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    • MPEC 2004-K58 : 2004 KH15

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-K58                                Issued 2004 May 27, 14:30 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
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                                   2004 KH15

Observations:
     K04K15H* C2004 05 24.34528 20 26 12.65 -02 26 31.4          18.9   EK058704
     K04K15H  C2004 05 24.35428 20 26 13.35 -02 27 24.6          19.4   EK058704
     K04K15H  C2004 05 24.36328 20 26 14.02 -02 28 18.1          19.6   EK058704
     K04K15H  C2004 05 24.37261 20 26 14.61 -02 29 13.4          19.4   EK058704
     K04K15H  C2004 05 24.38185 20 26 15.21 -02 30 08.1          19.1   EK058704
     K04K15H 5C2004 05 25.41609 20 27 42.64 -04 16 05.6          18.5 R EK058673
     K04K15H 5C2004 05 25.42164 20 27 43.02 -04 16 40.3                 EK058673
     K04K15H 5C2004 05 25.42326 20 27 43.14 -04 16 50.5                 EK058673
     K04K15H 5C2004 05 25.42581 20 27 43.33 -04 17 07.4                 EK058673
     K04K15H 8C2004 05 27.46782 20 30 42.14 -08 10 54.1          17.0 R EK058673
     K04K15H 8C2004 05 27.47378 20 30 42.57 -08 11 34.1                 EK058673
     K04K15H 8C2004 05 27.48839 20 30 43.67 -08 13 21.5                 EK058673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, D. Mayes.
    0.6-m reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2004 KH15
Epoch 2004 May 15.0 TT = JDT 2453140.5                  MPC
M 170.20853              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.09655604     Peri.  354.01254     +0.30676365     -0.81349879
a   0.9313555      Node    77.27726     +0.89291647     +0.06624366
e   0.1900700      Incl.   30.43212     +0.32953944     +0.57778153
P   0.90           H   19.6           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2004 May 24-27.

Ephemeris:
2004 KH15                a,e,i = 0.93, 0.19, 30                  q = 0.7543
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 05 25    20 27.10   -03 32.0    0.194    1.108   114.9    56.0    18.3
2004 06 04    20 43.97   -28 11.5    0.141    1.106   127.1    47.0    17.3
2004 06 14    21 20.54   -64 51.2    0.135    1.098   124.6    49.6    17.3
2004 06 24    04 51.28   -84 45.3    0.179    1.086   108.5    62.5    18.3
2004 07 04    07 54.24   -72 46.5    0.242    1.070    96.2    70.8    19.2
2004 07 14    08 17.15   -65 34.6    0.308    1.050    87.6    75.3    19.8
2004 07 24    08 27.09   -61 12.1    0.370    1.026    81.1    78.1    20.2
2004 08 03    08 32.77   -58 05.6    0.422    0.998    75.7    80.1    20.5
2004 08 13    08 36.82   -55 25.3    0.464    0.967    71.0    82.0    20.7
2004 08 23    08 40.70   -52 40.8    0.493    0.935    66.8    84.2    20.9
2004 09 02    08 45.75   -49 26.0    0.508    0.900    63.0    86.8    21.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-K58

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