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MPEC 2004-D17 : 2004 DF2

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M.P.E.C. 2004-D17                                Issued 2004 Feb. 20, 19:51 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 DF2

Observations:
     K04D02F* C2004 02 19.29527 10 15 17.85 -07 55 12.0          18.7   ED017704
     K04D02F  C2004 02 19.30728 10 15 05.54 -07 51 11.2          19.5   ED017704
     K04D02F  C2004 02 19.31925 10 14 53.42 -07 47 11.5          19.1   ED017704
     K04D02F  C2004 02 19.33102 10 14 41.72 -07 43 18.9          19.6   ED017704
     K04D02F  C2004 02 19.96243 10 07 23.29 -04 59 30.7                 ED017118
     K04D02F  C2004 02 19.96601 10 07 21.03 -04 58 45.8                 ED017118
     K04D02F  C2004 02 20.00666 10 06 59.79 -04 50 35.7          19.0 R ED017J95
     K04D02F  C2004 02 20.01202 10 06 56.57 -04 49 29.9          19.0 R ED017J95
     K04D02F  C2004 02 20.01757 10 06 53.14 -04 48 23.6          19.3 R ED017J95
     K04D02F  C2004 02 20.31606 10 04 28.68 -03 52 46.6          19.7 R ED017926
     K04D02F  C2004 02 20.31660 10 04 28.36 -03 52 41.5          19.5 R ED017926

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 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.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 DF2
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M  89.63778              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45670200     Peri.   89.50930     +0.57506183     -0.81643820
a   1.6699909      Node   325.21848     +0.70942862     +0.52947159
e   0.6563393      Incl.    5.25775     +0.40744930     +0.23040940
P   2.16           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
040219 704  0.3-  0.3+    040219 118  0.4-  0.5+    040220 J95  1.2-  0.2+
040219 704  0.9-  0.0     040219 118  0.8-  0.9+    040220 926  0.1+  0.8+
040219 704  1.1-  1.4+    040220 J95  0.1+  0.1-    040220 926  0.4-  0.5+
040219 704  0.2+  1.7+    040220 J95  0.3+  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2004 DF2                 a,e,i = 1.67, 0.66, 5                   q = 0.5736
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 15    20 59.00   -19 46.0    0.024    0.964    14.3   165.4    31.3
2004 02 16    20 20.10   -31 00.0    0.014    0.976    28.6   151.0    25.4
2004 02 17    15 33.81   -56 17.6    0.0073   0.987    83.3    96.3    18.9
2004 02 18    10 58.26   -22 32.9    0.013    0.999   142.9    36.6    18.2
2004 02 19    10 20.39   -09 44.1    0.023    1.010   158.4    21.1    19.0
2004 02 20    10 07.06   -04 48.6    0.035    1.022   163.9    15.5    19.7
2004 02 21    10 00.31   -02 15.9    0.046    1.033   166.4    13.0    20.2
2004 02 22    09 56.25   -00 43.1    0.057    1.045   167.5    11.8    20.7
2004 02 23    09 53.56   +00 19.4    0.069    1.056   167.8    11.4    21.1
2004 02 24    09 51.66   +01 04.4    0.080    1.068   167.8    11.3    21.5
2004 02 25    09 50.27   +01 38.5    0.092    1.079   167.4    11.5    21.8
2004 02 26    09 49.21   +02 05.2    0.103    1.091   166.9    11.8    22.1
2004 02 27    09 48.40   +02 26.7    0.115    1.102   166.3    12.3    22.3
2004 02 28    09 47.78   +02 44.5    0.126    1.113   165.6    12.8    22.6
2004 02 29    09 47.29   +02 59.5    0.138    1.125   164.8    13.3    22.8
2004 03 01    09 46.92   +03 12.3    0.150    1.136   164.0    13.9    23.1
2004 03 02    09 46.65   +03 23.4    0.162    1.147   163.2    14.5    23.3
2004 03 03    09 46.45   +03 33.1    0.174    1.158   162.3    15.1    23.5
2004 03 04    09 46.32   +03 41.7    0.186    1.169   161.5    15.6    23.6
2004 03 05    09 46.25   +03 49.3    0.198    1.180   160.6    16.2    23.8
2004 03 06    09 46.23   +03 56.1    0.210    1.192   159.7    16.8    24.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D17

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