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MPEC 2005-A07 : 2005 AC

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M.P.E.C. 2005-A07                                Issued 2005 Jan. 3, 10:36 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 AC

Observations:
     K05A00C* C2005 01 01.48405 13 43 26.43 +16 56 36.6          19.1 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 01.49043 13 43 27.99 +16 56 07.7          17.9 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 01.49681 13 43 29.51 +16 55 38.5          18.7 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 01.50322 13 43 30.97 +16 55 10.0          18.9 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 01.54984 13 43 41.71 +16 51 37.5          18.4 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 01.55093 13 43 42.00 +16 51 32.3          18.3 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 01.55200 13 43 42.24 +16 51 28.3          18.5 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 01.55309 13 43 42.43 +16 51 23.2          17.9 R EA007703
     K05A00C  C2005 01 02.14143 13 46 04.85 +16 05 47.6          19.1 R EA007J95
     K05A00C  C2005 01 02.15328 13 46 07.57 +16 04 52.1          18.9 R EA007J95
     K05A00C  C2005 01 02.16070 13 46 09.36 +16 04 16.9          19.1 R EA007J95
     K05A00C  C2005 01 03.17456 13 50 22.55 +14 41 48.4          18.6 R EA007J95
     K05A00C  C2005 01 03.18548 13 50 25.28 +14 40 53.7          18.7 R EA007J95
     K05A00C  C2005 01 03.19439 13 50 27.46 +14 40 09.0          18.8 R EA007J95

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
    R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 AC
Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5                 MPC
M 278.30380              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.02670121     Peri.  290.97534     -0.21689524     +0.83806830
a   0.9731355      Node   314.82084     -0.39864990     -0.54413763
e   0.4926244      Incl.   44.89005     -0.89108625     +0.03944330
P   0.96           H   18.2           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2005 Jan. 1-3.

Ephemeris:
2005 AC                  a,e,i = 0.97, 0.49, 45                  q = 0.4937
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2004 12 31    13 37.72   +18 44.0    0.462    1.051    85.1    68.9    19.1
2005 01 05    13 58.46   +11 59.7    0.398    1.010    82.3    74.7    18.8
2005 01 10    14 24.75   +02 45.2    0.341    0.968    77.4    82.5    18.7
2005 01 15    14 59.57   -09 35.4    0.301    0.924    69.8    92.4    18.7
2005 01 20    15 46.82   -24 15.5    0.284    0.878    60.2   103.5    19.0

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A07

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