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MPEC 2004-X39 : 2004 XK14

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M.P.E.C. 2004-X39                                Issued 2004 Dec. 11, 12:57 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2004 XK14

Observations:
     K04X14K* C2004 12 10.27797 03 54 01.64 +49 06 22.8          19.1   EX039704
     K04X14K  C2004 12 10.29018 03 53 48.02 +49 05 38.3          19.0   EX039704
     K04X14K  C2004 12 10.30294 03 53 33.78 +49 04 50.4          19.2   EX039704
     K04X14K  C2004 12 10.31555 03 53 19.87 +49 04 03.5          18.8   EX039704
     K04X14K  C2004 12 10.32774 03 53 06.27 +49 03 18.1          19.1   EX039704
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.13404 03 39 01.71 +48 10 21.6          18.6 R EX039J95
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.14055 03 38 55.03 +48 09 52.9          19.5 R EX039J95
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.14792 03 38 47.38 +48 09 20.1          18.7 R EX039J95
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.27567 03 36 40.71 +48 01 29.5          18.9 R EX039854
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.28308 03 36 32.72 +48 00 55.2          18.9 R EX039854
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.31731 03 35 55.83 +47 58 24.4          18.8 R EX039448
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.32836 03 35 44.21 +47 57 35.5          18.6 R EX039448
     K04X14K  C2004 12 11.33353 03 35 38.70 +47 57 12.2          18.7 R EX039448

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XK14
Epoch 2004 Dec. 1.0 TT = JDT 2453340.5                  MPC
M 182.90634              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.52545824     Peri.  302.61072     -0.33919314     +0.93973577
a   0.7473703      Node   307.50186     -0.84393584     -0.32415016
e   0.4369514      Incl.    3.10343     -0.41559633     -0.10873529
P   0.65           H   22.8           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2004 Dec. 10-11.

Ephemeris:
2004 XK14                a,e,i = 0.75, 0.44, 3                   q = 0.4208
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    03 41.43   +48 20.1    0.094    1.066   148.8    28.6    19.1
2004 12 21    01 40.89   +32 57.3    0.108    1.047   123.5    51.6    20.0
2004 12 31    00 52.44   +20 11.3    0.137    1.017   100.1    72.2    21.1
2005 01 10    00 29.89   +12 11.5    0.171    0.974    82.0    88.0    22.0
2005 01 20    00 14.57   +06 36.9    0.203    0.921    66.1   102.3    22.9
2005 01 30    23 57.88   +01 48.6    0.233    0.855    50.1   117.8    24.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-X39

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