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MPEC 2004-Y04 : 2004 XO63

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M.P.E.C. 2004-Y04                                Issued 2004 Dec. 17, 12:37 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
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                                   2004 XO63

Observations:
     K04X63O* C2004 12 15.18718 04 16 25.51 +25 12 01.9          17.9   EY004704
     K04X63O  C2004 12 15.20128 04 17 17.17 +25 12 25.7          17.8   EY004704
     K04X63O  C2004 12 15.21433 04 18 05.17 +25 12 46.0          17.8   EY004704
     K04X63O  C2004 12 15.22739 04 18 53.23 +25 13 03.5          18.0   EY004704
     K04X63O  C2004 12 15.24102 04 19 43.55 +25 13 19.0          17.7   EY004704
     K04X63O  C2004 12 16.90419406 21 21.48 +22 36 19.8          17.2 R EY004J95
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.02587306 30 03.17 +22 10 51.3          17.2 R EY004J95
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.02831106 30 13.48 +22 10 19.4          17.6 R EY004J95
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.03813506 30 55.07 +22 08 07.2          17.8 R EY004J95
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.13500 06 38 27.98 +21 46 38.6          17.2 R EY004649
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.13664 06 38 34.95 +21 46 16.9          17.1 R EY004649
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.13938 06 38 46.58 +21 45 41.0          17.1 R EY004649
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.14049 06 38 51.27 +21 45 26.3          17.3 R EY004649
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28442 06 48 46.04 +21 12 04.5          18.1 R EY004734
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28466 06 48 46.93 +21 12 00.7          18.1 R EY004734
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28490 06 48 47.96 +21 11 57.7          17.8 R EY004734
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28516 06 48 49.12 +21 11 53.2          17.9 R EY004734
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28540 06 48 50.15 +21 11 48.7          17.5 R EY004734
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28565 06 48 51.01 +21 11 46.9          17.3 R EY004734
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28590 06 48 51.97 +21 11 42.6          17.3 R EY004734
     K04X63O  C2004 12 17.28614 06 48 52.99 +21 11 39.4          17.0 R EY004734
     K04X63O 2C2004 12 17.36306 06 54 06.76 +20 53 26.0          17.1 R EY004H06
     K04X63O 2C2004 12 17.36738 06 54 23.91 +20 52 19.5          17.0 R EY004H06
     K04X63O 2C2004 12 17.37209 06 54 42.66 +20 51 06.7          17.2 R EY004H06

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman,
    A. Robertson.  0.75-m Newtonian 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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.30-m reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XO63
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M  10.12234              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24417954     Peri.  183.64133     +0.02300090     -0.99920221
a   2.5351084      Node   265.04264     +0.91806524     +0.03403836
e   0.6064477      Incl.    1.87796     +0.39576152     -0.02088855
P   4.04           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
041215 704  0.5-  0.2-    041217 J95  0.5-  0.8-    041217 734 (2.7+  0.7-)
041215 704  0.6-  0.2-    041217 649  1.1-  0.5+    041217 734 (3.5+  1.7-)
041215 704  0.4+  0.3+    041217 649  0.8-  0.3+    041217 734  1.4+  0.2+
041215 704  0.3+  0.3+    041217 649  0.4-  0.3+    041217 734  0.7+  0.4-
041215 704  0.4+  0.2-    041217 649  0.4-  0.2+    041217 734  1.3+  0.1-
041216 J95  0.3+  0.6+    041217 734  1.4+  0.2-    041217 H06  1.3-  0.7+
041217 J95  0.3+  0.3-    041217 734  0.3+  0.5-    041217 H06  1.3-  0.6+
041217 J95  0.1-  0.2+    041217 734  1.1+  0.0     041217 H06  0.5-  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2004 XO63                a,e,i = 2.54, 0.61, 2                   q = 0.9977
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 11    01 44.82   +19 29.1    0.029    1.004   131.6    47.2    20.2
2004 12 12    02 05.08   +20 48.6    0.025    1.003   135.5    43.5    19.8
2004 12 13    02 32.77   +22 20.7    0.022    1.001   141.1    38.1    19.3
2004 12 14    03 11.29   +23 56.7    0.019    1.000   149.1    30.3    18.8
2004 12 15    04 04.44   +25 07.5    0.016    0.999   160.2    19.4    18.1
2004 12 16    05 12.84   +24 53.6    0.015    0.999   174.7     5.3    17.4
2004 12 17    06 28.07   +22 21.6    0.014    0.998   168.8    11.0    17.6
2004 12 18    07 35.69   +18 04.2    0.016    0.998   153.4    26.2    18.2
2004 12 19    08 27.92   +13 32.3    0.018    0.998   141.1    38.3    18.9
2004 12 20    09 05.74   +09 41.7    0.021    0.998   132.1    47.1    19.4
2004 12 21    09 32.97   +06 42.1    0.024    0.998   125.7    53.2    19.9
2004 12 22    09 52.97   +04 25.0    0.028    0.998   121.2    57.4    20.4
2004 12 23    10 08.04   +02 39.7    0.031    0.999   118.1    60.3    20.7
2004 12 24    10 19.69   +01 17.6    0.035    0.999   115.9    62.3    21.1
2004 12 25    10 28.90   +00 12.5    0.039    1.000   114.3    63.6    21.3
2004 12 26    10 36.32   -00 40.0    0.044    1.001   113.3    64.4    21.6
2004 12 27    10 42.41   -01 22.9    0.048    1.003   112.6    64.9    21.8
2004 12 28    10 47.46   -01 58.5    0.052    1.004   112.2    65.1    22.0
2004 12 29    10 51.70   -02 28.4    0.056    1.006   112.0    65.0    22.2
2004 12 30    10 55.29   -02 53.6    0.060    1.007   112.1    64.8    22.3
2004 12 31    10 58.36   -03 15.0    0.064    1.009   112.2    64.4    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-Y04

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