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MPEC 2006-R38 : 2005 VE

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M.P.E.C. 2006-R38                                Issued 2006 Sept. 10, 01:10 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                    2005 VE

                           Revision to MPEC 2005-V30

Additional Observations:
     K05V00E  C2006 09 08.85308 15 34 22.51 +50 25 33.2                 ER038J95
     K05V00E  C2006 09 08.86168 15 34 25.95 +50 25 38.2                 ER038J95
     K05V00E  C2006 09 08.88238 15 34 33.98 +50 25 54.0          20.9 R ER038J95
     K05V00E  C2006 09 09.86294 15 41 04.92 +50 37 52.6                 ER038J95
     K05V00E  C2006 09 09.90262 15 41 20.80 +50 38 18.1          21.1 R ER038J95

Observer details:
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
060908 J95  5.2+ 21.9+    060909 J95  5.1+ 22.5+    MPO 97959   -0.0040 day

Orbital elements:
2005 VE                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2002 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  64.88504              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.89826953     Peri.   31.64880     -0.28463297     +0.92208345
a   1.0638121      Node   223.43708     -0.93975206     -0.32240742
e   0.2753311      Incl.   22.41687     -0.18934132     +0.21404568
P   1.10           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
051101 G96  0.4+  0.0     051103 703  0.4+  0.5+    051106 448  0.2-  0.2-
051101 G96  0.2+  0.1-    051103 G96  0.0   0.1-    051113 448  0.6+  0.9-
051101 G96  0.1-  0.2+    051103 G96  0.2+  0.0     051113 448  0.2+  0.8-
051101 G96  0.1+  0.1+    051103 448  0.1-  0.2+    051113 448  0.3-  0.7-
051101 G96  0.1+  0.2+    051103 G96  0.1+  0.2-    051125 696  0.6-  0.0
051101 G96  0.1-  0.1+    051103 G96  0.0   0.0     051125 696  0.1+  0.1+
051101 G96  0.2+  0.1-    051103 G96  0.2+  0.1-    051125 G96  0.3-  0.6-
051101 G96  0.0   0.1+    051103 G96  0.2-  0.1-    051125 G96  0.1-  0.2-
051101 G96  0.1+  0.3+    051103 G96  0.0   0.0     051125 G96  0.1-  0.4-
051101 G96  0.3+  0.2+    051103 G96  0.2+  0.0     051125 G96  0.3+  0.5-
051101 G96  0.1+  0.0     051103 448  0.4-  0.2-    051223 291  0.2+  0.1+
051101 G96  0.2+  0.3+    051103 448  0.2-  0.1-    051223 291  0.2-  0.5+
051101 G96  0.3+  0.2+    051103 G96  0.1+  0.1-    051223 291  0.2-  0.2-
051101 G96  0.1-  0.3+    051103 G96  0.0   0.2+    060122 291  0.5+  0.4-
051101 G96  0.3+  0.4+    051103 G96  0.0   0.1+    060122 291  0.4-  0.3+
051101 G96  0.1-  0.0     051103 G96  0.3+  0.0     060122 291  0.7-  0.3+
051102 G96  0.5+  0.6-    051106 A50  0.6-  1.4+    060908 J95  0.0   0.1+
051102 G96  0.2+  1.2-    051106 A50  0.3-  0.3+    060908 J95  0.9+  1.0-
051102 G96  0.1-  0.2+    051106 A50  0.2-  0.1+    060908 J95  0.4+  0.2+
051102 G96  0.1+  0.1+    051106 A50  0.3+  0.6+    060909 J95  0.7-  0.1-
051103 854  0.1-  0.9-    051106 A50  0.6+  0.5+    060909 J95  0.4-  0.8+
051103 854  0.1+  0.9+    051106 448  0.1-  0.3-
051103 703  0.6-  0.7-    051106 448  0.2-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2005 VE                  a,e,i = 1.06, 0.28, 22                  q = 0.7709
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 09 02    14 52.42   +48 31.2    0.386    0.920    65.7    91.8    21.6
2006 09 12    15 55.78   +50 59.5    0.350    0.967    73.5    86.1    21.3
2006 09 22    17 13.16   +50 54.2    0.318    1.015    83.0    78.9    20.9
2006 10 02    18 39.78   +46 48.2    0.293    1.062    93.9    70.1    20.5
2006 10 12    20 01.78   +38 06.3    0.285    1.107   105.0    60.6    20.3
2006 10 22    21 08.94   +26 41.8    0.302    1.149   113.4    52.6    20.2
2006 11 01    22 01.01   +15 54.3    0.344    1.188   116.8    48.2    20.5
2006 11 11    22 41.85   +07 40.1    0.408    1.223   115.7    46.8    20.9
2006 11 21    23 15.26   +02 06.3    0.488    1.255   112.0    46.9    21.3
2006 12 01    23 44.00   -01 20.8    0.578    1.282   107.2    47.3    21.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-R38

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