MPEC 2004-U04 : 2004 TN20

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M.P.E.C. 2004-U04                                Issued 2004 Oct. 17, 16:02 UT

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                                   2004 TN20

Observations:
     K04T20N* C2004 10 15.19923 23 14 02.94 +12 03 57.6          18.5   EU004704
     K04T20N  C2004 10 15.21032 23 14 14.57 +11 58 06.2          18.7   EU004704
     K04T20N  C2004 10 15.22141 23 14 26.17 +11 52 14.9          18.8   EU004704
     K04T20N  C2004 10 15.23248 23 14 37.69 +11 46 25.6          18.8   EU004704
     K04T20N  C2004 10 15.24356 23 14 49.23 +11 40 36.8          19.0   EU004704
     K04T20N  C2004 10 17.25358 23 43 42.15 -01 55 17.9          19.4 R EU004734
     K04T20N  C2004 10 17.25681 23 43 44.05 -01 56 17.1          19.8 R EU004734
     K04T20N  C2004 10 17.26003 23 43 45.95 -01 57 17.2          20.3 R EU004734
     K04T20N  C2004 10 17.26326 23 43 47.80 -01 58 15.4          19.7 R EU004734
     K04T20N  C2004 10 17.30253 23 44 12.67 -02 09 50.2          19.0   EU004703
     K04T20N  C2004 10 17.30294 23 44 12.91 -02 09 59.0          19.3   EU004703
     K04T20N  C2004 10 17.30333 23 44 13.13 -02 10 05.4          19.0   EU004703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.
    0.68-m Schmidt + 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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 TN20
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
M 354.34240              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.07286170     Peri.   56.26224     -0.19317472     +0.97660901
a   0.9450183      Node   203.15792     -0.96079243     -0.20779728
e   0.2571902      Incl.   13.89452     -0.19890059     +0.05527327
P   0.92           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
041015 704  0.0   0.0     041015 704  0.0   0.2+    041017 734  0.5+  0.3+
041015 704  0.0   0.2+    041017 734  0.0   0.5+    041017 703  0.6-  0.4+
041015 704  0.2+  0.3-    041017 734  0.4+  0.5+    041017 703  0.5-  0.9-
041015 704  0.2-  0.1-    041017 734  0.9+  0.6-    041017 703  0.5-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2004 TN20                a,e,i = 0.95, 0.26, 14                  q = 0.7020
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 10 12    21 17.77   +48 14.2    0.023    1.008   116.5    62.3    19.2
2004 10 17    23 40.95   -00 32.2    0.036    1.029   151.5    27.6    19.2
2004 10 22    00 16.02   -16 11.4    0.064    1.048   144.6    33.4    20.6
2004 10 27    00 31.71   -21 46.6    0.094    1.066   138.3    38.3    21.6
2004 11 01    00 41.21   -24 14.0    0.125    1.083   133.6    41.6    22.4

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-U04

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