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    M.P.E.C. 2005-B04                                Issued 2005 Jan. 17, 05:12 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                       2005 AX28
    
    Observations:
         K05A28X* C2005 01 15.27992 06 33 21.88 +26 24 55.0          18.6   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 15.30649 06 33 02.98 +26 31 52.0          19.4   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 15.31998 06 32 53.28 +26 35 24.5          19.3   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 15.33377 06 32 43.49 +26 39 01.0          19.8   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 16.23381 06 20 10.98 +31 41 45.6          18.7   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 16.24740 06 19 54.24 +31 47 28.5          18.8   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 16.26169 06 19 36.46 +31 53 29.8          19.1   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 16.27510 06 19 19.57 +31 59 11.9          18.5   EB004704
         K05A28X  C2005 01 17.19615 05 53 22.76 +40 36 41.1          18.0 R EB004854
         K05A28X  C2005 01 17.19708 05 53 20.13 +40 37 22.0          18.0 R EB004854
         K05A28X  C2005 01 17.19802 05 53 17.54 +40 38 03.4          18.0 R EB004854
    
    Observer details:
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 AX28
    Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
    M 350.14032              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31757157     Peri.   72.77761     -0.98651301     +0.11189277
    a   2.1276898      Node   113.51343     -0.14705679     -0.92637745
    e   0.6499080      Incl.    7.48599     +0.07187752     -0.35958981
    P   3.10           H   24.9           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    050115 704  0.0   0.3+    050116 704  0.6-  0.2-    050117 854  1.5+  0.0
    050115 704  0.2+  0.6+    050116 704  0.0   0.1+    050117 854  0.1+  0.1+
    050115 704  0.4-  0.4+    050116 704  0.5+  0.6-    050117 854  0.5-  0.2+
    050115 704  1.1+  1.2-    050116 704  0.2+  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 AX28                a,e,i = 2.13, 0.65, 7                   q = 0.7449
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 01 10    06 56.39   +16 04.8    0.091    1.073   170.9     8.3    20.4
    2005 01 11    06 54.32   +17 02.4    0.081    1.063   170.3     8.9    20.2
    2005 01 12    06 51.68   +18 16.0    0.071    1.053   169.4     9.9    19.9
    2005 01 13    06 48.18   +19 53.0    0.061    1.044   168.1    11.2    19.6
    2005 01 14    06 43.34   +22 05.6    0.052    1.034   166.1    13.2    19.3
    2005 01 15    06 36.12   +25 16.2    0.042    1.024   163.2    16.1    19.0
    2005 01 16    06 24.19   +30 09.6    0.033    1.015   158.3    21.0    18.6
    2005 01 17    06 00.78   +38 21.1    0.025    1.005   149.6    29.6    18.2
    2005 01 18    04 56.97   +52 47.9    0.018    0.996   132.4    46.8    17.9
    2005 01 19    00 41.24   +64 53.8    0.014    0.986   100.0    79.2    18.4
    2005 01 20    21 09.00   +43 23.4    0.016    0.977    65.0   114.1    20.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-B04
    

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