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    M.P.E.C. 2004-V38                                Issued 2004 Nov. 8, 12:08 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2004 VB17
    
    Observations:
         K04V17B* C2004 11 07.31257 05 32 46.55 +21 07 56.3          18.4   EV038704
         K04V17B  C2004 11 07.33670 05 32 47.53 +21 06 03.8          18.8   EV038704
         K04V17B  C2004 11 07.34877 05 32 48.15 +21 05 07.1          18.6   EV038704
         K04V17B  C2004 11 07.36084 05 32 48.64 +21 04 10.3          19.1   EV038704
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.09300 05 33 26.45 +20 06 16.5                 EV038118
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.09418 05 33 26.50 +20 06 11.3          18.0 R EV038118
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.09654 05 33 26.60 +20 06 00.0                 EV038118
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.09896 05 33 26.73 +20 05 48.2          17.9 R EV038118
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.10014 05 33 26.75 +20 05 42.6          18.0 R EV038118
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.15606 05 33 31.52 +20 01 14.6          18.4 R EV038649
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.15785 05 33 31.60 +20 01 06.5          18.3 R EV038649
         K04V17B  C2004 11 08.15962 05 33 31.68 +20 00 57.6          18.5 R EV038649
         K04V17B 4C2004 11 08.44624 05 33 43.98 +19 38 10.6          18.6 R EV038H06
         K04V17B 4C2004 11 08.44851 05 33 44.11 +19 37 59.5                 EV038H06
         K04V17B 4C2004 11 08.45079 05 33 44.16 +19 37 48.9                 EV038H06
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m 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.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.25-m reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 VB17
    Epoch 2004 Oct. 22.0 TT = JDT 2453300.5                 MPC
    M 344.28926              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41442673     Peri.  198.86598     +0.33467520     -0.88565368
    a   1.7817122      Node   232.90943     +0.90814854     +0.39430428
    e   0.3051676      Incl.   23.79874     +0.25151292     -0.24523804
    P   2.38           H   19.4           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2004 Nov. 7-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 VB17                a,e,i = 1.78, 0.31, 24                  q = 1.2380
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 11 01    05 25.64   +28 42.3    0.341    1.261   136.1    33.1    19.0
    2004 11 11    05 35.63   +16 08.4    0.302    1.247   144.1    27.7    18.5
    2004 11 21    05 38.96   +01 28.4    0.289    1.240   147.0    25.7    18.3
    2004 12 01    05 37.19   -12 15.8    0.302    1.238   142.1    29.3    18.5
    2004 12 11    05 32.51   -22 36.1    0.336    1.242   134.2    34.7    18.9
    2004 12 21    05 27.56   -29 04.1    0.383    1.252   127.0    38.9    19.4
    2004 12 31    05 24.62   -32 24.4    0.437    1.268   121.5    41.4    19.7
    2005 01 10    05 24.93   -33 29.7    0.493    1.288   117.5    42.6    20.1
    2005 01 20    05 29.12   -33 01.0    0.551    1.313   114.6    43.0    20.4
    2005 01 30    05 37.15   -31 29.4    0.610    1.342   112.4    42.7    20.6
    2005 02 09    05 48.59   -29 15.5    0.669    1.374   110.7    42.2    20.9
    2005 02 19    06 03.06   -26 35.1    0.731    1.409   109.1    41.5    21.1
    2005 03 01    06 20.03   -23 41.8    0.796    1.446   107.6    40.8    21.3
    2005 03 11    06 38.98   -20 45.5    0.866    1.485   105.8    40.0    21.5
    2005 03 21    06 59.52   -17 55.2    0.941    1.525   103.8    39.4    21.7
    2005 03 31    07 21.18   -15 18.0    1.023    1.566   101.5    38.7    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V38
    

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