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MPEC 2005-M59 : 2005 ME5

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M.P.E.C. 2005-M59                                Issued 2005 June 28, 10:50 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 ME5

Observations:
     K05M05E*tC2005 06 27.16547 16 04 16.76 -11 09 38.1          21.5 V EM059691
     K05M05E tC2005 06 27.18109 16 04 24.42 -11 11 43.4          20.2 V EM059691
     K05M05E tC2005 06 27.25884 16 05 01.95 -11 21 49.7          20.1 V EM059291
     K05M05E tC2005 06 27.26734 16 05 06.16 -11 22 55.8          20.3 V EM059291
     K05M05E tC2005 06 27.31287 16 05 28.61 -11 28 52.1          20.4 V EM059291
     K05M05E tC2005 06 27.31681 16 05 30.66 -11 29 23.3          20.7 V EM059291
     K05M05E tC2005 06 28.17221 16 13 56.13 -13 26 47.0          20.5 V EM059291
     K05M05E tC2005 06 28.18073 16 14 00.82 -13 27 59.9          20.5 V EM059291
     K05M05E tC2005 06 28.18502 16 14 03.12 -13 28 36.4          20.1 V EM059291
     K05M05E tC2005 06 28.20162 16 14 12.39 -13 31 00.9          19.9 V EM059291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers R. S. McMillan, S. B. Pope.
    Measurer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 ME5
Epoch 2005 June 19.0 TT = JDT 2453540.5                 MPC
M 354.16967              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34115539     Peri.  184.99468     +0.23776728     +0.96659440
a   2.0284667      Node    98.78398     -0.88778283     +0.25624226
e   0.4799680      Incl.    5.55805     -0.39409182     +0.00593019
P   2.89           H   25.4           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2005 June 27-28.

Ephemeris:
2005 ME5                 a,e,i = 2.03, 0.48, 6                   q = 1.0549
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 06 29    16 22.78   -15 27.0    0.0482   1.058   148.7    30.0    20.2
2005 07 01    16 48.52   -20 57.5    0.0441   1.057   154.1    24.8    19.9
2005 07 03    17 21.49   -27 05.1    0.0412   1.055   159.9    19.3    19.6
2005 07 05    18 02.78   -33 15.4    0.0396   1.055   164.2    15.2    19.3
2005 07 07    18 51.82   -38 35.3    0.0397   1.055   163.8    15.6    19.4
2005 07 09    19 45.07   -42 17.0    0.0414   1.055   159.0    20.2    19.6
2005 07 11    20 36.81   -44 06.3    0.0444   1.056   153.1    25.9    19.9
2005 07 13    21 22.11   -44 24.7    0.0486   1.058   147.6    30.9    20.3
2005 07 15    21 59.03   -43 46.8    0.0536   1.060   143.3    35.0    20.6
2005 07 17    22 28.01   -42 41.6    0.0593   1.062   139.9    38.0    20.9
2005 07 19    22 50.46   -41 27.1    0.0655   1.065   137.5    40.1    21.2
2005 07 21    23 07.87   -40 12.7    0.0720   1.069   135.9    41.4    21.5
2005 07 23    23 21.44   -39 02.8    0.0788   1.073   134.8    42.2    21.7
2005 07 25    23 32.07   -37 59.0    0.0857   1.077   134.2    42.5    21.9
2005 07 27    23 40.43   -37 01.7    0.0929   1.082   134.0    42.4    22.1
2005 07 29    23 47.02   -36 10.3    0.100    1.087   134.2    42.0    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M59

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