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    M.P.E.C. 2004-R62                                Issued 2004 Sept. 12, 13:49 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
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                  2004 RT109

Observations:
     K04RA9T* C2004 09 10.98786 23 30 44.01 +10 54 17.5          18.5 R ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 10.98865 23 30 43.98 +10 54 14.7                 ER062246
     K04RA9T IC2004 09 10.99231 23 30 43.99 +10 54 02.8                 ER062246
     K04RA9T MC2004 09 11.00286 23 30 43.98 +10 53 28.8                 ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.27199 23 30 42.36 +10 39 12.4          19.7   ER062704
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.28336 23 30 42.18 +10 38 36.9          19.7   ER062704
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.29475 23 30 42.08 +10 38 01.0          20.2   ER062704
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.30614 23 30 41.96 +10 37 24.1          19.8   ER062704
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.31753 23 30 41.85 +10 36 47.9          20.1   ER062704
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.95175 23 30 37.63 +10 02 42.5                 ER062557
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.95302 23 30 37.60 +10 02 38.0                 ER062557
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.95431 23 30 37.59 +10 02 33.7                 ER062557
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.98307 23 30 37.25 +10 01 01.1                 ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.98492 23 30 37.28 +10 00 56.2                 ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.98980 23 30 37.23 +10 00 39.2                 ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.99135 23 30 37.20 +10 00 35.0                 ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.99211 23 30 37.28 +10 00 32.1                 ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.99535 23 30 37.18 +10 00 21.1          18.4 R ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 11.99610 23 30 37.12 +10 00 18.3                 ER062246
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.03022 23 30 37.02 +09 58 27.5          19.8 R ER062J95
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.03461 23 30 36.96 +09 58 13.1          19.8 R ER062J95
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.03873 23 30 36.86 +09 57 59.2          19.9 R ER062J95
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.20205 23 30 36.28 +09 49 12.8          19.5 R ER062G90
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.20438 23 30 36.28 +09 49 05.5          19.3 R ER062G90
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.20673 23 30 36.23 +09 48 57.7          19.2 R ER062G90
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.28946 23 30 35.36 +09 44 29.1          19.4 R ER062651
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.29101 23 30 35.32 +09 44 23.8          19.3 R ER062651
     K04RA9T  C2004 09 12.29247 23 30 35.34 +09 44 19.4          19.3 R ER062651

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
    Measurer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.4-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 RT109
Epoch 2004 Sept. 12.0 TT = JDT 2453260.5                MPC
M 354.94598              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.14040061     Peri.  192.44807     +0.98073446     -0.19437301
a   3.6662611      Node   178.33372     +0.17819073     +0.93099532
e   0.5425848      Incl.   42.03231     -0.08004986     -0.30897710
P   7.02           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2004 Sept. 10-12.

Ephemeris:
2004 RT109               a,e,i = 3.67, 0.54, 42                  q = 1.6770
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 09 12    23 30.62   +10 00.3    0.720    1.713   165.7     8.4    19.5
2004 09 22    23 29.50   +00 26.1    0.696    1.696   173.0     4.1    19.2
2004 10 02    23 29.31   -09 17.4    0.710    1.684   159.5    12.0    19.6
2004 10 12    23 31.14   -17 47.9    0.760    1.678   144.9    20.0    20.0
2004 10 22    23 35.73   -24 20.9    0.838    1.677   132.2    26.1    20.4
2004 11 01    23 43.32   -28 54.3    0.936    1.683   121.5    30.2    20.8
2004 11 11    23 53.71   -31 46.7    1.045    1.693   112.6    32.7    21.1
2004 11 21    00 06.54   -33 19.7    1.160    1.709   105.2    33.9    21.4
2004 12 01    00 21.35   -33 52.3    1.278    1.731    98.9    34.3    21.6
2004 12 11    00 37.67   -33 39.2    1.398    1.757    93.4    34.0    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-R62

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