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    M.P.E.C. 2004-V61                                Issued 2004 Nov. 13, 01:51 UT

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                                   2004 VB61

Observations:
     K04V61B* C2004 11 12.24862 02 36 31.54 +02 08 36.1          19.1   EV061704
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.26056 02 36 32.30 +02 09 28.5          19.3   EV061704
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.27247 02 36 33.06 +02 10 20.3          19.5   EV061704
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.28440 02 36 33.82 +02 11 12.9          19.7   EV061704
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.29633 02 36 34.53 +02 12 04.5          19.4   EV061704
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.93774 02 37 27.96 +02 58 45.8          18.7 R EV061J87
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.94013 02 37 28.13 +02 58 56.0          19.3 R EV061J87
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.94041 02 37 27.49 +02 58 53.5                 EV061587
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.94253 02 37 28.23 +02 59 06.8          18.9 R EV061J87
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.94362 02 37 27.74 +02 59 08.2                 EV061587
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.94682 02 37 27.77 +02 59 22.3          19.1 R EV061587
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.95287 02 37 28.78 +02 59 45.2          19.6 R EV061J95
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.95829 02 37 29.18 +03 00 08.3          19.3 R EV061J95
     K04V61B  C2004 11 12.96463 02 37 29.65 +03 00 36.4          19.4 R EV061J95

Observer details:
587 Sormano.  Observer 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.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
    + f/3.3 focal reducer.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 VB61
Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5                 MPC
M   0.31571              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30848215     Peri.  346.11774     +0.69198476     -0.70940924
a   2.1692821      Node    59.89636     +0.67622382     +0.57208875
e   0.4704130      Incl.    8.89541     +0.25274185     +0.41164668
P   3.20           H   22.1           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2004 Nov. 12-12.

Ephemeris:
2004 VB61                a,e,i = 2.17, 0.47, 9                   q = 1.1488
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 11    02 34.86   +00 38.7    0.166    1.149   161.6    15.8    19.4
2004 11 21    02 49.25   +12 47.2    0.173    1.155   164.4    13.3    19.4
2004 12 01    03 06.18   +23 31.1    0.195    1.172   160.7    16.1    19.8
2004 12 11    03 25.29   +31 23.0    0.231    1.198   154.7    20.6    20.3
2004 12 21    03 46.25   +36 25.2    0.280    1.232   149.0    24.3    20.9
2004 12 31    04 08.52   +39 17.6    0.340    1.274   143.8    27.1    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V61

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