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    M.P.E.C. 2004-O13                                Issued 2004 July 17, 21:14 UT

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                                    2004 OB

Observations:
     K04O00B  C2004 06 14.35881 20 35 44.91 -11 28 23.2          20.9 V EO013691
     K04O00B  C2004 06 14.38606 20 35 45.36 -11 28 14.8          20.7 V EO013691
     K04O00B  C2004 06 14.41318 20 35 45.79 -11 28 06.2          20.4 V EO013691
     K04O00B  C2004 07 14.27278 20 27 10.09 -09 55 21.9          18.3   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 14.28369 20 27 09.31 -09 55 22.3          18.7   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 14.29363 20 27 08.69 -09 55 22.0          18.6   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 14.30356 20 27 08.03 -09 55 22.1          18.7   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 14.31349 20 27 07.35 -09 55 21.9          18.8   EO013704
     K04O00B* C2004 07 16.26984 20 25 03.88 -09 55 56.4          18.6   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 16.27965 20 25 03.14 -09 55 56.5          18.5   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 16.28942 20 25 02.40 -09 55 56.7          18.6   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 16.29919 20 25 01.69 -09 55 57.0          18.9   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 16.30892 20 25 01.02 -09 55 58.2          18.9   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 17.36142 20 23 48.97 -09 56 44.4          18.7   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 17.37239 20 23 48.05 -09 56 44.4          20.1   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 17.39552 20 23 46.29 -09 56 45.6          18.6   EO013704
     K04O00B  C2004 07 17.41134 20 23 45.11 -09 56 46.5          18.7   EO013704

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 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.

Orbital elements:
2004 OB                                                              PHA 0.013
Epoch 2004 June 24.0 TT = JDT 2453180.5                 MPC
M 299.59919              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45316083     Peri.  222.71107     +0.79067167     -0.61221825
a   1.6786796      Node   175.03065     +0.57669321     +0.74188149
e   0.4291127      Incl.    3.44667     +0.20558028     +0.27349710
P   2.17           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2004 June 14-July 17.

Ephemeris:
2004 OB                  a,e,i = 1.68, 0.43, 3                   q = 0.9583
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 07 14    20 27.43   -09 55.2    0.492    1.493   162.7    11.7    18.5
2004 07 24    20 15.00   -10 09.1    0.419    1.431   170.3     6.9    17.9
2004 08 03    19 58.08   -10 54.4    0.363    1.368   165.0    11.0    17.7
2004 08 13    19 38.52   -12 11.0    0.320    1.305   152.4    21.1    17.6
2004 08 23    19 19.40   -13 53.9    0.289    1.243   138.6    32.5    17.7
2004 09 02    19 03.94   -15 55.4    0.266    1.183   125.4    44.1    17.7
2004 09 12    18 54.00   -18 11.9    0.246    1.126   113.3    55.2    17.7
2004 09 22    18 50.25   -20 46.0    0.224    1.075   102.5    65.8    17.7
2004 10 02    18 52.06   -23 48.3    0.199    1.030    92.8    76.0    17.7
2004 10 12    18 58.17   -27 43.9    0.170    0.995    84.0    86.2    17.7
2004 10 22    19 07.63   -33 25.1    0.137    0.970    75.7    96.4    17.6
2004 11 01    19 19.86   -42 52.8    0.103    0.959    68.2   106.1    17.4
2004 11 11    19 40.81   -61 00.4    0.072    0.961    64.6   111.6    17.0
2004 11 21    05 05.50   -82 17.7    0.055    0.977    77.3    99.5    15.7
2004 12 01    07 00.06   -43 40.2    0.064    1.006   106.0    70.5    15.0
2004 12 11    07 06.86   -20 36.3    0.092    1.044   128.3    47.7    15.2
2004 12 21    07 05.50   -07 54.5    0.129    1.092   144.5    31.5    15.6
2004 12 31    07 02.20   +00 09.6    0.174    1.145   156.5    20.0    16.0
2005 01 10    06 59.42   +05 48.7    0.228    1.203   162.6    14.1    16.5
2005 01 20    06 58.96   +09 55.4    0.293    1.264   160.4    15.2    17.2
2005 01 30    07 01.62   +12 54.8    0.370    1.327   153.4    19.4    17.9
2005 02 09    07 07.34   +15 03.3    0.460    1.390   145.4    23.8    18.6
2005 02 19    07 15.92   +16 32.5    0.561    1.452   137.6    27.3    19.3
2005 03 01    07 26.85   +17 30.3    0.673    1.515   130.1    30.0    19.8
2005 03 11    07 39.59   +18 02.9    0.795    1.575   123.1    31.9    20.3
2005 03 21    07 53.77   +18 14.4    0.926    1.635   116.5    33.1    20.8
2005 03 31    08 08.97   +18 08.2    1.064    1.692   110.2    33.7    21.2
2005 04 10    08 24.87   +17 46.7    1.209    1.748   104.1    33.8    21.5
2005 04 20    08 41.27   +17 12.0    1.358    1.801    98.2    33.5    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-O13

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