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MPEC 2005-W46 : 2005 WC2

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M.P.E.C. 2005-W46                                Issued 2005 Nov. 23, 15:07 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
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2005 WC2

Observations:
     K05W02C* C2005 11 22.09435 03 38 16.53 +18 35 08.3          21.0 V EW046691
     K05W02C  C2005 11 22.11167 03 38 16.97 +18 34 45.3          20.5 V EW046691
     K05W02C  C2005 11 22.12902 03 38 17.31 +18 34 23.2          20.6 V EW046691
     K05W02C  C2005 11 22.24225 03 38 19.35 +18 31 54.9                 EW046291
     K05W02C  C2005 11 22.24842 03 38 19.46 +18 31 47.2                 EW046291
     K05W02C HC2005 11 22.25253 03 38 19.46 +18 31 40.4                 EW046291
     K05W02C  C2005 11 22.27493 03 38 19.47 +18 31 08.2          20.6 R EW046734
     K05W02C  C2005 11 22.28377 03 38 19.60 +18 30 56.2          20.5 R EW046734
     K05W02C  C2005 11 22.29262 03 38 19.64 +18 30 43.2          20.0 R EW046734
     K05W02C 5C2005 11 23.19850 03 38 44.68 +18 10 20.4          20.6 R EW046673
     K05W02C 5C2005 11 23.20995 03 38 44.83 +18 10 04.4                 EW046673
     K05W02C  C2005 11 23.22960 03 38 44.61 +18 09 37.0          20.4 R EW046649
     K05W02C  C2005 11 23.23434 03 38 44.78 +18 09 28.2          21.0 R EW046649
     K05W02C  C2005 11 23.23908 03 38 44.80 +18 09 23.0          20.3 R EW046649
     K05W02C  C2005 11 23.24382 03 38 44.90 +18 09 15.7          21.1 R EW046649
     K05W02C 5C2005 11 23.24606 03 38 45.51 +18 09 15.8                 EW046673
     K05W02C 5C2005 11 23.25174 03 38 45.59 +18 09 07.8                 EW046673

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. Block.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 WC2
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M  14.44329              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24524116     Peri.  220.20987     -0.12647048     -0.98658712
a   2.5277870      Node   237.29277     +0.93870782     -0.08539735
e   0.5172768      Incl.    7.04514     +0.32067562     -0.13911563
P   4.02           H   22.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
051122 691  0.5-  0.3+    051122 734  0.6+  0.2+    051123 649  0.9+  1.4-
051122 691  0.4+  0.3-    051122 734  0.3+  0.2+    051123 649  0.0   0.2-
051122 691  0.1+  0.1+    051122 734  1.2-  0.9-    051123 649  0.3+  1.0-
051122 291  0.4+  0.3+    051123 673  0.1+  1.5+    051123 673  0.3-  0.8+
051122 291  0.5+  0.8+    051123 673  0.8-  0.8+    051123 673  0.5-  0.4+
051122 291  0.4-  0.5-    051123 649  0.4-  0.9+

Ephemeris:
2005 WC2                 a,e,i = 2.53, 0.52, 7                   q = 1.2202
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 16    03 35.83   +20 41.9    0.355    1.344   176.8     2.4    21.1
2005 11 26    03 40.03   +17 05.2    0.317    1.302   172.6     5.6    20.9
2005 12 06    03 46.30   +12 56.2    0.294    1.268   162.1    13.8    21.0
2005 12 16    03 56.50   +08 50.8    0.284    1.243   152.5    21.4    21.2
2005 12 26    04 11.47   +05 23.9    0.285    1.227   144.5    27.7    21.3
2006 01 05    04 31.20   +02 59.1    0.296    1.220   138.4    32.4    21.6
2006 01 15    04 54.99   +01 42.3    0.316    1.224   134.0    35.3    21.8
2006 01 25    05 21.52   +01 24.8    0.345    1.238   131.0    36.9    22.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W46

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