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    • MPEC 2005-D09 : 2005 CD69

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-D09                                Issued 2005 Feb. 19, 09:18 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2005 CD69

Observations:
     K05C69D* C2005 02 14.29251 09 21 58.84 +22 59 12.4          19.7   ED009704
     K05C69D  C2005 02 14.30475 09 21 55.11 +22 59 13.8          20.4   ED009704
     K05C69D  C2005 02 14.31750 09 21 51.18 +22 59 13.4          19.8   ED009704
     K05C69D  C2005 02 14.32974 09 21 47.48 +22 59 13.9          19.9   ED009704
     K05C69D  C2005 02 14.34217 09 21 43.73 +22 59 14.3          19.9   ED009704
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.15560 09 02 36.71 +22 55 51.7          20.0 R ED009649
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.15738 09 02 36.06 +22 55 50.9          19.6 R ED009649
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.15916 09 02 35.41 +22 55 50.4          19.1 R ED009649
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.16093 09 02 34.70 +22 55 51.2          19.7 R ED009649
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.16584 09 02 32.85 +22 55 49.9          19.2 R ED009649
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.26855 09 01 53.77 +22 55 31.3          19.6 V ED009H36
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.27964 09 01 49.76 +22 55 28.5                 ED009H36
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.28931 09 01 45.91 +22 55 25.8                 ED009H36
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.87539 08 58 27.74 +22 52 44.0                 ED009J95
     K05C69D  C2005 02 18.90391 08 58 16.73 +22 52 39.1          19.3 R ED009J95
     K05C69D 1C2005 02 19.26986 08 56 04.80 +22 51 04.0                 ED009658
     K05C69D 1C2005 02 19.27118 08 56 04.34 +22 51 03.6                 ED009658
     K05C69D 1C2005 02 19.27183 08 56 04.09 +22 51 03.4                 ED009658

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Trentman.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer R. Robb.  Measurer
    D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett telescope + 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.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m f/6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 CD69
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M 271.69008              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.86901292     Peri.  264.71044     -0.47714660     +0.87861140
a   1.0875567      Node   336.75963     -0.78567392     -0.43631730
e   0.1880424      Incl.    2.80597     -0.39376086     -0.19408561
P   1.13           H   24.3           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2005 Feb. 14-19.

Ephemeris:
2005 CD69                a,e,i = 1.09, 0.19, 3                   q = 0.8830
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 02 19    08 57.68   +22 53.2    0.074    1.058   159.3    19.3    19.7
2005 02 21    08 45.07   +22 40.7    0.068    1.051   154.9    23.6    19.7
2005 02 23    08 30.88   +22 19.7    0.064    1.045   150.0    28.3    19.7
2005 02 25    08 14.93   +21 48.1    0.059    1.039   144.6    33.5    19.6
2005 02 27    07 57.05   +21 03.2    0.055    1.032   138.7    39.3    19.6
2005 03 01    07 37.09   +20 01.9    0.051    1.026   132.3    45.6    19.6
2005 03 03    07 14.98   +18 40.9    0.048    1.020   125.2    52.6    19.7
2005 03 05    06 50.74   +16 57.2    0.045    1.014   117.6    60.1    19.8
2005 03 07    06 24.57   +14 49.1    0.043    1.007   109.3    68.4    19.9
2005 03 09    05 56.83   +12 16.9    0.041    1.001   100.6    77.1    20.1
2005 03 11    05 28.08   +09 23.7    0.040    0.995    91.4    86.3    20.4
2005 03 13    04 59.00   +06 16.2    0.040    0.989    82.1    95.6    20.7
2005 03 15    04 30.28   +03 03.2    0.041    0.983    72.8   104.9    21.2
2005 03 17    04 02.59   -00 05.8    0.042    0.977    63.9   113.9    21.8
2005 03 19    03 36.42   -03 02.4    0.043    0.972    55.6   122.3    22.5
2005 03 21    03 12.15   -05 40.9    0.046    0.966    47.9   130.0    23.2

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-D09

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