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MPEC 2005-L40 : 2005 LG8

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M.P.E.C. 2005-L40                                Issued 2005 June 8, 12:45 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2005 LG8

Observations:
     K05L08G* C2005 06 07.33032 16 21 19.94 +10 20 22.0          19.4 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.33845 16 21 18.79 +10 20 28.4          19.2 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.34659 16 21 17.67 +10 20 36.0          20.1 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.35471 16 21 16.63 +10 20 40.1          19.7 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.36524 16 21 15.19 +10 20 50.6          19.6 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.37532 16 21 13.60 +10 20 58.4          19.8 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.38549 16 21 12.45 +10 21 06.3          19.3 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.39553 16 21 11.08 +10 21 14.6          20.1 V EL040703
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.90102 16 20 04.04 +10 27 57.3          19.4 V EL040A17
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.93386 16 19 59.76 +10 28 23.4          19.5 V EL040A17
     K05L08G  C2005 06 07.95890 16 19 56.20 +10 28 42.9          19.5 V EL040A17
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.16051 16 19 29.57 +10 31 22.3                 EL040734
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.18719 16 19 25.80 +10 31 44.9                 EL040734
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.19604 16 19 24.65 +10 31 52.4          19.6 R EL040734
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.26162 16 19 15.65 +10 32 44.3          20.0 R EL040448
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.26867 16 19 14.73 +10 32 49.6          19.6 R EL040448
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.27606 16 19 13.74 +10 32 55.6          19.8 R EL040448
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.28052 16 19 13.18 +10 32 59.6          19.1 R EL040651
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.28168 16 19 12.99 +10 33 00.3          19.1 R EL040651
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.28282 16 19 12.84 +10 33 01.3          19.1 R EL040651
     K05L08G IC2005 06 08.47766 16 18 46.81 +10 35 44.4                 EL040474
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.47963 16 18 46.54 +10 35 44.0          19.3 R EL040474
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.48218 16 18 46.19 +10 35 46.3          19.2 R EL040474
     K05L08G  C2005 06 08.48588 16 18 45.68 +10 35 49.6          19.4 R EL040474

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    A. T. Dallow.  Measurer A. C. Gilmore.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
    0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 LG8
Epoch 2005 May 30.0 TT = JDT 2453520.5                  MPC
M 303.51530              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40916887     Peri.  198.49326     +0.79668096     -0.59284898
a   1.7969431      Node   199.33676     +0.58961958     +0.80511134
e   0.7882797      Incl.   20.80298     +0.13284656     -0.01805025
P   2.41           H   17.2           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2005 June 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2005 LG8                 a,e,i = 1.80, 0.79, 21                  q = 0.3804
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 06 09    16 17.61   +10 42.4    1.060    1.975   144.1    17.5    19.7
2005 06 19    15 54.97   +12 29.2    1.024    1.881   134.4    22.7    19.7
2005 06 29    15 33.46   +13 28.6    1.011    1.781   123.0    28.6    19.7
2005 07 09    15 15.06   +13 40.3    1.012    1.676   111.5    34.4    19.8
2005 07 19    15 00.95   +13 11.8    1.019    1.565   100.5    39.7    19.8
2005 07 29    14 51.34   +12 13.4    1.026    1.447    90.3    44.6    19.8
2005 08 08    14 45.86   +10 53.5    1.024    1.322    80.8    49.2    19.7
2005 08 18    14 43.79   +09 18.4    1.008    1.188    72.0    54.2    19.6
2005 08 28    14 43.99   +07 31.2    0.971    1.045    63.6    60.0    19.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-L40

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