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    • MPEC 2004-C59 : 2004 CD39

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-C59                                Issued 2004 Feb. 15, 10:34 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 CD39

Observations:
     K04C39D* C2004 02 14.29978 10 27 14.67 -06 08 30.5          18.6   EC059644
     K04C39D  C2004 02 14.34767 10 27 18.64 -06 09 20.5          18.5   EC059644
     K04C39D  C2004 02 14.39958 10 27 22.92 -06 10 14.3          18.5   EC059644
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.04702 10 28 24.20 -06 21 28.9          18.1 R EC059143
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.08225 10 28 27.39 -06 22 01.7          18.8 R EC059946
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.08681 10 28 27.79 -06 22 06.1          18.3 R EC059946
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.09142 10 28 28.11 -06 22 10.6          18.5 R EC059946
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.15674 10 28 33.77 -06 23 16.6          19.0 V EC059941
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.15753 10 28 33.85 -06 23 17.4          19.1 V EC059941
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.15832 10 28 33.91 -06 23 18.5          19.2 V EC059941
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.16069 10 28 34.10 -06 23 21.0          19.0 V EC059941
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.16148 10 28 34.16 -06 23 21.6          19.0 V EC059941
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.16306 10 28 34.32 -06 23 23.3          18.9 V EC059941
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.16385 10 28 34.38 -06 23 24.1          19.0 V EC059941
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.16622 10 28 34.55 -06 23 26.5          18.1 V EC059941
     K04C39D 5C2004 02 15.32326 10 28 51.23 -06 26 05.2          19.0 R EC059673
     K04C39D 5C2004 02 15.32674 10 28 51.52 -06 26 08.6                 EC059673
     K04C39D 5C2004 02 15.33009 10 28 51.81 -06 26 12.4                 EC059673
     K04C39D 5C2004 02 15.33333 10 28 52.09 -06 26 15.5                 EC059673
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.35866 10 28 53.51 -06 26 43.9          18.6 R EC059H36
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.36366 10 28 53.89 -06 26 49.1          18.8 R EC059H36
     K04C39D  C2004 02 15.36876 10 28 54.32 -06 26 54.3          19.1 R EC059H36

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers S. Pravdo, D. MacDonald, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss, J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 CD39
Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5                  MPC
M 352.31940              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26000666     Peri.  291.59329     -0.97016383     -0.23851236
a   2.4311573      Node   234.63319     +0.23747370     -0.89863334
e   0.5019095      Incl.    3.05925     +0.04887117     -0.36819829
P   3.79           H   20.7           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2004 Feb. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2004 CD39                a,e,i = 2.43, 0.50, 3                   q = 1.2109
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 02 15    10 28.33   -06 20.2    0.257    1.230   158.6    17.0    19.1
2004 02 25    10 44.81   -08 51.7    0.236    1.216   161.3    15.1    18.8
2004 03 06    11 02.84   -10 34.3    0.226    1.211   163.8    13.3    18.7
2004 03 16    11 21.98   -11 20.0    0.227    1.216   165.8    11.5    18.6
2004 03 26    11 41.30   -11 14.3    0.239    1.232   166.7    10.7    18.7
2004 04 05    12 00.17   -10 37.6    0.263    1.256   165.2    11.7    19.0
2004 04 15    12 18.02   -09 52.5    0.298    1.289   161.3    14.4    19.4
2004 04 25    12 34.84   -09 16.1    0.346    1.330   156.1    17.9    19.9
2004 05 05    12 50.98   -08 59.0    0.406    1.376   150.3    21.3    20.5
2004 05 15    13 06.65   -09 02.9    0.479    1.428   144.3    24.4    21.0
2004 05 25    13 22.15   -09 25.9    0.564    1.483   138.4    26.9    21.5
2004 06 04    13 37.71   -10 05.0    0.662    1.542   132.6    28.9    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-C59

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