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MPEC 2005-C19 : 2001 QC96

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M.P.E.C. 2005-C19                                Issued 2005 Feb. 5, 05:51 UT

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                                   2001 QC96

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-Q37

Additional Observations:
     K01Q96C  C2005 02 04.13090 04 12 24.92 -23 16 55.3          19.5 R EC019734
     K01Q96C  C2005 02 04.13502 04 12 27.69 -23 16 02.6          19.2 R EC019734
     K01Q96C  C2005 02 04.13914 04 12 30.47 -23 15 11.3          19.1 R EC019734
     K01Q96C 5C2005 02 05.17854 04 24 33.41 -19 32 10.0          18.6 R EC019673
     K01Q96C 5C2005 02 05.17954 04 24 34.06 -19 31 56.8                 EC019673
     K01Q96C 5C2005 02 05.18595 04 24 38.29 -19 30 31.3                 EC019673
     K01Q96C 5C2005 02 05.19329 04 24 43.13 -19 28 54.3                 EC019673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer K. Dobbs.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.4-m f/6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
050204 734  7.7+  1.7-    050205 673  6.3+  0.3-    MPO 30459   -0.00039 day

Orbital elements:
2001 QC96
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M  29.82630              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.63844070     Peri.  277.24873     +0.45692308     -0.86407710
a   1.3357413      Node   143.08410     +0.88948913     +0.44238095
e   0.3797987      Incl.   20.58343     +0.00551216     +0.24014550
P   1.54           H   20.7           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
010727 644  0.1+  0.3+    010824 675  1.6+  2.8+    020212 696  0.7+  0.5+
010727 644  0.3-  0.1-    010824 675  0.1+  1.1+    020212 696  0.6+  1.5-
010727 644  0.2-  0.4-    010824 675  0.7+  1.1+    020212 696  0.7+  2.3+
010727 557  1.8-  0.1-    010911 474  0.1-  0.0     020213 696  0.3+  0.1-
010727 557  0.5-  0.1-    010911 474  0.3+  0.2-    020213 696  0.0   1.0+
010727 557  0.4+  0.4-    010911 474  0.9-  0.3-    020310 696  0.4+  0.1-
010728 046  1.2-  0.5+    010911 474  0.1-  0.4-    020310 696  0.8+  0.1-
010728 046  1.3-  0.4-    010911 474  0.5-  0.3-    020408 493  0.5+  1.2+
010728 046(47.8+ 89.5+)   010912 474  0.5-  1.4-    020408 493  0.1-  0.6+
010728 046(47.6+ 88.0+)   010912 474  1.2-  0.5-    020409 493  0.0   0.7+
010819 704  0.4+  0.2-    010912 474  0.7-  0.1-    050204 734  0.6+  0.2-
010819 704  0.0   0.2-    010912 474  0.3-  0.5-    050204 734  0.4+  0.7+
010819 704  0.3+  0.9-    010912 474  0.2-  0.2+    050204 734  0.4+  0.1+
010823 704  0.5+  0.6-    010913 474  0.1-  0.9+    050205 673  0.0   0.1+
010823 704  0.6+  0.0     010913 474  0.0   0.6+    050205 673  0.2-  0.1+
010823 704  0.7+  0.2+    010913 474  0.1+  1.0+    050205 673  0.6-  0.8+
010823 704  0.1-  1.0-    010913 474  0.4-  0.3+    050205 673  1.2-  0.6+
010823 704  0.3+  0.1-    010913 474  0.3+  0.9+
010824 675  2.0+  3.2+    010913 474  0.1+  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2001 QC96                a,e,i = 1.34, 0.38, 21                  q = 0.8284
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 01 30    03 12.35   -38 03.9    0.140    0.979    83.4    88.5    19.5
2005 02 09    05 07.16   -04 53.4    0.117    1.036   111.8    62.1    18.3
2005 02 19    06 38.49   +24 52.6    0.161    1.096   128.3    45.0    18.7
2005 03 01    07 40.35   +36 58.9    0.242    1.157   128.4    42.1    19.6
2005 03 11    08 23.01   +41 10.4    0.337    1.218   124.8    42.1    20.4
2005 03 21    08 55.13   +42 11.0    0.440    1.277   120.5    42.2    21.1
2005 03 31    09 21.36   +41 41.5    0.549    1.335   116.1    42.2    21.7

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-C19

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