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MPEC 2010-O27 : 2004 XK50

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M.P.E.C. 2010-O27                                Issued 2010 July 23, 22:11 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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       URL http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2004 XK50

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-X77

Additional Observations:
     K04X50K  S2010 07 19.60993 03 32 33.76 -46 43 03.6          20   R EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 19.60993 1 + 4234.3367 + 1141.8833 - 5345.8965   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 19.67601 03 32 34.28 -46 47 08.9                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 19.67601 1 + 4261.1537 + 1162.9819 - 5319.9593   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 19.74223 03 32 34.76 -46 51 14.0                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 19.74223 1 + 4231.3341 + 1151.0080 - 5346.3287   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 19.80832 03 32 35.25 -46 55 18.4                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 19.80832 1 + 4257.6928 + 1172.1040 - 5320.7655   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 19.80845 03 32 35.29 -46 55 18.7                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 19.80845 1 + 4201.3120 + 1138.9208 - 5372.6001   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 19.87453 03 32 35.75 -46 59 22.8                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 19.87453 1 + 4227.8898 + 1160.2604 - 5347.0558   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 19.94075 03 32 36.16 -47 03 27.4                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 19.94075 1 + 4198.6070 + 1148.7843 - 5372.5314   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 20.00684 03 32 36.64 -47 07 30.9                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 20.00684 1 + 4226.0164 + 1170.7544 - 5346.5362   EO027C51
     K04X50K  S2010 07 20.20536 03 32 37.92 -47 19 40.1                 EO027C51
     K04X50K  s2010 07 20.20536 1 + 4194.8695 + 1168.6146 - 5371.5417   EO027C51
     K04X50K QC2010 07 23.82189 03 32 39.20 -50 51 48.7          20.3 V EO027E12
     K04X50K QC2010 07 23.82689 03 32 39.13 -50 52 05.3                 EO027E12

Observer details:
C51 WISE.  Measurers A. K. Mainzer,  E. L. Wright, J. M. Bauer, T. Grav,
    J. W. Dailey, J. R. Masiero, R. M. Cutri.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
100719 C51 2.30- 0.78+    100723 E12 1.98- 1.15+    MPO 74451   -2.6 day

Orbital elements:
2004 XK50                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0426 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M  36.94751              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56392731     Peri.  103.88807     -0.74294231     +0.26030636
a   1.4509551      Node    94.26510     -0.51045218     -0.81628226
e   0.6889413      Incl.   38.19784     +0.43298418     -0.51567807
P   1.75           H   19.1           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
041214 699  0.6-  0.3-    041217 649  0.1-  0.1-    050103 587  2.3-  0.6-
041214 699  0.7-  0.1-    041217 649  0.1+  0.2-    050103 587  0.1-  1.3+
041214 699  0.4-  0.6+    041221 448  0.4-  0.5+    050103 587  1.4-  1.1+
041214 699  0.4-  0.2+    041221 448  0.0   0.2+    050108 448  0.3+  0.5-
041214 413  0.1-  0.2-    041221 448  0.1+  0.4+    050108 448  0.4+  0.6-
041214 413  0.1+  0.2-    041225 448  0.0   0.2-    050108 448  0.3+  0.3-
041214 413  0.0   0.2-    041225 448  0.3+  0.0     100719 C51  0.0   0.6-
041214 413  0.2+  0.1+    041225 448  0.3+  0.1-    100719 C51  0.1+  0.5-
041214 413  0.2-  0.2+    041227 170  0.8+  0.3+    100719 C51  0.0   0.2-
041214 587  1.3-  0.8-    041227 170  0.8+  0.1+    100719 C51  0.0   0.1+
041214 587  1.5+  1.0-    041227 170  0.9+  0.2+    100719 C51  0.5+  0.1+
041214 246  0.0   0.3-    041229 428  0.2-  0.2-    100719 C51  0.3+  0.2+
041214 246  0.2-  0.3-    041229 428  1.6+  0.4-    100719 C51  0.2-  0.1-
041214 246  0.0   0.2+    041230 587  0.8+  0.3-    100720 C51  0.1+  0.1-
041214 587  1.3-  0.1-    041230 587  0.9+  0.4+    100720 C51  0.3+  0.2-
041214 246  0.2+  0.2+    041231 104  0.6-  0.5+    100723 E12  0.1-  0.1-
041214 246  0.5+  0.1+    041231 104  0.8+  0.1-    100723 E12  0.1-  0.4+
041217 649  0.0   0.1-    041231 104  1.7-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2004 XK50                a,e,i = 1.45, 0.69, 38                  q = 0.4513
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 07 23    03 32.70   -50 05.0    0.580    1.194    92.7    58.2    20.4
2010 08 02    03 28.48   -58 41.0    0.663    1.306   100.1    49.9    20.6
2010 08 12    03 12.99   -65 36.8    0.752    1.410   105.1    43.9    20.9
2010 08 22    02 39.28   -70 51.6    0.848    1.508   108.1    39.6    21.2
2010 09 01    01 42.81   -74 02.5    0.951    1.599   109.3    36.5    21.5
2010 09 11    00 33.39   -74 45.7    1.061    1.685   109.1    34.4    21.8

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-O27

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