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MPEC 2006-W79 : 2005 GW119

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M.P.E.C. 2006-W79                                Issued 2006 Nov. 24, 17:19 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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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2005 GW119

                           Revision to MPEC 2005-G81

Additional Observations:
     K05GB9W  C2001 05 24.46635 16 14 18.43 -15 36 24.1          20.3 V EW079608
     K05GB9W  C2001 05 24.47164 16 14 17.94 -15 36 22.8                 EW079608
     K05GB9W  C2001 05 24.47686 16 14 17.47 -15 36 21.6          20.8 V EW079608
     K05GB9W  C2001 05 25.51117 16 12 46.03 -15 31 35.3          20.4 V EW079608

Observer details:
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
    K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, E. F. Helin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, D. Talent,
    P. Tanner, D. MacDonald.  Measurers S. Foglia, G. Forti, M. Tombelli.
    1.2-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 GW119                                               Earth MOID = 0.2723 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  28.61018              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46901634     Peri.  242.70600     +0.58931236     -0.80786848
a   1.6406303      Node   171.17355     +0.75787033     +0.54948319
e   0.2334603      Incl.    2.88069     +0.27989910     +0.21311204
P   2.10           H   18.3           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
010524 608  0.0   0.3+    050411 474  0.4+  0.2+    050412 G96  0.1+  0.3+
010524 608  0.0   0.1+    050411 474  0.1+  0.3+    050412 G96  0.2-  0.2-
010524 608  0.1+  0.2-    050411 474  0.1+  0.2+    050427 413  0.1-  0.0
010525 608  0.0   0.1+    050412 G96  0.1-  0.1-    050427 413  0.1+  0.0
050410 G96  0.3-  0.1-    050412 G96  0.7-  0.1-    050427 413  0.1-  0.1-
050410 G96  0.3-  0.0     050412 G96  0.2-  0.2-    050428 413  0.3-  0.2-
050410 G96  0.2-  0.0     050412 G96  0.1+  0.4+    050428 413  0.4+  0.1+
050410 G96  0.0   0.2+    050412 G96  0.2+  0.1-    050602 J50  0.4-  0.1-
050411 G96  0.2+  0.2+    050412 G96  0.1-  0.1+    050602 J50  0.3+  0.4-
050411 G96  0.1-  0.6-    050412 G96  0.1-  0.1+    050602 J50  0.2+  0.2-
050411 G96  0.3+  0.3-    050412 G96  0.0   0.0     050602 J50  0.2-  0.1-
050411 G96  0.2+  0.3-    050412 G96  0.1+  0.0     050603 J50  0.0   0.1-
050411 474  0.6+  0.4+    050412 G96  0.0   0.3+    050603 J50  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2005 GW119               a,e,i = 1.64, 0.23, 3                   q = 1.2576
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 11 21    11 31.95   +01 21.9    1.618    1.505    65.4    36.7    21.7
2006 12 01    11 53.02   -00 45.7    1.567    1.537    69.9    37.0    21.7
2006 12 11    12 12.70   -02 43.5    1.509    1.569    74.7    37.2    21.7
2006 12 21    12 30.86   -04 29.6    1.446    1.601    80.0    37.2    21.6
2006 12 31    12 47.28   -06 01.6    1.377    1.633    85.8    36.9    21.6
2007 01 10    13 01.68   -07 17.5    1.305    1.664    92.2    36.2    21.5
2007 01 20    13 13.69   -08 15.0    1.230    1.695    99.3    35.0    21.3
2007 01 30    13 22.79   -08 51.5    1.154    1.724   107.2    33.1    21.2
2007 02 09    13 28.49   -09 04.5    1.081    1.753   115.9    30.4    21.0
2007 02 19    13 30.20   -08 51.2    1.012    1.780   125.7    26.8    20.8
2007 03 01    13 27.53   -08 09.5    0.953    1.807   136.6    22.1    20.5
2007 03 11    13 20.48   -07 00.0    0.909    1.832   148.7    16.4    20.3
2007 03 21    13 09.70   -05 27.1    0.883    1.855   161.7     9.7    20.0
2007 03 31    12 56.65   -03 41.3    0.881    1.878   174.9     2.7    19.7
2007 04 10    12 43.38   -01 57.5    0.903    1.898   170.7     4.9    19.9
2007 04 20    12 31.83   -00 29.8    0.949    1.918   157.9    11.4    20.3
2007 04 30    12 23.45   +00 32.0    1.017    1.935   145.9    17.0    20.7
2007 05 10    12 18.81   +01 05.1    1.103    1.952   134.9    21.5    21.0
2007 05 20    12 17.90   +01 10.8    1.202    1.966   125.1    24.9    21.3
2007 05 30    12 20.36   +00 52.6    1.311    1.979   116.2    27.4    21.6
2007 06 09    12 25.69   +00 14.8    1.426    1.990   108.1    29.0    21.8
2007 06 19    12 33.40   -00 38.9    1.545    2.000   100.6    30.0    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W79

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