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MPEC 2009-X15 : 2004 XE6

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X15                                Issued 2009 Dec. 5, 16:10 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 XE6

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-X34

Additional Observations:
     K04X06E  C2009 12 04.13973 03 25 28.84 -14 08 43.7                 EX015926
     K04X06E  C2009 12 04.14656 03 25 27.87 -14 08 28.6                 EX015926
     K04X06E  C2009 12 05.30369 03 22 33.09 -13 22 31.5          19.5 R EX015926
     K04X06E  C2009 12 05.30711 03 22 32.58 -13 22 22.8          19.6 R EX015926
     K04X06E  C2009 12 05.31052 03 22 32.06 -13 22 14.5          19.9 R EX015926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
091204 926 1.10- 0.71-    091205 926 1.09- 0.72-    MPO 74441   +1.0 day

Orbital elements:
2004 XE6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.3014 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 337.44191              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.38780326     Peri.   45.37806     -0.51691542     -0.68495836
a   1.8623519      Node    82.85220     +0.56247796     -0.72391671
e   0.3520023      Incl.   31.16277     +0.64530380     +0.08232038
P   2.54           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
041209 704  0.7+  0.8+    041212 704  0.1+  0.2-    041216 240  0.3-  0.5-
041209 704  0.2+  0.7+    041212 046  0.6-  0.5-    041216 246  0.2-  0.3-
041209 704  0.5+  0.0     041212 046  0.6-  0.0     041216 246  0.3+  0.6-
041209 704  0.5+  0.6+    041212 046  0.5-  0.5+    041216 246  0.2-  0.3-
041210 246  0.1-  0.0     041212 046  0.1-  0.3-    041216 246  0.0   0.1-
041210 246  0.1+  0.1+    041212 046  0.4+  0.2+    041216 240  0.4-  0.1-
041210 246  0.0   0.2-    041212 046  0.1+  0.3-    041216 H41  0.6+  1.0-
041210 246  0.2-  0.5-    041212 046  0.5+  0.0     041216 H41  0.5-  0.2-
041210 246  0.4-  0.1-    041212 046  0.7+  0.1+    041216 H41  0.1+  0.9-
041210 246  0.0   0.1+    041213 H41  0.2-  0.1-    041216 H41  0.5+  1.4-
041210 704  0.1-  0.4+    041213 H41  0.1-  0.3+    041217 699  0.4-  0.5+
041210 649  0.1+  0.5-    041213 H41  0.6-  0.2-    041217 699  0.1-  0.5+
041210 854  0.1-  0.3-    041213 H41  0.6-  0.4-    041217 699  0.2-  0.2+
041210 649  0.3+  0.4-    041214 246  0.1-  0.6-    041217 699  0.0   0.3+
041210 854  0.0   0.8-    041214 246  0.1+  0.0     041217 H41  0.1-  0.6+
041210 854  0.2-  0.2+    041214 246  0.0   0.7-    041217 H41  0.0   0.4+
041210 649  0.2-  0.2+    041214 246  0.0   0.0     041217 H41  0.2-  0.1-
041210 H06  0.2-  0.2+    041214 246  0.0   0.2-    041218 H41  0.5+  0.1-
041210 H06  0.1-  0.2-    041214 246  0.0   0.0     041218 H41  0.4+  0.6-
041210 704  0.0   0.6+    041214 H41  0.6-  1.1-    041218 H41  1.5+  0.1-
041210 H06  0.1+  0.4-    041214 H41  1.1-  0.0     041218 H41  0.1+  0.7+
041210 H36 (0.1+  2.1-)   041214 H41  1.0-  0.3+    041218 941  0.3-  0.4-
041210 704  0.3-  1.0+    041214 H41  1.2-  0.0     041218 941  0.1-  0.4-
041210 H36  0.2+  1.3-    041214 012  0.2-  1.0+    041218 941  0.1-  0.5-
041210 704  0.3-  0.7+    041214 012  0.5-  0.0     041218 941  0.4-  0.1+
041210 704  0.2-  0.6+    041214 012  0.5+  0.1-    041219 H41  1.2+  0.3+
041211 704  1.2-  1.3+    041214 012  0.5-  0.2+    041219 H41  1.1+  0.6+
041211 704  0.1+  0.1+    041214 012  0.1+  1.0-    041219 H41  1.8+  1.3+
041211 704 (0.1-  2.4+)   041214 012  0.2-  0.1-    041219 H41  0.8+  0.4-
041211 704  0.6-  0.7+    041215 246  0.1+  0.1-    041220 H41  0.3+  0.3+
041211 704  0.2+  0.6-    041215 246  0.1+  0.3-    041220 H41  0.4+  0.1+
041211 704  0.4-  0.5-    041215 246  0.2-  0.2-    041220 H41  0.6+  0.5+
041211 704  0.6-  1.3+    041215 246  0.1-  0.4+    041220 H41  1.1+  0.0
041211 704  0.7-  0.1-    041215 246  0.1+  0.0     041231 461  0.4-  0.1-
041211 704  0.2-  0.7+    041215 704  0.7+  1.0+    041231 461  0.6-  0.2-
041211 704  0.4-  0.2+    041215 704  0.5+  1.9+    041231 461  0.3-  0.8+
041212 A56 (0.8-  3.1+)   041215 H36  0.4+  0.1-    041231 461  0.1-  0.6-
041212 A56  0.4+  0.4+    041215 H36 (2.5+  0.5+)   050119 696  0.3-  0.0
041212 A56  0.4+  0.3-    041215 H36  0.9-  0.8+    050119 696  0.3+  0.0
041212 A56  0.1-  0.4-    041215 704  0.8+  1.2+    091204 926  1.1-  0.3-
041212 A56  0.6+  0.2+    041215 704  0.6+  1.1-    091204 926  0.2+  1.1-
041212 A56  0.1-  0.2-    041216 240  0.0   0.8-    091205 926  0.2+  0.0
041212 704  0.0   0.6+    041216 240  0.2-  0.4-    091205 926  0.5+  0.3+
041212 704  0.0   0.2-    041216 240  0.2-  0.6-    091205 926  0.6+  0.3+
041212 704  0.2-  0.3-    041216 240  0.2-  0.3-
041212 704  0.2+  0.1-    041216 240  0.2-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2004 XE6                 a,e,i = 1.86, 0.35, 31                  q = 1.2068
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    03 23.32   -13 34.6    0.540    1.437   138.8    26.8    20.2
2009 12 15    02 59.67   -05 56.3    0.522    1.394   133.2    31.0    20.1
2009 12 25    02 40.87   +02 58.4    0.526    1.354   124.7    36.7    20.3
2010 01 04    02 28.68   +12 06.6    0.551    1.317   115.4    42.4    20.5
2010 01 14    02 23.34   +20 44.8    0.591    1.285   106.7    47.2    20.7
2010 01 24    02 24.52   +28 36.1    0.640    1.257    99.2    50.6    20.9
2010 02 03    02 31.75   +35 40.0    0.693    1.235    93.0    52.9    21.1
2010 02 13    02 44.90   +42 01.7    0.746    1.218    88.2    54.1    21.3
2010 02 23    03 04.46   +47 46.0    0.797    1.209    84.5    54.5    21.4
2010 03 05    03 31.44   +52 53.7    0.845    1.207    81.8    54.4    21.5
2010 03 15    04 07.55   +57 19.3    0.887    1.212    80.0    53.9    21.6
2010 03 25    04 54.76   +60 49.1    0.926    1.224    78.9    53.1    21.7
2010 04 04    05 53.57   +63 00.6    0.961    1.242    78.6    52.1    21.8
2010 04 14    07 00.60   +63 27.8    0.995    1.266    78.7    50.9    21.9
2010 04 24    08 08.05   +61 57.3    1.029    1.296    79.1    49.6    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X15

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