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MPEC 2005-M04 : 2005 LP40

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M.P.E.C. 2005-M04                                Issued 2005 June 16, 18:47 UT

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                                   2005 LP40

Observations:
     K05L40P* C2005 06 14.27320 18 20 12.45 +55 09 20.7          19.9   EM004704
     K05L40P  C2005 06 14.28314 18 20 12.94 +55 09 45.0          20.0   EM004704
     K05L40P  C2005 06 14.29309 18 20 13.54 +55 10 10.0          19.9   EM004704
     K05L40P  C2005 06 14.30310 18 20 13.95 +55 10 33.5          20.2   EM004704
     K05L40P  C2005 06 14.31309 18 20 14.60 +55 10 59.2          19.8   EM004704
     K05L40P 2C2005 06 15.33263 18 21 23.85 +55 53 17.7          19.1 R EM004H06
     K05L40P 2C2005 06 15.34390 18 21 24.51 +55 53 45.7          19.4 R EM004H06
     K05L40P  C2005 06 16.30888 18 22 34.61 +56 34 15.1          20.5 R EM004854
     K05L40P  C2005 06 16.31570 18 22 34.98 +56 34 32.7          20.5 R EM004854
     K05L40P  C2005 06 16.32253 18 22 35.68 +56 34 50.2          20.5 R EM004854
     K05L40P 5C2005 06 16.37581 18 22 39.02 +56 37 04.1          19.8 R EM004673
     K05L40P 5C2005 06 16.38160 18 22 39.36 +56 37 19.1                 EM004673
     K05L40P 5C2005 06 16.38912 18 22 39.80 +56 37 37.6                 EM004673
     K05L40P 5C2005 06 16.39340 18 22 40.11 +56 37 49.0                 EM004673

Observer details:
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.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 LP40
Epoch 2005 May 30.0 TT = JDT 2453520.5                  MPC
M 331.56413              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37320171     Peri.  186.57040     +0.90420271     +0.37484031
a   1.9106170      Node   148.80099     -0.37166902     +0.92672065
e   0.5333169      Incl.   23.27920     -0.21042716     -0.02614554
P   2.64           H   19.5           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2005 June 14-16.

Ephemeris:
2005 LP40                a,e,i = 1.91, 0.53, 23                  q = 0.8917
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 06 09    18 14.97   +51 36.9    0.468    1.217   104.1    54.0    20.3
2005 06 19    18 26.17   +58 29.7    0.402    1.142    97.7    61.8    20.0
2005 06 29    18 48.38   +66 32.6    0.336    1.072    90.2    71.5    19.8
2005 07 09    20 02.32   +76 44.9    0.273    1.009    80.6    84.0    19.6
2005 07 19    02 25.70   +78 45.5    0.219    0.956    68.0    99.8    19.7
2005 07 29    04 52.05   +54 32.2    0.195    0.917    54.9   115.1    20.3
2005 08 08    05 31.27   +27 06.9    0.220    0.895    52.0   116.8    20.6
2005 08 18    05 55.17   +08 20.4    0.284    0.893    57.6   106.8    20.5
2005 08 28    06 14.85   -02 38.4    0.363    0.910    63.8    95.2    20.5
2005 09 07    06 32.23   -09 21.8    0.444    0.945    69.1    84.9    20.6
2005 09 17    06 47.27   -13 55.1    0.518    0.995    73.9    76.1    20.7
2005 09 27    06 59.54   -17 20.3    0.581    1.056    78.8    68.6    20.8
2005 10 07    07 08.35   -20 07.6    0.631    1.125    84.0    62.1    21.0
2005 10 17    07 13.02   -22 28.3    0.669    1.199    89.8    56.3    21.1
2005 10 27    07 12.94   -24 24.6    0.697    1.275    96.4    50.8    21.1
2005 11 06    07 07.57   -25 50.9    0.717    1.354   103.6    45.4    21.2
2005 11 16    06 56.81   -26 34.7    0.734    1.432   111.5    40.0    21.2
2005 11 26    06 41.38   -26 22.1    0.754    1.510   119.7    34.6    21.2
2005 12 06    06 22.91   -25 00.9    0.781    1.586   127.5    29.5    21.3
2005 12 16    06 03.96   -22 29.5    0.822    1.661   133.6    25.4    21.3
2005 12 26    05 47.07   -19 01.3    0.880    1.734   136.9    22.8    21.5
2006 01 05    05 34.01   -14 58.6    0.960    1.805   136.6    22.0    21.8
2006 01 15    05 25.55   -10 46.0    1.060    1.874   133.0    22.6    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M04

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