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MPEC 2005-Y37 : 2005 YU8

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M.P.E.C. 2005-Y37                                Issued 2005 Dec. 26, 05:08 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
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                                   2005 YU8

Observations:
     K05Y08U* C2005 12 24.29583 07 15 31.51 +24 51 03.1          20.9 V EY037691
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 24.31320 07 15 34.67 +24 50 33.7          20.5 V EY037691
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 24.33401 07 15 38.43 +24 49 59.1          20.3 V EY037691
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 24.40591 07 15 51.46 +24 47 54.1          20.8 V EY037291
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 24.41031 07 15 52.20 +24 47 46.2          20.5 V EY037291
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 24.41448 07 15 53.02 +24 47 39.0          21.5 V EY037291
     K05Y08U tC2005 12 25.24720 07 18 51.72 +24 22 35.5          20.6 V EY037291
     K05Y08U tC2005 12 25.25209 07 18 52.68 +24 22 26.1          20.6 V EY037291
     K05Y08U tC2005 12 25.25611 07 18 53.51 +24 22 19.5          20.3 V EY037291
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 25.27221 07 18 56.67 +24 21 49.9                 EY037701
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 25.29374 07 19 00.82 +24 21 11.2                 EY037701
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 25.31388 07 19 04.78 +24 20 33.4                 EY037701
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 25.44573 07 19 30.14 +24 16 08.0          20.7 R EY037734
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 25.45015 07 19 31.17 +24 15 57.7          20.3 R EY037734
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 25.45751 07 19 32.71 +24 15 42.7                 EY037734
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 26.08842 07 21 57.22 +23 54 41.0          20.3 V EY037J77
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 26.10197 07 22 00.18 +23 54 11.5          20.0 V EY037J77
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 26.18464 07 22 23.71 +23 51 29.4          21.5 V EY037291
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 26.19162 07 22 25.20 +23 51 14.6          20.8 V EY037291
     K05Y08U  C2005 12 26.19624 07 22 26.26 +23 51 06.6          21.0 V EY037291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers T. H. Bressi, A. F. Tubbiolo.
    0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.4
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 YU8
Epoch 2005 Dec. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453720.5                 MPC
M 339.25995              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34441871     Peri.  237.40248     -0.91638155     -0.39422672
a   2.0156334      Node   279.29744     +0.38681761     -0.82736761
e   0.5438263      Incl.    4.03837     +0.10303883     -0.40006017
P   2.86           H   23.8           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2005 Dec. 24-26.

Ephemeris:
2005 YU8                 a,e,i = 2.02, 0.54, 4                   q = 0.9195
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 26    07 21.62   +23 58.2    0.141    1.121   165.5    12.7    20.6
2006 01 05    08 24.57   +12 47.5    0.0780   1.056   158.2    20.3    19.4
2006 01 15    11 32.15   -24 54.0    0.0500   1.000   108.3    69.0    19.7
2006 01 25    15 12.42   -41 16.8    0.0882   0.957    69.5   105.6    22.3

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-Y37

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