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MPEC 2005-B31 : 2005 BE2

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M.P.E.C. 2005-B31                                Issued 2005 Jan. 19, 18:30 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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                                   2005 BE2

Observations:
     K05B02E* C2005 01 18.40586 08 47 15.61 +24 22 11.4          20.5 V EB031691
     K05B02E  C2005 01 18.43944 08 47 12.39 +24 22 32.3          20.7 V EB031691
     K05B02E  C2005 01 18.46606 08 47 09.81 +24 22 49.4          20.8 V EB031691
     K05B02E 7C2005 01 19.15841 08 46 04.94 +24 30 13.7          20.1 R EB031696
     K05B02E 7C2005 01 19.16352 08 46 04.39 +24 30 15.8          20.3 R EB031696
     K05B02E  C2005 01 19.29704 08 45 51.39 +24 31 44.1          20.4 R EB031448
     K05B02E  C2005 01 19.30802 08 45 50.22 +24 31 51.3          20.4 R EB031448
     K05B02E  C2005 01 19.31837 08 45 49.22 +24 31 57.6          20.2 R EB031448
     K05B02E  C2005 01 19.43138 08 45 38.09 +24 33 10.1                 EB031701
     K05B02E  C2005 01 19.45021 08 45 36.13 +24 33 21.2                 EB031701

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observer K. Smalley.  1.2-m reflector
    + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.8
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 BE2
Epoch 2005 Jan. 10.0 TT = JDT 2453380.5                 MPC
M 265.85615              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44048904     Peri.  168.58995     -0.10713621     +0.98677721
a   1.7107215      Node    95.17481     -0.92154207     -0.05263826
e   0.4984544      Incl.    7.01461     -0.37320509     -0.15329696
P   2.24           H   18.4           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2005 Jan. 18-19.

Ephemeris:
2005 BE2                 a,e,i = 1.71, 0.50, 7                   q = 0.8580
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 01 20    08 44.72   +24 39.3    1.101    2.078   170.5     4.5    20.6
2005 01 30    08 27.20   +26 23.7    1.051    2.028   169.8     4.9    20.5
2005 02 09    08 08.55   +27 53.3    1.030    1.975   156.8    11.3    20.6
2005 02 19    07 51.44   +28 57.9    1.035    1.920   143.3    17.9    20.8
2005 03 01    07 38.17   +29 35.9    1.060    1.862   130.5    23.9    21.0
2005 03 11    07 30.01   +29 51.1    1.098    1.802   118.8    28.9    21.1
2005 03 21    07 27.36   +29 49.2    1.144    1.738   108.4    32.9    21.3
2005 03 31    07 29.88   +29 34.5    1.191    1.673    99.2    36.1    21.4
2005 04 10    07 36.99   +29 08.8    1.235    1.604    91.0    38.6    21.4
2005 04 20    07 48.10   +28 32.4    1.272    1.534    83.8    40.6    21.5
2005 04 30    08 02.60   +27 44.0    1.300    1.461    77.5    42.3    21.4
2005 05 10    08 20.04   +26 41.5    1.316    1.387    71.9    43.8    21.4
2005 05 20    08 40.05   +25 22.4    1.321    1.312    67.0    45.2    21.3
2005 05 30    09 02.33   +23 43.7    1.311    1.237    62.7    46.8    21.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-B31

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