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    M.P.E.C. 2004-K17                                Issued 2004 May 18, 21:02 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.
    
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                                        2004 KT
    
    Observations:
         K04K00T* C2004 05 16.67874 20 43 02.91 -33 06 47.1          19.1 R EK017E12
         K04K00T  C2004 05 16.76566 20 42 43.16 -33 04 36.7          19.0 R EK017E12
         K04K00T  C2004 05 16.80720 20 42 33.67 -33 03 33.8          18.7 R EK017E12
         K04K00T  C2004 05 16.82554 20 42 29.46 -33 03 05.9          19.1 R EK017E12
         K04K00T  C2004 05 17.65962 20 39 22.89 -32 41 48.4          18.8 V EK017428
         K04K00T  C2004 05 17.66578 20 39 21.43 -32 41 39.1          19.0 V EK017428
         K04K00T  C2004 05 17.66894 20 39 20.78 -32 41 34.5          19.1 V EK017428
         K04K00T  C2004 05 17.67201 20 39 20.11 -32 41 29.9          19.1 V EK017428
         K04K00T  C2004 05 18.37549 20 36 39.91 -32 23 27.5          19.4 R EK017651
         K04K00T  C2004 05 18.37836 20 36 39.18 -32 23 22.6          19.2 R EK017651
         K04K00T  C2004 05 18.38097 20 36 38.58 -32 23 17.8          19.5 R EK017651
         K04K00T  C2004 05 18.82755 20 34 54.97 -32 11 25.3          18.7 R EK017E12
    
    Observer details:
    428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.51-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers R. H. McNaught, S. Larson, E. Beshore,
        E. Christensen, R. Hill, D. McLean.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 KT
    Epoch 2004 May 15.0 TT = JDT 2453140.5                  MPC
    M  30.21508              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.37322793     Peri.  239.08779     -0.59370502     -0.39080114
    a   1.9105275      Node   268.26428     +0.72822288     -0.63284810
    e   0.6712387      Incl.   44.72745     -0.34235331     -0.66841436
    P   2.64           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 12 observations 2004 May 16-18.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 KT                  a,e,i = 1.91, 0.67, 45                  q = 0.6281
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 05 15    20 49.16   -33 48.5    0.661    1.371   108.3    44.5    19.4
    2004 05 25    20 10.03   -29 18.6    0.636    1.474   125.2    34.1    19.2
    2004 06 04    19 26.82   -23 58.7    0.637    1.574   143.9    22.3    19.0
    2004 06 14    18 44.99   -18 20.7    0.674    1.670   161.9    10.9    18.8
    2004 06 24    18 09.72   -13 18.6    0.752    1.762   169.9     5.8    19.0
    2004 07 04    17 43.43   -09 27.4    0.866    1.850   158.5    11.6    19.6
    2004 07 14    17 25.74   -06 50.0    1.008    1.934   145.6    17.3    20.3
    2004 07 24    17 15.16   -05 12.0    1.172    2.015   134.0    21.2    20.8
    2004 08 03    17 10.13   -04 16.1    1.350    2.092   123.8    23.8    21.3
    2004 08 13    17 09.29   -03 48.1    1.539    2.166   114.6    25.2    21.7
    2004 08 23    17 11.65   -03 38.0    1.734    2.237   106.1    25.7    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-K17
    

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