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    • MPEC 2004-W28 : 2004 WK1

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-W28                                Issued 2004 Nov. 21, 18:37 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2004 WK1

Observations:
     K04W01K* C2004 11 19.19038 01 50 09.55 +21 45 11.7          18.3   EW028704
     K04W01K  C2004 11 19.20261 01 50 04.09 +21 45 47.8          18.4   EW028704
     K04W01K  C2004 11 19.21483 01 49 58.63 +21 46 23.0          18.5   EW028704
     K04W01K  C2004 11 19.22712 01 49 53.12 +21 46 58.7          18.5   EW028704
     K04W01K  C2004 11 19.23937 01 49 47.72 +21 47 33.6          18.9   EW028704
     K04W01K  C2004 11 20.18955 01 43 40.29 +22 28 56.9          18.0 R EW028854
     K04W01K  C2004 11 20.19332 01 43 38.84 +22 29 06.0          18.1 R EW028854
     K04W01K  C2004 11 20.19709 01 43 37.46 +22 29 14.9          18.1 R EW028854
     K04W01K  C2004 11 21.29715 01 37 41.42 +23 08 15.3          18.8 R EW028448
     K04W01K  C2004 11 21.30911 01 37 37.75 +23 08 37.4          18.8 R EW028448
     K04W01K  C2004 11 21.32250 01 37 33.70 +23 09 02.1          18.8 R EW028448
     K04W01K  C2004 11 21.74516 01 35 38.63 +23 21 51.3          18.5 R EW028587
     K04W01K  C2004 11 21.74837 01 35 37.80 +23 21 56.7          18.8 R EW028587
     K04W01K  C2004 11 21.75366 01 35 36.27 +23 22 05.2                 EW028587

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 WK1
Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5                 MPC
M  43.81934              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.85774367     Peri.  223.22543     -0.00884928     +0.89210640
a   1.0970616      Node    51.87162     -0.68705626     +0.32281223
e   0.7346468      Incl.   35.04863     -0.72655033     -0.31613042
P   1.15           H   20.9           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2004 Nov. 19-21.

Ephemeris:
2004 WK1                 a,e,i = 1.10, 0.73, 35                  q = 0.2911
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 21    01 39.20   +22 58.6    0.192    1.158   150.2    25.1    18.8
2004 11 26    01 21.74   +24 53.6    0.274    1.214   141.6    30.3    19.8
2004 12 01    01 13.71   +25 53.4    0.359    1.266   135.3    33.2    20.6
2004 12 06    01 10.29   +26 31.6    0.445    1.316   130.0    35.0    21.2
2004 12 11    01 09.58   +27 00.1    0.533    1.363   125.2    36.2    21.7

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-W28

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