MPEC 2005-X40 : 2005 XA8
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M.P.E.C. 2005-X40 Issued 2005 Dec. 8, 05:07 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2005 XA8
Observations:
K05X08A C2005 12 06.31929 05 38 52.90 +22 34 18.3 16.0 EX040704
K05X08A C2005 12 06.33212 05 38 40.77 +22 22 32.7 15.9 EX040704
K05X08A C2005 12 06.34517 05 38 28.82 +22 10 51.5 16.0 EX040704
K05X08A C2005 12 06.35794 05 38 17.48 +21 59 40.1 18.3 EX040704
K05X08A* C2005 12 07.32702 05 35 42.70 +15 15 12.9 17.3 EX040704
K05X08A C2005 12 07.34051 05 35 38.36 +15 12 29.2 17.3 EX040704
K05X08A C2005 12 07.35383 05 35 34.10 +15 09 47.1 18.3 EX040704
K05X08A C2005 12 07.36685 05 35 30.17 +15 07 11.0 17.9 EX040704
K05X08A C2005 12 07.37985 05 35 26.31 +15 04 36.4 17.6 EX040704
K05X08A 5C2005 12 08.16829 05 35 20.57 +13 16 28.3 18.8 R EX040673
K05X08A 5C2005 12 08.17338 05 35 19.99 +13 16 02.9 EX040673
K05X08A 5C2005 12 08.17998 05 35 19.10 +13 15 26.7 EX040673
K05X08A 5C2005 12 08.18519 05 35 18.43 +13 15 00.1 EX040673
Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m f/16
Cassegrain + 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.
Orbital elements:
2005 XA8
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5 MPC
M 80.67316 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.58366576 Peri. 111.14652 +0.99171585 -0.09197678
a 1.4180555 Node 254.21773 +0.05221694 +0.92644336
e 0.4369879 Incl. 5.34648 +0.11735866 +0.36502462
P 1.69 H 26.1 G 0.15 U 6
Residuals in seconds of arc
051206 704 0.1+ 0.3+ 051207 704 0.4+ 0.7+ 051208 673 0.4+ 0.9+
051206 704 0.3+ 0.6+ 051207 704 0.6- 0.3- 051208 673 0.3- 0.7-
051206 704 0.1+ 0.3+ 051207 704 0.2+ 0.1- 051208 673 0.0 0.0
051206 704 1.2- 1.4- 051207 704 0.0 0.1+
051207 704 0.3+ 0.1- 051208 673 0.3- 0.5-
Ephemeris:
2005 XA8 a,e,i = 1.42, 0.44, 5 q = 0.7983
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2005 12 06 05 42.44 +30 14.5 0.00401 0.989 165.9 14.0 14.9
2005 12 07 05 36.30 +16 39.9 0.0108 0.996 168.5 11.4 17.0
2005 12 08 05 35.07 +13 37.6 0.0177 1.002 167.5 12.3 18.1
2005 12 09 05 34.53 +12 18.3 0.0247 1.009 167.1 12.6 18.8
2005 12 10 05 34.23 +11 34.4 0.0317 1.016 167.0 12.6 19.4
2005 12 11 05 34.03 +11 06.9 0.0387 1.022 167.0 12.5 19.8
2005 12 12 05 33.88 +10 48.3 0.0458 1.029 167.1 12.4 20.2
2005 12 13 05 33.77 +10 35.1 0.0528 1.036 167.1 12.3 20.5
2005 12 14 05 33.68 +10 25.6 0.0599 1.043 167.1 12.2 20.8
2005 12 15 05 33.61 +10 18.7 0.0670 1.050 167.0 12.2 21.1
2005 12 16 05 33.54 +10 13.6 0.0742 1.057 166.9 12.2 21.3
2005 12 17 05 33.49 +10 09.9 0.0814 1.063 166.8 12.2 21.5
2005 12 18 05 33.45 +10 07.4 0.0886 1.070 166.6 12.3 21.7
2005 12 19 05 33.42 +10 05.8 0.0959 1.077 166.3 12.5 21.9
2005 12 20 05 33.40 +10 05.0 0.103 1.084 166.0 12.7 22.1
2005 12 21 05 33.40 +10 04.8 0.111 1.091 165.6 13.0 22.3
2005 12 22 05 33.40 +10 05.2 0.118 1.098 165.1 13.3 22.4
2005 12 23 05 33.42 +10 06.1 0.126 1.105 164.7 13.6 22.6
2005 12 24 05 33.46 +10 07.5 0.133 1.112 164.2 14.0 22.7
2005 12 25 05 33.51 +10 09.2 0.141 1.119 163.6 14.4 22.9
2005 12 26 05 33.58 +10 11.3 0.148 1.126 163.0 14.8 23.0
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-X40
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