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MPEC 2005-G87 : 2005 GC120

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M.P.E.C. 2005-G87                                Issued 2005 Apr. 13, 10:51 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 GC120

Observations:
     K05GC0C* C2005 04 12.31682 13 23 42.73 +39 59 02.6          20.0 R EG087703
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 12.32518 13 23 40.81 +39 59 15.0          19.7 R EG087703
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 12.33353 13 23 38.70 +39 59 25.7          19.2 R EG087703
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 12.34177 13 23 36.71 +39 59 37.6          20.2 R EG087703
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 12.89663 13 21 26.45 +40 12 22.5          19.4 R EG087176
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 12.92141 13 21 20.36 +40 12 55.8          19.8 R EG087176
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 12.92451 13 21 19.59 +40 13 00.0          19.5 R EG087176
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 12.92760 13 21 18.83 +40 13 04.2          19.3 R EG087176
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 13.13573 13 20 29.68 +40 17 44.8          19.0 R EG087G90
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 13.14049 13 20 28.51 +40 17 51.6          19.1 R EG087G90
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 13.14524 13 20 27.34 +40 17 58.4          18.8 R EG087G90
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 13.19461 13 20 15.20 +40 19 08.1          19.9 R EG087854
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 13.19844 13 20 14.03 +40 19 13.6          19.8 R EG087854
     K05GC0C  C2005 04 13.20227 13 20 13.20 +40 19 17.3          20.1 R EG087854
     K05GC0C 5C2005 04 13.35451 13 19 35.31 +40 22 45.6          17.0 R EG087673
     K05GC0C 5C2005 04 13.35799 13 19 34.40 +40 22 48.2                 EG087673
     K05GC0C 5C2005 04 13.36493 13 19 32.59 +40 22 57.6                 EG087673
     K05GC0C 5C2005 04 13.36875 13 19 31.61 +40 23 02.6                 EG087673
     K05GC0C 5C2005 04 13.37639 13 19 29.61 +40 23 13.1                 EG087673
     K05GC0C 5C2005 04 13.37917 13 19 29.02 +40 23 16.0                 EG087673

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.40-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 GC120                                                           PHA 0.014A
Epoch 2005 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2453460.5                 MPC
M 277.54159              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.74516410     Peri.  258.61648     +0.79537429     +0.54243231
a   1.2049474      Node    67.98964     -0.37655644     +0.79186703
e   0.5144070      Incl.   16.96087     -0.47495787     +0.28055980
P   1.32           H   19.5           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2005 Apr. 12-13.

Ephemeris:
2005 GC120               a,e,i = 1.20, 0.51, 17                  q = 0.5851
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 04 10    13 32.40   +39 02.5    0.453    1.351   132.9    32.9    19.8
2005 04 20    12 50.05   +42 24.5    0.406    1.279   124.3    40.5    19.7
2005 04 30    11 58.33   +43 21.7    0.373    1.200   112.5    50.9    19.6
2005 05 10    11 05.03   +41 26.5    0.349    1.117    98.6    63.4    19.7
2005 05 20    10 15.65   +37 01.5    0.330    1.028    83.5    77.9    19.9
2005 05 30    09 28.71   +30 45.3    0.314    0.936    66.9    95.1    20.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-G87

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