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    • MPEC 2004-X34 : 2004 XE6

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-X34                                Issued 2004 Dec. 10, 14:25 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 XE6

Observations:
     K04X06E* C2004 12 09.38643 07 06 33.92 +26 21 13.9          18.3   EX034704
     K04X06E  C2004 12 09.39941 07 06 33.88 +26 22 24.6          18.7   EX034704
     K04X06E  C2004 12 09.42604 07 06 33.89 +26 24 49.0          19.1   EX034704
     K04X06E  C2004 12 09.43940 07 06 33.89 +26 26 02.3          18.2   EX034704
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.01258 07 06 39.49 +27 18 38.2                 EX034246
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.01420 07 06 39.51 +27 18 47.3                 EX034246
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.01498 07 06 39.50 +27 18 51.4                 EX034246
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.01567 07 06 39.48 +27 18 54.9                 EX034246
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.01631 07 06 39.47 +27 18 58.9                 EX034246
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.01703 07 06 39.50 +27 19 03.1                 EX034246
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.33316 07 06 41.61 +27 48 35.2          18.7 R EX034649
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.33490 07 06 42.05 +27 48 47.6          18.2 R EX034854
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.33553 07 06 41.62 +27 48 48.6          18.4 R EX034649
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.33584 07 06 42.06 +27 48 52.4          18.0 R EX034854
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.33679 07 06 42.04 +27 48 58.7          18.5 R EX034854
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.33701 07 06 41.58 +27 48 57.6          19.0 R EX034649
     K04X06E 2C2004 12 10.33938 07 06 41.88 +27 49 13.3          18.2 R EX034H06
     K04X06E 2C2004 12 10.34198 07 06 41.88 +27 49 27.5          18.4 R EX034H06
     K04X06E 2C2004 12 10.34485 07 06 41.88 +27 49 43.5          18.0 R EX034H06
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.35087 07 06 41.58 +27 50 13.1          18.0 R EX034H36
     K04X06E  C2004 12 10.35789 07 06 41.57 +27 50 53.3          18.2 R EX034H36

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    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.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m f/6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XE6
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M 336.97745              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37850317     Peri.   44.94384     -0.51096257     -0.68518848
a   1.8927345      Node    82.97125     +0.56514993     -0.72276977
e   0.3602839      Incl.   31.53375     +0.64770580     +0.09011439
P   2.60           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2004 Dec. 9-10.

Ephemeris:
2004 XE6                 a,e,i = 1.89, 0.36, 32                  q = 1.2108
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    07 06.75   +28 51.7    0.340    1.298   153.9    19.5    18.6
2004 12 21    07 04.28   +46 25.9    0.310    1.269   153.4    20.3    18.4
2004 12 31    06 52.24   +63 53.9    0.322    1.244   139.2    31.1    18.7
2005 01 10    06 18.73   +76 55.8    0.364    1.226   124.4    41.4    19.3
2005 01 20    04 40.49   +84 32.6    0.422    1.215   113.5    48.0    19.8
2005 01 30    00 35.15   +86 48.9    0.484    1.211   105.9    51.5    20.1
2005 02 09    21 47.27   +86 12.4    0.544    1.214   100.9    52.9    20.4
2005 02 19    20 10.35   +86 02.0    0.599    1.224    97.9    53.1    20.7
2005 03 01    18 09.01   +86 10.1    0.646    1.241    96.3    52.5    20.9
2005 03 11    15 38.46   +85 16.3    0.687    1.264    95.9    51.4    21.0
2005 03 21    13 57.39   +82 29.9    0.721    1.293    96.4    50.0    21.1
2005 03 31    13 09.38   +78 13.7    0.751    1.327    97.6    48.3    21.2
2005 04 10    12 47.50   +72 50.4    0.781    1.365    99.2    46.5    21.3
2005 04 20    12 38.63   +66 32.9    0.812    1.406   100.9    44.6    21.4
2005 04 30    12 36.94   +59 35.1    0.849    1.449   102.3    42.8    21.5
2005 05 10    12 39.58   +52 11.9    0.896    1.495   103.2    41.1    21.6
2005 05 20    12 45.16   +44 39.7    0.954    1.542   103.2    39.7    21.8
2005 05 30    12 52.79   +37 15.0    1.027    1.589   102.3    38.5    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X34

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