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    M.P.E.C. 2005-L15                                Issued 2005 June 5, 11:56 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.
    
                      Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2005 LM3
    
    Observations:
         K05L03M* C2005 06 01.21694 13 55 38.79 +05 38 25.7          18.5   EL015704
         K05L03M  C2005 06 01.22719 13 55 48.59 +05 30 36.9          18.5   EL015704
         K05L03M  C2005 06 01.23747 13 55 58.58 +05 22 44.3          19.3   EL015704
         K05L03M  C2005 06 01.25796 13 56 18.89 +05 06 55.4          18.7   EL015704
         K05L03M  C2005 06 03.40647 15 15 17.80 -38 16 08.0                 EL015E12
         K05L03M  C2005 06 03.40676 15 15 18.80 -38 16 33.5                 EL015E12
         K05L03M  C2005 06 03.40701 15 15 19.66 -38 16 57.1                 EL015E12
         K05L03M  C2005 06 03.41614 15 15 52.62 -38 30 47.9                 EL015E12
         K05L03M  C2005 06 03.41644 15 15 53.67 -38 31 15.6                 EL015E12
         K05L03M tC2005 06 05.39259 19 05 15.43 -68 21 11.5          19.2 R EL015474
         K05L03M tC2005 06 05.39306 19 05 19.28 -68 21 16.5          19.1 R EL015474
         K05L03M tC2005 06 05.39363 19 05 24.15 -68 21 24.8          19.5 R EL015474
         K05L03M tC2005 06 05.39410 19 05 28.77 -68 21 32.7          19.3 R EL015474
         K05L03M  C2005 06 05.43559 19 11 26.72 -68 30 55.6          18.3 R EL015474
         K05L03M  C2005 06 05.43605 19 11 30.65 -68 31 00.4          18.9 R EL015474
         K05L03M tC2005 06 05.43640 19 11 33.58 -68 31 04.9          19.3 R EL015474
         K05L03M tC2005 06 05.43675 19 11 36.87 -68 31 10.6          19.0 R EL015474
         K05L03M tC2005 06 05.43721 19 11 40.64 -68 31 15.8          19.2 R EL015474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 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.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Measurers R. H. McNaught,
        T. M. Smith.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 LM3
    Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
    M 318.72838              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33280862     Peri.  180.66346     -0.30516088     +0.93886180
    a   2.0622422      Node    71.57809     -0.87294313     -0.20887904
    e   0.5035342      Incl.    9.67346     -0.38058787     -0.27369337
    P   2.96           H   26.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    050601 704  0.4+  0.3+    050603 E12  0.8-  0.6+    050605 474  1.2+  0.9-
    050601 704  0.9-  0.1-    050603 E12  1.1+  0.8-    050605 474  0.1-  0.1-
    050601 704  1.1-  0.3-    050603 E12  0.8+  1.3-    050605 474  0.1-  0.9+
    050601 704  0.3+  0.3-    050605 474  0.3+  1.5-    050605 474  0.4-  0.9+
    050603 E12  0.1+  0.5+    050605 474  1.1-  0.3+    050605 474  1.2+  0.4-
    050603 E12  0.4-  1.4+    050605 474  1.6-  0.2+    050605 474  0.4+  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 LM3                 a,e,i = 2.06, 0.50, 10                  q = 1.0238
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 05 30    13 27.12   +23 08.0    0.0242   1.025   117.2    61.6    20.8
    2005 05 31    13 37.22   +17 20.3    0.0197   1.024   122.0    57.0    20.2
    2005 06 01    13 51.74   +08 19.1    0.0157   1.024   129.6    49.7    19.5
    2005 06 02    14 14.06   -06 14.5    0.0124   1.024   141.4    38.2    18.6
    2005 06 03    14 51.60   -28 08.2    0.0105   1.024   154.0    25.8    17.9
    2005 06 04    16 01.09   -51 53.5    0.0109   1.024   149.2    30.5    18.2
    2005 06 05    18 05.35   -66 13.0    0.0133   1.024   134.8    44.7    19.0
    2005 06 06    20 24.68   -68 58.3    0.0169   1.024   124.2    55.0    19.8
    2005 06 07    21 51.01   -66 46.9    0.0211   1.025   117.6    61.3    20.5
    2005 06 08    22 36.77   -63 59.8    0.0256   1.025   113.4    65.3    21.0
    2005 06 09    23 03.00   -61 36.6    0.0302   1.026   110.7    67.7    21.4
    2005 06 10    23 19.53   -59 41.7    0.0350   1.027   108.9    69.3    21.8
    2005 06 11    23 30.74   -58 09.8    0.0398   1.028   107.7    70.2    22.1
    2005 06 12    23 38.77   -56 55.5    0.0446   1.029   106.9    70.7    22.4
    2005 06 13    23 44.76   -55 54.6    0.0494   1.031   106.4    71.0    22.6
    2005 06 14    23 49.36   -55 04.0    0.0543   1.032   106.1    71.0    22.8
    2005 06 15    23 52.96   -54 21.5    0.0592   1.034   106.0    70.8    23.0
    2005 06 16    23 55.85   -53 45.3    0.0640   1.035   106.1    70.5    23.2
    2005 06 17    23 58.18   -53 14.1    0.0689   1.037   106.2    70.2    23.3
    2005 06 18    00 00.08   -52 47.1    0.0738   1.039   106.4    69.7    23.5
    2005 06 19    00 01.63   -52 23.6    0.0786   1.041   106.7    69.2    23.6
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-L15
    

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