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    M.P.E.C. 2004-R51                                Issued 2004 Sept. 10, 21:15 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                       2004 RC80
    
    Observations:
         K04R80C* C2004 09 09.18921 21 51 53.50 -21 51 01.7          20.5   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 09.20065 21 51 53.41 -21 46 56.1          20.5   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 09.21279 21 51 53.43 -21 42 33.4          20.6   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 09.22426 21 51 53.44 -21 38 26.4          20.1   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 09.87420 21 52 38.21 -17 43 07.4                 ER051246
         K04R80C  C2004 09 09.87536 21 52 38.19 -17 42 41.6                 ER051246
         K04R80C  C2004 09 09.96915 21 52 41.85 -17 08 38.6          19.0 R ER051J95
         K04R80C EC2004 09 09.97277 21 52 42.05 -17 07 20.9                 ER051J95
         K04R80C  C2004 09 10.23047 21 53 01.21 -15 33 06.9          19.1   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 10.24235 21 53 01.21 -15 28 47.6          19.8   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 10.25418 21 53 01.29 -15 24 29.8          19.7   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 10.26613 21 53 01.29 -15 20 08.5          19.3   ER051704
         K04R80C  C2004 09 10.27841 21 53 01.27 -15 15 39.9          19.3   ER051704
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
        + 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 RC80
    Epoch 2004 Aug. 23.0 TT = JDT 2453240.5                 MPC
    M 353.42078              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.51362620     Peri.  353.82051     +0.94663373     +0.31796611
    a   1.5442038      Node   347.25468     -0.28453356     +0.74753689
    e   0.3205183      Incl.   13.83244     -0.15141082     +0.58316906
    P   1.92           H   24.6           G   0.15
    From 13 observations 2004 Sept. 9-10.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 RC80                a,e,i = 1.54, 0.32, 14                  q = 1.0493
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 09 02    21 42.81   -56 38.3    0.062    1.050   129.7    47.7    20.5
    2004 09 04    21 45.53   -49 02.3    0.056    1.049   135.8    42.1    20.1
    2004 09 06    21 48.06   -39 44.5    0.051    1.049   143.0    35.3    19.7
    2004 09 08    21 50.46   -28 50.4    0.048    1.050   150.6    28.1    19.4
    2004 09 10    21 52.75   -16 54.8    0.047    1.050   156.7    22.3    19.1
    2004 09 12    21 54.98   -04 58.6    0.048    1.051   158.4    20.6    19.1
    2004 09 14    21 57.18   +05 56.9    0.051    1.053   155.3    23.5    19.4
    2004 09 16    21 59.38   +15 16.0    0.056    1.055   150.2    28.3    19.7
    2004 09 18    22 01.60   +22 52.7    0.063    1.057   145.1    33.0    20.1
    2004 09 20    22 03.87   +28 58.1    0.070    1.059   140.7    37.0    20.4
    2004 09 22    22 06.19   +33 49.0    0.078    1.062   137.1    40.1    20.8
    2004 09 24    22 08.58   +37 41.1    0.086    1.065   134.2    42.5    21.1
    2004 09 26    22 11.03   +40 47.5    0.095    1.068   132.0    44.2    21.3
    2004 09 28    22 13.56   +43 18.3    0.104    1.072   130.2    45.5    21.6
    2004 09 30    22 16.15   +45 20.9    0.113    1.076   128.8    46.5    21.8
    2004 10 02    22 18.82   +47 01.1    0.122    1.080   127.8    47.1    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-R51
    

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