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    M.P.E.C. 2004-M58                                Issued 2004 June 26, 16:29 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

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                                   2004 MD6

Observations:
     K04M06D* C2004 06 23.24453 18 13 48.25 +19 15 28.9          18.0   EM058704
     K04M06D  C2004 06 23.25453 18 13 41.10 +19 15 26.3          17.8   EM058704
     K04M06D  C2004 06 23.26454 18 13 33.94 +19 15 23.9          17.9   EM058704
     K04M06D  C2004 06 23.27454 18 13 26.82 +19 15 20.5          18.2   EM058704
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96030 17 47 49.56 +18 54 29.5          18.3 R EM058J87
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96146 17 47 49.07 +18 54 29.4          18.2 R EM058J87
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96261 17 47 48.49 +18 54 28.2          18.2 R EM058J87
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96376 17 47 47.94 +18 54 27.4          18.0 R EM058J87
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96664 17 47 45.69 +18 54 20.0                 EM058246
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96786 17 47 45.06 +18 54 18.9                 EM058246
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96876 17 47 44.61 +18 54 18.6                 EM058246
     K04M06D  C2004 06 25.96986 17 47 44.10 +18 54 17.7                 EM058246
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.00208 17 47 28.80 +18 54 06.0          17.9 R EM058176
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.00300 17 47 28.35 +18 54 05.4          17.9 R EM058176
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.00394 17 47 27.89 +18 54 04.8          17.8 R EM058176
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.00485 17 47 27.44 +18 54 04.2          17.9 R EM058176
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.00576 17 47 27.00 +18 54 03.6          17.9 R EM058176
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.16767 17 46 13.32 +18 52 24.5          17.4 R EM058H59
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.20438 17 45 55.88 +18 52 03.3          17.9 R EM058H59
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.21459 17 45 50.99 +18 51 56.5          17.8 R EM058H59
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.22529 17 45 45.90 +18 51 49.8          18.0 R EM058H59
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.24403 17 45 38.69 +18 51 42.4          18.4 R EM058G70
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.25780 17 45 32.15 +18 51 34.7          18.6 R EM058G70
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.29948 17 45 12.45 +18 51 09.0          18.5 R EM058G70
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.33990 17 44 53.03 +18 50 45.6          17.8 R EM058651
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.34142 17 44 52.32 +18 50 44.7          17.8 R EM058651
     K04M06D  C2004 06 26.34269 17 44 51.69 +18 50 42.3          17.7 R EM058651

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian + 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.
G70 Francisquito Observatory, Los Angeles.  Observer R. E. Jones.  0.30-m
    f/6.7 reflector + CCD.
H59 Prairie Grass Observatory, Camp Cullom.  Observer J. Mahony.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 MD6                                                             PHA 0.001A
Epoch 2004 June 24.0 TT = JDT 2453180.5                 MPC
M  77.85832              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.05876311     Peri.  231.44155     -0.61061863     -0.62098434
a   0.9533891      Node   263.97362     +0.78791527     -0.53875813
e   0.5659034      Incl.   29.61578     -0.07958906     -0.56931373
P   0.93           H   20.5           G   0.15
From 27 observations 2004 June 23-26.

Ephemeris:
2004 MD6                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.57, 30                  q = 0.4139
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 06 24    18 05.54   +19 11.6    0.142    1.125   137.4    37.7    18.0
2004 07 04    17 07.73   +17 19.6    0.252    1.201   132.2    38.8    19.5
2004 07 14    16 49.08   +15 18.5    0.370    1.266   125.1    41.0    20.5
2004 07 24    16 43.76   +13 22.6    0.492    1.323   118.4    42.5    21.2
2004 08 03    16 45.10   +11 32.8    0.616    1.371   112.1    43.3    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-M58

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