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MPEC 2005-E26 : 2005 ET2

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M.P.E.C. 2005-E26                                Issued 2005 Mar. 5, 13:32 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 ET2

Observations:
     K05E02T* C2005 03 04.17797 08 21 43.61 +20 32 10.8          20.8 R EE026G96
     K05E02T  C2005 03 04.18326 08 21 42.92 +20 32 09.6          20.9 R EE026G96
     K05E02T  C2005 03 04.18855 08 21 42.17 +20 32 09.0          20.9 R EE026G96
     K05E02T  C2005 03 04.19383 08 21 41.37 +20 32 08.5          20.9 R EE026G96
     K05E02T  C2005 03 04.22714 08 21 36.54 +20 32 04.5          19.3 R EE026G96
     K05E02T  C2005 03 04.23361 08 21 35.55 +20 32 03.7          20.8 R EE026G96
     K05E02T  C2005 03 04.24009 08 21 34.64 +20 32 02.9          21.1 R EE026G96
     K05E02T  C2005 03 04.24652 08 21 33.68 +20 32 02.2          20.4 R EE026G96
     K05E02T FC2005 03 04.81721 08 20 14.91 +20 30 46.3                 EE026246
     K05E02T FC2005 03 04.81789 08 20 14.74 +20 30 45.3                 EE026246
     K05E02T FC2005 03 04.82103 08 20 14.32 +20 30 44.4                 EE026246
     K05E02T 4C2005 03 05.25458 08 19 14.79 +20 29 53.5                 EE026F65
     K05E02T 4C2005 03 05.25759 08 19 14.36 +20 29 52.9                 EE026F65
     K05E02T 4C2005 03 05.26084 08 19 13.91 +20 29 52.7                 EE026F65
     K05E02T 4C2005 03 05.26617 08 19 13.13 +20 29 51.9                 EE026F65
     K05E02T 4C2005 03 05.26872 08 19 12.75 +20 29 51.0          20.2 R EE026F65

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer J. Bedient.  2.0-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. C. Beshore.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
    R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 ET2
Epoch 2005 Feb. 19.0 TT = JDT 2453420.5                 MPC
M 337.42347              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23679832     Peri.  264.84962     -0.51962407     +0.85326009
a   2.5875195      Node   333.69681     -0.73925880     -0.47483613
e   0.6635309      Incl.    5.70163     -0.42835411     -0.21558726
P   4.16           H   20.4           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2005 Mar. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2005 ET2                 a,e,i = 2.59, 0.66, 6                   q = 0.8706
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 03 01    08 29.22   +20 36.7    0.534    1.457   144.1    23.5    21.0
2005 03 11    08 06.63   +20 10.4    0.497    1.362   129.1    34.5    21.0
2005 03 21    07 48.41   +19 09.3    0.470    1.269   115.1    45.3    21.0
2005 03 31    07 35.71   +17 38.0    0.445    1.178   102.5    55.9    21.0
2005 04 10    07 27.90   +15 39.1    0.415    1.092    91.1    66.6    21.0
2005 04 20    07 23.03   +13 09.6    0.378    1.014    80.6    77.8    21.0
2005 04 30    07 17.51   +10 00.3    0.330    0.948    70.3    90.5    21.1
2005 05 10    07 05.79   +05 55.0    0.276    0.900    59.2   105.6    21.3
2005 05 20    06 38.54   +00 28.8    0.220    0.874    46.2   123.4    21.9
2005 05 30    05 41.91   -06 24.3    0.175    0.873    33.5   140.1    23.2
2005 06 09    04 11.65   -12 37.8    0.156    0.898    38.2   135.6    22.4
2005 06 19    02 38.61   -14 41.4    0.168    0.945    60.4   110.8    20.6
2005 06 29    01 31.21   -13 41.2    0.197    1.009    82.2    86.6    19.9
2005 07 09    00 44.09   -12 11.8    0.233    1.086   101.2    66.7    19.8
2005 07 19    00 06.24   -11 08.2    0.272    1.172   118.8    49.4    19.8
2005 07 29    23 32.65   -10 35.7    0.317    1.262   135.9    34.0    19.8
2005 08 08    23 02.54   -10 26.2    0.373    1.356   152.5    20.2    19.9
2005 08 18    22 37.27   -10 27.1    0.445    1.451   168.0     8.3    20.0
2005 08 28    22 18.04   -10 28.9    0.535    1.545   177.9     1.4    20.2
2005 09 07    22 05.02   -10 26.5    0.645    1.639   165.1     9.1    21.1
2005 09 17    21 57.70   -10 16.7    0.772    1.732   153.8    14.9    21.9
2005 09 27    21 55.09   -09 58.9    0.917    1.823   143.5    19.1    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-E26

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