MPEC 2005-W65 : 2005 WN3

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M.P.E.C. 2005-W65                                Issued 2005 Nov. 26, 18:42 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
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                                   2005 WN3

Observations:
     K05W03N* C2005 11 25.30885 03 18 08.44 +18 03 51.4          20.3 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.31774 03 17 52.96 +18 02 14.1          20.2 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.32580 03 17 38.73 +18 00 43.2          20.5 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.33374 03 17 24.43 +17 59 10.1          20.3 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.37649 03 16 03.07 +17 49 58.5          19.6 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.37679 03 16 02.46 +17 49 53.8          19.3 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.37711 03 16 01.84 +17 49 49.3          19.8 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.37741 03 16 01.27 +17 49 45.4          19.3 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.40578 03 15 02.98 +17 42 43.9          19.6 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.40650 03 15 01.47 +17 42 32.7          19.7 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.40730 03 14 59.82 +17 42 20.4          19.8 V EW065G96
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.81915502 43 45.41 +12 27 16.7          17.5 R EW065J95
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.81968202 43 37.82 +12 26 07.0          17.5 R EW065J95
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.81984402 43 35.44 +12 25 45.8          17.0 R EW065J95
     K05W03N  C2005 11 25.82000602 43 32.68 +12 25 23.1          17.2 R EW065J95

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.  The images are weak, and all but the first are near the edge of
    the frame.

Orbital elements:
2005 WN3
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M  13.16090              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22482589     Peri.  253.86741     -0.71803944     -0.69598905
a   2.6785834      Node   242.02627     +0.64042110     -0.65825931
e   0.7402781      Incl.    0.27978     +0.27254389     -0.28686918
P   4.38           H   29.9           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
051125 G96  0.4+  0.2-    051125 G96  0.2-  0.1-    051125 G96  0.5+  0.1+
051125 G96  0.4-  0.0     051125 G96  0.0   0.2-    051125 J95 (3.5-  2.7-)
051125 G96  0.1-  0.4+    051125 G96  0.4+  0.2+    051125 J95  0.2-  0.5-
051125 G96  0.1-  0.1+    051125 G96  0.3-  0.3-    051125 J95  0.3+  0.5+
051125 G96  0.1-  0.3+    051125 G96  0.1-  0.2-    051125 J95 (4.9-  0.0 )

     The object passed 0.00057 AU from the earth on Nov. 26.03 UT, and its
solar elongation was only 2.7 deg on Nov. 26.34 UT.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W65

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