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MPEC 2005-X22 : 2005 XE1

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X22                                Issued 2005 Dec. 5, 17:03 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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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2005 XE1

Observations:
     K05X01E* C2005 12 04.49287 09 49 00.15 +29 32 39.1          19.3 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 04.50111 09 49 01.20 +29 33 02.7          20.0 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 04.50937 09 49 02.35 +29 33 26.4          20.3 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 04.51766 09 49 03.46 +29 33 48.7          20.2 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.08940 09 50 24.70 +29 59 38.5                 EX022J95
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.09360 09 50 25.25 +29 59 50.0                 EX022J95
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.09780 09 50 25.82 +30 00 01.7          19.9 R EX022J95
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.29742 09 50 54.41 +30 09 10.2          19.8 R EX022854
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.30125 09 50 54.86 +30 09 20.6          19.7 R EX022854
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.30509 09 50 55.52 +30 09 30.6          19.6 R EX022854
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.43199 09 51 12.92 +30 15 23.0          20.4 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.43934 09 51 13.78 +30 15 43.0          20.2 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.44673 09 51 14.86 +30 16 03.4          19.8 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.45406 09 51 15.87 +30 16 23.9          19.8 V EX022703
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.47737 09 51 19.00 +30 17 27.9          20.1 V EX022G96
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.48495 09 51 20.05 +30 17 49.0          19.9 V EX022G96
     K05X01E  C2005 12 05.49251 09 51 21.02 +30 18 09.7          19.9 V EX022G96

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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 XE1
Epoch 2005 Nov. 26.0 TT = JDT 2453700.5                 MPC
M  32.20777              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52272532     Peri.  322.04675     +0.61404576     -0.61404221
a   1.5262313      Node    83.88434     +0.78923124     +0.47143569
e   0.1818645      Incl.   29.91544     +0.00786441     +0.63300912
P   1.89           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2005 Dec. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2005 XE1                 a,e,i = 1.53, 0.18, 30                  q = 1.2487
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 06    09 52.54   +30 41.5    0.586    1.329   113.1    43.0    20.0
2005 12 16    10 15.26   +38 46.5    0.561    1.351   119.3    39.5    19.9
2005 12 26    10 35.90   +47 16.6    0.554    1.373   124.1    36.4    19.8
2006 01 05    10 52.58   +55 28.6    0.566    1.397   126.8    34.3    19.8
2006 01 15    11 02.59   +62 39.1    0.594    1.422   127.0    33.5    19.9
2006 01 25    11 02.29   +68 18.9    0.636    1.448   125.2    33.7    20.1
2006 02 04    10 48.47   +72 11.2    0.688    1.473   122.3    34.4    20.4
2006 02 14    10 23.07   +74 08.0    0.748    1.499   118.8    35.2    20.6
2006 02 24    09 55.58   +74 16.7    0.813    1.525   115.2    36.0    20.8
2006 03 06    09 36.45   +72 58.6    0.881    1.550   111.5    36.5    21.1
2006 03 16    09 29.22   +70 40.7    0.952    1.574   107.9    36.9    21.3
2006 03 26    09 31.59   +67 43.5    1.024    1.598   104.5    37.2    21.5
2006 04 05    09 40.36   +64 19.3    1.098    1.621   101.1    37.3    21.7
2006 04 15    09 53.01   +60 35.9    1.173    1.643    97.7    37.2    21.8
2006 04 25    10 07.82   +56 38.7    1.250    1.664    94.4    37.1    22.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X22

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