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MPEC 2010-D86 : 2005 VC2

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M.P.E.C. 2010-D86                                Issued 2010 Feb. 27, 05:51 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2005 VC2

                           Revision to MPEC 2005-V52

Additional Observations:
     K05V02C 2C2009 06 02.48288016 01 07.636+00 10 26.59         21.6 R ED086568
     K05V02C 2C2009 06 02.48674916 01 07.404+00 10 28.39         21.6 R ED086568
     K05V02C 2C2009 06 02.49071116 01 07.165+00 10 30.20         21.6 R ED086568
     K05V02C 2C2009 06 22.41398415 43 18.368+02 09 39.43         22.0 R ED086568
     K05V02C 2C2009 06 22.41783315 43 18.184+02 09 40.40         22.0 R ED086568
     K05V02C 2C2009 06 22.42205115 43 17.982+02 09 41.49         22.0 R ED086568
     K05V02C 2C2009 06 22.42630415 43 17.785+02 09 42.50         22.0 R ED086568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, G. T. Elliott, D. J. Tholen.  Measurer
    G. T. Elliott.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
090602 568 15.7+  9.1+    090622 568 14.1+  9.8+    MPO 97959   -0.037 day

Orbital elements:
2005 VC2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1593 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 325.23785              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21432789     Peri.  166.84779     +0.84473280     -0.35403025
a   2.7653510      Node   222.09631     +0.42066332     +0.90284227
e   0.5873254      Incl.   36.77719     +0.33086078     -0.24400495
P   4.60           H   17.6           G   0.15           U   0
Residuals in seconds of arc
051106 703  0.3-  0.3+    051107 734  0.1+  0.6-    051130 711  0.5-  0.4+
051106 703  0.2+  0.3+    051109 448  0.1-  0.6-    051130 711  0.3-  0.7+
051106 703  1.6+  0.4+    051109 448  0.6+  0.1-    051130 711  0.8-  0.7+
051106 703  0.3-  0.3-    051109 448  1.2+  0.4-    051201 703  0.1+  0.6+
051106 703  0.0   0.0     051109 461  0.1+  0.1+    051201 703  0.7+  0.8+
051106 703  0.0   0.1-    051109 461  0.0   0.1+    051201 703  0.4-  0.7+
051106 673  0.0   0.4+    051109 461  0.2+  0.0     051201 703  0.1-  0.6+
051106 651  0.4+  0.2+    051109 461  0.1+  0.1+    051208 703  0.2+  0.4+
051106 651  0.3+  0.2+    051109 461  0.1-  0.2+    051208 703  0.3-  1.7-
051106 651  0.1+  0.3+    051109 J95  0.0   0.0     051208 703  0.1+  1.1+
051106 673  0.1+  0.3+    051109 J95  0.1-  0.0     051208 703  1.6+  0.1+
051106 G88  0.1-  0.3+    051109 J95  0.0   0.0     051208 448  0.0   0.4-
051106 673  0.4+  0.1+    051113 448  0.0   0.1-    051208 448  0.7-  0.8-
051106 673  0.3+  0.3+    051113 448  0.1+  0.1+    051208 448  0.4+  0.6-
051106 G88  0.1+  0.3+    051113 448  0.1+  0.2-    051227 E12  0.7+  0.1-
051106 G88  1.6-  0.5-    051119 844  0.2-  1.1+    051227 E12  0.4+  0.3-
051106 474  0.4-  0.5+    051119 844  0.1-  0.2+    051227 E12  0.3-  0.4-
051106 474  0.1+  0.3+    051119 844  0.3-  0.4+    051227 E12  0.0   0.2+
051106 474  0.4+  0.4+    051119 844  0.6+  0.1+    060130 711  1.0-  0.3-
051106 474  0.3+  0.1+    051119 844  1.1-  0.4-    060130 711  0.3+  0.6-
051106 461  0.2+  0.1+    051119 448  0.4-  0.1-    060130 711  0.8+  0.1-
051106 461  0.3-  0.1+    051119 448  0.1+  0.1-    060201 E12  1.2+  0.9+
051106 461  0.1-  0.1+    051119 448  0.1-  0.1+    060201 E12  1.0-  1.9-
051106 240  0.5+  0.1+    051119 448  0.2+  0.2-    060201 E12  1.0+  0.1-
051106 240  0.2+  0.0     051120 157  0.9+  0.7+    060201 E12  1.6+  0.9+
051106 240  0.0   0.1+    051120 160  0.2+  0.2+    090602 568  0.0   0.0
051106 A17  0.1+  0.0     051120 160  0.5+  0.0     090602 568  0.0   0.0
051106 A17  0.2+  0.0     051120 160  0.3+  0.2-    090602 568  0.0   0.0
051106 A17  0.1+  0.1-    051120 160  0.0   0.2-    090622 568  0.0   0.0
051106 J95  0.3-  0.0     051120 160  0.2-  0.0     090622 568  0.0   0.0
051106 J95  0.7-  0.3-    051120 160  0.1-  0.3+    090622 568  0.0   0.0
051106 J95  0.1+  0.3-    051126 G88  0.2-  0.0     090622 568  0.0   0.0
051107 734  0.1+  0.7-    051126 G88  0.1+  0.2+
051107 734  0.0   0.8-    051126 G88  0.2-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2005 VC2                 a,e,i = 2.77, 0.59, 37                  q = 1.1412
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 02 23    20 44.57   +06 52.2    2.500    1.715    30.0    16.7    21.7
2010 03 05    21 12.73   +09 08.5    2.407    1.641    31.2    18.2    21.5
2010 03 15    21 42.43   +11 35.2    2.319    1.568    32.0    19.7    21.4

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-D86

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