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    M.P.E.C. 2004-L21                                Issued 2004 June 10, 10:53 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 LJ
    
    Observations:
         K04L00J* C2004 06 09.33605 19 10 56.87 +19 17 52.0          17.6   EL021704
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.34618 19 10 50.47 +19 17 58.3          18.4   EL021704
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.35642 19 10 44.00 +19 18 04.7          18.1   EL021704
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.36646 19 10 37.60 +19 18 10.8          18.4   EL021704
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.38147 19 10 28.11 +19 18 20.1          18.5   EL021704
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.91143 19 05 14.58 +19 23 04.4          18.0 R EL021620
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.91561 19 05 12.09 +19 23 06.5          18.0 R EL021620
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.92481 19 05 06.58 +19 23 11.6          18.0 R EL021620
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.92817 19 05 04.61 +19 23 13.1          17.8 R EL021620
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.95027 19 04 50.06 +19 23 19.4          16.8 R EL021A50
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.95151 19 04 50.49 +19 23 21.8          17.9 R EL021132
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.95170 19 04 49.11 +19 23 20.3          16.8 R EL021A50
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.95519 19 04 48.18 +19 23 23.7          18.3 R EL021132
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.95887 19 04 46.02 +19 23 26.3          18.1 R EL021132
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.96131 19 04 43.51 +19 23 24.9          17.0 R EL021A50
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.96274 19 04 42.55 +19 23 26.8          16.9 R EL021A50
         K04L00J  C2004 06 09.96417 19 04 41.83 +19 23 27.0          16.9 R EL021A50
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.01414 19 04 12.65 +19 23 53.6                 EL021587
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.01742 19 04 10.68 +19 23 57.1                 EL021587
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.04315 19 03 55.04 +19 24 08.5          17.5 R EL021106
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.04657 19 03 53.02 +19 24 10.9          17.5 R EL021106
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.05017 19 03 50.86 +19 24 12.2          17.8 R EL021106
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.10297 19 03 22.73 +19 25 36.1          17.7 R EL021859
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.10501 19 03 21.50 +19 25 37.7          18.0 R EL021859
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.25728 19 01 54.59 +19 25 53.5          18.1 R EL021854
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.26490 19 01 50.08 +19 25 57.1          18.0 R EL021854
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.26598 19 01 49.53 +19 25 57.6          18.0 R EL021854
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.28613 19 01 37.65 +19 26 07.2          17.2 R EL021G90
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.28928 19 01 35.84 +19 26 08.9          17.4 R EL021G90
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.29126 19 01 34.64 +19 26 09.9          17.2 R EL021G90
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.34388 19 01 03.44 +19 26 33.2          17.5 R EL021H06
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.34660 19 01 01.84 +19 26 34.4          17.6 R EL021H06
         K04L00J  C2004 06 10.34932 19 01 00.24 +19 26 35.3          17.6 R EL021H06
    
    Observer details:
    106 Crni Vrh.  Observer J. Skvarc.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD..
    132 Bedoin.  Observer P. Antonini.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observer F. Manca.
    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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers V. Lokot, N. Kovalenko.
        0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.4-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 LJ                                                              PHA 0.037A
    Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5                  MPC
    M  61.41046              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.86877118     Peri.  255.73683     -0.74854408     -0.59596445
    a   1.0877584      Node   246.84810     +0.66140116     -0.70228846
    e   0.4653926      Incl.   18.43115     -0.04722563     -0.38938065
    P   1.13           H   20.2           G   0.15
    From 31 observations 2004 June 9-10.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 LJ                  a,e,i = 1.09, 0.47, 18                  q = 0.5815
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 06 04    20 16.95   +17 09.1    0.118    1.071   115.6    58.7    17.8
    2004 06 14    18 30.91   +19 32.2    0.175    1.146   134.7    39.0    18.3
    2004 06 24    17 40.51   +17 59.9    0.252    1.215   137.9    34.1    19.0
    2004 07 04    17 16.37   +15 35.3    0.339    1.279   134.8    34.3    19.8
    2004 07 14    17 05.61   +13 00.9    0.434    1.336   129.7    35.9    20.5
    2004 07 24    17 02.83   +10 28.2    0.535    1.388   123.9    37.4    21.1
    2004 08 03    17 05.39   +08 03.0    0.641    1.433   118.1    38.6    21.6
    2004 08 13    17 11.71   +05 48.1    0.750    1.473   112.4    39.5    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-L21
    

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