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    M.P.E.C. 2004-Q61                                Issued 2004 Aug. 29, 16:14 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.
    
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                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2004 QU24
    
    Observations:
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 12.35067 03 10 06.71 +14 33 04.7          20.0   EQ061704
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 12.36062 03 10 07.94 +14 33 03.6          20.2   EQ061704
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 12.37046 03 10 09.22 +14 32 58.4          20.4   EQ061704
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 12.39042 03 10 11.65 +14 32 54.8          20.1   EQ061704
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 27.45390 03 42 46.61 +13 01 05.3          19.0 R EQ061699
         K04Q24U* C2004 08 27.45568 03 42 46.86 +13 01 04.2          18.7 R EQ061703
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 27.46201 03 42 47.60 +13 01 00.7                 EQ061699
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 27.46891 03 42 48.48 +13 00 57.7          18.9 R EQ061703
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 27.47013 03 42 48.77 +13 00 56.3                 EQ061699
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 27.47826 03 42 49.82 +13 00 52.9                 EQ061699
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 27.48215 03 42 50.43 +13 00 51.6          18.6 R EQ061703
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 27.49539 03 42 52.06 +13 00 43.6          18.5 R EQ061703
         K04Q24U 1C2004 08 27.76198 03 43 27.64 +12 58 28.5          19.0 R EQ061413
         K04Q24U 1C2004 08 27.76383 03 43 27.88 +12 58 27.6          19.1 R EQ061413
         K04Q24U 1C2004 08 27.76568 03 43 28.11 +12 58 26.6          18.9 R EQ061413
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 28.09464 03 44 12.18 +12 55 21.2          18.7 R EQ061J95
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 28.10526 03 44 13.68 +12 55 16.1          19.5 R EQ061J95
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 28.38037 03 44 50.47 +12 52 47.9          19.4 R EQ061854
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 28.38729 03 44 51.35 +12 52 44.1          19.5 R EQ061854
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 28.39429 03 44 52.29 +12 52 40.5          19.6 R EQ061854
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 29.14457 03 46 32.71 +12 45 42.4          19.5 V EQ061941
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 29.14570 03 46 32.85 +12 45 41.6          19.6 V EQ061941
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 29.14707 03 46 33.02 +12 45 40.5          19.5 V EQ061941
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 29.14836 03 46 33.19 +12 45 39.6          19.4 V EQ061941
         K04Q24U  C2004 08 29.14961 03 46 33.36 +12 45 38.7          19.4 V EQ061941
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.
        0.68-m Schmidt + 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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.36-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 QU24
    Epoch 2004 Aug. 3.0 TT = JDT 2453220.5                  MPC
    M 337.25298              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.16182116     Peri.  269.44068     -0.17367353     -0.98166189
    a   3.3351280      Node   191.50143     +0.98479972     -0.17333367
    e   0.6122033      Incl.   23.21490     -0.00265002     -0.07934338
    P   6.09           H   16.0           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2004 Aug. 12-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 QU24                a,e,i = 3.34, 0.61, 23                  q = 1.2934
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 08 23    03 32.95   +13 36.4    1.462    1.861    95.9    32.7    19.6
    2004 09 02    03 55.22   +12 06.3    1.307    1.790   100.5    33.7    19.2
    2004 09 12    04 18.25   +09 52.6    1.162    1.721   104.8    34.4    18.9
    2004 09 22    04 41.96   +06 47.2    1.031    1.653   108.7    35.1    18.6
    2004 10 02    05 06.23   +02 43.3    0.916    1.589   111.9    35.8    18.3
    2004 10 12    05 30.88   -02 22.1    0.819    1.528   114.2    36.6    18.0
    2004 10 22    05 55.61   -08 23.9    0.740    1.472   115.3    37.7    17.7
    2004 11 01    06 20.14   -15 05.4    0.682    1.422   115.0    39.2    17.5
    2004 11 11    06 44.05   -21 59.5    0.641    1.378   113.6    41.2    17.3
    2004 11 21    07 06.85   -28 33.3    0.616    1.343   111.6    43.2    17.3
    2004 12 01    07 28.13   -34 17.8    0.601    1.316   109.6    44.9    17.2
    2004 12 11    07 47.33   -38 53.6    0.593    1.299   108.4    46.0    17.2
    2004 12 21    08 03.99   -42 08.5    0.587    1.293   108.2    46.3    17.2
    2004 12 31    08 17.89   -43 56.6    0.581    1.298   109.4    45.6    17.1
    2005 01 10    08 28.95   -44 12.7    0.575    1.314   112.2    43.9    17.1
    2005 01 20    08 37.59   -42 49.9    0.568    1.339   116.7    41.1    17.0
    2005 01 30    08 44.69   -39 44.4    0.564    1.374   122.5    37.2    17.0
    2005 02 09    08 51.25   -34 59.2    0.567    1.416   129.4    32.6    16.9
    2005 02 19    08 58.34   -28 51.4    0.583    1.466   136.3    27.8    16.9
    2005 03 01    09 06.66   -21 58.5    0.616    1.522   141.4    24.0    17.0
    2005 03 11    09 16.45   -15 06.9    0.671    1.582   143.0    22.2    17.2
    2005 03 21    09 27.72   -08 57.3    0.749    1.646   140.7    22.5    17.5
    2005 03 31    09 40.25   -03 53.2    0.849    1.713   135.7    24.0    17.9
    2005 04 10    09 53.70   +00 00.7    0.969    1.782   129.4    25.8    18.4
    2005 04 20    10 07.85   +02 49.7    1.107    1.853   122.6    27.2    18.8
    2005 04 30    10 22.43   +04 44.1    1.258    1.925   115.9    28.1    19.2
    2005 05 10    10 37.27   +05 54.7    1.422    1.997   109.3    28.5    19.5
    2005 05 20    10 52.24   +06 30.6    1.594    2.070   102.9    28.5    19.8
    2005 05 30    11 07.24   +06 39.8    1.774    2.143    96.7    28.0    20.1
    2005 06 09    11 22.21   +06 28.3    1.959    2.216    90.6    27.3    20.4
    2005 06 19    11 37.13   +06 01.0    2.147    2.288    84.6    26.2    20.6
    2005 06 29    11 51.95   +05 21.8    2.337    2.360    78.8    25.0    20.9
    2005 07 09    12 06.70   +04 33.8    2.526    2.431    73.0    23.6    21.1
    2005 07 19    12 21.36   +03 39.3    2.714    2.502    67.2    22.0    21.2
    2005 07 29    12 35.92   +02 40.4    2.897    2.571    61.5    20.3    21.4
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Q61
    

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