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MPEC 2005-W75 : 2005 WF4

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M.P.E.C. 2005-W75                                Issued 2005 Nov. 27, 13:26 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
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
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                                   2005 WF4

Observations:
     K05W04F* C2005 11 25.27596 02 09 06.33 +12 32 50.1          21.3 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 25.28284 02 09 05.32 +12 33 20.3          21.1 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 25.28997 02 09 04.24 +12 33 51.7          20.8 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 25.29691 02 09 03.27 +12 34 22.5          21.2 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 25.33862 02 08 57.36 +12 37 24.8          20.3 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 25.34020 02 08 57.20 +12 37 32.0          20.1 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 25.34333 02 08 56.74 +12 37 45.9          20.7 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 26.17895 02 07 12.43 +13 39 03.9          21.0 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 26.18087 02 07 12.16 +13 39 12.3          20.9 V EW075G96
     K05W04F  C2005 11 26.87596 02 05 45.14 +14 29 49.9                 EW075J95
     K05W04F  C2005 11 26.88924 02 05 43.38 +14 30 48.2                 EW075J95
     K05W04F  C2005 11 26.90235 02 05 41.50 +14 31 44.9          20.7 R EW075J95

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, A. D. Grauer.  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.

Orbital elements:
2005 WF4
Epoch 2005 Nov. 26.0 TT = JDT 2453700.5                 MPC
M 346.81223              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54082523     Peri.   21.59320     +0.18351990     -0.95565917
a   1.4919860      Node    58.51088     +0.85774373     +0.04123306
e   0.2261285      Incl.   15.66816     +0.48020427     +0.29157399
P   1.82           H   22.8           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2005 Nov. 25-26.

Ephemeris:
2005 WF4                 a,e,i = 1.49, 0.23, 16                  q = 1.1546
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 26    02 07.58   +13 26.1    0.204    1.169   150.6    24.5    20.8
2005 12 01    01 57.82   +19 26.5    0.210    1.164   144.8    29.3    21.0
2005 12 06    01 50.02   +25 05.5    0.219    1.160   138.9    33.9    21.2
2005 12 11    01 44.58   +30 14.0    0.232    1.157   133.5    38.2    21.5
2005 12 16    01 41.64   +34 49.1    0.248    1.155   128.6    41.7    21.7
2005 12 21    01 41.28   +38 51.6    0.265    1.155   124.4    44.6    21.9
2005 12 26    01 43.52   +42 24.6    0.284    1.155   120.9    46.9    22.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W75

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