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    M.P.E.C. 2004-K05                                Issued 2004 May 16, 19:15 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 JW20

Observations:
     K04J20W* C2004 05 15.24976 14 35 33.64 -19 20 17.8          19.7   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 15.25933 14 35 31.38 -19 19 42.8          19.5   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 15.27836 14 35 27.00 -19 18 32.9          20.1   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 15.28787 14 35 24.74 -19 17 55.2          19.7   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 16.26768 14 31 56.22 -18 18 30.1          19.1   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 16.27742 14 31 54.09 -18 17 55.6          19.3   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 16.28713 14 31 52.00 -18 17 20.9          19.2   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 16.29673 14 31 49.94 -18 16 46.9          19.2   EK005704
     K04J20W  C2004 05 16.30549 14 31 48.17 -18 16 14.6          18.5 R EK005926
     K04J20W  C2004 05 16.30675 14 31 47.84 -18 16 10.8          18.6 R EK005926
     K04J20W  C2004 05 16.30799 14 31 47.57 -18 16 06.1          18.8 R EK005926

Observer details:
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 JW20
Epoch 2004 May 15.0 TT = JDT 2453140.5                  MPC
M 105.35535              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.07811713     Peri.  205.07467     +0.18495744     -0.95662935
a   0.9419447      Node   235.04415     +0.94159912     +0.23807657
e   0.5538264      Incl.   15.93799     +0.28139268     -0.16786852
P   0.91           H   20.5           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2004 May 15-16.

Ephemeris:
2004 JW20                a,e,i = 0.94, 0.55, 16                  q = 0.4203
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 05 15    14 36.49   -19 35.5    0.269    1.276   167.7     9.7    18.8
2004 05 25    14 09.99   -11 22.9    0.349    1.327   150.1    22.4    19.9
2004 06 04    13 58.65   -06 45.3    0.444    1.370   136.1    30.9    20.7
2004 06 14    13 55.98   -04 20.1    0.549    1.404   125.0    36.4    21.4
2004 06 24    13 58.78   -03 14.9    0.658    1.431   115.7    39.8    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-K05

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