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    M.P.E.C. 2004-R81                                Issued 2004 Sept. 14, 15:25 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 RW164

Observations:
     K04RG4W* C2004 09 13.31418 23 47 24.24 -12 14 06.3          19.9 V ER081691
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 13.34160 23 47 21.81 -12 15 02.1          20.0 V ER081691
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 13.36964 23 47 19.30 -12 15 59.0          19.9 V ER081691
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 13.94429 23 46 29.85 -12 35 30.3                 ER081246
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 13.94603 23 46 29.67 -12 35 33.0                 ER081246
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 13.94690 23 46 29.65 -12 35 35.0                 ER081246
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 13.94762 23 46 29.57 -12 35 36.6                 ER081246
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 13.94840 23 46 29.52 -12 35 38.8                 ER081246
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.17538 23 46 10.10 -12 43 17.4          19.7 R ER081G90
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.17850 23 46 09.84 -12 43 23.9          19.7 R ER081G90
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.18162 23 46 09.58 -12 43 29.9          19.7 R ER081G90
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.25069 23 46 03.40 -12 45 51.3          20.4 R ER081651
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.25281 23 46 03.21 -12 45 55.3          20.0 R ER081651
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.25421 23 46 03.07 -12 45 58.4          20.1 R ER081651
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.28024 23 46 00.60 -12 46 52.0          19.9 R ER081734
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.28321 23 46 00.27 -12 46 58.1          19.7 R ER081734
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.28618 23 46 00.08 -12 47 03.4          20.4 R ER081734
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.28914 23 45 59.76 -12 47 11.3          20.6 R ER081734
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.29211 23 45 59.50 -12 47 16.5          19.9 R ER081734
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.58882 23 45 33.54 -12 57 06.8          19.3 R ER081474
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.59300 23 45 33.18 -12 57 15.4          19.4 R ER081474
     K04RG4W  C2004 09 14.59719 23 45 32.75 -12 57 23.7          19.3 R ER081474

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.4-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 RW164
Epoch 2004 Sept. 12.0 TT = JDT 2453260.5                MPC
M 228.37289              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54170345     Peri.  343.12420     -0.86460839     -0.47784267
a   1.4903730      Node   165.03681     +0.50170935     -0.83779951
e   0.3760580      Incl.   36.97620     +0.02720398     +0.26411808
P   1.82           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2004 Sept. 13-14.

Ephemeris:
2004 RW164               a,e,i = 1.49, 0.38, 37                  q = 0.9299
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 09 12    23 49.27   -11 29.4    0.946    1.945   169.9     5.2    20.3
2004 09 22    23 34.50   -17 03.0    0.939    1.920   162.3     9.1    20.4
2004 10 02    23 19.85   -22 00.5    0.964    1.892   148.7    15.9    20.7
2004 10 12    23 07.39   -25 56.7    1.015    1.862   135.3    22.2    20.9
2004 10 22    22 58.75   -28 44.7    1.085    1.829   123.1    27.1    21.2
2004 11 01    22 54.65   -30 31.8    1.165    1.793   112.2    30.8    21.4
2004 11 11    22 55.10   -31 29.5    1.249    1.755   102.6    33.4    21.6
2004 11 21    22 59.75   -31 48.7    1.333    1.714    94.0    35.1    21.7
2004 12 01    23 08.04   -31 38.0    1.411    1.670    86.4    36.1    21.8
2004 12 11    23 19.41   -31 03.3    1.481    1.624    79.6    36.6    21.9
2004 12 21    23 33.43   -30 08.5    1.540    1.576    73.6    36.8    21.9
2004 12 31    23 49.71   -28 56.2    1.586    1.525    68.2    36.8    21.9
2005 01 10    00 07.99   -27 27.8    1.619    1.472    63.5    36.7    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-R81

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