Printer-friendly version
Follow the MPC on Twitter Follow the MPC on Facebook The MPC blog
Minor Planet Center

MPEC 2005-X46 : 2004 VA64

The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.


Read MPEC 2005-X45 Read MPEC 2005-X47


M.P.E.C. 2005-X46                                Issued 2005 Dec. 8, 19:30 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2004 VA64

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-V64

Additional Observations:
     K04V64A 2C2005 11 11.41483003 41 47.774+12 47 56.62         22.7 R EX046568
     K04V64A 2C2005 11 11.41894603 41 47.512+12 47 55.53         23.0 R EX046568
     K04V64A 2C2005 11 12.35786003 40 49.351+12 42 59.98         22.9 R EX046568
     K04V64A 2C2005 11 12.36343903 40 48.993+12 42 58.17         22.8 R EX046568
     K04V64A 2C2005 11 13.38411503 39 45.652+12 37 38.64         22.8 R EX046568
     K04V64A 2C2005 11 13.39549503 39 44.933+12 37 35.13         23.2 R EX046568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers F. Bernardi, A. Boattini.  Measurer F. Bernardi.
    2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector + 2048 CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
051111 568 21.9-  3.0+    051113 568 21.6-  3.3+    MPO 74436   +0.0034 day

Orbital elements:
2004 VA64
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M 138.95819              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25489886     Peri.   19.81367     -0.44872409     +0.81882669
a   2.4635277      Node   225.59617     -0.87254574     -0.48801269
e   0.8909924      Incl.   30.07363     -0.19315957     +0.30226888
P   3.87           H   17.2           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
041110 704  1.8-  0.5+    041112 097  0.1+  0.2+    041118 170  0.1-  0.5-
041110 704  1.3+  1.7-    041112 587  0.6-  0.1-    041118 170  0.5-  0.2-
041110 704  0.3-  0.3-    041112 587  0.0   0.7+    041120 198  0.2-  0.0
041110 704  0.1-  0.8-    041112 587  0.1-  0.0     041120 198  0.0   0.0
041111 711  0.6+  1.0+    041112 J95  0.3-  0.1-    041120 198  0.0   0.0
041111 711  0.1+  1.1+    041112 J95  0.2-  0.2-    041120 198  0.1-  0.0
041111 854  0.4+  0.0     041112 J95  0.1-  0.1-    041120 198  0.0   0.2+
041111 854  0.3-  0.0     041113 G72  1.1+  0.3+    041120 198  0.2-  0.3+
041111 854  0.3+  0.1+    041113 G72  0.0   1.9+    041129 J95  0.5+  0.1+
041111 854  0.5+  0.3+    041113 G72  1.0+  0.7+    041129 J95  0.8-  0.0
041111 704  0.1-  0.4-    041113 G72  0.4+  0.3+    041207 246  0.1-  0.3-
041111 704  0.0   0.6+    041113 G72 (2.1+  4.4-)   041207 246  0.2-  0.2-
041111 704  0.3+  1.9+    041113 G72  0.6-  1.0+    041207 246  0.7+  0.5+
041112 704  0.2+  0.3-    041113 G72  0.8-  0.7+    041207 246  0.5-  0.0
041112 704  0.7-  0.1+    041113 G72  1.0-  0.3+    041207 246  0.6+  0.1+
041112 704  0.6-  0.1+    041113 G72  0.1-  1.4+    041207 246  0.2+  0.3+
041112 704  0.8+  0.8-    041113 G72  0.4-  1.2+    041207 246  0.6-  0.0
041112 704  0.0   0.0     041113 G72  0.4+  0.1-    041209 246  2.0-  0.2+
041112 703  1.9+  0.7-    041113 G72  0.5+  0.5+    041209 246  0.2-  0.5+
041112 704  0.4-  1.0+    041113 G72  0.3+  1.6+    041210 246  0.1-  0.5+
041112 704  0.0   0.2-    041113 G72  1.1-  0.4+    041210 246  0.6+  0.5-
041112 703  1.1+  0.8-    041113 G72  0.2-  0.0     041210 246  0.8+  1.1-
041112 703  1.8+  0.5-    041113 097  1.1+  0.2-    041210 246  0.4-  0.0
041112 704  1.7-  0.5+    041113 097  0.0   0.5+    041210 246  0.4-  0.4+
041112 704  0.4-  0.1+    041113 J92  0.0   0.5+    041213 246  1.3+  0.1+
041112 703  1.7+  0.8-    041113 J95  0.4-  0.6-    041213 246  0.7+  0.3-
041112 711  0.1-  0.0     041113 J95  0.2+  0.3+    041213 246  0.4+  1.4-
041112 711  0.8+  0.1-    041113 J95  0.0   0.1-    041213 246  1.1+  1.2-
041112 711  0.2-  1.0+    041113 J92  0.3-  0.5+    041213 246  0.1+  0.1+
041112 H06  0.5-  0.3-    041113 J92  0.0   0.6+    051111 568  0.0   0.1-
041112 H06  0.1+  1.1-    041115 185  0.9-  1.8+    051111 568  0.1-  0.1+
041112 J87  0.7+  0.3+    041115 185  0.3+  0.8-    051112 568  0.0   0.1-
041112 J87  0.4-  0.1-    041115 185  0.3-  0.1-    051112 568  0.1-  0.1-
041112 097  0.4+  0.1+    041115 185  0.6-  0.4-    051113 568  0.1+  0.1+
041112 J87  0.3-  0.3-    041115 185  0.3-  0.6-    051113 568  0.1+  0.1+
041112 097  0.3+  0.5+    041118 170  0.6+  0.9-
041112 097  0.8+  0.2+    041118 170  0.0   0.6-

Ephemeris:
2004 VA64                a,e,i = 2.46, 0.89, 30                  q = 0.2685
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 06    03 17.62   +10 51.3    3.352    4.265   155.0     5.6    23.4
2005 12 16    03 09.62   +10 15.9    3.468    4.297   143.2     7.9    23.6
2005 12 26    03 03.26   +09 49.8    3.611    4.327   131.6     9.8    23.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X46

Read MPEC 2005-X45 Read MPEC 2005-X47


MPEC number:

Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

  • 1997-B01 (the full form)
  • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
  • B01 (the abbreviated form)

Valid HTML 4.01!