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MPEC 2004-C39 : 2004 CQ

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M.P.E.C. 2004-C39                                Issued 2004 Feb. 11, 01:26 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2004 CQ

Observations:
     K04C00Q* C2004 02 10.28775 08 38 32.87 +23 39 33.9          18.0 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.30142 08 38 42.03 +23 36 33.4          18.8 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.31513 08 38 51.55 +23 33 26.9          18.7 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.32883 08 39 00.96 +23 30 22.1          18.5 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.34668 08 39 13.37 +23 26 17.6          17.6 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.34818 08 39 14.55 +23 25 55.7          17.8 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.34966 08 39 15.46 +23 25 37.6          18.2 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.35116 08 39 16.46 +23 25 18.1          18.1 V EC039703
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.42579 08 40 08.47 +23 07 35.6          18.3 R EC039649
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.42714 08 40 09.47 +23 07 16.9          18.7 R EC039649
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.42981 08 40 11.49 +23 06 39.4          18.7 R EC039649
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.43115 08 40 12.49 +23 06 21.3          18.3 R EC039649
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.86568 08 46 02.75 +21 26 20.3          18.5 R EC039106
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.87068 08 46 06.32 +21 25 10.0          18.3 R EC039106
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.88550 08 46 19.34 +21 21 58.4          18.6 R EC039176
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.88609 08 46 19.76 +21 21 50.1          18.4 R EC039176
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.88667 08 46 20.18 +21 21 42.0          18.5 R EC039176
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.88725 08 46 20.59 +21 21 33.9          18.5 R EC039176
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.88783 08 46 21.01 +21 21 25.7          18.5 R EC039176
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.88841 08 46 21.43 +21 21 17.6          18.5 R EC039176
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.88899 08 46 21.84 +21 21 09.5          18.6 R EC039176
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.94226 08 46 59.54 +21 08 40.4          17.9 R EC039620
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 10.99705 08 47 39.27 +20 55 02.7          18.6 R EC039J95
     K04C00Q  C2004 02 11.01039 08 47 48.80 +20 51 52.8          18.6 R EC039J95

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD..
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
    R. Hill, S. Kolar, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 CQ
Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5                  MPC
M 356.36503              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34078404     Peri.  184.30568     -0.83263256     -0.54957438
a   2.0299401      Node   322.09420     +0.51139654     -0.71546931
e   0.4941571      Incl.    6.40079     +0.21259490     -0.43136025
P   2.89           H   24.6           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2004 Feb. 10-11.

Ephemeris:
2004 CQ                  a,e,i = 2.03, 0.49, 6                   q = 1.0268
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 05    07 37.06   +38 22.1    0.056    1.035   149.6    28.8    19.7
2004 02 06    07 47.59   +36 17.6    0.053    1.033   151.7    26.9    19.5
2004 02 07    07 58.69   +33 55.0    0.051    1.032   154.1    24.6    19.3
2004 02 08    08 10.31   +31 12.6    0.048    1.031   156.9    22.1    19.2
2004 02 09    08 22.40   +28 09.0    0.046    1.030   159.9    19.2    19.0
2004 02 10    08 34.89   +24 43.5    0.044    1.029   163.3    16.0    18.8
2004 02 11    08 47.70   +20 56.3    0.043    1.028   166.8    12.7    18.6
2004 02 12    09 00.73   +16 49.2    0.041    1.028   170.2     9.4    18.4
2004 02 13    09 13.88   +12 25.7    0.040    1.027   172.7     7.0    18.2
2004 02 14    09 27.05   +07 50.7    0.040    1.027   172.6     7.1    18.2
2004 02 15    09 40.11   +03 10.6    0.040    1.027   169.8     9.8    18.3
2004 02 16    09 52.97   -01 27.7    0.040    1.027   165.9    13.6    18.5
2004 02 17    10 05.54   -05 57.7    0.041    1.027   161.7    17.6    18.6
2004 02 18    10 17.73   -10 13.8    0.042    1.027   157.5    21.6    18.8
2004 02 19    10 29.48   -14 12.0    0.044    1.028   153.6    25.3    19.0
2004 02 20    10 40.73   -17 49.9    0.045    1.028   150.0    28.7    19.2
2004 02 21    10 51.44   -21 06.6    0.047    1.029   146.7    31.8    19.4
2004 02 22    11 01.60   -24 02.4    0.050    1.030   143.9    34.5    19.6
2004 02 23    11 11.20   -26 38.4    0.052    1.031   141.3    36.9    19.7
2004 02 24    11 20.24   -28 56.2    0.055    1.032   139.1    38.9    19.9
2004 02 25    11 28.72   -30 57.3    0.058    1.033   137.2    40.6    20.1
2004 02 26    11 36.66   -32 43.7    0.061    1.034   135.6    42.1    20.2
2004 02 27    11 44.08   -34 17.1    0.064    1.036   134.2    43.3    20.4
2004 02 28    11 51.00   -35 38.9    0.067    1.037   133.1    44.2    20.5
2004 02 29    11 57.45   -36 50.6    0.070    1.039   132.1    45.0    20.6
2004 03 01    12 03.45   -37 53.5    0.074    1.041   131.3    45.6    20.8
2004 03 02    12 09.03   -38 48.6    0.077    1.043   130.7    46.1    20.9
2004 03 03    12 14.22   -39 37.0    0.080    1.045   130.2    46.4    21.0
2004 03 04    12 19.03   -40 19.4    0.084    1.047   129.8    46.6    21.1
2004 03 05    12 23.50   -40 56.5    0.087    1.050   129.6    46.7    21.2
2004 03 06    12 27.64   -41 29.0    0.091    1.052   129.4    46.7    21.3
2004 03 07    12 31.48   -41 57.3    0.095    1.055   129.4    46.7    21.4
2004 03 08    12 35.03   -42 22.0    0.098    1.058   129.4    46.5    21.4
2004 03 09    12 38.32   -42 43.3    0.102    1.060   129.5    46.3    21.5
2004 03 10    12 41.36   -43 01.7    0.105    1.063   129.6    46.0    21.6
2004 03 11    12 44.16   -43 17.4    0.109    1.067   129.8    45.7    21.7
2004 03 12    12 46.75   -43 30.7    0.113    1.070   130.1    45.3    21.7
2004 03 13    12 49.13   -43 41.7    0.117    1.073   130.4    44.9    21.8
2004 03 14    12 51.32   -43 50.6    0.120    1.077   130.7    44.4    21.9
2004 03 15    12 53.33   -43 57.7    0.124    1.080   131.1    43.9    21.9
2004 03 16    12 55.17   -44 03.0    0.128    1.084   131.6    43.4    22.0
2004 03 17    12 56.86   -44 06.6    0.132    1.088   132.0    42.8    22.0
2004 03 18    12 58.40   -44 08.8    0.135    1.091   132.5    42.2    22.1
2004 03 19    12 59.81   -44 09.5    0.139    1.095   133.0    41.6    22.1
2004 03 20    13 01.10   -44 08.9    0.143    1.099   133.6    41.0    22.2
2004 03 21    13 02.27   -44 07.0    0.147    1.104   134.2    40.4    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-C39

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