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MPEC 2005-X36 : 2005 XY

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X36                                Issued 2005 Dec. 7, 02:27 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.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                    2005 XY

Observations:
     K05X00Y* C2005 12 02.43306 08 24 00.03 +20 23 41.2          21.1 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.44037 08 23 59.46 +20 23 32.1          21.6 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.44757 08 23 58.92 +20 23 24.3          21.1 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.45500 08 23 58.30 +20 23 15.7          20.6 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.46147 08 23 57.75 +20 23 07.8          20.9 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.46241 08 23 57.72 +20 23 05.9          21.0 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.46335 08 23 57.65 +20 23 06.3          21.8 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.46426 08 23 57.54 +20 23 04.9          21.5 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.47093 08 23 57.01 +20 22 57.4          21.6 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.47286 08 23 56.86 +20 22 55.4          22.2 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.47480 08 23 56.72 +20 22 52.6          21.6 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.47674 08 23 56.40 +20 22 49.5                 EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.48200 08 23 56.14 +20 22 44.6          21.7 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.48472 08 23 55.93 +20 22 41.6          21.9 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.48740 08 23 55.68 +20 22 38.3          21.8 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 02.49007 08 23 55.50 +20 22 35.2          21.6 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y MC2005 12 03.34518 08 22 48.51 +20 06 03.0          21.0 R EX036734
     K05X00Y MC2005 12 03.38054 08 22 45.60 +20 05 23.2          21.3 R EX036734
     K05X00Y MC2005 12 03.39855 08 22 44.21 +20 05 01.5          21.3 R EX036734
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.35299 08 21 26.88 +19 46 28.6          21.1 R EX036854
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.37416 08 21 25.10 +19 46 04.9          21.1 R EX036854
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.44435 08 21 18.82 +19 44 43.9          21.7 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.44857 08 21 18.54 +19 44 39.5          21.0 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.45280 08 21 18.14 +19 44 34.4          21.7 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.45701 08 21 17.82 +19 44 28.7          22.0 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.47812 08 21 16.02 +19 44 04.5          21.4 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.47991 08 21 15.87 +19 44 02.4          21.3 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.48170 08 21 15.69 +19 44 00.3          21.8 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 04.48347 08 21 15.51 +19 43 58.5          21.6 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 05.43759 08 19 54.92 +19 25 23.5          21.5 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 05.44642 08 19 54.14 +19 25 13.7          21.5 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 05.45524 08 19 53.33 +19 25 03.3          21.5 V EX036G96
     K05X00Y  C2005 12 05.46403 08 19 52.56 +19 24 53.1          21.5 V EX036G96

Observer details:
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2005 XY
Epoch 2005 Nov. 26.0 TT = JDT 2453700.5                 MPC
M  48.94622              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31316497     Peri.   80.89814     +0.77608273     -0.04463075
a   2.1476027      Node   279.60399     -0.27729888     +0.87173337
e   0.4096421      Incl.   39.64222     +0.56639291     +0.48794368
P   3.15           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 31 observations 2005 Dec. 2-5.

Ephemeris:
2005 XY                  a,e,i = 2.15, 0.41, 40                  q = 1.2679
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 06    08 19.10   +19 14.5    1.117    1.916   131.3    22.7    21.4
2005 12 16    08 02.29   +15 56.8    1.082    1.967   144.4    16.9    21.2
2005 12 26    07 42.16   +12 40.5    1.075    2.018   157.4    10.8    21.1
2006 01 05    07 20.96   +09 38.5    1.100    2.069   166.3     6.5    21.0
2006 01 15    07 01.28   +07 03.7    1.160    2.118   162.2     8.2    21.2
2006 01 25    06 45.06   +05 03.7    1.251    2.166   151.2    12.7    21.6
2006 02 04    06 33.30   +03 38.4    1.368    2.213   139.6    16.8    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X36

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