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    M.P.E.C. 2005-E15                                Issued 2005 Mar. 3, 18:11 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 EY

Observations:
     K05E00Y* C2005 03 01.12883 04 01 21.77 +38 19 10.8          20.8   EE015704
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 01.14100 04 01 21.11 +38 19 04.6          20.1   EE015704
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 01.15269 04 01 20.70 +38 18 58.7          20.2   EE015704
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 01.16437 04 01 19.88 +38 18 53.4          20.3   EE015704
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 02.12181 04 00 34.07 +38 11 06.3          20.3 R EE015651
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 02.12828 04 00 33.76 +38 11 03.0          20.4 R EE015651
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 02.13096 04 00 33.62 +38 11 02.0          20.4 R EE015651
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 02.17136 04 00 31.61 +38 10 39.8          20.0 R EE015448
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 02.18010 04 00 31.23 +38 10 36.5          19.9 R EE015448
     K05E00Y  C2005 03 02.18991 04 00 30.75 +38 10 31.9          20.3 R EE015448
     K05E00Y 4C2005 03 02.23626 04 00 28.77 +38 10 12.9          20.0 R EE015F65
     K05E00Y 4C2005 03 02.24544 04 00 28.30 +38 10 08.0          20.0 R EE015F65
     K05E00Y 4C2005 03 02.25988 04 00 27.62 +38 10 01.0          19.8 R EE015F65
     K05E00Y 4C2005 03 03.27324 03 59 42.60 +38 01 55.0          19.3 R EE015F65
     K05E00Y 4C2005 03 03.28741 03 59 41.95 +38 01 48.0          19.3 R EE015F65
     K05E00Y 4C2005 03 03.30253 03 59 41.26 +38 01 40.5          19.3 R EE015F65

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian 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.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observers J. Bedient, M. Hang.
    Measurer M. Hang.  2.0-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 EY                                                              PHA 0.039
Epoch 2005 Feb. 19.0 TT = JDT 2453420.5                 MPC
M 331.12087              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.38064692     Peri.  187.46031     -0.28554886     +0.91748606
a   1.8856214      Node    66.28061     -0.86292197     -0.12044250
e   0.8644095      Incl.   17.60565     -0.41692627     -0.37909488
P   2.59           H   17.7           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2005 Mar. 1-3.

Ephemeris:
2005 EY                  a,e,i = 1.89, 0.86, 18                  q = 0.2557
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 03 01    04 01.48   +38 20.3    1.048    1.388    85.8    45.4    20.2
2005 03 11    03 55.65   +37 04.9    1.052    1.243    74.8    50.5    20.2
2005 03 21    03 53.60   +36 01.7    1.037    1.086    64.5    55.9    20.0
2005 03 31    03 52.98   +35 01.2    0.995    0.915    54.6    62.9    19.7
2005 04 10    03 50.04   +33 40.2    0.921    0.726    44.1    73.9    19.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-E15

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