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    M.P.E.C. 2004-X63                                Issued 2004 Dec. 13, 12:46 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 XK35
    
    Observations:
         K04X35K* C2004 12 11.27910 04 47 16.18 +31 21 50.1          19.5   EX063704
         K04X35K  C2004 12 11.29221 04 47 14.62 +31 21 26.8          19.4   EX063704
         K04X35K  C2004 12 11.30624 04 47 13.06 +31 21 02.1          19.5   EX063704
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.32161 04 45 19.96 +30 50 56.7          19.8 R EX063448
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.32524 04 45 19.54 +30 50 50.4          19.8 R EX063448
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.32887 04 45 19.14 +30 50 43.7          19.6 R EX063448
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.92046 04 44 15.18 +30 33 16.3                 EX063246
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.92179 04 44 15.06 +30 33 13.9                 EX063246
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.92361 04 44 14.86 +30 33 10.6                 EX063246
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.92486 04 44 14.73 +30 33 08.5                 EX063246
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.92596 04 44 14.63 +30 33 06.4                 EX063246
         K04X35K  C2004 12 12.92698 04 44 14.48 +30 33 04.8                 EX063246
         K04X35K  C2004 12 13.28920 04 43 35.66 +30 22 29.5          19.7 R EX063651
         K04X35K  C2004 12 13.29066 04 43 35.50 +30 22 26.7          19.9 R EX063651
         K04X35K  C2004 12 13.32126 04 43 32.11 +30 21 32.5          19.5 R EX063448
         K04X35K  C2004 12 13.32634 04 43 31.55 +30 21 23.3          19.6 R EX063448
         K04X35K  C2004 12 13.33142 04 43 31.00 +30 21 14.1          19.6 R EX063448
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
        Measurer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 XK35
    Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
    M  49.63216              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32368106     Peri.   66.01005     +0.70038000     +0.43856614
    a   2.1008313      Node   263.34311     -0.65659834     +0.70526193
    e   0.4549264      Incl.   34.53873     +0.27990441     +0.55701467
    P   3.04           H   18.2           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2004 Dec. 11-13.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 XK35                a,e,i = 2.10, 0.45, 35                  q = 1.1451
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 12 11    04 47.80   +31 30.2    0.932    1.909   169.8     5.2    19.9
    2004 12 21    04 31.66   +26 45.9    1.012    1.966   160.3     9.7    20.3
    2004 12 31    04 21.27   +22 43.4    1.122    2.023   147.7    15.0    20.8
    2005 01 10    04 16.10   +19 32.1    1.257    2.078   135.8    19.3    21.3
    2005 01 20    04 15.30   +17 09.2    1.410    2.132   124.9    22.2    21.7
    2005 01 30    04 17.99   +15 26.2    1.576    2.184   115.1    24.1    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X63
    

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