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    M.P.E.C. 2004-V40                                Issued 2004 Nov. 8, 12:14 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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                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2004 VD17
    
    Observations:
         K04V17D* C2004 11 07.38474 07 14 33.95 +17 47 36.5          16.5   EV040704
         K04V17D  C2004 11 07.39671 07 14 19.65 +17 47 38.6          15.9   EV040704
         K04V17D  C2004 11 07.40870 07 14 05.36 +17 47 41.0          15.8   EV040704
         K04V17D  C2004 11 07.42073 07 13 51.01 +17 47 43.1          16.1   EV040704
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.11125 07 00 49.39 +17 47 14.0          14.6 R EV040118
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.11480 07 00 45.43 +17 47 13.5                 EV040118
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.11788 07 00 42.06 +17 47 12.9          15.4 R EV040118
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.11872 07 00 41.12 +17 47 12.7          15.4 R EV040118
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.11955 07 00 40.18 +17 47 12.6                 EV040118
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.19069 06 59 27.10 +17 46 56.6          15.6 R EV040649
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.19177 06 59 25.91 +17 46 56.5          15.7 R EV040649
         K04V17D  C2004 11 08.19285 06 59 24.74 +17 46 56.3          15.8 R EV040649
         K04V17D 3C2004 11 08.42124 06 55 14.10 +17 46 32.8          15.8 V EV040H06
         K04V17D 3C2004 11 08.43196 06 55 02.30 +17 46 30.6          15.6 V EV040H06
         K04V17D 3C2004 11 08.43384 06 55 00.19 +17 46 29.2          15.5 V EV040H06
         K04V17D 4C2004 11 08.44132 06 54 52.01 +17 46 27.8          15.6 R EV040H06
         K04V17D 4C2004 11 08.44246 06 54 50.75 +17 46 27.6                 EV040H06
         K04V17D 4C2004 11 08.44298 06 54 50.17 +17 46 27.4                 EV040H06
    
    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.  Observers J. Sue, F. Hormuth.  Measurer
        J. Sue.  0.25-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 VD17                                                            PHA 0.002A
    Epoch 2004 Oct. 22.0 TT = JDT 2453300.5                 MPC
    M  20.92654              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.53372475     Peri.   90.97926     +0.70767909     +0.70468953
    a   1.5051894      Node   224.21885     -0.67384472     +0.65146434
    e   0.5860827      Incl.    4.19530     -0.21242314     +0.28108163
    P   1.85           H   18.6           G   0.15
    From 18 observations 2004 Nov. 7-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 VD17                a,e,i = 1.51, 0.59, 4                   q = 0.6230
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 11 01    09 38.08   +14 20.8    0.089    0.976    76.8    98.1    16.8
    2004 11 11    06 14.16   +17 21.9    0.118    1.077   135.2    40.4    15.7
    2004 11 21    04 43.69   +14 49.9    0.193    1.176   165.5    12.1    16.1
    2004 12 01    04 06.11   +13 24.4    0.289    1.272   169.9     7.8    17.0
    2004 12 11    03 49.07   +12 56.1    0.400    1.363   157.7    15.9    18.2
    2004 12 21    03 42.53   +13 02.6    0.525    1.451   146.4    22.0    19.1
    2004 12 31    03 42.39   +13 29.8    0.663    1.534   136.5    26.2    19.8
    2005 01 10    03 46.53   +14 09.0    0.811    1.612   127.6    28.9    20.5
    2005 01 20    03 53.76   +14 54.8    0.969    1.686   119.4    30.6    21.0
    2005 01 30    04 03.29   +15 43.2    1.134    1.756   111.7    31.4    21.4
    2005 02 09    04 14.56   +16 31.4    1.305    1.821   104.4    31.7    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V40
    

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