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    M.P.E.C. 2004-O06                                Issued 2004 July 16, 23:48 UT

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                                   2004 NK8

Observations:
     K04N08K* C2004 07 15.17238 16 26 28.89 -19 36 51.9          20.4   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 15.18323 16 26 38.02 -19 34 25.8          20.1   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 15.19388 16 26 46.96 -19 32 01.7          20.4   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 15.20461 16 26 55.91 -19 29 36.9          20.4   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.16606 16 40 14.90 -16 02 47.0          18.9   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.17651 16 40 22.48 -16 00 38.0          19.3   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.18691 16 40 29.94 -15 58 31.2          19.7   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.19740 16 40 37.61 -15 56 21.8          19.3   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.20803 16 40 45.38 -15 54 10.5          19.3   EO006704
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.90056 16 49 13.81 -13 37 31.2                 EO006246
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.90119 16 49 14.28 -13 37 22.6                 EO006246
     K04N08K  C2004 07 16.90164 16 49 14.46 -13 37 19.2                 EO006246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + 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 NK8
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M  33.29624              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.65032856     Peri.  302.40994     -0.57914185     +0.77421667
a   1.3194132      Node   290.07294     -0.62642852     -0.62305166
e   0.2767552      Incl.   15.77269     -0.52171068     -0.11133364
P   1.52           H   23.1           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2004 July 15-16.

Ephemeris:
2004 NK8                 a,e,i = 1.32, 0.28, 16                  q = 0.9543
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 07 14    16 07.55   -24 10.6    0.061    1.058   132.6    45.0    18.9
2004 07 19    17 10.72   -07 39.1    0.080    1.077   138.3    38.9    19.3
2004 07 24    17 44.92   +01 45.7    0.106    1.096   137.4    38.8    20.0
2004 07 29    18 06.29   +07 00.0    0.136    1.116   135.4    39.7    20.6
2004 08 03    18 21.36   +10 01.4    0.168    1.137   133.4    40.4    21.1
2004 08 08    18 33.05   +11 47.3    0.202    1.158   131.6    40.9    21.6
2004 08 13    18 42.87   +12 46.7    0.237    1.179   130.0    41.1    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-O06

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