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    M.P.E.C. 2004-J54                                Issued 2004 May 13, 15:41 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 JN2
    
    Observations:
         K04J02N* C2004 05 09.27394 14 48 27.91 -17 15 22.5          20.7 V EJ054691
         K04J02N  C2004 05 09.30186 14 48 23.17 -17 14 38.3          21.6 V EJ054691
         K04J02N  C2004 05 09.33060 14 48 18.38 -17 13 53.6          21.6 V EJ054691
         K04J02N 1C2004 05 09.60399 14 47 33.82 -17 06 31.0          20.3 R EJ054413
         K04J02N 1C2004 05 09.61878 14 47 31.36 -17 06 07.9          20.4 R EJ054413
         K04J02N  C2004 05 10.24709 14 45 49.78 -16 49 50.0          21.4 V EJ054291
         K04J02N  C2004 05 10.25163 14 45 49.08 -16 49 43.4          21.5 V EJ054291
         K04J02N  C2004 05 10.25615 14 45 48.32 -16 49 36.3          21.4 V EJ054291
         K04J02N 5C2004 05 10.32847 14 45 36.36 -16 47 41.6          21.0 R EJ054673
         K04J02N 5C2004 05 10.33877 14 45 34.65 -16 47 23.2                 EJ054673
         K04J02N 5C2004 05 10.34456 14 45 33.64 -16 47 13.5                 EJ054673
         K04J02N 5C2004 05 10.34688 14 45 33.29 -16 47 09.0                 EJ054673
         K04J02N  C2004 05 11.92125 14 41 21.46 -16 05 55.4                 EJ054246
         K04J02N  C2004 05 11.92215 14 41 21.40 -16 05 54.5                 EJ054246
         K04J02N  C2004 05 11.92868 14 41 20.33 -16 05 41.3                 EJ054246
         K04J02N  C2004 05 13.27894 14 37 48.18 -15 30 16.4          21.1 R EJ054926
         K04J02N HC2004 05 13.27963 14 37 48.06 -15 30 13.8          21.0 V EJ054291
         K04J02N  C2004 05 13.28105 14 37 47.84 -15 30 13.1          20.9 R EJ054926
         K04J02N  C2004 05 13.28315 14 37 47.50 -15 30 09.7          20.8 R EJ054926
         K04J02N HC2004 05 13.28432 14 37 47.33 -15 30 08.5          21.4 V EJ054291
         K04J02N HC2004 05 13.28819 14 37 46.69 -15 30 01.4          21.1 V EJ054291
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers A. S. Descour, A. E. Gleason.  1.8-m f/2.7
        reflector + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 JN2                                                             PHA 0.000
    Epoch 2004 Apr. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453120.5                 MPC
    M 163.25842              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.89022917     Peri.  180.02783     +0.66507296     -0.69505915
    a   1.0702079      Node   228.28618     +0.68522642     +0.71336770
    e   0.6317155      Incl.   21.45805     +0.29688838     -0.08943883
    P   1.11           H   20.3           G   0.15
    From 16 observations 2004 May 9-13.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 JN2                 a,e,i = 1.07, 0.63, 21                  q = 0.3941
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 05 05    15 00.27   -19 06.1    0.736    1.744   176.1     2.2    21.1
    2004 05 15    14 33.40   -14 45.3    0.748    1.746   166.2     7.9    21.4
    2004 05 25    14 10.87   -10 40.7    0.790    1.742   150.0    16.9    21.9
    2004 06 04    13 54.59   -07 21.9    0.857    1.732   135.4    24.3    22.3
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-J54
    

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