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MPEC 2005-S30 : 2005 RW9

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M.P.E.C. 2005-S30                                Issued 2005 Sept. 22, 22:30 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 RW9

Additional Observations:
     K05R09W  C2005 09 22.32812 23 46 30.95 +04 19 16.6          18.1 R ES030644
     K05R09W  C2005 09 22.35028 23 46 30.30 +04 18 19.4          18.2 R ES030644
     K05R09W  C2005 09 22.37335 23 46 29.64 +04 17 19.9          18.3 R ES030644

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 RW9
Epoch 2005 Sept. 7.0 TT = JDT 2453620.5                 MPC
M 347.79512              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15941571     Peri.  204.82810     +0.89687494     -0.44176482
a   3.3685937      Node   181.85827     +0.42636840     +0.85070454
e   0.4564117      Incl.   41.36277     -0.11758120     -0.28486071
P   6.18           H   16.5           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2005 Sept. 1-22.

Ephemeris:
2005 RW9                 a,e,i = 3.37, 0.46, 41                  q = 1.8311
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 09 17    23 48.82   +08 02.5    0.920    1.917   169.3     5.6    18.2
2005 09 27    23 44.52   +00 56.5    0.895    1.894   172.5     4.0    18.0
2005 10 07    23 40.99   -06 15.4    0.906    1.874   159.1    11.0    18.3
2005 10 17    23 39.44   -12 44.2    0.949    1.858   145.3    17.8    18.7
2005 10 27    23 40.65   -18 00.1    1.019    1.845   132.9    23.2    19.0
2005 11 06    23 44.98   -21 55.1    1.108    1.837   122.0    27.2    19.3
2005 11 16    23 52.39   -24 35.4    1.209    1.832   112.5    29.9    19.5
2005 11 26    00 02.56   -26 13.6    1.318    1.831   104.3    31.5    19.8
2005 12 06    00 15.10   -27 01.3    1.430    1.835    97.2    32.2    20.0
2005 12 16    00 29.63   -27 09.4    1.542    1.842    90.9    32.3    20.1
2005 12 26    00 45.72   -26 46.3    1.653    1.853    85.3    31.9    20.3
2006 01 05    01 03.10   -25 58.5    1.761    1.868    80.4    31.3    20.4
2006 01 15    01 21.51   -24 51.8    1.867    1.887    76.0    30.4    20.5
2006 01 25    01 40.73   -23 30.7    1.969    1.909    72.0    29.4    20.7
2006 02 04    02 00.62   -21 58.9    2.068    1.935    68.3    28.3    20.8
2006 02 14    02 21.06   -20 20.2    2.164    1.963    65.0    27.1    20.9
2006 02 24    02 41.92   -18 37.6    2.258    1.994    62.0    26.0    20.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-S30

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