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    M.P.E.C. 2005-A30                                Issued 2005 Jan.  9, 01:37 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 XP164

Observations:
     K04XG4P* C2004 12 12.51308 11 03 58.55 +02 05 32.7          19.1 R EA030703
     K04XG4P  C2004 12 12.52010 11 03 59.38 +02 05 35.4          19.6 R EA030703
     K04XG4P  C2004 12 12.52714 11 04 00.18 +02 05 40.3          19.6 R EA030703
     K04XG4P  C2004 12 12.53453 11 04 01.06 +02 05 45.6          18.9 R EA030703
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 07.42103 11 48 51.16 +09 13 10.2          19.4   EA030704
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 07.43424 11 48 52.12 +09 13 27.3          19.5   EA030704
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 07.44900 11 48 53.21 +09 13 48.2          19.3   EA030704
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 07.46271 11 48 54.23 +09 14 06.7          20.1   EA030704
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.05533 11 49 39.11 +09 27 28.5                 EA030118
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.05765 11 49 39.31 +09 27 30.7                 EA030118
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.05997 11 49 39.44 +09 27 34.3          18.7 R EA030118
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.06171 11 49 39.73 +09 27 37.6          19.4 R EA030J87
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.06230 11 49 39.62 +09 27 37.9                 EA030118
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.06462 11 49 39.71 +09 27 41.1                 EA030118
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.06674 11 49 40.14 +09 27 44.8          19.4 R EA030J87
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.07079 11 49 40.44 +09 27 50.5          19.4 R EA030J87
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.47682 11 50 10.25 +09 37 09.0          18.9   EA030704
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.50571 11 50 12.31 +09 37 48.9          19.1   EA030704
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.51947 11 50 13.25 +09 38 07.2          19.5   EA030704
     K04XG4P  C2005 01 08.53323 11 50 14.16 +09 38 26.7          19.5   EA030704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
    R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + 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.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
    + f/6.3 focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
2004 XP164
Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5                 MPC
M  20.39120              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30924636     Peri.  310.02835     +0.17634693     -0.93537416
a   2.1657068      Node   127.07214     +0.97884843     +0.13382763
e   0.4092604      Incl.   22.59503     +0.10371846     +0.32736117
P   3.19           H   17.4           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2004 Dec. 12-2005 Jan. 8.

Ephemeris:
2004 XP164               a,e,i = 2.17, 0.41, 23                  q = 1.2794
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 31    11 38.30   +06 39.6    0.835    1.466   107.2    39.9    19.4
2005 01 10    11 51.99   +10 12.7    0.800    1.511   115.4    36.0    19.3
2005 01 20    12 01.37   +14 31.1    0.774    1.558   124.4    31.4    19.1
2005 01 30    12 05.89   +19 23.6    0.760    1.608   133.8    26.3    19.0
2005 02 09    12 05.23   +24 28.6    0.763    1.658   142.5    21.3    19.0
2005 02 19    11 59.69   +29 14.7    0.786    1.710   148.8    17.4    19.0
2005 03 01    11 50.55   +33 10.2    0.830    1.762   150.6    16.0    19.1
2005 03 11    11 39.80   +35 55.4    0.896    1.815   147.7    17.0    19.4
2005 03 21    11 29.71   +37 25.4    0.980    1.867   141.7    19.3    19.7
2005 03 31    11 22.11   +37 49.3    1.081    1.919   134.6    21.8    20.0
2005 04 10    11 17.84   +37 21.7    1.196    1.971   127.2    23.9    20.4
2005 04 20    11 17.09   +36 16.6    1.322    2.021   120.0    25.5    20.7
2005 04 30    11 19.49   +34 46.0    1.457    2.072   113.1    26.6    21.0
2005 05 10    11 24.52   +32 58.5    1.599    2.121   106.6    27.2    21.3
2005 05 20    11 31.67   +30 59.8    1.746    2.169   100.3    27.3    21.5
2005 05 30    11 40.47   +28 54.3    1.896    2.216    94.3    27.1    21.7
2005 06 09    11 50.53   +26 44.7    2.048    2.262    88.5    26.7    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A30

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