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MPEC 2005-M05 : 2005 LQ40

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M.P.E.C. 2005-M05                                Issued 2005 June 16, 18:49 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2005 LQ40

Observations:
     K05L40Q* C2005 06 14.27692 16 09 20.10 -04 12 50.1          20.4 V EM005691
     K05L40Q  C2005 06 14.29434 16 09 19.21 -04 10 49.2          20.0 V EM005691
     K05L40Q  C2005 06 14.31176 16 09 18.28 -04 08 47.7          20.5 V EM005691
     K05L40Q  C2005 06 14.37592 16 09 14.65 -04 01 22.1          20.2 R EM005649
     K05L40Q  C2005 06 14.38067 16 09 14.46 -04 00 51.1          19.4 R EM005649
     K05L40Q  C2005 06 14.38600 16 09 14.34 -04 00 12.1          19.9 R EM005649
     K05L40Q tC2005 06 15.18645 16 08 55.43 -02 24 28.1          20.6 V EM005291
     K05L40Q tC2005 06 15.19054 16 08 55.22 -02 24 00.9          20.8 V EM005291
     K05L40Q tC2005 06 16.20547 16 08 26.34 -00 16 26.0          20.7 V EM005291
     K05L40Q tC2005 06 16.20935 16 08 26.11 -00 15 57.1          20.1 V EM005291
     K05L40Q tC2005 06 16.21348 16 08 25.91 -00 15 23.5          20.3 V EM005291
     K05L40Q 5C2005 06 16.33569 16 08 20.12 +00 00 23.7          20.5 R EM005673
     K05L40Q 5C2005 06 16.33767 16 08 20.00 +00 00 40.3                 EM005673
     K05L40Q 5C2005 06 16.34688 16 08 19.53 +00 01 51.6                 EM005673
     K05L40Q 5C2005 06 16.35023 16 08 19.33 +00 02 18.5                 EM005673

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 LQ40
Epoch 2005 May 30.0 TT = JDT 2453520.5                  MPC
M 332.02879              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40849757     Peri.   70.88636     +0.76490934     +0.62041572
a   1.7989112      Node   250.38192     -0.63819088     +0.69348372
e   0.4696905      Incl.   10.59543     -0.08732763     +0.36628494
P   2.41           H   23.4           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2005 June 14-16.

Ephemeris:
2005 LQ40                a,e,i = 1.80, 0.47, 11                  q = 0.9540
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 06 09    16 12.16   -12 59.8    0.160    1.169   163.3    14.4    20.6
2005 06 19    16 07.24   +06 12.7    0.118    1.110   141.1    35.0    20.4
2005 06 29    16 05.06   +35 58.0    0.0997   1.057   111.4    63.6    20.8
2005 07 09    16 07.33   +66 08.7    0.111    1.013    84.8    88.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M05

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