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MPEC 2005-A43 : 2004 XD50

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M.P.E.C. 2005-A43                                Issued 2005 Jan. 14, 12:08 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
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2004 XD50

Additional Observations:
     K04X50D  C2005 01 13.20819 04 53 17.06 +16 22 20.2          19.3   EA043704
     K04X50D  C2005 01 13.22208 04 53 15.59 +16 22 51.9          19.7   EA043704
     K04X50D  C2005 01 13.23581 04 53 14.10 +16 23 23.4          19.4   EA043704
     K04X50D  C2005 01 13.24889 04 53 12.76 +16 23 53.9          19.5   EA043704
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.07409 04 51 51.68 +16 55 46.3          18.1 R EA043I77
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.07827 04 51 51.20 +16 55 56.4          18.3 R EA043I77
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.08140 04 51 50.89 +16 56 03.8          18.5 R EA043I77
     K04X50D 5C2005 01 14.15336 04 51 44.90 +16 58 32.0          18.8 R EA043673
     K04X50D 5C2005 01 14.15625 04 51 44.57 +16 58 39.8                 EA043673
     K04X50D 5C2005 01 14.15868 04 51 44.35 +16 58 45.1                 EA043673
     K04X50D 5C2005 01 14.16111 04 51 44.04 +16 58 51.0                 EA043673
     K04X50D 5C2005 01 14.16319 04 51 43.85 +16 58 55.6                 EA043673
     K04X50D 5C2005 01 14.16539 04 51 43.60 +16 59 01.2                 EA043673
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.17760 04 51 41.99 +16 59 27.1          18.3 R EA043649
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.17937 04 51 41.77 +16 59 31.8          18.7 R EA043649
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.18116 04 51 41.60 +16 59 35.9          18.6 R EA043649
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.18293 04 51 41.43 +16 59 40.0          18.5 R EA043649
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.21575 04 51 38.09 +17 00 55.7          18.5 R EA043734
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.21722 04 51 37.95 +17 00 58.6          18.8 R EA043734
     K04X50D  C2005 01 14.22014 04 51 37.66 +17 01 05.3          18.6 R EA043734

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + 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 D. Tibbets.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2004 XD50
Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5                 MPC
M 317.12343              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40006193     Peri.   63.64722     -0.92901640     -0.14909454
a   1.8241109      Node   106.18783     +0.05094502     -0.95805538
e   0.3765705      Incl.   20.64977     +0.36651486     -0.24474622
P   2.46           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 30 observations 2004 Dec. 12-2005 Jan. 14.

Ephemeris:
2004 XD50                a,e,i = 1.82, 0.38, 21                  q = 1.1372
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 01 10    04 58.84   +14 21.1    0.478    1.400   144.4    24.1    18.8
2005 01 20    04 43.28   +20 45.2    0.478    1.352   132.1    32.7    18.9
2005 01 30    04 34.01   +27 09.5    0.492    1.306   120.6    40.5    19.1
2005 02 09    04 32.25   +33 14.2    0.514    1.264   110.7    46.9    19.3
2005 02 19    04 38.51   +38 52.4    0.541    1.226   102.6    51.9    19.5
2005 03 01    04 52.96   +44 01.9    0.567    1.194    96.2    55.6    19.7
2005 03 11    05 16.01   +48 39.2    0.591    1.168    91.4    58.2    19.8
2005 03 21    05 48.50   +52 36.3    0.612    1.150    87.9    60.0    19.9
2005 03 31    06 31.07   +55 38.2    0.629    1.139    85.7    61.0    20.0
2005 04 10    07 23.33   +57 22.6    0.642    1.138    84.6    61.3    20.0
2005 04 20    08 22.35   +57 25.7    0.653    1.144    84.5    60.9    20.0
2005 04 30    09 22.42   +55 32.6    0.664    1.159    85.2    60.0    20.1
2005 05 10    10 17.94   +51 44.7    0.677    1.182    86.6    58.5    20.1
2005 05 20    11 06.15   +46 20.7    0.695    1.211    88.4    56.6    20.2
2005 05 30    11 46.96   +39 47.6    0.721    1.247    90.3    54.4    20.3
2005 06 09    12 21.72   +32 34.3    0.758    1.287    91.9    52.0    20.4
2005 06 19    12 52.04   +25 08.5    0.809    1.331    93.0    49.7    20.5
2005 06 29    13 19.20   +17 53.7    0.873    1.378    93.4    47.4    20.7
2005 07 09    13 44.23   +11 05.9    0.953    1.428    92.9    45.3    20.9
2005 07 19    14 07.90   +04 54.8    1.046    1.478    91.6    43.4    21.1
2005 07 29    14 30.69   -00 35.5    1.151    1.530    89.6    41.6    21.4
2005 08 08    14 53.00   -05 25.5    1.267    1.582    87.0    39.8    21.6
2005 08 18    15 15.09   -09 37.2    1.393    1.633    84.0    38.0    21.8
2005 08 28    15 37.13   -13 13.8    1.525    1.684    80.5    36.3    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A43

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