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    M.P.E.C. 2004-W29                                Issued 2004 Nov. 22, 01:37 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.
    
                      Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2004 WS2
    
    Observations:
         K04W02S* C2004 11 18.36911 08 29 04.12 +15 59 57.6          18.5   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 18.38155 08 29 07.05 +15 59 52.4          19.2   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 18.39394 08 29 09.91 +15 59 48.4          19.1   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 18.40631 08 29 12.80 +15 59 44.2          19.0   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 18.41876 08 29 15.69 +15 59 40.2          19.2   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 19.29422 08 32 47.99 +15 54 18.2          18.8 R EW029854
         K04W02S  C2004 11 19.29519 08 32 48.21 +15 54 17.2          18.6 R EW029854
         K04W02S  C2004 11 19.29615 08 32 48.48 +15 54 15.7          18.6 R EW029854
         K04W02S WC2004 11 19.95248 08 35 31.29 +15 50 05.4          18.5 R EW029587
         K04W02S WC2004 11 19.96113 08 35 33.52 +15 50 02.4          18.9 R EW029587
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.43260 08 37 32.77 +15 46 59.1          18.9   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.44501 08 37 35.88 +15 46 54.2          19.0   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.45784 08 37 39.13 +15 46 49.0          18.9   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.46532 08 37 41.01 +15 46 45.7          18.8   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.47022 08 37 42.22 +15 46 44.4          19.2   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.47816 08 37 44.19 +15 46 41.7          18.8   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.49063 08 37 47.29 +15 46 35.8          18.8   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 20.50337 08 37 50.52 +15 46 30.3          19.0   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 21.43568 08 41 54.30 +15 40 03.5          19.4   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 21.44819 08 41 57.66 +15 39 59.9          18.7   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 21.46072 08 42 00.87 +15 39 54.2          19.1   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 21.47322 08 42 04.14 +15 39 48.9          19.1   EW029704
         K04W02S  C2004 11 21.48573 08 42 07.42 +15 39 43.4          19.0   EW029704
    
    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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 WS2
    Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5                 MPC
    M 323.44231              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.43296095     Peri.  108.15751     -0.93842647     +0.30639107
    a   1.7304945      Node    89.92504     -0.34512259     -0.85237602
    e   0.6831449      Incl.    9.18516     +0.01568954     -0.42376837
    P   2.28           H   17.4           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2004 Nov. 18-21.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 WS2                 a,e,i = 1.73, 0.68, 9                   q = 0.5483
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 11 21    08 39.98   +15 43.2    0.567    1.301   110.7    45.3    18.5
    2004 11 26    09 04.08   +15 02.2    0.494    1.245   110.0    48.2    18.2
    2004 12 01    09 34.04   +14 02.3    0.426    1.188   107.8    52.2    17.8
    2004 12 06    10 12.14   +12 30.5    0.367    1.129   103.6    58.0    17.6
    2004 12 11    11 00.77   +10 07.4    0.319    1.070    96.7    66.1    17.4
    2004 12 16    12 00.74   +06 35.0    0.287    1.010    86.8    76.7    17.4
    2004 12 21    13 08.27   +02 01.9    0.278    0.949    74.6    89.0    17.6
    2004 12 26    14 14.83   -02 40.9    0.292    0.888    62.6   100.4    18.1
    2004 12 31    15 12.76   -06 39.7    0.329    0.827    52.8   108.8    18.7
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-W29
    

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