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MPEC 2009-N04 : 2005 NJ63

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M.P.E.C. 2009-N04                                Issued 2009 July 2, 00:35 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 NJ63

                           Revision to MPEC 2005-N71

Additional Observations:
     K05N63J  C2009 06 30.02133 19 15 11.82 +34 07 30.1                 EN004J95
     K05N63J  C2009 06 30.05797 19 14 58.12 +34 04 38.7          19.5 R EN004J95
     K05N63J  C2009 06 30.07606 19 14 51.22 +34 03 14.7                 EN004J95
     K05N63J  C2009 07 01.97801 19 03 19.80 +31 28 19.0                 EN004J95
     K05N63J  C2009 07 01.98452 19 03 17.40 +31 27 46.6          19.8 R EN004J95

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 (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
090630 J95 0.07+ 0.08-    090701 J95 0.08+ 0.08-    MPO 87706   -0.055 day

Orbital elements:
2005 NJ63                                                Earth MOID = 0.2181 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 113.59124              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.21616407     Peri.    1.70210     -0.53592636     -0.75209009
a   0.8692431      Node   120.88727     +0.76922077     -0.62224308
e   0.4223366      Incl.   26.55038     +0.34796888     +0.21719586
P   0.81           H   20.9           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
050712 703  0.9-  0.6-    050714 673  0.2-  0.0     050720 649  0.1-  0.5-
050712 703  0.7-  0.1+    050714 673  0.5+  0.9+    050727 428  1.1-  0.4-
050712 703  0.7-  0.2-    050714 673  0.2+  0.2+    050728 734  0.7-  0.1+
050712 703  0.5+  0.3-    050714 673  0.1-  0.0     050728 734  0.1+  0.7+
050712 A50 (1.7+  0.8+)   050715 J95  1.0-  0.3-    050728 F65  0.4+  0.4+
050712 A50  0.4-  0.5+    050715 J95  0.1-  0.1+    050728 F65  0.2+  0.3+
050713 J95  0.2+  0.1-    050715 J95  0.2+  0.5+    050728 F65  0.1+  0.5+
050713 J95  0.6+  0.1-    050716 170  0.4-  0.6-    050818 474  0.5-  0.3+
050713 J95  0.5+  0.3+    050716 170  0.5-  0.7-    050818 474  0.0   1.1-
050714 952 (1.6-  1.6+)   050716 170  0.4-  1.0-    050818 474  0.1+  0.3+
050714 952  0.2+  0.6+    050717 941 (1.7-  2.6-)   090630 J95  1.2-  0.5+
050714 952  0.5+  0.4-    050717 941 (1.4-  2.0-)   090630 J95  0.7+  0.3-
050714 734  0.0   0.5-    050717 941 (1.3-  2.2-)   090630 J95  0.1-  0.2+
050714 734  0.1-  0.5+    050717 941 (1.4-  1.9-)   090701 J95  0.2+  0.6-
050714 734  0.4+  0.2-    050720 649  0.2+  0.3-    090701 J95  0.5+  0.2+
050714 734  0.1+  0.1+    050720 649  0.5-  0.1-
050714 734  0.5+  0.3-    050720 649  1.3+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2005 NJ63                a,e,i = 0.87, 0.42, 27                  q = 0.5021
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 28    19 27.59   +36 35.9    0.246    1.154   118.5    50.7    20.1
2009 07 08    18 28.67   +21 54.4    0.227    1.187   134.5    37.6    19.6
2009 07 18    17 42.20   +04 05.5    0.242    1.212   139.9    32.7    19.6
2009 07 28    17 12.42   -10 56.2    0.289    1.228   132.0    38.0    20.2
2009 08 07    16 57.02   -21 23.6    0.357    1.235   120.8    44.8    20.8
2009 08 17    16 52.05   -28 28.6    0.434    1.235   110.8    50.0    21.4
2009 08 27    16 54.66   -33 29.0    0.514    1.227   102.2    53.6    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-N04

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