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MPEC 2005-X05 : 2005 WP57

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X05                                Issued 2005 Dec. 1, 18:28 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 WP57

Observations:
     K05W57P* C2005 11 30.44157 07 58 28.81 +17 51 55.3          21.1 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 11 30.44774 07 58 29.74 +17 51 23.5          21.2 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 11 30.45387 07 58 30.68 +17 50 51.3          21.0 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 11 30.45999 07 58 31.62 +17 50 19.7          21.4 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 11 30.47593 07 58 33.98 +17 48 56.8          21.0 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 11 30.48355 07 58 35.15 +17 48 16.5          21.4 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 11 30.49114 07 58 36.32 +17 47 37.3          21.6 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 11 30.49888 07 58 37.46 +17 46 57.0          21.4 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 12 01.41148 08 01 11.68 +16 28 01.8          21.3 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 12 01.41369 08 01 12.00 +16 27 50.7          20.9 V EX005G96
     K05W57P  C2005 12 01.41590 08 01 12.29 +16 27 39.1          20.9 V EX005G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. D. Grauer, E. C. Beshore.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 WP57
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M  36.87589              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39159160     Peri.  183.59738     +0.24132488     -0.95457794
a   1.8503213      Node   252.49769     +0.89487646     +0.28856729
e   0.4077039      Incl.   10.55911     +0.37544430     -0.07422850
P   2.52           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
051130 G96  0.3-  0.1+    051130 G96  0.5-  0.3+    051201 G96  0.0   0.0
051130 G96  0.3-  0.3+    051130 G96  0.2-  0.2-    051201 G96  0.0   0.3+
051130 G96  0.1-  0.0     051130 G96  0.1+  0.2+    051201 G96  0.4-  0.1+
051130 G96  0.2+  0.2+    051130 G96  0.3-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2005 WP57                a,e,i = 1.85, 0.41, 11                  q = 1.0959
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 26    07 44.36   +24 15.3    0.161    1.098   130.0    43.5    21.2
2005 12 01    08 00.05   +17 03.9    0.160    1.096   130.1    43.5    21.2
2005 12 06    08 12.26   +09 59.4    0.162    1.097   130.1    43.4    21.2
2005 12 11    08 21.40   +03 24.5    0.167    1.100   130.2    43.1    21.3
2005 12 16    08 27.86   -02 26.0    0.175    1.106   130.5    42.6    21.4
2005 12 21    08 31.98   -07 24.8    0.185    1.114   131.0    41.8    21.5
2005 12 26    08 34.07   -11 30.3    0.197    1.125   131.9    40.6    21.6
2005 12 31    08 34.46   -14 44.0    0.210    1.137   133.0    39.2    21.8
2006 01 05    08 33.54   -17 09.0    0.225    1.152   134.4    37.6    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X05

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