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MPEC 2005-X64 : 2005 XW77

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X64                                Issued 2005 Dec. 11, 23:27 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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                                   2005 XW77

Observations:
     K05X77W* C2005 12 10.46884 07 00 53.03 +27 24 51.9          20.7 V EX064691
     K05X77W  C2005 12 10.48622 07 00 50.00 +27 24 07.2          19.8 V EX064691
     K05X77W  C2005 12 10.50361 07 00 46.95 +27 23 22.5          19.9 V EX064691
     K05X77W  C2005 12 10.96866 06 59 30.83 +27 03 33.3                 EX064J95
     K05X77W  C2005 12 10.97837 06 59 29.20 +27 03 09.4                 EX064J95
     K05X77W  C2005 12 10.98028 06 59 28.92 +27 03 04.2          19.5 R EX064J95
     K05X77W  C2005 12 11.41950 06 58 14.18 +26 44 39.1          19.9 R EX064682
     K05X77W  C2005 12 11.45029 06 58 08.74 +26 43 18.6          19.2 R EX064682
     K05X77W  C2005 12 11.92319 06 56 51.66 +26 23 16.8                 EX064J95
     K05X77W  C2005 12 11.93623 06 56 49.47 +26 22 45.9                 EX064J95
     K05X77W  C2005 12 11.95012 06 56 47.04 +26 22 11.1          19.5 R EX064J95

Observer details:
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.36-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 XW77
Epoch 2005 Nov. 26.0 TT = JDT 2453700.5                 MPC
M  33.28749              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49996333     Peri.  100.20024     +0.95275137     -0.14840324
a   1.5722102      Node   268.70134     +0.03891762     +0.92497386
e   0.3411436      Incl.   15.37283     +0.30124780     +0.34985687
P   1.97           H   21.0           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2005 Dec. 10-11.

Ephemeris:
2005 XW77                a,e,i = 1.57, 0.34, 15                  q = 1.0359
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 06    07 13.48   +30 36.4    0.311    1.258   147.1    25.2    20.1
2005 12 16    06 45.76   +23 36.1    0.332    1.306   163.6    12.3    19.9
2005 12 26    06 21.79   +17 33.5    0.373    1.355   174.1     4.3    19.9
2006 01 05    06 04.41   +13 05.0    0.435    1.405   163.2    11.7    20.6
2006 01 15    05 54.36   +10 11.0    0.514    1.455   151.0    19.1    21.3
2006 01 25    05 50.77   +08 31.0    0.608    1.504   140.4    24.7    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X64

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