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MPEC 2005-W94 : 2005 WS55

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M.P.E.C. 2005-W94                                Issued 2005 Nov. 30, 11:50 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

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                                   2005 WS55

Observations:
     K05W55S  C2005 10 03.18733 22 17 59.16 +32 37 07.5          18.9 R EW094644
     K05W55S  C2005 10 03.20969 22 17 57.45 +32 36 54.8          19.1 R EW094644
     K05W55S  C2005 10 03.23138 22 17 55.77 +32 36 42.5          18.8 R EW094644
     K05W55S* C2005 11 22.07926 22 08 01.55 +22 55 58.4          19.7 R EW094644
     K05W55S  C2005 11 22.10059 22 08 02.53 +22 55 46.3          19.6 R EW094644
     K05W55S  C2005 11 22.12214 22 08 03.58 +22 55 34.6          19.8 R EW094644
     K05W55S  C2005 11 29.12592 22 14 40.14 +21 56 48.6          19.4   EW094704
     K05W55S  C2005 11 29.13874 22 14 40.92 +21 56 42.7          19.8   EW094704
     K05W55S  C2005 11 29.15151 22 14 41.73 +21 56 34.8          20.5   EW094704
     K05W55S  C2005 11 29.17747 22 14 43.42 +21 56 25.2          20.1   EW094704
     K05W55S  C2005 11 30.15167 22 15 46.47 +21 49 06.6          19.8 R EW094854
     K05W55S  C2005 11 30.15744 22 15 46.86 +21 49 04.0          19.9 R EW094854
     K05W55S  C2005 11 30.16323 22 15 47.29 +21 49 00.0          19.8 R EW094854
     K05W55S  C2005 11 30.17041 22 15 47.63 +21 48 56.9          19.4 R EW094734
     K05W55S  C2005 11 30.17690 22 15 48.10 +21 48 53.3                 EW094734

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m 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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 WS55
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M 338.06942              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34067822     Peri.  203.24166     -0.56839826     -0.72355089
a   2.0303604      Node   283.69489     +0.80389457     -0.38706768
e   0.4531050      Incl.   23.77341     +0.17514831     -0.57153540
P   2.89           H   16.3           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
051003 644  0.0   0.0     051122 644  0.3+  0.1-    051130 854  0.1-  0.3+
051003 644  0.1+  0.0     051129 704  0.6-  0.8+    051130 854  0.2+  0.3+
051003 644  0.1-  0.1+    051129 704  0.8-  0.9+    051130 854  1.0+  1.1-
051122 644  0.1+  0.1+    051129 704  0.6-  1.1-    051130 734  0.3-  0.0
051122 644  0.2-  0.3-    051129 704  0.5+  1.4+    051130 734  0.4+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2005 WS55                a,e,i = 2.03, 0.45, 24                  q = 1.1104
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 26    22 11.52   +22 21.7    1.477    1.897    98.8    30.9    19.9
2005 12 06    22 22.71   +21 09.9    1.518    1.839    92.0    32.4    19.9
2005 12 16    22 36.89   +20 20.9    1.558    1.779    85.7    33.5    19.9
2005 12 26    22 53.71   +19 53.6    1.594    1.719    79.8    34.3    19.9
2006 01 05    23 12.97   +19 46.2    1.626    1.658    74.4    34.8    19.9
2006 01 15    23 34.49   +19 56.0    1.652    1.596    69.3    35.2    19.9
2006 01 25    23 58.17   +20 19.4    1.671    1.535    64.7    35.4    19.8
2006 02 04    00 23.98   +20 52.7    1.685    1.475    60.5    35.6    19.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W94

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