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MPEC 2004-X07 : 2004 XK

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X07                                Issued 2004 Dec. 3, 10:05 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.

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                                    2004 XK

Observations:
     K04X00K* C2004 12 02.31321 03 54 36.56 +29 59 35.3          18.1 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.32143 03 54 44.81 +29 56 26.4          17.7 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.32965 03 54 53.17 +29 53 18.1          18.5 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.33787 03 55 01.59 +29 50 06.2          17.5 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.38691 03 55 52.36 +29 30 51.4          18.2 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.38882 03 55 54.33 +29 30 05.2          17.2 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.39074 03 55 56.43 +29 29 17.6          16.9 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.39266 03 55 58.49 +29 28 32.5          18.2 R EX007703
     K04X00K 2C2004 12 02.43487 03 56 43.14 +29 11 13.5          18.7 R EX007H06
     K04X00K 2C2004 12 02.43687 03 56 45.44 +29 10 24.0          18.9 R EX007H06
     K04X00K 2C2004 12 02.43889 03 56 47.67 +29 09 34.3          19.1 R EX007H06
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.91988 04 07 13.54 +25 39 07.0          17.9 R EX007J95
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.92314 04 07 17.49 +25 37 33.4          18.4 R EX007J95
     K04X00K  C2004 12 02.92673 04 07 21.78 +25 35 51.1          18.4 R EX007J95
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.05173 04 10 24.65 +24 34 26.1          19.5 R EX007734
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.05326 04 10 26.76 +24 33 39.8          19.3 R EX007734
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.05477 04 10 28.59 +24 32 57.0          18.3 R EX007734
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.05780 04 10 32.64 +24 31 26.9          18.2 R EX007734
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.06024 04 10 35.86 +24 30 13.4          19.1 R EX007734
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.06328 04 10 39.72 +24 28 45.4          18.6 R EX007734
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.06631 04 10 43.57 +24 27 14.1          17.5 R EX007734
     K04X00K 5C2004 12 03.21586 04 14 03.55 +23 10 30.8          18.2 R EX007673
     K04X00K 5C2004 12 03.21852 04 14 06.91 +23 09 06.3                 EX007673
     K04X00K 5C2004 12 03.22234 04 14 11.79 +23 07 04.3                 EX007673
     K04X00K 5C2004 12 03.22488 04 14 15.12 +23 05 41.1                 EX007673
     K04X00K 5C2004 12 03.22998 04 14 21.53 +23 02 59.5                 EX007673
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.22998 04 14 18.92 +23 03 20.7          16.9 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23050 04 14 19.77 +23 03 01.7          17.1 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23102 04 14 20.34 +23 02 45.6          17.4 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23154 04 14 21.04 +23 02 28.2          17.6 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23206 04 14 21.71 +23 02 10.9          17.7 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23258 04 14 22.37 +23 01 55.1          17.5 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23310 04 14 23.03 +23 01 37.8          17.6 R EX007703
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23362 04 14 23.69 +23 01 21.5          17.9 R EX007703
     K04X00K 5C2004 12 03.23472 04 14 27.58 +23 00 27.8                 EX007673
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23686 04 14 20.81 +22 58 59.9          17.9 R EX007649
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23754 04 14 21.71 +22 58 37.4          17.6 R EX007649
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23823 04 14 22.59 +22 58 14.7          18.1 R EX007649
     K04X00K  C2004 12 03.23892 04 14 23.48 +22 57 52.4          18.0 R EX007649

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XK
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M  12.50073              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50639398     Peri.  220.24931     -0.35706662     -0.91599504
a   1.5588716      Node   251.37878     +0.89893503     -0.28377104
e   0.3978994      Incl.   11.12882     +0.25380945     -0.28359669
P   1.95           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
041202 703  0.1-  0.7-    041202 J95  0.5-  0.4+    041203 703  1.8-  1.7+
041202 703  0.7-  0.9-    041203 734  0.1-  0.4-    041203 703  0.8+  0.6-
041202 703  0.4-  0.5+    041203 734  1.4+  1.6-    041203 703  0.5-  0.1+
041202 703  0.3+  0.7-    041203 734  0.5-  0.2+    041203 703  0.1+  0.6-
041202 703  0.7-  1.4+    041203 734  0.8+  0.3-    041203 703  0.2+  1.2-
041202 703  1.3-  0.9+    041203 734  1.4+  1.6-    041203 703  0.2+  0.2-
041202 703  0.4-  0.7-    041203 734  0.0   0.5+    041203 703  0.2+  0.7-
041202 703  0.0   0.3+    041203 734  1.2-  0.9-    041203 703  0.2+  0.3-
041202 H06  0.1+  0.2-    041203 673  0.3+  0.5+    041203 673  1.5-  0.9+
041202 H06  1.1+  0.6-    041203 673  0.4-  0.7+    041203 649  0.2-  0.4+
041202 H06  0.8+  0.6-    041203 673  0.7-  0.6+    041203 649  0.3+  0.0
041202 J95  0.5+  0.7+    041203 673  0.4+  1.4-    041203 649  0.3+  0.2-
041202 J95  0.4+  0.1+    041203 673  1.3-  0.4+    041203 649  0.5+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2004 XK                  a,e,i = 1.56, 0.40, 11                  q = 0.9386
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 01    03 33.00   +36 32.3    0.032    1.016   160.8    18.6    19.6
2004 12 02    03 48.93   +31 51.5    0.027    1.012   165.9    13.7    19.0
2004 12 03    04 08.88   +25 03.5    0.022    1.008   172.7     7.2    18.4
2004 12 04    04 34.08   +15 01.0    0.019    1.004   172.5     7.4    18.0
2004 12 05    05 05.94   +00 41.2    0.016    1.000   157.8    21.8    18.2
2004 12 06    05 45.63   -17 04.1    0.015    0.997   138.3    41.2    18.6
2004 12 07    06 33.10   -34 03.1    0.016    0.993   118.8    60.4    19.3
2004 12 08    07 25.82   -46 25.5    0.019    0.990   103.4    75.6    20.1
2004 12 09    08 18.81   -53 55.2    0.023    0.986    92.6    86.1    20.9
2004 12 10    09 06.95   -58 01.0    0.027    0.983    85.2    93.2    21.5
2004 12 11    09 47.48   -60 06.9    0.032    0.980    80.1    98.0    22.1

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X07

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