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    M.P.E.C. 2004-X77                                Issued 2004 Dec. 14, 23:18 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
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                                   2004 XK50

Observations:
     K04X50K* C2004 12 14.28072 04 51 23.48 -27 01 01.2          17.5 R EX077699
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.29533 04 51 16.43 -27 01 07.4                 EX077699
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.30996 04 51 09.39 -27 01 13.0                 EX077699
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.32459 04 51 02.33 -27 01 19.5                 EX077699
     K04X50K 1C2004 12 14.55422404 49 13.43 -27 02 29.2          18.3 R EX077413
     K04X50K 1C2004 12 14.55551404 49 12.81 -27 02 29.7          18.4 R EX077413
     K04X50K 1C2004 12 14.55678504 49 12.18 -27 02 30.2          18.2 R EX077413
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.90133 04 46 24.64 -27 05 10.8          18.3 R EX077587
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.90785 04 46 21.57 -27 05 13.3                 EX077587
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.90954 04 46 20.46 -27 05 13.8                 EX077246
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.91037 04 46 20.03 -27 05 14.1                 EX077246
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.91118 04 46 19.64 -27 05 13.9                 EX077246
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.91124 04 46 19.65 -27 05 13.7                 EX077587
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.91178 04 46 19.35 -27 05 14.1                 EX077246
     K04X50K  C2004 12 14.91336 04 46 18.58 -27 05 14.7                 EX077246

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 XK50
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M 317.97397              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53325714     Peri.  102.81772     -0.74242652     +0.24144915
a   1.5060692      Node    94.05563     -0.49533750     -0.82587403
e   0.6979733      Incl.   38.79038     +0.45104726     -0.50954333
P   1.85           H   19.1           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2004 Dec. 14-14.

Ephemeris:
2004 XK50                a,e,i = 1.51, 0.70, 39                  q = 0.4549
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    05 14.09   -26 26.6    0.350    1.241   130.6    37.1    18.8
2004 12 21    03 42.74   -26 31.0    0.237    1.122   120.4    49.1    18.1
2004 12 31    01 02.34   -15 23.7    0.188    0.997    88.6    80.5    18.3
2005 01 10    22 42.82   +01 52.2    0.238    0.864    53.7   113.5    20.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X77

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