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    M.P.E.C. 2004-P46                                Issued 2004 Aug. 12, 11:16 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.
    
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                                       2004 PS42
    
    Observations:
         K04P42S  C2004 08 09.16249 16 50 22.69 -01 54 42.0          19.8   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 09.17192 16 50 25.45 -01 53 26.0          19.4   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 09.18132 16 50 28.36 -01 52 13.4          19.6   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 09.19073 16 50 31.32 -01 50 59.2          19.2   EP046704
         K04P42S* C2004 08 11.20645 17 01 00.97 +02 13 05.6          19.8   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.21653 17 01 03.83 +02 14 12.8          20.2   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.22657 17 01 06.62 +02 15 20.9          19.7   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.23732 17 01 09.70 +02 16 34.2          20.2   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.24736 17 01 12.52 +02 17 41.2          19.9   EP046704
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.89509 17 04 20.99 +03 28 31.8          19   R EP046461
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.89682 17 04 21.40 +03 28 41.5                 EP046461
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.89852 17 04 21.97 +03 28 53.3                 EP046461
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.90032 17 04 22.40 +03 29 05.7                 EP046461
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.90205 17 04 22.87 +03 29 16.0                 EP046461
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.91974 17 04 27.92 +03 31 08.2                 EP046246
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.92032 17 04 28.12 +03 31 11.8                 EP046246
         K04P42S  C2004 08 11.92322 17 04 28.96 +03 31 30.7                 EP046246
         K04P42S 5C2004 08 12.15862 17 05 37.38 +03 56 40.1          19.5 R EP046673
         K04P42S 5C2004 08 12.16128 17 05 38.06 +03 56 56.7                 EP046673
         K04P42S 5C2004 08 12.16395 17 05 38.77 +03 57 13.0                 EP046673
         K04P42S 5C2004 08 12.16904 17 05 40.11 +03 57 45.6                 EP046673
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  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 M. Vale.  0.6-m
        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 PS42
    Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5                  MPC
    M  28.36586              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.72700627     Peri.  322.16024     -0.01877103     +0.94827245
    a   1.2249281      Node   304.53424     -0.79753067     -0.20535613
    e   0.1571490      Incl.   22.62445     -0.60298630     +0.24209133
    P   1.36           H   21.3           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2004 Aug. 9-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 PS42                a,e,i = 1.22, 0.16, 23                  q = 1.0324
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 08 13    17 09.49   +05 22.7    0.155    1.081   112.0    60.3    19.6
    2004 08 23    17 46.25   +17 01.8    0.215    1.101   109.2    60.2    20.3
    2004 09 02    18 13.43   +22 50.2    0.280    1.122   106.8    59.4    20.9
    2004 09 12    18 36.66   +25 53.5    0.346    1.146   104.9    58.1    21.4
    2004 09 22    18 58.73   +27 31.0    0.411    1.170   103.4    56.6    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-P46
    

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