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    M.P.E.C. 2005-H03                                Issued 2005 Apr. 16, 13:18 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
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
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                                      2005 GK141
    
    Observations:
         K05GE1K* C2005 04 13.43403 16 03 41.61 +05 09 22.4          18.8   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 13.44370 16 03 49.01 +05 08 03.7          19.1   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 13.45340 16 03 56.52 +05 06 44.2          18.8   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 13.46306 16 04 04.06 +05 05 25.8          19.2   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 14.41260 16 17 45.84 +02 44 50.9          18.2   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 14.42439 16 17 56.28 +02 42 58.2          18.5   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 14.43492 16 18 05.65 +02 41 16.7          18.7   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 14.44541 16 18 14.93 +02 39 36.2          18.4   EH003704
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.28388 16 50 46.67 -03 00 25.3          17.8 R EH003G90
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.28607 16 50 49.24 -03 00 53.1          17.6 R EH003G90
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.28826 16 50 51.85 -03 01 21.3          17.7 R EH003G90
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.31160 16 51 19.35 -03 06 16.9          18.9 R EH003854
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.32585 16 51 36.13 -03 09 17.4          19.7 R EH003854
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.32911 16 51 39.99 -03 10 00.1          18.6 R EH003854
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.33238 16 51 43.79 -03 10 40.4          18.3 R EH003854
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.33563 16 51 47.62 -03 11 21.9          18.3 R EH003854
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.37507 16 52 31.26 -03 19 53.1          18.7 V EH003850
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.38241 16 52 39.91 -03 21 25.4          18.3 V EH003850
         K05GE1K  C2005 04 16.39078 16 52 49.57 -03 23 13.2          18.3 V EH003850
         K05GE1K 5C2005 04 16.42170 16 53 29.81 -03 29 46.8          18.0 R EH003673
         K05GE1K 5C2005 04 16.42274 16 53 31.01 -03 30 00.0                 EH003673
         K05GE1K 5C2005 04 16.43211 16 53 42.16 -03 32 00.7                 EH003673
         K05GE1K 5C2005 04 16.43316 16 53 43.28 -03 32 13.0                 EH003673
         K05GE1K 5C2005 04 16.44740 16 54 00.25 -03 35 17.8                 EH003673
         K05GE1K 5C2005 04 16.44844 16 54 01.31 -03 35 29.3                 EH003673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  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. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/5.8
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + 1K CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G90 Three Buttes Observatory, Tucson.  Observer G. R. Jones.  0.40-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 GK141
    Epoch 2005 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2453460.5                 MPC
    M 349.50463              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.20989602     Peri.  218.19993     -0.31211194     +0.94005786
    a   2.8041415      Node    34.24749     -0.80051672     -0.18234239
    e   0.6656950      Incl.   14.13107     -0.51162400     -0.28817091
    P   4.70           H   22.3           G   0.15
    From 25 observations 2005 Apr. 13-16.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 GK141               a,e,i = 2.80, 0.67, 14                  q = 0.9374
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 04 10    15 26.73   +11 08.5    0.116    1.096   142.0    34.3    19.2
    2005 04 12    15 46.23   +08 04.4    0.101    1.082   140.3    36.3    19.0
    2005 04 14    16 11.59   +03 49.5    0.0867   1.068   137.4    39.4    18.7
    2005 04 16    16 45.10   -02 00.6    0.0748   1.055   132.5    44.5    18.5
    2005 04 18    17 29.31   -09 38.3    0.0660   1.043   124.6    52.4    18.4
    2005 04 20    18 25.46   -18 23.7    0.0618   1.031   113.8    63.1    18.6
    2005 04 22    19 30.26   -26 23.2    0.0629   1.020   101.7    74.8    19.0
    2005 04 24    20 34.91   -31 49.2    0.0690   1.009    90.8    85.3    19.5
    2005 04 26    21 30.76   -34 33.6    0.0789   0.999    82.4    93.1    20.1
    2005 04 28    22 14.72   -35 31.1    0.0914   0.989    76.5    98.3    20.6
    2005 04 30    22 48.08   -35 33.4    0.105    0.981    72.5   101.6    21.1
    2005 05 02    23 13.42   -35 10.7    0.121    0.973    69.8   103.5    21.5
    2005 05 04    23 32.98   -34 37.8    0.136    0.966    68.0   104.5    21.8
    2005 05 06    23 48.44   -34 01.4    0.152    0.959    66.8   104.8    22.0
    2005 05 08    00 00.94   -33 24.4    0.169    0.953    66.1   104.6    22.2
    2005 05 10    00 11.28   -32 48.1    0.186    0.949    65.7   104.1    22.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-H03
    

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