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    • MPEC 2004-X76 : 2004 XJ50

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-X76                                Issued 2004 Dec. 14, 23:16 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 XJ50

Observations:
     K04X50J* C2004 12 14.26935 04 40 59.26 -17 30 17.5          18.3 R EX076699
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.28398 04 40 58.59 -17 28 56.7                 EX076699
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.29858 04 40 58.03 -17 27 36.0                 EX076699
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.31320 04 40 57.43 -17 26 14.4                 EX076699
     K04X50J 1C2004 12 14.54817004 40 50.22 -17 04 04.8          18.5 R EX076413
     K04X50J 1C2004 12 14.54955604 40 50.17 -17 03 57.2          18.6 R EX076413
     K04X50J 1C2004 12 14.55094504 40 50.11 -17 03 49.4          18.7 R EX076413
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.88360 04 40 40.06 -16 33 35.3          18.3 R EX076587
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.88679 04 40 39.91 -16 33 18.0          18.7 R EX076587
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.89000 04 40 39.80 -16 33 00.1                 EX076587
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.91712 04 40 38.58 -16 30 30.6                 EX076246
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.91780 04 40 38.58 -16 30 27.4                 EX076246
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.91907 04 40 38.53 -16 30 20.5                 EX076246
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.92016 04 40 38.49 -16 30 14.2                 EX076246
     K04X50J  C2004 12 14.92084 04 40 38.45 -16 30 10.7                 EX076246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observer F. Manca.  0.5-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XJ50
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M  11.06222              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29853339     Peri.  287.39431     +0.79378006     -0.46638269
a   2.2172131      Node   101.99097     +0.58656679     +0.75671568
e   0.4984665      Incl.   23.52149     -0.16078746     +0.45811413
P   3.30           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2004 Dec. 14-14.

Ephemeris:
2004 XJ50                a,e,i = 2.22, 0.50, 24                  q = 1.1120
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    04 42.96   -22 31.1    0.325    1.233   133.9    35.1    18.9
2004 12 21    04 38.24   -07 18.5    0.350    1.283   143.7    27.0    18.9
2004 12 31    04 37.74   +06 02.0    0.406    1.339   145.6    24.5    19.2
2005 01 10    04 41.59   +16 12.2    0.490    1.398   140.9    26.3    19.8
2005 01 20    04 49.56   +23 26.5    0.595    1.461   133.9    29.0    20.4
2005 01 30    05 01.04   +28 28.6    0.716    1.525   126.7    31.2    20.9
2005 02 09    05 15.34   +31 57.5    0.851    1.591   119.8    32.6    21.4
2005 02 19    05 31.92   +34 20.9    0.996    1.657   113.3    33.2    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X76

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