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    M.P.E.C. 2004-P21                                Issued 2004 Aug. 7, 14:46 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 PJ
    
    Observations:
         K04P00J* C2004 08 06.36686 21 53 37.14 -08 00 35.8          18.2   EP021644
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.39259 21 53 45.48 -08 01 49.9          18.3   EP021644
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.43074 21 53 57.87 -08 03 39.1          19.4   EP021644
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.88833 21 56 43.33 -08 25 20.7          19.0 R EP021J87
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.89351 21 56 45.02 -08 25 35.3          19.0 R EP021J87
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.89850 21 56 46.64 -08 25 50.3          18.8 R EP021J87
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.91681 21 56 51.05 -08 26 50.7          18.5 R EP021246
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.92101 21 56 52.38 -08 27 01.2                 EP021246
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.92153 21 56 52.61 -08 27 04.2          18.6 R EP021246
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.92289 21 56 53.85 -08 27 09.4          19.1 R EP021J95
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.92314 21 56 53.19 -08 27 08.0                 EP021246
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.93038 21 56 56.21 -08 27 29.0          19.5 R EP021J95
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.93768 21 56 58.60 -08 27 50.1          19.5 R EP021J95
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97291 21 57 10.18 -08 29 18.9          19.2 V EP021941
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97371 21 57 10.43 -08 29 21.2          19.2 V EP021941
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97450 21 57 10.67 -08 29 23.3          19.3 V EP021941
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97499 21 57 09.22 -08 29 31.9          19   R EP021461
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97530 21 57 10.92 -08 29 25.4          19.2 V EP021941
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97579 21 57 09.47 -08 29 35.2                 EP021461
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97661 21 57 09.75 -08 29 37.6                 EP021461
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97741 21 57 09.91 -08 29 38.7                 EP021461
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97823 21 57 10.18 -08 29 41.3                 EP021461
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97849 21 57 11.95 -08 29 34.1          19.3 V EP021941
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97929 21 57 12.18 -08 29 36.2          19.2 V EP021941
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.97976 21 57 12.03 -08 29 37.3          18.3 R EP021176
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.98068 21 57 12.33 -08 29 39.9          18.3 R EP021176
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.98161 21 57 12.62 -08 29 42.5          18.0 R EP021176
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.98438 21 57 13.50 -08 29 50.3          18.4 R EP021176
         K04P00J  C2004 08 06.98529 21 57 13.78 -08 29 52.9          18.3 R EP021176
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.09177 21 57 47.33 -08 34 56.5          18.7 R EP021J95
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.09734 21 57 49.07 -08 35 12.1          18.5 R EP021J95
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.10220 21 57 50.59 -08 35 24.6          18.8 R EP021J95
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.10870 21 57 51.43 -08 35 32.5          18.2 R EP021599
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.11141 21 57 52.26 -08 35 39.6          18.5 R EP021599
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.11278 21 57 52.68 -08 35 43.2          18.5 R EP021599
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.11412 21 57 53.11 -08 35 47.3          18.5 R EP021599
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.26940 21 58 49.69 -08 42 41.7          18.5 R EP021H06
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.27138 21 58 50.29 -08 42 46.9          18.2 R EP021H06
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.27333 21 58 50.88 -08 42 52.5          18.2 R EP021H06
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.49067 22 00 04.12 -08 50 56.2          18.4 R EP021E14
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.50185 22 00 07.53 -08 51 26.3          18.5 R EP021E14
         K04P00J  C2004 08 07.51300 22 00 10.88 -08 51 56.8          18.6 R EP021E14
    
    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.
    461 Szeged University, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observers K. Sarneczky,
        T. Szalai.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, A. Di Paola.  0.60-m f/3
        Schmidt + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.
    E14 Hunters Hill Observatory, Ngunnawal.  Observer D. Higgins.  Measurer
        A. Engine.  0.36-m f/2.95 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
        + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 PJ
    Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5                  MPC
    M   7.15180              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28906982     Peri.  145.14633     +0.25519505     +0.96496590
    a   2.2653443      Node   139.54165     -0.90709140     +0.26076468
    e   0.5344540      Incl.    5.39069     -0.33475464     +0.02902760
    P   3.41           H   23.0           G   0.15
    From 42 observations 2004 Aug. 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 PJ                  a,e,i = 2.27, 0.53, 5                   q = 1.0546
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 08 03    21 30.62   -04 53.5    0.085    1.097   164.5    14.3    18.7
    2004 08 13    22 24.16   -12 10.9    0.125    1.135   167.0    11.6    19.5
    2004 08 23    22 48.39   -15 37.6    0.175    1.184   169.5     8.9    20.2
    2004 09 02    22 59.94   -17 12.2    0.234    1.240   170.0     8.1    20.9
    2004 09 12    23 06.03   -17 41.5    0.302    1.302   165.9    10.8    21.7
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-P21
    

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