180   149.0    26.2    15.9
    2004 05 25    13 53.40   -09 21.7    0.311    1.282   145.5    26.6    17.1
    2004 06 04    13 42.66   -17 05.2    0.453    1.377   136.0    30.8    18.2
    2004 06 14    13 41.48   -21 19.2    0.607    1.465   127.3    33.4    19.0
    2004 06 24    13 45.57   -24 04.5    0.769    1.548   119.6    34.8    19.7
    2004 07 04    13 53.04   -26 07.2    0.936    1.625   112.6    35.3    20.3
    2004 07 14    14 02.85   -27 46.8    1.108    1.696   105.9    35.2    20.7
    2004 07 24    14 14.48   -29 13.3    1.281    1.762    99.5    34.6    21.1
    2004 08 03    14 27.55   -30 31.6    1.456    1.823    93.4    33.7    21.4
    2004 08 13    14 41.81   -31 44.0    1.629    1.879    87.4    32.6    21.7
    2004 08 23    14 57.14   -32 51.8    1.799    1.930    81.6    31.2    21.9
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-J15
    

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