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MPEC 2005-U87 : 2004 DC

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M.P.E.C. 2005-U87                                Issued 2005 Oct. 29, 04:02 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                    2004 DC

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-D05

Additional Observations:
     K04D00C 3C2005 10 27.53824 08 46 24.47 +26 13 57.4                 EU087568
     K04D00C 3C2005 10 27.54081 08 46 24.73 +26 13 58.2                 EU087568
     K04D00C 3C2005 10 28.62011 08 48 26.64 +26 17 46.0          22.4 g EU087568
     K04D00C 3C2005 10 28.62137 08 48 26.77 +26 17 46.3          22.6 g EU087568
     K04D00C 3C2005 10 28.62266 08 48 26.90 +26 17 46.7          22.5 g EU087568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Measurer C. Veillet.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
051027 568 15.4-  1.3+    051028 568 16.0-  1.4+    MPO 74308   +0.013 day

Orbital elements:
2004 DC                                                              PHA 0.005D
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
M 232.69218              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47095029     Peri.  156.19508     -0.60410791     +0.72921764
a   1.6361358      Node    75.02582     -0.77410355     -0.44120242
e   0.4004088      Incl.   19.43233     -0.18925465     -0.52305072
P   2.09           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
040216 704  0.0   0.9+    040225 H06  0.9+  0.8-    040502 413  0.0   0.5-
040216 704  0.6+  0.6+    040229 J95  0.5-  0.3+    040710 474  0.2-  0.1+
040216 704  0.1+  0.2+    040229 J95  1.0-  0.0     040710 474  0.5-  0.2-
040216 704  0.4-  0.6+    040229 291  0.2-  0.1+    040710 474  1.9-  0.5+
040216 704  0.3+  1.1+    040229 291  1.2+  0.2+    040710 474  0.7-  0.4+
040217 704  0.3+  0.5+    040229 291  1.5+  0.6-    040825 474  1.5+  0.4-
040217 704  0.5+  0.8+    040304 413  0.1-  0.3-    040825 474  0.7-  0.5-
040217 704  0.8+  0.8+    040304 413  0.3-  0.2-    040825 474  1.2-  0.1+
040218 493  0.1-  0.0     040308 413  0.0   0.3-    040825 474  0.7+  0.5+
040218 493  0.3-  0.0     040308 413  0.0   0.1-    040910 E17  0.9-  0.2-
040218 854  0.1-  0.4+    040309 926  0.7+  1.5+    040910 E17  0.8-  0.2+
040218 854  0.7-  0.2-    040309 926  0.0   0.3-    040910 E17 (3.8+  0.3+)
040221 J95  0.3-  0.0     040319 649  0.0   0.2+    041101 474  0.5-  0.3+
040221 J95  0.4+  0.0     040319 649  0.0   0.4+    041101 474  1.1-  0.1+
040221 J95  0.4+  0.2-    040319 649  0.1-  0.3+    041101 474  0.3+  0.8+
040222 493  0.3+  0.1-    040330 413  0.0   0.2-    051027 568  0.1+  0.2+
040222 493  0.1+  0.0     040330 413  0.7-  0.3-    051027 568  0.2-  0.5+
040222 493  0.0   0.0     040330 413  0.3-  0.2-    051028 568  0.1+  0.1+
040225 H06  2.6+  2.4-    040502 413  0.0   0.1-    051028 568  0.0   0.1+
040225 H06  0.1+  0.3-    040502 413  0.1-  0.0     051028 568  0.2-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2004 DC                  a,e,i = 1.64, 0.40, 19                  q = 0.9810
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 10 27    08 45.39   +26 12.1    1.691    1.914    86.9    31.2    22.3
2005 11 06    09 04.17   +26 52.4    1.538    1.871    92.9    31.9    22.1
2005 11 16    09 22.81   +27 49.2    1.387    1.826    99.1    32.3    21.8
2005 11 26    09 41.32   +29 08.6    1.242    1.779   105.4    32.3    21.5
2005 12 06    09 59.66   +30 58.3    1.103    1.730   111.7    32.0    21.2
2005 12 16    10 17.81   +33 26.7    0.975    1.678   117.9    31.2    20.8
2005 12 26    10 35.77   +36 42.4    0.858    1.625   123.8    30.2    20.4
2006 01 05    10 53.42   +40 52.7    0.755    1.570   128.7    29.3    20.0
2006 01 15    11 10.69   +45 58.8    0.668    1.513   131.8    29.0    19.7
2006 01 25    11 27.44   +51 52.8    0.599    1.456   132.2    30.1    19.4
2006 02 04    11 43.28   +58 14.2    0.545    1.397   129.4    33.0    19.2
2006 02 14    11 57.82   +64 31.5    0.506    1.338   124.1    37.7    19.1
2006 02 24    12 10.39   +70 13.9    0.477    1.280   117.3    43.4    19.0
2006 03 06    12 19.96   +74 57.9    0.452    1.223   110.0    49.6    19.0
2006 03 16    12 26.20   +78 33.3    0.428    1.169   103.1    56.0    18.9
2006 03 26    12 29.72   +81 04.0    0.399    1.118    96.9    62.3    18.9
2006 04 05    12 33.40   +82 40.1    0.364    1.073    91.4    68.8    18.8
2006 04 15    12 43.34   +83 39.6    0.320    1.035    86.6    75.4    18.6
2006 04 25    13 04.88   +84 26.3    0.268    1.006    82.3    82.4    18.4
2006 05 05    13 50.15   +85 27.5    0.208    0.987    78.3    89.8    18.1
2006 05 15    16 36.57   +87 08.6    0.143    0.981    74.0    98.0    17.7
2006 05 25    22 51.58   +81 01.7    0.0751   0.987    67.6   108.3    16.8
2006 06 04    00 14.93   +09 02.9    0.0259   1.004    66.3   112.3    14.8
2006 06 14    00 42.52   -58 41.8    0.0771   1.033   100.7    75.1    15.5
2006 06 24    00 50.67   -68 23.2    0.145    1.070   108.0    64.6    16.6
2006 07 04    00 42.30   -72 12.7    0.212    1.115   112.5    57.4    17.3
2006 07 14    00 17.19   -74 11.5    0.278    1.165   116.0    51.6    17.9
2006 07 24    23 37.62   -74 50.4    0.344    1.220   118.9    46.8    18.3
2006 08 03    22 52.90   -74 01.6    0.410    1.276   121.2    42.9    18.7
2006 08 13    22 15.83   -71 48.7    0.480    1.334   122.6    39.8    19.0
2006 08 23    21 51.68   -68 33.2    0.554    1.393   123.0    37.5    19.4
2006 09 02    21 39.41   -64 38.3    0.635    1.452   122.3    36.0    19.7
2006 09 12    21 35.89   -60 23.8    0.723    1.509   120.6    35.0    20.0
2006 09 22    21 38.23   -56 02.8    0.820    1.566   117.9    34.5    20.4
2006 10 02    21 44.58   -51 43.2    0.925    1.621   114.5    34.2    20.7
2006 10 12    21 53.62   -47 30.3    1.039    1.674   110.5    33.9    21.0
2006 10 22    22 04.48   -43 26.3    1.161    1.725   106.1    33.7    21.3
2006 11 01    22 16.63   -39 32.1    1.289    1.775   101.3    33.3    21.6
2006 11 11    22 29.69   -35 47.9    1.424    1.822    96.3    32.7    21.8
2006 11 21    22 43.38   -32 13.2    1.564    1.867    91.2    31.9    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U87

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