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MPEC 2005-R40 : 2005 QE166

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M.P.E.C. 2005-R40                                Issued 2005 Sept. 8, 22:24 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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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                  2005 QE166

Observations:
     K05QG6E* C2005 08 30.37137 01 32 31.13 +15 14 57.2          18.5 R ER040699
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.39413 01 32 33.13 +15 14 52.2                 ER040699
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.41683 01 32 35.22 +15 14 48.8                 ER040699
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.43213 01 32 36.53 +15 14 45.8          18.4   ER040644
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.43364 01 32 36.69 +15 14 45.6          18.3   ER040644
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.43961 01 32 37.24 +15 14 44.6                 ER040699
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.44303 01 32 37.51 +15 14 43.6          18.6   ER040644
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.44440 01 32 37.65 +15 14 43.5          18.4   ER040644
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.45372 01 32 38.45 +15 14 41.6          18.6   ER040644
     K05QG6E  C2005 08 30.45523 01 32 38.59 +15 14 41.3          18.5   ER040644
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.35913 01 46 21.94 +14 24 55.0          17.9   ER040704
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.37042 01 46 22.87 +14 24 49.3          18.3   ER040704
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.38164 01 46 23.88 +14 24 44.1          18.6   ER040704
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.39286 01 46 24.86 +14 24 38.4          18.6   ER040704
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.40412 01 46 25.83 +14 24 33.4          18.3   ER040704
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.60605 01 46 43.94 +14 22 55.3          18.8   ER040608
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.61687 01 46 44.89 +14 22 49.9          18.7   ER040608
     K05QG6E  C2005 09 08.62790 01 46 45.84 +14 22 44.5          18.5   ER040608

Observer details:
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
    J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 QE166
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
M 324.54062              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31467922     Peri.  244.70255     +0.30147971     -0.95303443
a   2.1407075      Node   187.91746     +0.93276440     +0.30107978
e   0.4452005      Incl.   12.11213     +0.19763743     +0.03280776
P   3.13           H   16.7           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2005 Aug. 30-Sept. 8.

Ephemeris:
2005 QE166               a,e,i = 2.14, 0.45, 12                  q = 1.1877
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 09 07    01 44.28   +14 35.6    0.614    1.505   134.9    28.3    17.8
2005 09 17    01 59.46   +12 48.6    0.521    1.451   141.9    25.3    17.3
2005 09 27    02 14.33   +09 42.4    0.441    1.399   149.1    21.6    16.7
2005 10 07    02 28.74   +05 00.6    0.376    1.350   155.6    17.8    16.2
2005 10 17    02 42.81   -01 17.6    0.327    1.306   158.5    16.2    15.7
2005 10 27    02 56.71   -08 43.9    0.295    1.268   155.1    19.3    15.5
2005 11 06    03 10.67   -16 14.9    0.280    1.236   147.2    25.8    15.6
2005 11 16    03 25.20   -22 34.6    0.277    1.211   138.7    32.6    15.7
2005 11 26    03 40.60   -26 54.0    0.284    1.195   131.8    38.0    15.9
2005 12 06    03 56.95   -28 56.2    0.297    1.188   127.0    41.5    16.1
2005 12 16    04 14.41   -28 48.4    0.314    1.190   124.5    43.0    16.2
2005 12 26    04 32.79   -26 50.0    0.334    1.202   123.7    42.9    16.4
2006 01 05    04 52.00   -23 21.5    0.359    1.222   124.1    41.8    16.5
2006 01 15    05 12.06   -18 49.7    0.391    1.250   125.0    40.1    16.7
2006 01 25    05 32.81   -13 43.9    0.431    1.285   125.7    38.5    17.0
2006 02 04    05 54.19   -08 32.4    0.483    1.326   125.6    37.2    17.2
2006 02 14    06 16.13   -03 40.4    0.546    1.372   124.5    36.4    17.6
2006 02 24    06 38.40   +00 35.3    0.622    1.422   122.2    36.1    17.9
2006 03 06    07 00.85   +04 06.9    0.712    1.476   119.1    36.0    18.3
2006 03 16    07 23.33   +06 52.2    0.814    1.531   115.3    36.0    18.6
2006 03 26    07 45.63   +08 54.3    0.928    1.588   111.1    35.9    19.0
2006 04 05    08 07.64   +10 17.8    1.052    1.646   106.6    35.6    19.4
2006 04 15    08 29.26   +11 07.7    1.185    1.704   102.0    35.2    19.7
2006 04 25    08 50.40   +11 29.6    1.326    1.763    97.2    34.5    20.0
2006 05 05    09 11.04   +11 28.0    1.474    1.821    92.4    33.6    20.2
2006 05 15    09 31.16   +11 07.0    1.627    1.878    87.6    32.5    20.5
2006 05 25    09 50.75   +10 30.2    1.783    1.935    82.7    31.3    20.7
2006 06 04    10 09.85   +09 40.5    1.941    1.991    77.8    29.9    20.9
2006 06 14    10 28.49   +08 40.5    2.100    2.046    72.9    28.3    21.1
2006 06 24    10 46.70   +07 32.4    2.259    2.100    68.0    26.7    21.3
2006 07 04    11 04.53   +06 17.8    2.415    2.153    63.0    24.9    21.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R40

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