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MPEC 2005-E03 : 2005 DO

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M.P.E.C. 2005-E03                                Issued 2005 Mar. 1, 16:41 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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                                    2005 DO

Observations:
     K05D00O* C2005 02 28.23263 08 46 08.95 +50 59 18.5          19.9   EE003704
     K05D00O  C2005 02 28.24396 08 46 06.79 +50 59 32.0          19.5   EE003704
     K05D00O  C2005 02 28.25525 08 46 04.71 +50 59 43.2          19.8   EE003704
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.00933 08 43 57.05 +51 12 51.8          19.4 V EE003167
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.01681 08 43 55.71 +51 12 59.7          19.0 V EE003167
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.01919 08 43 55.29 +51 13 03.0          19.3 V EE003167
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.02655 08 43 53.99 +51 13 08.8          19.5 V EE003167
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.04869 08 43 50.14 +51 13 31.4          19.1 V EE003167
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.18175 08 43 29.32 +51 15 59.5                 EE003701
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.20988 08 43 24.40 +51 16 29.4                 EE003701
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.22713 08 43 21.09 +51 16 46.8          19.4 R EE003854
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.23148 08 43 20.33 +51 16 52.3                 EE003701
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.23186 08 43 20.31 +51 16 51.8          19.4 R EE003854
     K05D00O  C2005 03 01.23659 08 43 19.57 +51 16 57.2          19.3 R EE003854
     K05D00O 2C2005 03 01.41024 08 42 48.22 +51 19 45.0          19.1 R EE003H06
     K05D00O 2C2005 03 01.41577 08 42 47.40 +51 19 51.3          19.1 R EE003H06

Observer details:
167 Bulach OBservatory.  Observers S. Meister, A. Schweizer.  Measurer
    S. Meister.  0.5-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.8
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Krack.  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.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 DO
Epoch 2005 Feb. 19.0 TT = JDT 2453420.5                 MPC
M 340.28224              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25498494     Peri.  168.17299     -0.69483781     +0.70536868
a   2.4629732      Node    57.62106     -0.67261767     -0.56839974
e   0.6296395      Incl.    9.55580     -0.25453071     -0.42352894
P   3.87           H   19.4           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2005 Feb. 28-Mar. 1.

Ephemeris:
2005 DO                  a,e,i = 2.46, 0.63, 10                  q = 0.9122
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 03 01    08 44.00   +51 12.7    0.405    1.287   129.5    36.4    19.5
2005 03 11    08 15.31   +53 32.0    0.363    1.203   117.0    47.4    19.4
2005 03 21    07 48.02   +54 47.8    0.323    1.123   104.8    59.0    19.3
2005 03 31    07 22.51   +55 20.4    0.280    1.051    92.9    71.6    19.3
2005 04 10    06 53.41   +55 25.0    0.232    0.991    80.5    86.1    19.2
2005 04 20    06 06.65   +54 36.5    0.179    0.945    65.6   104.4    19.4

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-E03

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