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MPEC 2005-X48 : 2005 XN27

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X48                                Issued 2005 Dec. 8, 23:05 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
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                                   2005 XN27

Observations:
     K05X27N* C2005 12 07.26841 05 26 18.90 +18 16 03.4          19.0   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 07.28227 05 26 27.10 +18 16 50.5          18.9   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 07.29510 05 26 34.67 +18 17 34.1          18.9   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 07.30781 05 26 42.08 +18 18 16.2          18.8   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 07.32062 05 26 49.64 +18 18 55.4          20.1   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.25591 05 35 43.12 +19 01 41.7          18.5   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.26898 05 35 48.62 +19 02 13.6          18.7   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.28194 05 35 53.93 +19 02 43.6          18.9   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.29475 05 35 59.18 +19 03 14.2          18.6   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.30796 05 36 04.56 +19 03 44.3          18.4   EX048704
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.86975 05 40 15.84 +19 21 58.2                 EX048J95
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.87240 05 40 16.87 +19 22 04.1                 EX048J95
     K05X27N  C2005 12 08.87505 05 40 17.85 +19 22 09.3          18.9 R EX048J95

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
    J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 XN27
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M  32.53057              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25952733     Peri.  169.34175     +0.90603523     -0.42319140
a   2.4341499      Node   215.69498     +0.38789720     +0.83329379
e   0.6386441      Incl.    0.29772     +0.16922149     +0.35571125
P   3.80           H   24.4           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
051207 704  0.0   0.0     051208 704  0.2-  0.3-    051208 J95  0.3-  0.2-
051207 704  0.1-  0.2-    051208 704  0.6+  0.2+    051208 J95  0.2+  0.2+
051207 704  0.2+  0.2+    051208 704  0.0   0.5-    051208 J95  0.1+  0.0
051207 704  0.2-  0.1+    051208 704  0.1-  0.3+
051207 704 (1.3+  2.6-)   051208 704  0.2-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2005 XN27                a,e,i = 2.44, 0.64, 0                   q = 0.8794
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 06    05 07.80   +16 42.2    0.0304   1.015   172.9     6.9    17.4
2005 12 07    05 23.08   +18 01.3    0.0376   1.022   171.9     7.8    17.9
2005 12 08    05 33.50   +18 52.3    0.0450   1.030   171.0     8.6    18.3
2005 12 09    05 41.01   +19 27.7    0.0525   1.037   170.6     8.9    18.7
2005 12 10    05 46.66   +19 53.6    0.0600   1.044   170.4     9.0    19.0
2005 12 11    05 51.04   +20 13.4    0.0677   1.051   170.5     8.9    19.3
2005 12 12    05 54.52   +20 29.1    0.0753   1.059   170.8     8.6    19.5
2005 12 13    05 57.35   +20 41.7    0.0830   1.067   171.2     8.1    19.7
2005 12 14    05 59.67   +20 52.2    0.0908   1.074   171.7     7.6    19.9
2005 12 15    06 01.61   +21 01.0    0.0987   1.082   172.3     7.0    20.1
2005 12 16    06 03.24   +21 08.6    0.107    1.090   172.9     6.4    20.2
2005 12 17    06 04.64   +21 15.2    0.114    1.098   173.6     5.7    20.4
2005 12 18    06 05.83   +21 20.9    0.122    1.106   174.3     5.0    20.5
2005 12 19    06 06.86   +21 26.0    0.131    1.114   175.1     4.3    20.6
2005 12 20    06 07.76   +21 30.6    0.139    1.122   175.8     3.6    20.7
2005 12 21    06 08.54   +21 34.7    0.147    1.130   176.6     3.0    20.8
2005 12 22    06 09.23   +21 38.5    0.155    1.139   177.3     2.3    20.9
2005 12 23    06 09.85   +21 41.9    0.164    1.147   177.9     1.8    21.0
2005 12 24    06 10.40   +21 45.1    0.172    1.156   178.3     1.4    21.1
2005 12 25    06 10.89   +21 48.0    0.181    1.164   178.2     1.5    21.2
2005 12 26    06 11.35   +21 50.7    0.189    1.173   177.8     1.9    21.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X48

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