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MPEC 2004-V21 : 2004 VA1

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V21                                Issued 2004 Nov. 5, 03:41 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 Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2004 VA1

Observations:
     K04V01A* C2004 11 03.31001 04 03 20.93 +51 38 21.3          18.7   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 03.32208 04 03 14.62 +51 37 32.8          19.5   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 03.33419 04 03 08.19 +51 36 43.9          19.6   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 03.34633 04 03 01.66 +51 35 54.0          19.5   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 03.35847 04 02 55.22 +51 35 04.5          19.3   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.30728 03 55 04.39 +50 29 19.9          19.4   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.30737 03 55 04.41 +50 29 21.0          19.2   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.31931 03 54 58.44 +50 28 29.7          19.3   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.31941 03 54 58.41 +50 28 29.8          19.6   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.33136 03 54 52.34 +50 27 40.1          19.7   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.33146 03 54 52.36 +50 27 38.9          19.6   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.34339 03 54 46.32 +50 26 48.8          19.6   EV021704
     K04V01A  C2004 11 04.34348 03 54 46.36 +50 26 47.4          19.4   EV021704
     K04V01A IC2004 11 05.04853 03 49 13.58 +49 36 45.5                 EV021J95
     K04V01A  C2004 11 05.05602 03 49 10.15 +49 36 11.9          19.2 R EV021J95

Observer details:
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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 VA1
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M 153.57209              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.89344004     Peri.   21.33624     +0.00876071     +0.96468585
a   1.0676423      Node   249.95052     -0.95322347     -0.07148992
e   0.5383975      Incl.   16.27458     -0.30213947     +0.25351606
P   1.10           H   19.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
041103 704  0.2-  0.7-    041104 704  0.3-  0.6-    041104 704  0.3+  0.2-
041103 704  0.6+  0.1-    041104 704  0.3+  0.9+    041104 704  0.5-  0.0
041103 704  0.5+  0.4+    041104 704  0.3+  0.4-    041104 704  0.3+  1.0-
041103 704  0.5-  0.2+    041104 704  0.5+  0.1+    041105 J95  0.6-  0.8+
041103 704  0.6-  0.5+    041104 704  0.4-  0.6+    041105 J95  0.6+  0.7-

Ephemeris:
2004 VA1                 a,e,i = 1.07, 0.54, 16                  q = 0.4928
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 01    04 24.42   +54 09.2    0.274    1.199   134.0    36.5    18.8
2004 11 11    03 11.21   +42 20.6    0.305    1.273   155.1    19.1    18.6
2004 11 21    02 34.12   +31 12.8    0.368    1.339   160.1    14.5    19.0
2004 12 01    02 17.26   +23 09.7    0.457    1.399   149.5    21.0    19.8
2004 12 11    02 11.62   +17 57.4    0.565    1.451   137.4    27.4    20.5
2004 12 21    02 12.81   +14 47.4    0.686    1.497   126.6    31.9    21.1
2004 12 31    02 18.42   +12 59.0    0.815    1.536   117.1    34.7    21.6
2005 01 10    02 27.07   +12 04.2    0.949    1.569   108.6    36.4    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V21

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