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    M.P.E.C. 2005-C12                                Issued 2005 Feb. 3, 13:00 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
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                                    2005 CM

Observations:
     K05C00M* C2005 02 02.28600 08 52 23.62 +14 51 09.6          19.0   EC012704
     K05C00M  C2005 02 02.29881 08 52 27.85 +14 50 47.5          19.4   EC012704
     K05C00M  C2005 02 02.31165 08 52 32.06 +14 50 24.9          19.4   EC012704
     K05C00M  C2005 02 02.32437 08 52 36.18 +14 50 03.4          19.1   EC012704
     K05C00M  C2005 02 03.15034 08 57 26.62 +14 26 52.9          19.1 R EC012649
     K05C00M  C2005 02 03.15212 08 57 27.17 +14 26 50.3          19.2 R EC012649
     K05C00M  C2005 02 03.15390 08 57 27.70 +14 26 47.6          19.0 R EC012649
     K05C00M  C2005 02 03.15567 08 57 28.27 +14 26 44.9          19.0 R EC012649
     K05C00M 5C2005 02 03.34039 08 58 26.59 +14 21 55.9          19.2 R EC012673
     K05C00M 5C2005 02 03.34271 08 58 27.37 +14 21 51.7                 EC012673
     K05C00M 5C2005 02 03.34653 08 58 28.49 +14 21 46.1                 EC012673
     K05C00M 5C2005 02 03.34988 08 58 29.49 +14 21 40.3                 EC012673

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Krack.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 CM
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M   6.84579              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27221308     Peri.  164.83827     -0.18836528     -0.98201346
a   2.3579254      Node   296.01770     +0.89955065     -0.16721986
e   0.5646602      Incl.    0.82664     +0.39411565     -0.08767604
P   3.62           H   23.7           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2005 Feb. 2-3.

Ephemeris:
2005 CM                  a,e,i = 2.36, 0.56, 1                   q = 1.0265
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 01 30    08 29.80   +16 35.0    0.090    1.075   175.0     4.6    19.0
2005 02 09    09 23.68   +12 15.6    0.131    1.118   177.0     2.6    19.8
2005 02 19    09 49.73   +10 01.5    0.183    1.171   174.9     4.3    20.7
2005 03 01    10 04.62   +08 49.5    0.245    1.233   169.3     8.6    21.7
2005 03 11    10 15.08   +08 04.2    0.318    1.300   162.1    13.6    22.6
2005 03 21    10 24.30   +07 26.1    0.403    1.371   154.6    18.2    23.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-C12

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