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    M.P.E.C. 2005-C40                                Issued 2005 Feb. 10, 00:47 UT

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                                   2005 CK38

Observations:
     K05C38K  C2005 01 16.38171 11 52 48.90 +12 44 37.9          18.4 R EC040703
     K05C38K  C2005 01 16.39185 11 52 49.52 +12 44 35.0          18.6 R EC040703
     K05C38K  C2005 01 16.40193 11 52 50.28 +12 44 31.5          18.8 R EC040703
     K05C38K  C2005 01 16.41200 11 52 51.08 +12 44 27.5          18.5 R EC040703
     K05C38K* C2005 02 03.38176 12 11 50.54 +10 54 16.4          18.3   EC040704
     K05C38K  C2005 02 03.40814 12 11 51.80 +10 54 07.1          19.2   EC040704
     K05C38K  C2005 02 03.42109 12 11 52.36 +10 54 01.6          19.6   EC040704
     K05C38K  C2005 02 03.43403 12 11 52.98 +10 53 58.4          19.8   EC040704
     K05C38K  C2005 02 09.48095 12 16 22.53 +10 16 32.5          17.9   EC040704
     K05C38K  C2005 02 09.49340 12 16 22.95 +10 16 27.6          18.3   EC040704
     K05C38K  C2005 02 09.50586 12 16 23.40 +10 16 23.1          18.3   EC040704
     K05C38K  C2005 02 09.51828 12 16 23.84 +10 16 17.9          18.5   EC040704

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
    R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + 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 CK38
Epoch 2005 Jan. 10.0 TT = JDT 2453380.5                 MPC
M 319.90495              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32394935     Peri.  215.06657     -0.72452350     +0.68891789
a   2.0996713      Node     8.57784     -0.59505183     -0.60953693
e   0.4093274      Incl.    8.24803     -0.34782040     -0.39224593
P   3.04           H   16.8           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2005 Jan. 16-Feb. 9.

Ephemeris:
2005 CK38                a,e,i = 2.10, 0.41, 8                   q = 1.2402
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 02 09    12 16.06   +10 19.7    0.630    1.522   139.5    24.9    17.9
2005 02 19    12 20.98   +09 12.8    0.540    1.473   147.7    21.0    17.3
2005 03 01    12 22.06   +07 50.9    0.462    1.427   156.6    16.0    16.8
2005 03 11    12 18.89   +06 01.9    0.399    1.384   166.4     9.7    16.1
2005 03 21    12 11.84   +03 31.3    0.350    1.346   175.5     3.3    15.5
2005 03 31    12 02.44   +00 08.6    0.316    1.312   170.2     7.5    15.4
2005 04 10    11 53.21   -04 04.4    0.296    1.284   159.5    15.9    15.6
2005 04 20    11 47.26   -08 53.9    0.289    1.262   149.4    23.9    15.7
2005 04 30    11 46.99   -13 58.8    0.292    1.248   140.8    30.7    15.9
2005 05 10    11 53.54   -18 58.2    0.304    1.241   134.0    35.8    16.2
2005 05 20    12 07.25   -23 38.1    0.324    1.242   129.1    39.2    16.4
2005 05 30    12 27.56   -27 47.6    0.350    1.251   125.7    41.2    16.6
2005 06 09    12 53.53   -31 17.6    0.383    1.267   123.4    42.0    16.9
2005 06 19    13 24.03   -34 03.6    0.424    1.290   121.7    42.1    17.1
2005 06 29    13 57.54   -36 03.2    0.473    1.320   120.3    41.7    17.4
2005 07 09    14 32.61   -37 17.4    0.531    1.355   118.8    41.1    17.7
2005 07 19    15 07.98   -37 51.8    0.599    1.394   117.0    40.5    18.0
2005 07 29    15 42.59   -37 53.0    0.677    1.438   114.9    39.8    18.3
2005 08 08    16 15.86   -37 28.1    0.766    1.485   112.3    39.2    18.6
2005 08 18    16 47.53   -36 43.8    0.865    1.534   109.4    38.5    19.0
2005 08 28    17 17.50   -35 45.2    0.973    1.585   106.0    37.8    19.3
2005 09 07    17 45.87   -34 35.8    1.092    1.637   102.4    37.0    19.6
2005 09 17    18 12.81   -33 18.4    1.218    1.690    98.5    36.0    19.8
2005 09 27    18 38.41   -31 54.5    1.353    1.743    94.3    35.0    20.1
2005 10 07    19 02.85   -30 25.2    1.494    1.796    89.9    33.8    20.4
2005 10 17    19 26.28   -28 51.0    1.641    1.849    85.3    32.5    20.6
2005 10 27    19 48.77   -27 12.7    1.792    1.901    80.6    31.0    20.8
2005 11 06    20 10.44   -25 30.4    1.946    1.953    75.7    29.5    21.0
2005 11 16    20 31.36   -23 44.5    2.100    2.004    70.7    27.8    21.2
2005 11 26    20 51.60   -21 55.4    2.255    2.054    65.6    25.9    21.3
2005 12 06    21 11.22   -20 03.4    2.408    2.104    60.4    24.0    21.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-C40

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