MPEC 2004-F97 : 2004 FX31

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M.P.E.C. 2004-F97                                Issued 2004 Mar. 31, 21:26 UT

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                                   2004 FX31

Observations:
     K04F31X* C2004 03 31.23805 14 39 06.74 +65 16 06.1          15.8 R EF097699
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.25457 14 38 57.19 +65 15 13.5                 EF097699
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.27114 14 38 47.64 +65 14 20.4                 EF097699
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.28769 14 38 37.97 +65 13 27.3                 EF097699
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.32333 14 38 15.47 +65 11 32.8          16.1 R EF097649
     K04F31X 5C2004 03 31.32488 14 38 17.07 +65 11 25.2          16.0 R EF097673
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.32510 14 38 14.44 +65 11 26.8          15.9 R EF097649
     K04F31X 5C2004 03 31.32627 14 38 16.31 +65 11 20.8                 EF097673
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.32687 14 38 13.41 +65 11 20.8          16.1 R EF097649
     K04F31X 5C2004 03 31.32778 14 38 15.46 +65 11 16.1                 EF097673
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.37551 14 37 46.94 +65 08 42.1          15.3 R EF097854
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.38219 14 37 43.08 +65 08 19.9          15.3 R EF097854
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.39111 14 37 37.90 +65 07 50.0          15.2 R EF097854
     K04F31X 5C2004 03 31.42442 14 37 19.46 +65 05 57.5          15.5 R EF097673
     K04F31X 5C2004 03 31.42951 14 37 16.57 +65 05 40.3                 EF097673
     K04F31X 5C2004 03 31.43287 14 37 14.58 +65 05 28.7                 EF097673
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.85741 14 33 42.06 +64 41 36.8          15.4 R EF097176
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.85833 14 33 41.59 +64 41 34.0          15.3 R EF097176
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.85926 14 33 41.13 +64 41 31.2          15.3 R EF097176
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.86017 14 33 40.67 +64 41 28.4          15.4 R EF097176
     K04F31X  C2004 03 31.86110 14 33 40.20 +64 41 25.6          15.4 R EF097176

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 FX31
Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5                 MPC
M  35.54831              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.70205525     Peri.  285.67205     -0.09424762     -0.99230421
a   1.2537815      Node   168.77583     +0.99554786     -0.09383022
e   0.4395877      Incl.   24.36777     -0.00135941     +0.08079757
P   1.40           H   17.3           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2004 Mar. 31-31.

Ephemeris:
2004 FX31                a,e,i = 1.25, 0.44, 24                  q = 0.7026
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 03 26    16 02.3    +70 38.1    0.129    1.025    98.7    74.2    15.5
2004 04 05    14 07.84   +61 20.1    0.221    1.100   111.2    58.0    16.3
2004 04 15    13 39.14   +55 22.2    0.317    1.173   114.8    51.0    17.0
2004 04 25    13 27.39   +50 41.9    0.416    1.242   115.4    47.0    17.6
2004 05 05    13 23.14   +46 27.4    0.516    1.309   114.3    44.6    18.2
2004 05 15    13 23.47   +42 23.5    0.619    1.371   112.3    43.0    18.6
2004 05 25    13 27.09   +38 24.8    0.724    1.429   109.6    41.9    19.0
2004 06 04    13 33.28   +34 31.1    0.832    1.483   106.5    41.0    19.4
2004 06 14    13 41.44   +30 43.4    0.942    1.533   103.0    40.2    19.7
2004 06 24    13 51.23   +27 02.1    1.054    1.579    99.3    39.5    20.0
2004 07 04    14 02.38   +23 28.3    1.168    1.620    95.5    38.7    20.2
2004 07 14    14 14.66   +20 02.8    1.282    1.657    91.5    37.8    20.5
2004 07 24    14 27.96   +16 45.8    1.396    1.689    87.4    36.9    20.7
2004 08 03    14 42.15   +13 38.2    1.510    1.718    83.3    35.9    20.8
2004 08 13    14 57.16   +10 40.3    1.623    1.743    79.1    34.8    21.0
2004 08 23    15 12.95   +07 52.3    1.733    1.763    74.8    33.6    21.1
2004 09 02    15 29.49   +05 14.9    1.840    1.779    70.5    32.3    21.2
2004 09 12    15 46.73   +02 48.4    1.943    1.792    66.2    30.9    21.3
2004 09 22    16 04.68   +00 33.2    2.041    1.800    61.8    29.4    21.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-F97

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