MPEC 2004-N40 : 2004 NF3

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M.P.E.C. 2004-N40                                Issued 2004 July 13, 21:22 UT

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                                   2004 NF3

Observations:
     K04N03F* C2004 07 11.28971 20 22 04.70 -14 33 12.3          19.3   EN040704
     K04N03F  C2004 07 11.31186 20 22 19.99 -14 31 56.8          20.1   EN040704
     K04N03F  C2004 07 11.32233 20 22 27.32 -14 31 21.6          19.8   EN040704
     K04N03F  C2004 07 11.33266 20 22 34.41 -14 30 46.0          19.2   EN040704
     K04N03F  C2004 07 13.20650 20 45 19.07 -12 42 27.7          19.2 R EN040649
     K04N03F  C2004 07 13.20794 20 45 20.03 -12 42 21.9          19.2 R EN040649
     K04N03F  C2004 07 13.20936 20 45 20.91 -12 42 17.8          19.3 R EN040649
     K04N03F  C2004 07 13.21079 20 45 21.88 -12 42 12.2          19.2 R EN040649
     K04N03F fC2004 07 13.62789 20 50 06.75 -12 14 51.3          18.9 R EN040474
     K04N03F fC2004 07 13.63021 20 50 08.25 -12 14 41.8          19.3 R EN040474
     K04N03F  C2004 07 13.63218 20 50 09.53 -12 14 34.9          19.0 R EN040474
     K04N03F  C2004 07 13.63623 20 50 12.26 -12 14 20.5          19.0 R EN040474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + 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.

Orbital elements:
2004 NF3
Epoch 2004 June 24.0 TT = JDT 2453180.5                 MPC
M 353.43256              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33256309     Peri.   22.51885     +0.38635871     +0.92224670
a   2.0632571      Node   270.21151     -0.84831331     +0.34947199
e   0.4794432      Incl.    0.78558     -0.36206558     +0.16531896
P   2.96           H   24.5           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2004 July 11-13.

Ephemeris:
2004 NF3                 a,e,i = 2.06, 0.48, 1                   q = 1.0740
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 07 14    20 54.41   -11 54.5    0.062    1.074   158.5    20.3    19.6
2004 07 19    21 45.05   -07 19.1    0.068    1.076   150.1    28.1    20.1
2004 07 24    22 22.65   -03 40.3    0.078    1.080   144.8    32.8    20.5
2004 07 29    22 49.25   -01 04.7    0.090    1.088   142.5    34.6    20.9
2004 08 03    23 07.65   +00 39.4    0.104    1.099   142.3    34.3    21.2
2004 08 08    23 20.06   +01 44.9    0.119    1.112   143.8    32.5    21.5
2004 08 13    23 28.10   +02 21.5    0.135    1.128   146.5    29.7    21.7
2004 08 18    23 32.95   +02 36.8    0.152    1.146   150.1    26.1    21.9
2004 08 23    23 35.52   +02 36.7    0.170    1.167   154.3    22.1    22.1

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-N40

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