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    M.P.E.C. 2004-P26                                Issued 2004 Aug.  9, 12:14 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
    
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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2004 PM2
    
    Observations:
         K04P02M* C2004 08 08.42572 00 34 34.27 +06 57 30.6          19.1 R EP026699
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.43786 00 34 37.16 +06 57 22.4                 EP026699
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.45002 00 34 40.05 +06 57 12.0                 EP026699
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.46218 00 34 43.10 +06 57 02.2                 EP026699
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.98865 00 36 56.31 +06 50 01.0                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.98948 00 36 56.55 +06 50 00.3                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.99028 00 36 56.75 +06 49 59.7                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.99119 00 36 56.99 +06 49 59.0                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.99199 00 36 57.16 +06 49 58.6                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.99336 00 36 57.47 +06 49 57.7                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.99397 00 36 57.63 +06 49 57.5                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 08.99491 00 36 57.89 +06 49 56.1                 EP026246
         K04P02M  C2004 08 09.04324 00 37 09.68 +06 49 18.2          19   R EP026461
         K04P02M  C2004 08 09.04428 00 37 09.93 +06 49 16.9                 EP026461
         K04P02M  C2004 08 09.04634 00 37 10.50 +06 49 15.0                 EP026461
         K04P02M  C2004 08 09.04740 00 37 10.70 +06 49 14.1                 EP026461
         K04P02M 5C2004 08 09.36991 00 38 32.66 +06 44 55.1                 EP026673
         K04P02M  C2004 08 09.37187 00 38 33.13 +06 44 53.8          18.9 R EP026G70
         K04P02M 5C2004 08 09.37199 00 38 33.14 +06 44 53.2                 EP026673
         K04P02M 5C2004 08 09.37407 00 38 33.63 +06 44 51.6                 EP026673
         K04P02M  C2004 08 09.39223 00 38 38.12 +06 44 36.7          18.7 R EP026G70
         K04P02M  C2004 08 09.41305 00 38 43.22 +06 44 19.4                 EP026G70
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    461 Szeged University, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observers K. Sarneczky,
        T. Szalai.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  Measurer
        M. Vale.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    G70 Francisquito Observatory, Los Angeles.  Observer R. E. Jones.  0.30-m
        f/6.7 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 PM2
    Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5                  MPC
    M 351.73797              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23734367     Peri.  201.97937     +0.99313647     +0.06448200
    a   2.5835544      Node   153.74319     -0.04317795     +0.97749594
    e   0.5275781      Incl.   12.74275     -0.10869969     +0.20085756
    P   4.15           H   19.3           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2004 Aug. 8-9.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 PM2                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.53, 13                  q = 1.2205
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 08 03    00 12.32   +07 54.9    0.395    1.282   124.7    40.6    19.4
    2004 08 13    00 53.96   +05 49.3    0.352    1.252   125.9    41.0    19.1
    2004 08 23    01 36.98   +02 17.5    0.324    1.232   126.5    41.3    18.9
    2004 09 02    02 17.90   -02 17.4    0.312    1.222   126.8    41.4    18.8
    2004 09 12    02 53.07   -07 14.0    0.313    1.222   127.3    40.9    18.8
    2004 09 22    03 19.99   -11 50.4    0.325    1.233   128.4    39.6    18.9
    2004 10 02    03 37.95   -15 36.8    0.346    1.253   130.5    37.4    19.0
    2004 10 12    03 47.41   -18 18.8    0.372    1.283   133.4    34.4    19.1
    2004 10 22    03 49.69   -19 47.5    0.406    1.321   136.9    31.0    19.3
    2004 11 01    03 47.04   -19 59.7    0.446    1.365   140.2    27.7    19.5
    2004 11 11    03 41.86   -19 00.0    0.496    1.416   142.5    25.2    19.7
    2004 11 21    03 36.49   -16 59.2    0.557    1.471   143.0    23.8    20.0
    2004 12 01    03 32.77   -14 14.8    0.631    1.530   141.4    23.7    20.3
    2004 12 11    03 31.58   -11 05.7    0.719    1.592   137.8    24.5    20.7
    2004 12 21    03 33.27   -07 47.3    0.821    1.656   132.9    25.8    21.1
    2004 12 31    03 37.76   -04 31.2    0.937    1.721   127.3    27.0    21.6
    2005 01 10    03 44.70   -01 24.9    1.066    1.787   121.3    28.1    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-P26
    

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