MPEC 2004-S56 : 2004 SU26

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M.P.E.C. 2004-S56                                Issued 2004 Sept. 24, 16:15 UT

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                                   2004 SU26

Observations:
     K04S26U* C2004 09 23.28992 01 21 29.16 +24 14 37.6          19.7   ES056704
     K04S26U  C2004 09 23.30175 01 21 18.60 +24 08 07.1          19.3   ES056704
     K04S26U  C2004 09 23.31358 01 21 08.05 +24 01 38.4          19.9   ES056704
     K04S26U  C2004 09 23.32541 01 20 57.53 +23 55 10.8          19.4   ES056704
     K04S26U  C2004 09 23.33729 01 20 47.04 +23 48 42.6          19.9   ES056704
     K04S26U  C2004 09 23.98906 01 13 07.16 +18 24 04.8          19.7 R ES056J95
     K04S26U  C2004 09 23.99495 01 13 03.27 +18 21 26.2          19.3 R ES056J95
     K04S26U  C2004 09 24.00157 01 12 58.84 +18 18 27.8          19.6 R ES056J95
     K04S26U  C2004 09 24.24031 01 10 41.59 +16 35 25.4          19.5 R ES056854
     K04S26U  C2004 09 24.24451 01 10 38.96 +16 33 39.3          19.5 R ES056854
     K04S26U  C2004 09 24.24871 01 10 36.41 +16 31 56.2          19.3 R ES056854

Observer details:
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 SU26
Epoch 2004 Sept. 12.0 TT = JDT 2453260.5                MPC
M  26.10015              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56868088     Peri.   83.92243     -0.03582482     +0.99920063
a   1.4428581      Node   184.15037     -0.98615556     -0.03822173
e   0.5490643      Incl.   14.18781     -0.16190676     +0.01171284
P   1.73           H   24.9           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2004 Sept. 23-24.

Ephemeris:
2004 SU26                a,e,i = 1.44, 0.55, 14                  q = 0.6506
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 09 22    01 45.95   +38 23.4    0.038    1.031   134.0    44.5    19.6
2004 09 24    01 12.97   +18 21.1    0.051    1.050   155.5    23.4    19.6
2004 09 26    00 58.00   +06 54.1    0.067    1.068   167.2    12.0    19.9
2004 09 28    00 49.49   +00 07.3    0.086    1.087   172.1     7.3    20.3
2004 09 30    00 43.99   -04 12.5    0.105    1.106   171.7     7.5    20.8
2004 10 02    00 40.16   -07 09.1    0.125    1.124   169.1     9.7    21.3
2004 10 04    00 37.34   -09 15.0    0.146    1.143   166.4    11.9    21.7
2004 10 06    00 35.20   -10 47.5    0.167    1.161   163.8    13.9    22.1
2004 10 08    00 33.56   -11 57.1    0.188    1.179   161.3    15.7    22.5
2004 10 10    00 32.28   -12 50.1    0.210    1.197   159.1    17.3    22.8
2004 10 12    00 31.31   -13 30.6    0.232    1.215   157.0    18.7    23.1

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-S56

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