MPEC 2004-T74 : 2004 TD18

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M.P.E.C. 2004-T74                                Issued 2004 Oct. 15, 12:41 UT

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                                   2004 TD18

Observations:
     K04T18D* C2004 10 13.17361 01 02 06.02 +03 16 57.7          20.6 V ET074691
     K04T18D  C2004 10 13.20052 01 02 02.84 +03 16 18.1          20.9 V ET074691
     K04T18D  C2004 10 13.22757 01 01 59.63 +03 15 38.4          20.8 V ET074691
     K04T18D  C2004 10 13.39090 01 01 40.04 +03 11 35.3          20.8 V ET074291
     K04T18D  C2004 10 13.39591 01 01 39.46 +03 11 27.8          20.7 V ET074291
     K04T18D  C2004 10 13.40140 01 01 38.78 +03 11 20.0          20.3 V ET074291
     K04T18D HC2004 10 14.15826 01 00 15.08 +02 52 11.2          21.2 V ET074291
     K04T18D HC2004 10 14.16701 01 00 13.99 +02 51 58.7          21.6 V ET074291
     K04T18D HC2004 10 14.17494 01 00 13.02 +02 51 45.6          21.5 V ET074291
     K04T18D  C2004 10 15.28263 00 58 02.00 +02 22 47.3          20.4 R ET074854
     K04T18D  C2004 10 15.29215 00 58 00.66 +02 22 31.1          20.6 R ET074854
     K04T18D  C2004 10 15.30178 00 57 59.32 +02 22 17.3          20.8 R ET074854

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 TD18
Epoch 2004 Oct. 2.0 TT = JDT 2453280.5                  MPC
M 318.10637              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43326905     Peri.  290.73192     -0.46516867     -0.88518565
a   1.7296741      Node   187.00524     +0.83470230     -0.43558274
e   0.5392016      Incl.    3.77517     +0.29477140     -0.16344434
P   2.27           H   22.3           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2004 Oct. 13-15.

Ephemeris:
2004 TD18                a,e,i = 1.73, 0.54, 4                   q = 0.7970
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 10 12    01 04.20   +03 45.5    0.349    1.346   176.1     2.9    21.0
2004 10 22    00 42.99   -00 58.6    0.281    1.263   160.0    15.7    20.9
2004 11 01    00 14.70   -07 22.2    0.230    1.179   140.8    32.1    20.8
2004 11 11    23 39.12   -15 22.4    0.191    1.097   119.4    51.8    20.8
2004 11 21    22 53.12   -24 55.0    0.162    1.017    95.7    75.2    21.0
2004 12 01    21 43.53   -35 46.3    0.143    0.943    68.5   103.5    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-T74

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