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MPEC 2005-V43 : 2005 VH1

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M.P.E.C. 2005-V43                                Issued 2005 Nov. 5, 12:08 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 VH1

Observations:
     K05V01H* C2005 11 03.18928 02 16 41.91 +09 22 05.7          20.4 V EV043691
     K05V01H  C2005 11 03.20658 02 16 42.09 +09 22 42.6          20.9 V EV043691
     K05V01H  C2005 11 03.22397 02 16 42.22 +09 23 18.5          20.9 V EV043691
     K05V01H  C2005 11 03.43845 02 16 43.46 +09 30 39.9                 EV043291
     K05V01H  C2005 11 03.44258 02 16 43.50 +09 30 48.5                 EV043291
     K05V01H  C2005 11 03.44667 02 16 43.54 +09 30 56.5                 EV043291
     K05V01H  C2005 11 04.29669 02 17 01.53 +10 01 01.8          20.1 V EV043G96
     K05V01H  C2005 11 04.30392 02 17 01.57 +10 01 17.2          19.8 V EV043G96
     K05V01H  C2005 11 04.31113 02 17 01.68 +10 01 33.3          20.1 V EV043G96
     K05V01H  C2005 11 04.31833 02 17 01.68 +10 01 47.9          20.1 V EV043G96
     K05V01H  C2005 11 05.06222 02 17 16.60 +10 28 59.5                 EV043J95
     K05V01H  C2005 11 05.06986 02 17 16.67 +10 29 15.3          20.4 R EV043J95
     K05V01H  C2005 11 05.17980 02 17 21.30 +10 33 35.2          20.6 R EV043651
     K05V01H  C2005 11 05.18204 02 17 21.32 +10 33 41.1          20.7 R EV043651
     K05V01H 5C2005 11 05.18866 02 17 21.60 +10 33 54.8          20.5 R EV043673
     K05V01H 5C2005 11 05.20139 02 17 21.73 +10 34 22.4                 EV043673
     K05V01H 5C2005 11 05.20394 02 17 21.78 +10 34 28.5                 EV043673
     K05V01H 5C2005 11 05.21690 02 17 21.93 +10 34 57.6                 EV043673
     K05V01H  C2005 11 05.34651 02 17 22.32 +10 39 48.7          20.6 R EV043734
     K05V01H  C2005 11 05.35378 02 17 22.42 +10 40 04.2          20.6 R EV043734
     K05V01H  C2005 11 05.36106 02 17 22.50 +10 40 21.1          20.3 R EV043734

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 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.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. S. Descour.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer J. Burgardt.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 VH1
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
M 337.85858              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18793508     Peri.   34.95285     +0.16329226     -0.98249274
a   3.0185438      Node    45.83633     +0.87428726     +0.10198701
e   0.6339112      Incl.    7.18215     +0.45711862     +0.15590596
P   5.24           H   22.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
051103 691  0.7-  0.9-    051104 G96  0.0   0.2-    051105 673  0.1-  1.7+
051103 691  0.3+  0.2+    051104 G96  1.0+  0.3+    051105 673  0.2-  0.2+
051103 691  0.7+  0.2+    051104 G96  0.3+  0.6-    051105 673  0.2+  0.5+
051103 291  0.2-  0.4+    051105 J95  0.3-  0.5+    051105 673  0.6+  0.0
051103 291  0.3-  0.5+    051105 J95  0.7-  0.7-    051105 734  0.5+  0.1+
051103 291  0.4-  0.1+    051105 651  0.5-  0.2+    051105 734  0.7+  0.8-
051104 G96  0.1+  0.0     051105 651  0.6-  1.0+    051105 734  0.6+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2005 VH1                 a,e,i = 3.02, 0.63, 7                   q = 1.1051
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 06    02 17.64   +11 05.3    0.218    1.207   171.9     6.7    20.5
2005 11 16    02 24.08   +19 18.1    0.178    1.162   165.6    12.2    20.2
2005 11 26    02 39.68   +31 05.1    0.152    1.129   158.0    19.1    20.0
2005 12 06    03 13.95   +45 04.7    0.141    1.110   150.1    26.3    20.1
2005 12 16    04 20.85   +57 02.2    0.146    1.105   143.7    31.8    20.3
2005 12 26    05 57.25   +62 24.7    0.165    1.116   140.8    33.8    20.6
2006 01 05    07 20.38   +61 15.0    0.195    1.142   141.3    32.6    21.0
2006 01 15    08 08.49   +57 03.6    0.234    1.181   143.9    29.4    21.4
2006 01 25    08 32.92   +52 07.8    0.282    1.230   146.9    25.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V43

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