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MPEC 2005-X43 : 2005 XH8

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X43                                Issued 2005 Dec. 8, 17:38 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 XH8

Observations:
     K05X08H* C2005 12 01.47263 09 35 23.34 +33 09 21.8          19.4 R EX043644
     K05X08H  C2005 12 01.48348 09 35 25.22 +33 09 39.5          19.2 R EX043644
     K05X08H  C2005 12 01.49461 09 35 27.12 +33 09 57.9          19.1 R EX043644
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.41133 09 54 31.24 +36 10 53.8          19.3 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.41873 09 54 32.83 +36 11 09.6          19.3 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.42617 09 54 34.34 +36 11 25.8          19.0 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.43357 09 54 35.89 +36 11 40.7          19.1 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.47123 09 54 43.84 +36 12 58.3          19.1 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.49178 09 54 48.16 +36 13 41.1          19.0 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.50232 09 54 50.32 +36 14 03.4          19.1 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.51696 09 54 53.43 +36 14 33.1          19.2 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.52155 09 54 54.36 +36 14 42.9          19.4 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.52620 09 54 55.37 +36 14 54.4          19.2 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 07.53084 09 54 56.25 +36 15 01.9          19.3 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 08.31101 09 57 48.31 +36 42 16.8          18.9 R EX043854
     K05X08H  C2005 12 08.31490 09 57 49.15 +36 42 25.4          19.0 R EX043854
     K05X08H  C2005 12 08.31879 09 57 50.07 +36 42 34.0          19.0 R EX043854
     K05X08H  C2005 12 08.35887 09 57 58.86 +36 44 00.5          18.9 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 08.36497 09 58 00.19 +36 44 13.7          18.7 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 08.37112 09 58 01.56 +36 44 26.8          19.2 V EX043703
     K05X08H  C2005 12 08.37728 09 58 03.03 +36 44 40.4          18.6 V EX043703

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 XH8
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M   1.64016              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.63531746     Peri.  158.50188     -0.47556246     +0.73533865
a   1.3401154      Node    80.03786     -0.86154315     -0.27844872
e   0.6950914      Incl.   29.35462     -0.17771819     -0.61785385
P   1.55           H   17.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
051201 644  0.3-  0.0     051207 703  0.3+  0.6-    051208 854  0.4-  0.2+
051201 644  0.1+  0.1-    051207 703  0.5+  0.3-    051208 854  0.6-  0.3+
051201 644  0.1+  0.1+    051207 703  0.2-  0.1+    051208 854  0.1+  0.5+
051207 703  0.1-  0.6-    051207 703  0.3+  0.4-    051208 703  0.3-  0.0
051207 703  0.4+  0.2-    051207 703  0.1-  0.1-    051208 703  0.4-  0.1-
051207 703  0.3-  0.5+    051207 703  0.3+  1.8+    051208 703  0.2-  0.3-
051207 703  0.3-  0.0     051207 703  0.8-  0.3-    051208 703  1.3+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2005 XH8                 a,e,i = 1.34, 0.70, 29                  q = 0.4086
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 06    09 49.59   +35 23.8    0.696    1.425   114.7    38.9    19.2
2005 12 16    10 32.12   +41 58.9    0.549    1.324   116.5    41.7    18.6
2005 12 26    11 48.38   +50 45.3    0.430    1.215   112.5    48.4    18.1
2006 01 05    14 18.94   +56 41.1    0.359    1.098    99.0    62.2    17.9
2006 01 15    17 10.41   +48 19.7    0.351    0.972    77.8    81.6    18.2

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X43

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