MPEC 2005-B21 : 2005 BT1

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M.P.E.C. 2005-B21                                Issued 2005 Jan. 18, 12:31 UT

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                                   2005 BT1

Observations:
     K05B01T* C2005 01 16.34921 09 18 02.57 +21 26 32.2          19.5   EB021704
     K05B01T  C2005 01 16.36224 09 17 57.34 +21 26 18.5          19.6   EB021704
     K05B01T  C2005 01 16.37573 09 17 51.87 +21 26 04.6          19.9   EB021704
     K05B01T  C2005 01 16.40178 09 17 41.43 +21 25 35.3          19.7   EB021704
     K05B01T  C2005 01 18.25007 09 05 36.84 +20 50 53.3          19.5 R EB021649
     K05B01T  C2005 01 18.25185 09 05 36.18 +20 50 51.7          19.6 R EB021649
     K05B01T  C2005 01 18.25362 09 05 35.45 +20 50 49.3          19.3 R EB021649
     K05B01T  C2005 01 18.30438 09 05 15.73 +20 49 55.0          19.4 R EB021854
     K05B01T  C2005 01 18.31005 09 05 13.46 +20 49 44.9          19.5 R EB021854
     K05B01T  C2005 01 18.31569 09 05 11.26 +20 49 38.7          19.6 R EB021854
     K05B01T 5C2005 01 18.31667 09 05 11.09 +20 49 37.2          19.8 R EB021673
     K05B01T 5C2005 01 18.31840 09 05 10.50 +20 49 34.8                 EB021673
     K05B01T 5C2005 01 18.32650 09 05 07.23 +20 49 25.4                 EB021673
     K05B01T 5C2005 01 18.33368 09 05 04.41 +20 49 17.6                 EB021673

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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 BT1
Epoch 2005 Jan. 10.0 TT = JDT 2453380.5                 MPC
M  75.69697              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.82696185     Peri.   28.12321     +0.77700849     +0.25386597
a   1.1241193      Node   304.44446     -0.62321469     +0.43912263
e   0.6769826      Incl.   44.30621     +0.08866374     +0.86181401
P   1.19           H   19.8           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2005 Jan. 16-18.

Ephemeris:
2005 BT1                 a,e,i = 1.12, 0.68, 44                  q = 0.3631
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 01 10    10 00.57   +23 03.8    0.485    1.406   144.3    24.1    20.1
2005 01 20    08 54.47   +20 16.3    0.505    1.483   169.2     7.1    19.7
2005 01 30    07 59.60   +16 44.8    0.576    1.553   167.9     7.7    20.1
2005 02 09    07 22.47   +13 40.1    0.687    1.615   148.9    18.4    21.0
2005 02 19    07 00.67   +11 25.8    0.826    1.670   133.7    25.3    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-B21

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