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MPEC 2004-V69 : 2004 VQ65

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M.P.E.C. 2004-V69                                Issued 2004 Nov. 15, 12:30 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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                                   2004 VQ65

Observations:
     K04V65Q* C2004 11 14.56798 03 59 09.63 -48 10 35.3          17.1 R EV069E12
     K04V65Q  C2004 11 14.57839 03 59 20.38 -48 11 26.8          17.0 R EV069E12
     K04V65Q  C2004 11 14.58883 03 59 31.11 -48 12 17.2          17.1 R EV069E12
     K04V65Q  C2004 11 14.59926 03 59 41.93 -48 13 07.5          17.1 R EV069E12
     K04V65Q 1C2004 11 14.74985504 02 22.547-48 24 24.37         17.4 R EV069413
     K04V65Q 1C2004 11 14.75366904 02 26.794-48 24 40.44         17.5 R EV069413
     K04V65Q 1C2004 11 15.44104204 17 31.929-49 19 29.44         17.7 R EV069413
     K04V65Q 1C2004 11 15.44231304 17 33.644-49 19 36.37         17.6 R EV069413
     K04V65Q 1C2004 11 15.44358304 17 35.341-49 19 43.25         17.6 R EV069413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.
    0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 VQ65                                                            PHA 0.029A
Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5                 MPC
M 350.12748              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34662285     Peri.   14.97218     +0.12443999     -0.98067656
a   2.0070796      Node    68.06384     +0.89280890     +0.04428981
e   0.5217420      Incl.    9.36596     +0.43290525     +0.19055680
P   2.84           H   22.0           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2004 Nov. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2004 VQ65                a,e,i = 2.01, 0.52, 9                   q = 0.9599
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 11 11    03 13.17   -43 56.6    0.068    1.024   118.6    58.1    18.3
2004 11 21    08 25.94   -45 14.1    0.027    0.988    89.3    89.2    17.3
2004 12 01    12 26.39   +09 39.4    0.056    0.966    67.4   109.6    19.8
2004 12 11    13 07.41   +20 00.3    0.108    0.960    73.7   100.1    20.7
2004 12 21    13 25.52   +23 03.6    0.159    0.971    80.7    90.0    21.1
2004 12 31    13 36.41   +24 25.4    0.206    0.997    87.9    80.1    21.4
2005 01 10    13 42.35   +25 24.4    0.248    1.038    95.7    70.6    21.5
2005 01 20    13 42.85   +26 27.3    0.283    1.089   104.3    61.1    21.6
2005 01 30    13 37.18   +27 37.8    0.315    1.149   113.9    51.6    21.7
2005 02 09    13 24.76   +28 47.8    0.345    1.215   124.4    42.0    21.8
2005 02 19    13 06.15   +29 36.4    0.379    1.286   135.2    32.8    21.8
2005 03 01    12 43.87   +29 40.7    0.422    1.358   145.0    24.8    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-V69

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