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    M.P.E.C. 2004-R87                                Issued 2004 Sept. 15, 22:49 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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                                  2004 RL251

Observations:
     K04RP1L* C2004 09 14.19714 20 50 23.74 +06 56 00.7          18.3   ER087704
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 14.20877 20 50 35.33 +06 57 02.1          18.5   ER087704
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 14.22023 20 50 46.74 +06 58 02.6          18.6   ER087704
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.17926 21 07 35.36 +08 21 02.6          18.3   ER087704
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.19062 21 07 46.70 +08 22 00.6          18.4   ER087704
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.20198 21 07 58.00 +08 22 57.6          18.5   ER087704
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.21334 21 08 09.31 +08 23 55.1          18.7   ER087704
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.89332 21 20 00.32 +09 19 22.0          17.9 R ER087J95
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.89584 21 20 02.85 +09 19 34.0          17.7 R ER087J95
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.89957 21 20 06.57 +09 19 52.1          18.0 R ER087J95
     K04RP1L  C2004 09 15.90438 21 20 11.39 +09 20 15.2          18.0 R ER087J95

Observer details:
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 RL251
Epoch 2004 Sept. 12.0 TT = JDT 2453260.5                MPC
M   2.46024              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24722089     Peri.   56.66868     +0.91228960     +0.40885823
a   2.5142740      Node   279.18836     -0.38328471     +0.83195278
e   0.5864991      Incl.    1.37683     -0.14429313     +0.37508601
P   3.99           H   22.5           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2004 Sept. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2004 RL251               a,e,i = 2.51, 0.59, 1                   q = 1.0397
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 09 12    20 12.56   +03 37.8    0.060    1.048   132.2    45.4    18.2
2004 09 22    22 54.58   +15 20.7    0.072    1.071   158.0    20.6    18.0
2004 10 02    00 24.99   +17 55.2    0.110    1.108   165.5    13.0    18.7
2004 10 12    01 05.51   +17 33.1    0.161    1.157   169.8     8.8    19.5
2004 10 22    01 25.74   +16 41.7    0.222    1.215   172.3     6.3    20.1
2004 11 01    01 37.90   +15 55.7    0.293    1.281   168.3     9.0    21.0
2004 11 11    01 47.05   +15 24.2    0.377    1.352   161.0    13.8    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-R87

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