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    • MPEC 2005-J17 : 2005 JT1

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-J17                                Issued 2005 May 5, 03:02 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2005 JT1

Observations:
     K05J01T* C2005 05 04.36294 15 16 19.74 +01 17 16.9          18.6 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.37252 15 16 26.90 +01 17 12.8          18.9 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.38208 15 16 33.96 +01 17 08.8          19.5 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.39164 15 16 41.16 +01 17 05.1          18.6 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.43384 15 17 13.27 +01 16 48.3          19.2 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.43436 15 17 13.63 +01 16 47.2          19.3 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.43488 15 17 14.02 +01 16 47.1          19.7 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.43541 15 17 14.42 +01 16 47.3          19.4 V EJ017703
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.43605 15 17 15.00 +01 16 47.8          19.2 R EJ017854
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.44395 15 17 21.14 +01 16 44.2          19.2 R EJ017854
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.44788 15 17 24.20 +01 16 41.8          19.2 R EJ017854
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.47491 15 18 03.78 +01 22 11.2          18.5 R EJ017474
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.47560 15 18 04.32 +01 22 11.3          18.6 R EJ017474
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.47630 15 18 04.85 +01 22 10.7          18.8 R EJ017474
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.47884 15 18 06.87 +01 22 10.5          18.5 R EJ017474
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.47965 15 18 07.48 +01 22 10.1          18.7 R EJ017474
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.48022 15 18 07.88 +01 22 09.9          18.9 R EJ017474
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.96718 15 25 22.70 +01 11 35.4                 EJ017J95
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.97145 15 25 26.35 +01 11 33.7                 EJ017J95
     K05J01T  C2005 05 04.97595 15 25 30.32 +01 11 32.0          19.2 R EJ017J95

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 JT1
Epoch 2005 Apr. 20.0 TT = JDT 2453480.5                 MPC
M 332.56562              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57951782     Peri.  194.61469     -0.16658833     +0.98572757
a   1.4248140      Node    65.80054     -0.90196908     -0.14239242
e   0.3042665      Incl.    1.52530     -0.39837181     -0.08980844
P   1.70           H   25.7           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2005 May 4-4.

Ephemeris:
2005 JT1                 a,e,i = 1.42, 0.30, 2                   q = 0.9913
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 04 30    14 33.34   +01 32.3    0.0457   1.051   163.7    15.6    20.0
2005 05 01    14 40.75   +01 31.5    0.0424   1.048   163.3    16.0    19.8
2005 05 02    14 49.37   +01 29.7    0.0392   1.045   162.9    16.5    19.6
2005 05 03    14 59.49   +01 26.6    0.0360   1.042   162.3    17.1    19.5
2005 05 04    15 11.48   +01 21.9    0.0330   1.040   161.5    17.9    19.3
2005 05 05    15 25.80   +01 15.1    0.0301   1.037   160.2    19.2    19.1
2005 05 06    15 43.07   +01 05.6    0.0273   1.034   158.4    21.0    19.0
2005 05 07    16 03.99   +00 52.7    0.0248   1.032   155.7    23.8    18.9
2005 05 08    16 29.37   +00 35.6    0.0225   1.029   151.8    27.6    18.8
2005 05 09    16 59.93   +00 13.4    0.0205   1.027   146.5    32.9    18.7
2005 05 10    17 35.98   -00 14.0    0.0190   1.024   139.6    39.7    18.7
2005 05 11    18 16.88   -00 45.6    0.0181   1.022   131.4    47.8    18.8
2005 05 12    19 00.69   -01 18.5    0.0177   1.020   122.3    56.8    19.0
2005 05 13    19 44.40   -01 49.1    0.0181   1.018   113.1    66.0    19.4
2005 05 14    20 25.07   -02 14.6    0.0190   1.016   104.5    74.4    19.7
2005 05 15    21 00.83   -02 33.8    0.0205   1.014    97.1    81.8    20.1
2005 05 16    21 31.15   -02 47.5    0.0224   1.012    90.9    87.8    20.6
2005 05 17    21 56.35   -02 56.6    0.0247   1.010    86.0    92.6    21.0
2005 05 18    22 17.19   -03 02.6    0.0271   1.008    82.1    96.4    21.3
2005 05 19    22 34.47   -03 06.3    0.0298   1.006    79.0    99.3    21.7
2005 05 20    22 48.89   -03 08.4    0.0326   1.005    76.6   101.5    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-J17

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