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    M.P.E.C. 2004-R82                                Issued 2004 Sept. 14, 15:27 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 RX164
    
    Observations:
         K04RG4X* C2004 09 13.35147 02 52 24.59 +24 54 28.2          19.7   ER082704
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 13.36364 02 52 22.45 +24 53 29.4          19.5   ER082704
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 13.37550 02 52 20.39 +24 52 31.8          20.0   ER082704
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 13.38758 02 52 18.19 +24 51 33.4          19.9   ER082704
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 13.39961 02 52 16.03 +24 50 34.6          20.1   ER082704
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.04784 02 50 32.08 +23 57 46.9                 ER082246
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.04852 02 50 31.92 +23 57 43.6                 ER082246
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.04917 02 50 31.78 +23 57 41.1                 ER082246
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.04976 02 50 31.71 +23 57 37.5                 ER082246
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.05075 02 50 31.70 +23 57 33.3                 ER082246
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.05168 02 50 31.48 +23 57 28.5                 ER082246
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.24227 02 50 02.93 +23 42 10.5          19.8 R ER082G90
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.24539 02 50 02.45 +23 41 55.5          20.1 R ER082G90
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.24851 02 50 01.95 +23 41 40.6          20.0 R ER082G90
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.27915 02 49 56.79 +23 39 16.3          20.4 R ER082651
         K04RG4X  C2004 09 14.28204 02 49 56.35 +23 39 01.9          20.4 R ER082651
         K04RG4X 5C2004 09 14.30162 02 49 53.22 +23 37 27.5          19.0 R ER082673
         K04RG4X 5C2004 09 14.30972 02 49 51.81 +23 36 48.4                 ER082673
         K04RG4X 5C2004 09 14.31921 02 49 50.20 +23 36 03.0                 ER082673
         K04RG4X 5C2004 09 14.32859 02 49 48.57 +23 35 17.9                 ER082673
         K04RG4X 5C2004 09 14.33819 02 49 46.92 +23 34 32.1                 ER082673
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer 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.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 RX164
    Epoch 2004 Sept. 12.0 TT = JDT 2453260.5                MPC
    M  23.92544              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42448484     Peri.  102.66075     +0.31903236     +0.94745906
    a   1.7534549      Node   186.09547     -0.93210480     +0.30923907
    e   0.4989372      Incl.   12.63720     -0.17146136     +0.08180782
    P   2.32           H   21.4           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2004 Sept. 13-14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 RX164               a,e,i = 1.75, 0.50, 13                  q = 0.8786
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 09 12    02 56.07   +26 46.5    0.202    1.121   119.7    51.3    20.1
    2004 09 22    02 30.56   +14 10.3    0.235    1.192   139.4    33.2    20.0
    2004 10 02    02 08.51   +04 38.7    0.284    1.266   156.3    18.6    20.1
    2004 10 12    01 50.25   -01 47.8    0.350    1.341   166.4    10.1    20.4
    2004 10 22    01 36.66   -05 38.5    0.433    1.415   163.1    11.8    21.1
    2004 11 01    01 28.09   -07 33.3    0.533    1.489   153.7    17.1    21.8
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-R82
    

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