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MPEC 2008-B60 : 2005 BT1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B60                                Issued 2008 Jan. 29, 23:07 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2005 BT1

                           Revision to MPEC 2005-B21

Additional Observations:
     K05B01T  C2002 01 07.54306 09 54 05.40 +08 09 02.2          20.5 V EB060644
     K05B01T  C2002 01 07.54829 09 54 04.16 +08 08 58.1          20.7 V EB060644
     K05B01T  C2008 01 29.07274 07 25 22.68 +40 08 17.0                 EB060J95
     K05B01T  C2008 01 29.07493 07 25 21.81 +40 08 08.1                 EB060J95
     K05B01T  C2008 01 29.07711 07 25 20.88 +40 07 58.4          19.3 R EB060J95
     K05B01T  C2008 01 29.08115 07 25 19.25 +40 07 41.1                 EB060J95
     K05B01T  C2008 01 29.08441 07 25 17.92 +40 07 27.4          19.5 R EB060J95
     K05B01T  C2008 01 29.74589 07 21 01.35 +39 21 06.7          19.5 R EB060204
     K05B01T  C2008 01 29.77934 07 20 48.61 +39 18 48.7                 EB060204

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Measurers S. Foglia, M. Tombelli.  1.2-m Oschin
    Schmidt + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 BT1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.3654 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 356.12715              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64250515     Peri.   32.84077     +0.67426360     -0.00004871
a   1.3301021      Node   304.50859     -0.70346793     +0.30426113
e   0.7135716      Incl.   63.66064     +0.22472532     +0.95258866
P   1.53           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
020107 644  0.6-  0.1-    050118 854  1.2-  0.0     050204 649  0.6+  0.6-
020107 644  0.2+  0.2-    050118 673  0.5+  0.3+    050204 649  0.4-  0.1+
050116 704  0.3+  0.1-    050118 673  1.8+  0.1-    050304 F65  0.1+  0.1+
050116 704  0.4+  0.3+    050118 673  0.5+  0.2-    050304 F65  0.1-  0.3+
050116 704  0.2-  1.0+    050118 673  0.4+  0.3+    080129 J95  0.1+  0.1-
050116 704  0.2+  0.1+    050119 H06  1.4-  0.7-    080129 J95  0.3+  0.3+
050118 649  0.1-  0.1-    050119 H06 (2.3-  1.5-)   080129 J95  0.2-  0.1-
050118 649  0.4+  0.3+    050119 H06 (2.4-  0.2-)   080129 J95  0.0   0.2-
050118 649  0.1-  0.0     050131 448  0.1-  0.2+    080129 J95  0.1-  0.0
050118 854 (0.7-  3.2+)   050131 448  0.2-  0.1-    080129 204  0.3-  0.1+
050118 854  1.4-  0.4-    050131 448  0.4+  0.1-    080129 204  0.1+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2005 BT1                 a,e,i = 1.33, 0.71, 64                  q = 0.3810
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    07 58.32   +45 04.0    0.457    1.408   153.5    18.2    19.2
2008 01 30    07 19.43   +39 03.7    0.513    1.457   151.5    18.8    19.5
2008 02 04    06 54.54   +33 44.4    0.584    1.504   145.5    21.8    20.0
2008 02 09    06 38.60   +29 21.6    0.666    1.549   138.6    24.9    20.4
2008 02 14    06 28.45   +25 50.9    0.755    1.593   131.8    27.5    20.8
2008 02 19    06 22.18   +23 02.6    0.849    1.635   125.5    29.5    21.2
2008 02 24    06 18.61   +20 47.6    0.948    1.675   119.7    30.9    21.5
2008 02 29    06 17.00   +18 58.0    1.049    1.714   114.3    31.8    21.8
2008 03 05    06 16.85   +17 27.9    1.152    1.751   109.3    32.3    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B60

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