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MPEC 2005-M63 : 2005 MR5

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M.P.E.C. 2005-M63                                Issued 2005 June 29, 15:06 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 MR5

Observations:
     K05M05R* C2005 06 26.17568 13 26 10.15 -07 10 20.2          19.0   EM063644
     K05M05R  C2005 06 26.18566 13 26 12.41 -07 09 27.3          18.9   EM063644
     K05M05R  C2005 06 26.19551 13 26 14.65 -07 08 34.7          19.0   EM063644
     K05M05R  C2005 06 28.17838 13 33 48.69 -04 23 26.3          19.8   EM063644
     K05M05R  C2005 06 28.18991 13 33 51.11 -04 22 31.7          19.6   EM063644
     K05M05R  C2005 06 28.20028 13 33 53.23 -04 21 42.9          18.7   EM063644
     K05M05R  C2005 06 29.19895 13 37 25.81 -03 05 54.9          19.1 R EM063734
     K05M05R  C2005 06 29.20245 13 37 26.54 -03 05 39.7          19.0 R EM063734
     K05M05R  C2005 06 29.21574 13 37 29.46 -03 04 37.5          19.8 R EM063854
     K05M05R  C2005 06 29.22436 13 37 30.98 -03 03 58.9          19.8 R EM063854
     K05M05R  C2005 06 29.23299 13 37 32.94 -03 03 18.9          19.8 R EM063854

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 MR5
Epoch 2005 June 19.0 TT = JDT 2453540.5                 MPC
M 154.66637              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.25441601     Peri.  190.06834     -0.04992803     -0.89090971
a   0.8514811      Node   263.88110     +0.94501194     +0.10412658
e   0.2940040      Incl.   27.00154     +0.32320214     -0.44208318
P   0.79           H   20.7           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2005 June 26-29.

Ephemeris:
2005 MR5                 a,e,i = 0.85, 0.29, 27                  q = 0.6011
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 06 29    13 36.76   -03 20.3    0.219    1.098   106.2    62.7    19.8
2005 07 09    14 05.97   +06 00.0    0.285    1.102    99.8    65.4    20.5
2005 07 19    14 28.02   +11 17.9    0.354    1.098    93.9    67.4    21.0
2005 07 29    14 46.45   +14 31.8    0.419    1.088    88.4    68.9    21.4
2005 08 08    15 02.90   +16 38.1    0.478    1.070    83.4    70.3    21.7
2005 08 18    15 18.09   +18 07.2    0.528    1.045    78.6    71.7    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M63

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