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  • MPEC 2004-O47 : 2002 XP114, 2004 NE32, 2004 OL12

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-O47                                Issued 2004 July 30, 22:34 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
    
                           2002 XP114, 2004 NE32, 2004 OL12
    
    Observations:
         K02XB4P* C2002 12 04.34647 05 32 25.36 +24 25 26.5          23.2 R EO047695
         K02XB4P  C2002 12 04.45220 05 32 24.60 +24 25 26.8                 EO047695
         K02XB4P  C2002 12 05.33507 05 32 18.37 +24 25 29.0                 EO047695
         K04N32E* C2004 07 15.06709 13 22 02.45 -08 39 32.2          22.9 R EO047807
         K04N32E  C2004 07 16.99059 13 22 04.15 -08 39 39.9                 EO047807
         K04N32E  C2004 07 17.08946 13 22 04.26 -08 39 40.4                 EO047807
         K04O12L* C2004 07 16.16767 19 23 45.27 -24 48 11.8          22.0 R EO047807
         K04O12L  C2004 07 16.30130 19 23 44.58 -24 48 12.9                 EO047807
         K04O12L  C2004 07 17.04876 19 23 40.83 -24 48 20.0                 EO047807
    
    Observer details:
    695 Kitt Peak.  Observers L. H. Wasserman, D. E. Trilling, R. L. Millis.
        Measurers M. W. Buie, S. D. Kern, R. L. Millis, L. H. Wasserman,
        E. I. Chiang, K. B. Clancy, D. E. Trilling.  4-m reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers M. W. Buie, J. L. Elliot, J. F. Kane,
        M. E. Teyssier.  Measurers M. W. Buie, J. L. Elliot, J. F. Kane,
        M. E. Teyssier, R. L. Millis, L. H. Wasserman, S. D. Kern, A. A. S. Gulbis,
        T. A. Jones, M. Leung, A. L. Vax, K. B. Clancy.  4-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    Object    H    G   Epoch    M     Peri.   Node    Incl.     e         a    Arc C
    K02XB4P  8.7  0.15 K02BM 359.952   3.932  79.573  16.243 0.22529  39.52187   1EX
    K04N32E  6.5  0.15 K047E   0.000 359.799 203.658   5.749 0.0      45.83714   2EX
    K04O12L  6.0  0.15 K047E   0.000 278.862  10.190   2.700 0.0      43.35303   1EX
    
    Ephemerides:
    2004 NE32                a,e,i = 45.84, 0.00, 6
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 07 24    13 22.21   -08 40.4   45.988   45.837    80.9     1.3    23.3
    2004 08 03    13 22.53   -08 42.1   46.151   45.837    71.4     1.2    23.3
    2004 08 13    13 22.97   -08 44.5   46.305   45.837    61.9     1.1    23.3
    2004 08 23    13 23.53   -08 47.6   46.447   45.837    52.4     1.0    23.3
    2004 09 02    13 24.19   -08 51.3   46.570   45.837    43.0     0.9    23.3
    2004 09 12    13 24.94   -08 55.5   46.674   45.837    33.4     0.7    23.3
    
    2004 OL12                a,e,i = 43.35, 0.00, 3
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 07 24    19 23.10   -24 49.4   42.362   43.353   167.1     0.3    22.4
    2004 08 03    19 22.30   -24 50.7   42.414   43.353   157.5     0.5    22.4
    2004 08 13    19 21.57   -24 51.8   42.492   43.353   147.8     0.7    22.5
    2004 08 23    19 20.93   -24 52.6   42.595   43.353   138.1     0.9    22.5
    2004 09 02    19 20.40   -24 53.1   42.720   43.353   128.3     1.0    22.5
    2004 09 12    19 20.01   -24 53.3   42.863   43.353   118.6     1.2    22.5
    2004 09 22    19 19.77   -24 53.1   43.020   43.353   108.8     1.3    22.5
    2004 10 02    19 19.70   -24 52.6   43.186   43.353    98.9     1.3    22.5
    2004 10 12    19 19.79   -24 51.8   43.357   43.353    89.1     1.3    22.6
    2004 10 22    19 20.05   -24 50.6   43.528   43.353    79.3     1.3    22.6
    2004 11 01    19 20.47   -24 49.2   43.692   43.353    69.4     1.2    22.6
    2004 11 11    19 21.06   -24 47.5   43.847   43.353    59.5     1.1    22.6
    2004 11 21    19 21.79   -24 45.6   43.987   43.353    49.6     1.0    22.6
    2004 12 01    19 22.64   -24 43.5   44.107   43.353    39.7     0.8    22.5
    
         The assumed perihelic 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbit keeps 2002 XP114
    more than 12 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-O47
    

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