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MPEC 2005-W21 : 2005 WD

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M.P.E.C. 2005-W21                                Issued 2005 Nov. 21, 16:47 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
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                                    2005 WD

Observations:
     K05W00D* C2005 11 19.68227 04 27 59.83 -32 09 34.4          18.8 V EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 19.69491 04 28 02.78 -32 10 33.8          19.0 V EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 19.69909 04 28 03.72 -32 10 53.5          18.9 V EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 19.70326 04 28 04.69 -32 11 14.7          19.7 V EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 19.74000 04 28 13.32 -32 14 02.6          18.4 V EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 19.74200 04 28 13.78 -32 14 11.5          19.5 V EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 20.36933 04 30 53.20 -33 02 23.7          18.8 R EW021673
     K05W00D  C2005 11 20.37697 04 30 54.72 -33 02 53.4                 EW021673
     K05W00D  C2005 11 20.37975 04 30 55.34 -33 03 04.9                 EW021673
     K05W00D  C2005 11 20.38681 04 30 56.60 -33 03 31.4                 EW021673
     K05W00D  C2005 11 20.42200 04 31 11.06 -33 04 30.5                 EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 20.42253 04 31 11.18 -33 04 31.7                 EW021E12
     K05W00D  C2005 11 21.28528 04 34 18.35 -34 01 15.1          19.4 R EW021651
     K05W00D  C2005 11 21.28640 04 34 18.75 -34 01 18.6          19.5 R EW021651
     K05W00D  C2005 11 21.28864 04 34 19.24 -34 01 27.1          19.8 R EW021651

Observer details:
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.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 WD
Epoch 2005 Nov. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453680.5                  MPC
M   3.37458              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28857136     Peri.  160.58433     +0.85473114     -0.40494576
a   2.2679522      Node   227.81610     +0.39914891     +0.91269743
e   0.5568934      Incl.   25.99192     +0.33183554     -0.05479352
P   3.42           H   22.2           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2005 Nov. 19-21.

Ephemeris:
2005 WD                  a,e,i = 2.27, 0.56, 26                  q = 1.0049
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 16    04 05.91   -24 39.4    0.0730   1.042   135.5    41.7    18.2
2005 11 21    04 33.28   -33 42.8    0.118    1.061   125.2    49.5    19.5
2005 11 26    04 46.47   -37 09.8    0.166    1.082   121.2    51.3    20.4
2005 12 01    04 53.83   -38 37.3    0.213    1.106   119.3    51.0    21.0
2005 12 06    04 58.35   -39 06.2    0.261    1.133   118.4    49.9    21.4
2005 12 11    05 01.44   -39 00.0    0.309    1.162   118.0    48.4    21.8
2005 12 16    05 03.82   -38 30.0    0.357    1.193   117.8    46.9    22.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W21

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