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    M.P.E.C. 2004-Q17                                Issued 2004 Aug. 20, 11:45 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2000 SG8
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2000-S43
    
    Additional Observations:
         K00S08G  C2004 08 19.34852 01 54 02.76 +25 19 39.4          19.0   EQ017704
         K00S08G  C2004 08 19.35831 01 54 04.42 +25 20 11.4          19.0   EQ017704
         K00S08G  C2004 08 19.36847 01 54 06.18 +25 20 44.0          19.2   EQ017704
         K00S08G  C2004 08 19.37903 01 54 07.93 +25 21 18.5          19.3   EQ017704
         K00S08G  C2004 08 19.97640 01 55 54.61 +25 53 44.2          19.0 R EQ017J95
         K00S08G  C2004 08 19.99064 01 55 57.25 +25 54 32.0          19.3 R EQ017J95
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.00425 01 55 59.69 +25 55 16.9          19.2 R EQ017J95
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.07342 01 56 12.12 +25 59 11.6          19.2 R EQ017952
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.07523 01 56 12.48 +25 59 17.5          19.3 R EQ017952
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.07703 01 56 12.81 +25 59 23.4          19.2 R EQ017952
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.07884 01 56 13.13 +25 59 29.6          19.2 R EQ017952
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.08064 01 56 13.47 +25 59 35.5          19.1 R EQ017952
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.08245 01 56 13.81 +25 59 41.7          19.1 R EQ017952
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.08426 01 56 14.15 +25 59 47.8          19.0 R EQ017952
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.32179 01 56 58.15 +26 13 07.1          17.9 R EQ017H06
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.32542 01 56 58.78 +26 13 19.3          17.8 R EQ017H06
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.32905 01 56 59.50 +26 13 32.4          18.8 R EQ017H06
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.36858 01 57 06.60 +26 15 48.4          18.7 R EQ017711
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.37252 01 57 07.32 +26 16 01.4          18.8 R EQ017711
         K00S08G  C2004 08 20.37644 01 57 08.01 +26 16 15.6          19.0 R EQ017711
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer N. R. Baliber.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    952 Marxuquera.  Observer J. J. Gomez.  0.25-m f/7.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.30-m reflector
        + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    040819 70414.05- 7.08-    040820 71114.82- 7.26-    MPO  6341   +9.0 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 SG8
    Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
    M 335.23234              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25517589     Peri.  151.83319     -0.65988620     -0.73605149
    a   2.4617444      Node   338.30834     +0.58962343     -0.38277797
    e   0.9019561      Incl.   24.10026     +0.46571924     -0.55830926
    P   3.86           H   17.7           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    000921 699  1.5+  0.3+    000925 704  0.8+  0.0     001005 360  1.1+  0.0
    000921 699  0.1+  0.0     000925 704  0.5-  1.0-    001005 360  0.0   0.0
    000921 699  0.3-  0.7+    000925 704  0.5+  0.2-    001022 540  0.8+  0.3+
    000921 699  1.0+  0.0     000925 670  0.5+  1.4-    001022 540  0.0   0.2-
    000923 853  0.1-  0.3-    000925 704  0.1+  0.2-    001022 540  1.5-  0.5+
    000923 853  0.1-  0.0     000925 704  0.0   0.4-    001022 540  0.5+  0.3-
    000923 704  0.7+  0.6+    000925 704  0.0   0.1-    040819 704  0.3-  0.2-
    000923 704  0.5-  0.0     000925 704  0.0   0.3+    040819 704  0.4-  0.2+
    000923 704  0.4-  0.6+    000925 704  0.6+  0.4-    040819 704  0.0   0.0
    000923 704  0.1-  0.0     000925 704  0.3-  0.3+    040819 704  0.7-  0.4+
    000923 046  1.2-  1.2+    000925 670  0.0   0.1-    040819 J95  0.5-  0.2+
    000923 046  0.2-  0.3+    000926 858  0.5-  0.3-    040819 J95  0.5+  0.4+
    000923 046  0.2+  1.3+    000926 858  0.4+  1.0-    040820 J95  0.3+  0.3-
    000923 046  0.1+  1.0-    000926 858  0.7-  0.0     040820 952  0.6-  0.2-
    000923 557  0.4-  0.1-    000927 046  0.6-  0.6-    040820 952  0.1-  0.4-
    000923 557  0.2-  0.6-    000927 046  0.0   0.5-    040820 952  0.0   0.5-
    000923 557  0.1-  0.2+    000927 046  0.1+  0.6-    040820 952  0.0   0.4-
    000923 557  0.2+  0.1-    000927 046  0.4+  0.6-    040820 952  0.2+  0.5-
    000923 151  1.1+  0.5+    000927 046  0.1-  0.1+    040820 952  0.5+  0.4-
    000923 151  0.0   0.8+    000928 118  0.4+  0.7+    040820 952  0.7+  0.4-
    000923 151  0.1-  0.3+    000928 118  0.6-  0.0     040820 H06  0.2+  0.4-
    000923 151  0.6+  0.5+    001003 704  0.6-  0.0     040820 H06  0.2-  0.6-
    000923 151  0.5-  0.0     001003 704  0.0   0.5+    040820 H06  0.6+  0.1+
    000923 151  0.2+  0.6-    001003 704  0.1-  0.3+    040820 711  0.4-  0.6+
    000923 163  0.4-  0.2+    001003 704  0.2+  0.9+    040820 711  0.3-  0.1+
    000923 163  1.6-  0.2+    001003 704  0.0   0.2-    040820 711  0.6-  0.9+
    000924 557  0.5-  0.1-    001005 360  0.2+  0.5-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 SG8                 a,e,i = 2.46, 0.90, 24                  q = 0.2414
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 08 13    01 38.37   +20 30.4    0.765    1.463   110.0    40.6    19.5
    2004 08 18    01 50.26   +24 10.1    0.657    1.387   110.6    43.1    19.2
    2004 08 23    02 06.05   +28 56.5    0.555    1.309   110.0    46.5    18.8
    2004 08 28    02 29.30   +35 21.7    0.460    1.228   107.4    51.7    18.4
    2004 09 02    03 08.71   +44 02.1    0.378    1.144   101.3    59.8    18.0
    2004 09 07    04 27.91   +54 27.7    0.316    1.057    90.2    72.4    17.9
    2004 09 12    07 05.59   +60 09.5    0.288    0.966    73.7    89.7    18.1
    2004 09 17    09 42.38   +52 19.1    0.304    0.871    55.7   107.6    18.8
    2004 09 22    11 00.19   +39 28.4    0.360    0.771    41.3   120.8    19.8
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q17
    

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