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    M.P.E.C. 2004-O12                                Issued 2004 July 17, 21:09 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 Brinson 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 NC9
    
    Observations:
         K04N09C* C2004 07 15.35104 23 47 25.68 -10 07 27.8          19.7   EO012704
         K04N09C  C2004 07 15.37238 23 47 24.80 -10 07 16.1          19.8   EO012704
         K04N09C  C2004 07 15.38303 23 47 24.27 -10 07 09.4          19.9   EO012704
         K04N09C 1C2004 07 15.76307 23 47 08.107-10 03 31.18         19.7 R EO012413
         K04N09C 1C2004 07 15.76492 23 47 08.016-10 03 30.29         19.8 R EO012413
         K04N09C 1C2004 07 15.76677 23 47 07.941-10 03 29.23         19.8 R EO012413
         K04N09C  C2004 07 16.44945 23 46 38.31 -09 57 20.3          19.1 R EO012711
         K04N09C BC2004 07 16.46115 23 46 37.74 -09 57 13.2                 EO012711
         K04N09C 1C2004 07 16.75943 23 46 24.38 -09 54 23.9          20.4 R EO012413
         K04N09C 1C2004 07 16.76128 23 46 24.29 -09 54 22.6          20.4 R EO012413
         K04N09C 1C2004 07 16.76312 23 46 24.21 -09 54 21.9          20.4 R EO012413
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.02674 23 46 12.48 -09 52 07.5                 EO012246
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.02767 23 46 12.38 -09 52 07.0                 EO012246
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.02847 23 46 12.30 -09 52 06.7                 EO012246
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.32273 23 45 58.66 -09 49 26.1          20.2 R EO012H36
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.35047 23 45 57.33 -09 49 11.6          19.9 R EO012H36
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.38355 23 45 55.85 -09 48 52.9                 EO012711
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.39639 23 45 55.22 -09 48 46.9                 EO012711
         K04N09C  C2004 07 17.40923 23 45 54.61 -09 48 39.6                 EO012711
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer N. R. Baliber.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 NC9
    Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
    M  35.49413              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25744932     Peri.  255.71305     -0.59307103     +0.78548656
    a   2.4472306      Node   335.16896     -0.47444272     -0.51840646
    e   0.5109556      Incl.   24.90653     -0.65051584     -0.33803198
    P   3.83           H   17.5           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2004 July 15-17.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 NC9                 a,e,i = 2.45, 0.51, 25                  q = 1.1968
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 07 14    23 48.32   -10 20.1    1.129    1.843   118.3    29.0    20.4
    2004 07 24    23 39.79   -08 52.3    1.096    1.909   129.3    24.3    20.2
    2004 08 03    23 27.09   -07 38.0    1.076    1.973   141.4    18.7    20.1
    2004 08 13    23 11.08   -06 36.1    1.077    2.038   154.3    12.4    19.9
    2004 08 23    22 53.34   -05 45.5    1.102    2.101   167.7     5.9    19.8
    2004 09 02    22 35.91   -05 04.0    1.156    2.163   176.3     1.7    19.7
    2004 09 12    22 20.62   -04 29.1    1.238    2.225   164.8     6.8    20.2
    2004 09 22    22 08.70   -03 58.2    1.347    2.285   152.6    11.7    20.7
    2004 10 02    22 00.65   -03 28.2    1.479    2.344   141.2    15.5    21.1
    2004 10 12    21 56.36   -02 57.1    1.630    2.402   130.6    18.4    21.4
    2004 10 22    21 55.44   -02 22.8    1.795    2.458   120.8    20.3    21.7
    2004 11 01    21 57.37   -01 44.1    1.972    2.514   111.6    21.5    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-O12
    

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