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MPEC 2005-R08 : 2005 QG88

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M.P.E.C. 2005-R08                                Issued 2005 Sept. 1, 23:09 UT

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                                   2005 QG88

Observations:
     K05Q88G* C2005 08 31.42562 00 42 51.97 +05 35 28.5          19.8 V ER008691
     K05Q88G  C2005 08 31.44296 00 42 48.14 +05 35 41.3          19.8 V ER008691
     K05Q88G  C2005 08 31.46031 00 42 44.32 +05 35 54.2          19.8 V ER008691
     K05Q88G  C2005 08 31.96312 00 40 59.58 +05 42 00.4          19.3 R ER008176
     K05Q88G  C2005 08 31.96548 00 40 59.05 +05 42 01.6          19.5 R ER008176
     K05Q88G  C2005 08 31.96627 00 40 58.87 +05 42 02.0          19.7 R ER008176
     K05Q88G  C2005 08 31.96784 00 40 58.56 +05 42 03.1          19.6 R ER008176
     K05Q88G  C2005 08 31.96940 00 40 58.21 +05 42 04.1          19.6 R ER008176
     K05Q88G  C2005 09 01.32487 00 39 42.87 +05 46 20.3                 ER008682
     K05Q88G  C2005 09 01.32693 00 39 42.56 +05 46 23.9          19.5 R ER008651
     K05Q88G  C2005 09 01.32916 00 39 42.09 +05 46 25.2          19.5 R ER008651
     K05Q88G  C2005 09 01.33247 00 39 41.37 +05 46 27.9          19.5 R ER008651
     K05Q88G  C2005 09 01.35569 00 39 36.15 +05 46 42.4                 ER008682
     K05Q88G 5C2005 09 01.36781 00 39 33.96 +05 46 51.2          19.2 R ER008673
     K05Q88G 5C2005 09 01.37049 00 39 33.24 +05 46 53.5                 ER008673
     K05Q88G 5C2005 09 01.37778 00 39 31.65 +05 46 58.8                 ER008673
     K05Q88G 5C2005 09 01.38299 00 39 30.43 +05 47 02.7                 ER008673
     K05Q88G  C2005 09 01.38649 00 39 29.46 +05 47 05.1                 ER008682

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m f/4 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.
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.36-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 QG88
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
M  35.55920              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.48328880     Peri.  266.09296     -0.31041425     +0.94899386
a   1.6081685      Node   345.45240     -0.76128689     -0.28298724
e   0.4674853      Incl.   12.70888     -0.56928487     -0.13902836
P   2.04           H   20.4           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2005 Aug. 31-Sept. 1.

Ephemeris:
2005 QG88                a,e,i = 1.61, 0.47, 13                  q = 0.8564
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 08 28    00 54.97   +04 49.0    0.335    1.286   140.2    30.2    19.9
2005 09 07    00 20.20   +06 42.8    0.371    1.357   156.8    17.0    19.8
2005 09 17    23 49.74   +07 35.4    0.427    1.427   169.7     7.2    19.9
2005 09 27    23 26.80   +07 47.2    0.502    1.495   166.6     8.9    20.4
2005 10 07    23 12.01   +07 40.3    0.596    1.562   155.4    15.4    21.1
2005 10 17    23 04.52   +07 31.8    0.707    1.626   144.6    20.8    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R08

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