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MPEC 2005-W76 : 2005 WG4

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M.P.E.C. 2005-W76                                Issued 2005 Nov. 27, 13:30 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 WG4

Observations:
     K05W04G* C2005 11 25.34950 04 06 29.84 +20 04 15.7          20.5 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 25.35693 04 06 30.20 +20 04 57.5          20.7 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 25.36416 04 06 30.56 +20 05 38.4          21.1 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 25.37135 04 06 30.88 +20 06 18.5          20.3 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 25.41623 04 06 33.17 +20 10 28.0          21.0 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 25.42266 04 06 33.43 +20 11 03.9          20.8 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 25.42895 04 06 33.83 +20 11 39.1          21.6 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.39073 04 07 39.41 +21 37 42.3                 EW076291
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.39494 04 07 39.61 +21 38 03.5                 EW076291
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.40091 04 07 39.94 +21 38 32.2                 EW076291
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.41395 04 07 40.47 +21 39 37.8          20.6 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.41716 04 07 40.65 +21 39 54.0          21.4 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.42049 04 07 40.83 +21 40 11.4          20.5 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.42383 04 07 40.98 +21 40 28.8          21.1 V EW076G96
     K05W04G  C2005 11 26.98912004 08 19.62 +22 27 07.7                 EW076J95
     K05W04G  C2005 11 27.00562504 08 20.35 +22 28 26.0          21.3 R EW076J95

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
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 WG4
Epoch 2005 Nov. 26.0 TT = JDT 2453700.5                 MPC
M  11.34408              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26330521     Peri.  309.50970     +0.96252470     -0.21867536
a   2.4108105      Node    63.66269     +0.26907398     +0.84386751
e   0.5968005      Incl.   10.31008     -0.03384376     +0.48996808
P   3.74           H   24.8           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2005 Nov. 25-27.

Ephemeris:
2005 WG4                 a,e,i = 2.41, 0.60, 10                  q = 0.9720
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 26    04 07.26   +21 03.9    0.139    1.126   179.8     0.2    20.8
2005 12 01    04 11.97   +26 58.4    0.173    1.159   173.6     5.4    21.8
2005 12 06    04 15.57   +30 46.3    0.211    1.193   168.7     9.3    22.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W76

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