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MPEC 2005-U22 : 2005 UD

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M.P.E.C. 2005-U22                                Issued 2005 Oct. 23, 14:39 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

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2005 UD

Observations:
     K05U00D* C2005 10 22.20987 22 53 57.37 -12 37 09.7          17.0 V EU022703
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.22000 22 53 57.48 -12 36 33.6          17.2 V EU022703
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.23009 22 53 57.58 -12 35 56.8          17.2 V EU022703
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.24017 22 53 57.66 -12 35 20.1          17.1 V EU022703
     K05U00D 1C2005 10 22.56689 22 54 03.041-12 15 32.06         17.4 R EU022413
     K05U00D 1C2005 10 22.57064 22 54 03.073-12 15 18.83         17.4 R EU022413
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.93099 22 54 10.25 -11 55 18.8          17.0 V EU022J77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.93135 22 54 10.29 -11 55 18.3                 EU022J95
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.93403 22 54 10.33 -11 55 09.3                 EU022J95
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.93670 22 54 10.36 -11 55 00.4          16.9 R EU022J95
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.93702 22 54 10.38 -11 54 58.7          17.1 V EU022J77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.94306 22 54 10.42 -11 54 38.3          17.0 V EU022J77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.94910 22 54 10.50 -11 54 18.7          17.1 V EU022J77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.95513 22 54 10.56 -11 53 58.4          17.3 V EU022J77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.96116 22 54 10.63 -11 53 37.6          17.2 V EU022J77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.96744 22 54 10.77 -11 53 17.6          17.0 V EU022J77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.98500 22 54 11.69 -11 51 53.0          17.1 R EU022I77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.99113 22 54 11.75 -11 51 32.6          17.0 R EU022I77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 22.99724 22 54 11.81 -11 51 12.3          17.1 R EU022I77
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.12091 22 54 14.72 -11 44 43.9          17.2 V EU022703
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.12284 22 54 14.76 -11 44 37.5          17.0 V EU022703
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.12476 22 54 14.76 -11 44 31.6          17.1 V EU022703
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.12667 22 54 14.76 -11 44 24.9          17.0 V EU022703
     K05U00D 5C2005 10 23.13947 22 54 15.08 -11 43 43.2          17.5 R EU022673
     K05U00D 2C2005 10 23.14456 22 54 14.84 -11 43 26.7          16.4 R EU022H06
     K05U00D 5C2005 10 23.14560 22 54 15.15 -11 43 23.3                 EU022673
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.14653 22 54 14.63 -11 43 21.8          17.0 R EU022734
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.14740 22 54 14.99 -11 43 16.3          16.4 R EU022651
     K05U00D 2C2005 10 23.14819 22 54 14.87 -11 43 14.4          16.6 R EU022H06
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.14854 22 54 14.98 -11 43 12.7          16.3 R EU022651
     K05U00D 5C2005 10 23.14931 22 54 15.18 -11 43 11.1                 EU022673
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.14954 22 54 14.66 -11 43 12.2          17.0 R EU022734
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.15081 22 54 15.00 -11 43 05.2          16.4 R EU022651
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.15125 22 54 14.68 -11 43 06.8          17.0 R EU022734
     K05U00D 2C2005 10 23.15185 22 54 14.89 -11 43 02.8          16.5 R EU022H06
     K05U00D  C2005 10 23.15296 22 54 14.70 -11 43 00.9          17.0 R EU022734
     K05U00D 5C2005 10 23.15521 22 54 15.25 -11 42 51.7                 EU022673

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 UD
Epoch 2005 Oct. 17.0 TT = JDT 2453660.5                 MPC
M  33.74963              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.67175020     Peri.  207.68806     -0.69616810     +0.69884721
a   1.2912119      Node    19.75020     -0.53540243     -0.35307341
e   0.8733831      Incl.   29.07289     -0.47821983     -0.62205445
P   1.47           H   17.5           G   0.15
From 37 observations 2005 Oct. 22-23.

Ephemeris:
2005 UD                  a,e,i = 1.29, 0.87, 29                  q = 0.1635
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 10 17    22 52.95   -20 01.6    0.230    1.163   132.0    39.5    16.2
2005 10 27    22 55.66   -08 47.7    0.426    1.301   128.2    36.9    17.7
2005 11 06    23 00.88   -04 16.3    0.634    1.426   121.1    36.5    18.8
2005 11 16    23 07.78   -01 34.2    0.848    1.539   113.7    36.0    19.5
2005 11 26    23 15.91   +00 25.8    1.066    1.643   106.2    35.2    20.2
2005 12 06    23 25.05   +02 07.4    1.287    1.737    98.9    34.1    20.7
2005 12 16    23 35.00   +03 40.4    1.507    1.824    91.7    32.6    21.1
2005 12 26    23 45.58   +05 09.6    1.724    1.902    84.6    31.0    21.4
2006 01 05    23 56.69   +06 37.3    1.937    1.974    77.5    29.1    21.7
2006 01 15    00 08.25   +08 04.8    2.143    2.040    70.6    27.1    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U22

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