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MPEC 2007-X33 : 2005 VT5

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X33                                Issued 2007 Dec. 6, 19:17 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,
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                                   2005 VT5

                           Revision to MPEC 2005-V76

Additional Observations:
     K05V05T  C2007 11 16.39548809 19 35.39 -08 53 37.4          21.5 V EX033H55
     K05V05T  C2007 11 16.40342709 19 36.66 -08 53 55.0          21.5 V EX033H55
     K05V05T  C2007 11 16.41190709 19 37.98 -08 54 12.2          21.3 V EX033H55
     K05V05T  C2007 12 06.44898110 17 20.62 -21 22 27.5          21.1 V EX033H55
     K05V05T  C2007 12 06.45526410 17 21.73 -21 22 42.0          21.3 V EX033H55
     K05V05T  C2007 12 06.46190110 17 22.93 -21 22 57.4          21.0 V EX033H55

Observer details:
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer J. Grimsley.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
071116 H55 57.5+  9.1-    071206 H55 70.3+  1.3-    MPO 97960   -0.020 day

Orbital elements:
2005 VT5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1140 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 292.28649              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56441030     Peri.  319.33078     -0.97471286     -0.00758052
a   1.4501272      Node   221.90572     +0.04126685     -0.98834091
e   0.2611174      Incl.   19.53463     -0.21961757     -0.15206834
P   1.75           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
051106 704  1.4-  0.3-    051111 734  1.9-  0.6-    051205 448  0.5-  0.8-
051106 704  1.0-  0.1+    051111 854  0.7+  0.1-    051205 448  0.6+  1.1-
051106 704  0.5-  0.6+    051111 854  0.6-  0.2+    051205 448  0.4-  0.5+
051110 703  0.2+  1.3-    051111 854  0.1+  0.9-    051223 291  0.1+  0.1-
051110 703  0.2+  0.1-    051111 204  1.0-  0.2-    051223 291  0.2-  0.1+
051110 703  0.4-  0.0     051111 204  0.4-  0.1+    051223 291  0.0   0.2-
051110 703  1.0-  0.8+    051112 204  0.5-  0.0     060110 291  1.4-  1.2+
051110 703  1.7-  1.0+    051112 673  0.5-  0.3-    060110 291  0.5+  0.2+
051110 703  0.0   0.4-    051112 673  1.4+  1.8+    060131 291  0.1+  0.2-
051110 703  1.0-  1.4-    051112 673  1.9+  2.9+    060131 291  0.0   0.4-
051110 703  0.6-  0.3+    051112 673 (3.2+  4.4+)   060131 291  0.2+  0.2-
051111 649  0.8-  0.2+    051117 J95  0.1-  0.4-    071116 H55  0.1+  0.1-
051111 649  0.6+  0.9-    051117 J95  0.8+  0.8+    071116 H55  0.1-  0.8-
051111 649  0.0   0.2+    051117 J95  0.0   0.5-    071116 H55  0.8-  0.1-
051111 734  1.2-  1.7-    051124 J95  0.7+  0.4-    071206 H55  0.4+  0.2+
051111 649  1.1-  0.5-    051124 J95  0.9+  0.1-    071206 H55  0.1+  0.3+
051111 734  0.9-  0.3+    051124 J95  0.2-  0.2-    071206 H55  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2005 VT5                 a,e,i = 1.45, 0.26, 20                  q = 1.0715
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 12 06    10 15.97   -21 04.9    0.784    1.248    89.0    52.1    21.1
2007 12 16    10 47.83   -27 30.8    0.736    1.213    88.4    54.2    20.9
2007 12 26    11 23.02   -33 43.0    0.696    1.179    87.4    56.4    20.8
2008 01 05    12 02.69   -39 21.9    0.664    1.149    86.1    58.6    20.7
2008 01 15    12 47.81   -44 04.9    0.637    1.122    84.8    60.8    20.6
2008 01 25    13 38.74   -47 29.0    0.613    1.101    83.7    62.7    20.6
2008 02 04    14 34.32   -49 13.8    0.592    1.085    82.8    64.4    20.5
2008 02 14    15 31.38   -49 05.3    0.572    1.075    82.5    65.6    20.5
2008 02 24    16 25.86   -47 01.4    0.552    1.071    82.9    66.4    20.4
2008 03 05    17 14.55   -43 12.8    0.533    1.075    83.9    66.6    20.3
2008 03 15    17 55.90   -37 57.0    0.515    1.085    85.7    66.1    20.3
2008 03 25    18 29.94   -31 32.8    0.499    1.101    88.2    64.9    20.2
2008 04 04    18 57.29   -24 19.0    0.485    1.122    91.5    63.0    20.1
2008 04 14    19 18.50   -16 33.0    0.474    1.149    95.4    60.4    20.0
2008 04 24    19 34.02   -08 32.5    0.466    1.179    99.9    57.2    20.0
2008 05 04    19 44.00   -00 35.0    0.463    1.213   104.9    53.5    19.9
2008 05 14    19 48.25   +06 59.8    0.464    1.248   110.1    49.5    19.9
2008 05 24    19 46.73   +13 50.8    0.470    1.286   115.3    45.4    19.8
2008 06 03    19 39.46   +19 36.6    0.482    1.324   120.2    41.5    19.8
2008 06 13    19 27.13   +23 55.6    0.500    1.363   124.5    37.9    19.9
2008 06 23    19 11.51   +26 33.4    0.526    1.401   127.7    35.0    20.0
2008 07 03    18 55.03   +27 27.0    0.559    1.439   129.6    33.0    20.1
2008 07 13    18 40.42   +26 46.0    0.601    1.476   129.9    31.9    20.3
2008 07 23    18 29.68   +24 52.1    0.651    1.512   128.8    31.6    20.5
2008 08 02    18 23.67   +22 09.7    0.711    1.547   126.5    31.9    20.8
2008 08 12    18 22.49   +19 01.3    0.779    1.580   123.1    32.5    21.0
2008 08 22    18 25.68   +15 45.6    0.855    1.611   119.1    33.3    21.3
2008 09 01    18 32.56   +12 34.9    0.938    1.640   114.7    34.0    21.6
2008 09 11    18 42.57   +09 37.6    1.029    1.668   110.0    34.5    21.8
2008 09 21    18 55.09   +06 59.2    1.126    1.693   105.2    34.9    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X33

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