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MPEC 2005-R04 : 2005 QQ87

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M.P.E.C. 2005-R04                                Issued 2005 Sept. 1, 16:15 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.

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                                   2005 QQ87

Observations:
     K05Q87Q*tC2005 08 31.13464 20 42 16.24 -17 56 16.8                 ER004691
     K05Q87Q tC2005 08 31.15002 20 42 16.91 -18 00 35.0                 ER004691
     K05Q87Q tC2005 08 31.17241 20 42 17.87 -18 06 46.5                 ER004691
     K05Q87Q tC2005 08 31.24772 20 42 20.92 -18 27 28.2          19.8 V ER004291
     K05Q87Q tC2005 08 31.25637 20 42 21.30 -18 29 50.1          19.6 V ER004291
     K05Q87Q tC2005 08 31.26121 20 42 21.47 -18 31 08.9          19.3 V ER004291
     K05Q87Q tC2005 09 01.19827 20 43 29.67 -22 31 07.5          20.0 V ER004291
     K05Q87Q tC2005 09 01.20526 20 43 29.96 -22 32 48.8          19.9 V ER004291
     K05Q87Q tC2005 09 01.21450 20 43 30.35 -22 35 01.9          19.9 V ER004291
     K05Q87Q 5C2005 09 01.21894 20 43 30.99 -22 36 06.7          19.2 R ER004673
     K05Q87Q 5C2005 09 01.22002 20 43 31.03 -22 36 23.0                 ER004673
     K05Q87Q 5C2005 09 01.23009 20 43 31.47 -22 38 48.4                 ER004673
     K05Q87Q 5C2005 09 01.23461 20 43 31.62 -22 39 52.4                 ER004673
     K05Q87Q  C2005 09 01.26499 20 43 32.26 -22 47 04.5          19.3 R ER004651
     K05Q87Q  C2005 09 01.26575 20 43 32.31 -22 47 16.4          19.3 R ER004651
     K05Q87Q  C2005 09 01.26650 20 43 32.35 -22 47 26.6          19.2 R ER004651

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers M. T. Read, S. Ding.  Measurer
    M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 QQ87
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
M  81.10576              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.98735808     Peri.   54.23682     -0.81428531     +0.53139973
a   0.9988178      Node   155.10717     -0.51521154     -0.84700951
e   0.2991700      Incl.   33.70345     +0.26738828     -0.01375557
P   1.00           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
050831 691  0.1+  0.9+    050901 291  0.0   0.6+    050901 673  0.2-  0.3+
050831 691  0.1-  0.6-    050901 291  0.1+  0.2+    050901 651  0.3-  0.1+
050831 691  0.1-  0.2+    050901 291  0.3+  0.2+    050901 651  0.0   1.0-
050831 291  0.1-  0.0     050901 673  0.0   0.8+    050901 651  0.1+  0.5-
050831 291  0.3+  0.5-    050901 673  0.1-  0.1+
050831 291  0.1-  0.2-    050901 673  0.3+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2005 QQ87                a,e,i = 1.00, 0.30, 34                  q = 0.7000
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 08 28    20 38.34   -00 16.9    0.0875   1.088   151.5    26.3    19.1
2005 08 30    20 40.86   -12 16.2    0.0975   1.097   152.1    25.5    19.3
2005 09 01    20 43.25   -21 41.6    0.111    1.106   148.7    28.3    19.7
2005 09 03    20 45.57   -28 53.4    0.127    1.114   144.2    32.0    20.1
2005 09 05    20 47.88   -34 22.0    0.145    1.123   139.8    35.4    20.5
2005 09 07    20 50.19   -38 34.4    0.163    1.131   135.9    38.3    20.9
2005 09 09    20 52.54   -41 50.7    0.183    1.139   132.5    40.7    21.2
2005 09 11    20 54.93   -44 25.4    0.203    1.147   129.5    42.6    21.5
2005 09 13    20 57.38   -46 28.7    0.224    1.155   126.9    44.2    21.8
2005 09 15    20 59.89   -48 08.0    0.245    1.162   124.5    45.5    22.0
2005 09 17    21 02.46   -49 28.5    0.266    1.169   122.4    46.5    22.2

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R04

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