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    M.P.E.C. 2004-R63                                Issued 2004 Sept. 12, 13:54 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 RU109
    
    Observations:
         K04RA9U* C2004 09 11.22715 21 58 19.42 +06 05 55.8          19.1   ER063704
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.23896 21 58 08.22 +06 05 55.6          19.9   ER063704
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.25075 21 57 56.96 +06 05 53.8          19.5   ER063704
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.26264 21 57 45.51 +06 05 52.1          19.5   ER063704
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.27449 21 57 34.03 +06 05 50.3          19.6   ER063704
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.94214 21 45 22.88 +06 01 01.2          18.0 R ER063J95
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.94510 21 45 09.56 +06 01 20.2                 ER063246
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.94533 21 45 17.45 +06 00 59.8          18.2 R ER063J95
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.94560 21 45 09.00 +06 01 19.6                 ER063246
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.94685 21 45 06.73 +06 01 19.1                 ER063246
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 11.94846 21 45 12.06 +06 00 59.0          18.1 R ER063J95
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.02174 21 43 02.08 +06 00 17.6          18.3 R ER063J95
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.02360 21 42 58.62 +06 00 16.4          17.9 R ER063J95
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.02554 21 42 55.07 +06 00 15.6          18.0 R ER063J95
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.10059 21 41 32.03 +06 02 37.6          17.7 R ER063G90
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.10153 21 41 30.17 +06 02 37.1          17.7 R ER063G90
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.10247 21 41 28.31 +06 02 37.2          17.8 R ER063G90
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.20371 21 37 43.33 +06 02 04.5          17.3 R ER063H06
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.20594 21 37 37.97 +06 02 03.2          16.6 R ER063H06
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.20821 21 37 32.59 +06 02 01.6          17.0 R ER063H06
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.24351 21 36 10.32 +06 01 56.0          17.2 R ER063651
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.24441 21 36 08.06 +06 01 55.5          17.4 R ER063651
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.24508 21 36 06.37 +06 01 55.0          17.2 R ER063651
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.29152 21 33 58.60 +05 59 39.2          17.8 R ER063H36
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.29384 21 33 52.43 +05 59 37.1          17.7 R ER063H36
         K04RA9U  C2004 09 12.29617 21 33 46.56 +05 59 34.4          18.3 R ER063H36
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
        + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 RU109
    Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
    M 300.91366              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.53138087     Peri.  251.63095     +0.45073517     -0.89253529
    a   1.5096124      Node   171.53285     +0.85222187     +0.42533043
    e   0.4848915      Incl.    5.76254     +0.26562322     +0.14991593
    P   1.85           H   26.5           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    040911 704  0.2+  0.2+    040911 246  1.0+  0.2+    040912 H06  0.3+  0.5+
    040911 704  0.2-  0.9+    040911 J95  0.5-  0.3+    040912 H06  0.6+  0.2+
    040911 704  0.2-  0.2+    040912 J95  0.4+  0.4-    040912 651  1.7-  0.1+
    040911 704  0.2-  0.1-    040912 J95  0.3-  0.4-    040912 651  1.9-  0.2+
    040911 704  0.2+  0.2-    040912 J95  0.0   0.1+    040912 651 (2.1-  0.1+)
    040911 J95  0.1+  0.3-    040912 G90  0.1-  0.4+    040912 H36  1.3+  0.2-
    040911 246  1.5-  0.4+    040912 G90  0.0   0.0     040912 H36  1.1-  0.1+
    040911 J95  0.1+  0.3-    040912 G90  0.2+  0.3+    040912 H36  1.7+  0.1-
    040911 246 (2.9+  0.1+)   040912 H06  1.4+  0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 RU109               a,e,i = 1.51, 0.48, 6                   q = 0.7776
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 09 12.0  21 43.91   +06 08.9    0.013    1.018   153.6    26.1    18.2
    2004 09 12.1  21 41.05   +06 08.5    0.012    1.017   152.8    26.9    18.1
    2004 09 12.2  21 37.81   +06 08.0    0.011    1.016   152.0    27.7    18.0
    2004 09 12.3  21 34.12   +06 07.4    0.010    1.015   151.1    28.6    17.9
    2004 09 12.4  21 29.88   +06 06.5    0.0097   1.015   150.0    29.7    17.7
    2004 09 12.5  21 24.95   +06 05.4    0.0089   1.014   148.8    30.9    17.6
    2004 09 12.6  21 19.18   +06 03.8    0.0082   1.013   147.4    32.4    17.5
    2004 09 12.7  21 12.31   +06 01.6    0.0075   1.012   145.7    34.1    17.3
    2004 09 12.8  21 04.04   +05 58.5    0.0068   1.012   143.6    36.1    17.2
    2004 09 12.9  20 53.90   +05 54.1    0.0061   1.011   141.1    38.7    17.0
    2004 09 13.0  20 41.23   +05 47.6    0.0055   1.010   138.0    41.8    16.8
    2004 09 13.1  20 25.09   +05 37.8    0.0048   1.009   134.0    45.8    16.7
    2004 09 13.2  20 04.03   +05 22.5    0.0042   1.009   128.8    51.0    16.5
    2004 09 13.3  19 36.01   +04 57.9    0.0036   1.008   121.9    57.9    16.4
    2004 09 13.4  18 58.27   +04 17.8    0.0031   1.007   112.5    67.3    16.3
    2004 09 13.5  18 08.10   +03 13.8    0.0027   1.006   100.1    79.8    16.5
    2004 09 13.6  17 05.51   +01 41.2    0.0025   1.006    84.5    95.4    16.9
    2004 09 13.7  15 56.99   -00 08.7    0.0025   1.005    67.4   112.5    17.8
    2004 09 13.8  14 53.49   -01 50.0    0.0027   1.004    51.6   128.2    19.2
    2004 09 13.9  14 02.12   -03 06.1    0.0031   1.004    39.0   140.9    20.9
    2004 09 14.0  13 23.38   -03 57.5    0.0036   1.003    29.6   150.3    22.8
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-R63
    

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