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    M.P.E.C. 2004-U09                                Issued 2004 Oct. 18, 12:59 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2004 UE

Observations:
     K04U00E* C2004 10 16.19212 00 23 37.52 +44 49 45.0          19.5   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 16.20317 00 23 38.07 +44 49 52.1          20.3   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 16.21420 00 23 38.47 +44 49 59.3          20.0   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 16.22525 00 23 38.81 +44 50 06.8          19.8   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 16.23629 00 23 39.32 +44 50 13.3          19.7   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.26318 00 24 44.97 +45 01 01.7          19.7   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.27374 00 24 44.33 +45 00 58.9          19.1 R EU009H59
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.28083 00 24 44.92 +45 01 04.5          19.6 R EU009H59
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.28510 00 24 46.11 +45 01 14.2          19.8   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.28792 00 24 45.24 +45 01 07.8          19.6 R EU009H59
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.29500 00 24 45.57 +45 01 11.5          19.3 R EU009H59
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.29607 00 24 46.60 +45 01 21.0          19.6   EU009704
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.29683 00 24 46.13 +45 01 15.2          19.2 R EU009734
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.29968 00 24 46.27 +45 01 16.9          19.6 R EU009734
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.30253 00 24 46.40 +45 01 18.7          19.2 R EU009734
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.30538 00 24 46.52 +45 01 19.7          19.3 R EU009734
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.30823 00 24 46.73 +45 01 21.6          19.2 R EU009734
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.77928 00 25 24.81 +45 06 06.3                 EU009587
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.78250 00 25 24.93 +45 06 08.4                 EU009587
     K04U00E  C2004 10 17.78569 00 25 25.17 +45 06 07.8                 EU009587
     K04U00E  C2004 10 18.00104 00 25 37.49 +45 08 24.0          18.4 R EU009118
     K04U00E  C2004 10 18.00339 00 25 37.61 +45 08 25.1          18.8 R EU009118
     K04U00E  C2004 10 18.00574 00 25 37.77 +45 08 26.3          18.9 R EU009118
     K04U00E  C2004 10 18.00810 00 25 37.94 +45 08 27.9          18.9 R EU009118
     K04U00E  C2004 10 18.26512 00 25 59.52 +45 11 23.6          19.2 R EU009854
     K04U00E  C2004 10 18.27759 00 26 00.39 +45 11 32.0          19.3 R EU009854

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  Measurer F. Manca.  0.5-m f/6
    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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H59 Prairie Grass Observatory, Camp Cullom.  Observer J. Mahony.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 UE                                                              PHA 0.011D
Epoch 2004 Oct. 2.0 TT = JDT 2453280.5                  MPC
M 345.54682              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22504789     Peri.  215.20908     +0.14396844     -0.97043447
a   2.6768216      Node   227.37903     +0.95755855     +0.18601319
e   0.6495911      Incl.   15.26415     +0.24970924     -0.15380520
P   4.38           H   21.4           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2004 Oct. 16-18.

Ephemeris:
2004 UE                  a,e,i = 2.68, 0.65, 15                  q = 0.9380
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 10 12    00 20.45   +44 03.5    0.244    1.200   141.8    31.0    20.1
2004 10 22    00 32.49   +45 48.5    0.157    1.123   141.8    33.3    19.0
2004 11 01    01 27.13   +46 56.8    0.075    1.055   145.3    32.4    17.2
2004 11 11    07 36.08   -07 48.3    0.027    0.999   108.6    69.9    16.0
2004 11 21    10 24.78   -39 34.6    0.096    0.960    70.4   104.2    20.1
2004 12 01    11 01.47   -42 36.2    0.174    0.940    69.7   100.3    21.1
2004 12 11    11 21.91   -43 43.7    0.249    0.942    72.8    92.6    21.5
2004 12 21    11 37.29   -44 24.4    0.317    0.965    77.2    84.1    21.8
2004 12 31    11 49.08   -44 50.8    0.376    1.007    82.6    75.6    21.9
2005 01 10    11 56.61   -45 00.6    0.424    1.064    89.1    67.5    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-U09

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