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    M.P.E.C. 2004-L34                                Issued 2004 June 12, 13:51 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 LB2
    
    Observations:
         K04L02B* C2004 06 11.37768 21 09 52.25 -12 26 44.1          17.7 R EL034699
         K04L02B  C2004 06 11.38983 21 10 11.89 -12 23 28.6                 EL034699
         K04L02B  C2004 06 11.40202 21 10 31.66 -12 20 09.4                 EL034699
         K04L02B  C2004 06 11.41421 21 10 51.36 -12 16 52.3                 EL034699
         K04L02B tC2004 06 11.74141 21 20 16.75 -10 40 15.6                 EL034E12
         K04L02B tC2004 06 11.74256 21 20 18.56 -10 39 56.5                 EL034E12
         K04L02B tC2004 06 11.74370 21 20 20.34 -10 39 37.7                 EL034E12
         K04L02B tC2004 06 11.74485 21 20 22.53 -10 39 15.0                 EL034E12
         K04L02B tC2004 06 11.74626 21 20 25.09 -10 38 48.0                 EL034E12
         K04L02B tC2004 06 11.74740 21 20 27.01 -10 38 28.5                 EL034E12
         K04L02B tC2004 06 11.74853 21 20 28.94 -10 38 08.4                 EL034E12
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.04044 21 29 38.65 -09 09 07.9          17.4 R EL034620
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.04479 21 29 46.90 -09 07 41.4          17.8 R EL034620
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.04918 21 29 55.19 -09 06 14.7          17.7 R EL034620
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.08061 21 30 54.39 -08 56 13.8          18.3 R EL034J95
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.08516 21 31 02.94 -08 54 43.6          17.9 R EL034J95
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.32812 21 39 12.06 -07 30 24.6          17.8 R EL034H06
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.32895 21 39 13.79 -07 30 06.4          17.6 R EL034H06
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.32978 21 39 15.41 -07 29 49.4          17.8 R EL034H06
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.33270 21 39 22.19 -07 28 42.8          18.0 R EL034G90
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.33442 21 39 25.59 -07 28 06.5          17.9 R EL034G90
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.33786 21 39 32.62 -07 26 52.1          17.9 R EL034G90
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.35100 21 39 58.95 -07 22 08.9          18.4 R EL034651
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.35170 21 40 00.28 -07 21 56.0          18.4 R EL034651
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.35231 21 40 01.69 -07 21 41.4          18.6 R EL034651
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.35304 21 40 03.08 -07 21 28.3          18.4 R EL034651
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.41525 21 42 09.36 -06 59 01.5          17.5 R EL034926
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.41558 21 42 09.96 -06 58 54.7          17.5 R EL034926
         K04L02B  C2004 06 12.41589 21 42 10.65 -06 58 47.3          17.5 R EL034926
    
    Observer details:
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + 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.
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 LB2
    Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5                  MPC
    M 317.81747              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63720127     Peri.  106.30694     +0.98359730     -0.13556056
    a   1.3374728      Node   261.60074     +0.08123695     +0.92191902
    e   0.5733713      Incl.    6.90853     +0.16104942     +0.36288932
    P   1.55           H   22.4           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2004 June 11-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 LB2                 a,e,i = 1.34, 0.57, 7                   q = 0.5706
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 06 04    19 25.76   -26 19.1    0.130    1.122   144.3    31.9    19.6
    2004 06 05    19 33.15   -25 33.8    0.119    1.113   143.5    32.8    19.4
    2004 06 06    19 41.76   -24 38.0    0.109    1.103   142.4    34.1    19.2
    2004 06 07    19 51.94   -23 28.0    0.098    1.093   140.9    35.8    19.0
    2004 06 08    20 04.12   -21 58.8    0.088    1.083   138.9    38.0    18.8
    2004 06 09    20 18.91   -20 02.7    0.079    1.073   136.1    41.0    18.6
    2004 06 10    20 37.11   -17 28.7    0.069    1.063   132.2    45.0    18.5
    2004 06 11    20 59.78   -14 01.4    0.061    1.053   127.0    50.4    18.3
    2004 06 12    21 28.23   -09 20.6    0.053    1.043   119.8    57.7    18.2
    2004 06 13    22 03.75   -03 07.3    0.047    1.033   110.2    67.4    18.2
    2004 06 14    22 47.04   +04 38.0    0.043    1.023    98.1    79.5    18.4
    2004 06 15    23 36.96   +13 08.9    0.042    1.013    84.3    93.3    18.9
    2004 06 16    00 29.82   +20 57.2    0.044    1.002    70.7   107.0    19.6
    2004 06 17    01 20.39   +26 52.8    0.048    0.992    58.9   118.8    20.5
    2004 06 18    02 04.66   +30 45.9    0.054    0.982    49.6   128.0    21.6
    2004 06 19    02 41.17   +33 05.2    0.062    0.971    42.6   134.9    22.5
    2004 06 20    03 10.45   +34 23.8    0.071    0.961    37.4   140.0    23.4
    2004 06 21    03 33.77   +35 06.1    0.080    0.951    33.6   143.7    24.2
    2004 06 22    03 52.45   +35 27.2    0.090    0.940    30.8   146.4    24.8
    2004 06 23    04 07.58   +35 35.8    0.100    0.930    28.7   148.3    25.4
    2004 06 24    04 20.01   +35 37.2    0.110    0.920    27.1   149.7    25.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-L34
    

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