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    M.P.E.C. 2004-X06                                Issued 2004 Dec. 3, 10:02 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 XJ
    
    Observations:
         K04X00J* C2004 12 02.20809 02 29 13.92 +35 54 37.1          18.0   EX006704
         K04X00J  C2004 12 02.22021 02 29 12.64 +35 50 52.8          18.4   EX006704
         K04X00J  C2004 12 02.23232 02 29 11.38 +35 47 08.8          18.7   EX006704
         K04X00J  C2004 12 02.24583 02 29 09.99 +35 42 58.0          18.6   EX006704
         K04X00J  C2004 12 02.25792 02 29 08.81 +35 39 12.3          19.0   EX006704
         K04X00J  C2004 12 02.98280 02 28 55.41 +31 59 47.4          18.6 R EX006J95
         K04X00J  C2004 12 02.98643 02 28 55.23 +31 58 41.7          19.0 R EX006J95
         K04X00J  C2004 12 02.98982 02 28 54.99 +31 57 41.2          18.6 R EX006J95
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.01840 02 28 53.24 +31 49 07.8          18.6 R EX006J95
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.03611 02 29 03.58 +31 44 33.5          18.5 R EX006932
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.03611 02 28 52.19 +31 43 50.5          18.4 R EX006J95
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.03993 02 29 03.27 +31 43 26.4          18.5 R EX006932
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.03993 02 28 52.01 +31 42 42.0          18.7 R EX006J95
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.05035 02 28 51.49 +31 39 34.9          18.4 R EX006J95
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.05590 02 29 01.99 +31 38 47.0          18.7 R EX006932
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.05590 02 28 51.27 +31 37 54.6          18.5 R EX006J95
         K04X00J 2C2004 12 03.09247 02 29 05.38 +31 28 16.8          17.9 R EX006H06
         K04X00J 2C2004 12 03.09606 02 29 05.15 +31 27 14.9          17.8 R EX006H06
         K04X00J 2C2004 12 03.09838 02 29 04.95 +31 26 34.4          17.8 R EX006H06
         K04X00J 5C2004 12 03.16933 02 29 01.30 +31 05 51.4          18.2 R EX006673
         K04X00J 5C2004 12 03.17141 02 29 01.08 +31 05 16.5                 EX006673
         K04X00J 5C2004 12 03.17731 02 29 00.55 +31 03 31.3                 EX006673
         K04X00J 5C2004 12 03.18206 02 29 00.17 +31 02 10.9                 EX006673
         K04X00J 5C2004 12 03.18773 02 28 59.72 +31 00 32.8                 EX006673
         K04X00J 5C2004 12 03.19271 02 28 59.31 +30 59 06.2                 EX006673
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.26671 02 28 48.83 +30 37 04.5          18.4 R EX006649
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.26772 02 28 48.75 +30 36 46.8          18.2 R EX006649
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.26873 02 28 48.67 +30 36 29.0          18.3 R EX006649
         K04X00J  C2004 12 03.26972 02 28 48.61 +30 36 11.0          18.4 R EX006649
    
    Observer details:
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
        reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        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.
    932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observer M. Robson.  0.4-m f/6.5
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
        + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 XJ
    Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
    M 221.60776              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.17956792     Peri.   15.92880     -0.01756322     +0.97912472
    a   0.8871303      Node   253.40514     -0.93886346     -0.08579966
    e   0.1709279      Incl.   12.19862     -0.34384145     +0.18426396
    P   0.84           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    041202 704  0.2+  0.1+    041203 J95  0.3-  0.0     041203 673  0.4-  1.2+
    041202 704  0.1+  0.1-    041203 932  0.1+  0.5-    041203 673  0.7-  1.5-
    041202 704  0.0   0.3+    041203 J95  0.0   0.1+    041203 673  0.3-  0.7+
    041202 704  0.2-  0.2+    041203 J95  0.2+  0.2+    041203 673  0.2+  1.2+
    041202 704  0.1+  0.7-    041203 932  0.0   0.3-    041203 673  0.5+  1.3+
    041202 J95  0.8-  0.6+    041203 J95  0.9+  0.4-    041203 649  0.1-  0.4-
    041202 J95  0.0   0.1-    041203 H06  0.3-  0.1-    041203 649  0.2-  0.3-
    041202 J95  0.2-  0.2+    041203 H06  0.4+  0.2+    041203 649  0.4-  0.2-
    041203 J95  0.2+  0.7-    041203 H06  0.1+  0.1-    041203 649  0.3-  0.6-
    041203 932  0.2+  0.2-    041203 673  0.2+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 XJ                  a,e,i = 0.89, 0.17, 12                  q = 0.7355
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 12 01    02 29.82   +42 14.5    0.045    1.024   147.7    30.9    18.7
    2004 12 06    02 28.72   +18 36.5    0.053    1.030   146.5    31.9    19.0
    2004 12 11    02 29.82   +03 00.6    0.067    1.034   135.7    41.7    19.8
    2004 12 16    02 32.22   -06 22.5    0.085    1.037   126.4    49.9    20.6
    2004 12 21    02 35.51   -12 07.5    0.104    1.038   119.2    55.8    21.2
    2004 12 26    02 39.41   -15 47.7    0.123    1.039   113.5    60.3    21.7
    2004 12 31    02 43.75   -18 12.9    0.143    1.038   108.7    63.8    22.1
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X06
    

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