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    M.P.E.C. 2004-V58                                Issued 2004 Nov. 12, 14:37 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 VT60
    
    Observations:
         K04V60T* C2004 11 11.22744 02 51 18.60 -14 05 58.9          19.0 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 11.24131 02 51 16.15 -14 05 29.4          18.7 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 11.25512 02 51 13.74 -14 04 59.1          18.4 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 11.26895 02 51 11.31 -14 04 28.8          18.5 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 11.31575 02 51 03.18 -14 02 45.2          18.7 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 11.32382 02 51 01.68 -14 02 27.7          19.6 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 11.33188 02 51 00.27 -14 02 08.8          18.8 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 11.33996 02 50 58.90 -14 01 53.1          19.1 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22037 02 48 31.45 -13 29 49.7          18.4 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22123 02 48 31.28 -13 29 47.4          18.7 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22211 02 48 31.13 -13 29 45.1          18.5 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22299 02 48 30.99 -13 29 43.4          18.7 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22385 02 48 30.84 -13 29 40.8          18.9 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22472 02 48 30.71 -13 29 40.4          18.8 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22559 02 48 30.60 -13 29 38.3          18.6 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.22646 02 48 30.41 -13 29 36.3          18.7 R EV058703
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.24140 02 48 27.77 -13 29 03.1          19.4 R EV058711
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.24691 02 48 26.89 -13 28 50.8          19.4 R EV058711
         K04V60T  C2004 11 12.25241 02 48 25.93 -13 28 38.8          19.3 R EV058711
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. Hill, E. J. Christensen.  Measurers
        E. C. Beshore, C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill,
        S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
        + prime-focus corrector.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 VT60
    Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5                 MPC
    M  21.80993              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21183909     Peri.  228.17301     +0.19110305     +0.82604085
    a   2.7869680      Node    60.78483     -0.61901278     +0.52064172
    e   0.7434977      Incl.   37.40904     -0.76177608     -0.21584420
    P   4.65           H   17.7           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2004 Nov. 11-12.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 VT60                a,e,i = 2.79, 0.74, 37                  q = 0.7149
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 11 11    02 51.96   -14 14.2    0.762    1.686   148.1    18.1    19.2
    2004 11 21    02 28.09   -08 28.9    0.887    1.792   145.6    18.2    19.6
    2004 12 01    02 12.95   -03 34.9    1.043    1.895   138.1    20.4    20.2
    2004 12 11    02 04.62   +00 29.5    1.222    1.995   129.0    22.5    20.7
    2004 12 21    02 01.43   +03 54.0    1.420    2.092   119.9    24.0    21.2
    2004 12 31    02 02.07   +06 48.2    1.631    2.187   111.1    24.8    21.6
    2005 01 10    02 05.55   +09 19.8    1.852    2.279   102.7    24.9    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V58
    

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