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    M.P.E.C. 2004-Q20                                Issued 2004 Aug. 21, 11:44 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 QZ1

Observations:
     K04Q01Z* C2004 08 20.22148 21 57 30.13 +10 35 52.9          19.2   EQ020704
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.23142 21 57 28.16 +10 36 07.4          19.6   EQ020704
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.24144 21 57 26.21 +10 36 23.9          19.6   EQ020704
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.25162 21 57 24.15 +10 36 39.3          19.6   EQ020704
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.86266 21 55 27.17 +10 52 37.5          19.9 R EQ020J87
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.87085 21 55 25.46 +10 52 49.6          19.6 R EQ020J87
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.87882 21 55 23.81 +10 53 03.5          19.7 R EQ020J87
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.93143 21 55 13.04 +10 54 29.8          19.8 R EQ020952
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.93396 21 55 12.49 +10 54 33.7          19.7 R EQ020952
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.93540 21 55 12.17 +10 54 36.0          19.7 R EQ020952
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.93721 21 55 11.80 +10 54 38.7          19.7 R EQ020952
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.93937 21 55 11.32 +10 54 42.2          19.3 R EQ020952
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.94082 21 55 11.00 +10 54 44.4          19.4 R EQ020952
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.94311 21 55 10.51 +10 54 48.0          19.5 V EQ020941
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.94391 21 55 10.37 +10 54 49.3          19.5 V EQ020941
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.94470 21 55 10.21 +10 54 50.8          19.6 V EQ020941
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.94550 21 55 10.07 +10 54 51.9          19.3 V EQ020941
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.94630 21 55 09.90 +10 54 53.3          19.6 V EQ020941
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.94709 21 55 09.75 +10 54 54.5          19.7 V EQ020941
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.99781 21 54 59.02 +10 56 15.7          19.1 R EQ020176
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 20.99943 21 54 58.73 +10 56 18.2          19.2 R EQ020176
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 21.00105 21 54 58.44 +10 56 20.7          19.5 R EQ020176
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 21.00267 21 54 58.15 +10 56 23.3          19.4 R EQ020176
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 21.28308 21 54 02.23 +11 03 57.6          19.5 R EQ020651
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 21.28466 21 54 01.89 +11 04 00.6          19.5 R EQ020651
     K04Q01Z  C2004 08 21.28637 21 54 01.55 +11 04 03.2          19.6 R EQ020651

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    R. Gonzalez.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian 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.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
952 Marxuquera.  Observer J. J. Gomez.  0.25-m f/7.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 QZ1                                                             PHA 0.005
Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5                  MPC
M 306.03872              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54999083     Peri.  176.89695     +0.08554896     -0.99167273
a   1.4753637      Node   268.18099     +0.91203220     +0.11683957
e   0.5931863      Incl.    5.52681     +0.40109679     -0.05416369
P   1.79           H   21.0           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2004 Aug. 20-21.

Ephemeris:
2004 QZ1                 a,e,i = 1.48, 0.59, 6                   q = 0.6002
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 08 13    22 15.49   +07 48.2    0.368    1.356   155.1    18.4    20.4
2004 08 23    21 47.90   +11 51.7    0.270    1.263   156.1    18.9    19.6
2004 09 02    20 53.65   +17 35.3    0.190    1.165   142.4    31.9    19.1
2004 09 12    19 04.13   +24 28.2    0.137    1.064   111.3    61.8    19.0
2004 09 22    16 15.89   +24 40.4    0.130    0.960    67.0   105.9    20.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q20

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