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    • MPEC 2005-N03 : 2005 MN13

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-N03                                Issued 2005 July 1, 12:26 UT

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                                   2005 MN13

Observations:
     K05M13N* C2005 06 30.22691 16 33 40.54 +11 25 49.0          18.1   EN003704
     K05M13N  C2005 06 30.23687 16 33 41.04 +11 24 04.7          18.8   EN003704
     K05M13N  C2005 06 30.24687 16 33 41.41 +11 22 22.7          18.7   EN003704
     K05M13N  C2005 06 30.25692 16 33 41.74 +11 20 39.1          18.7   EN003704
     K05M13N  C2005 06 30.26688 16 33 42.16 +11 18 55.8          18.6   EN003704
     K05M13N  C2005 06 30.95079 16 34 26.08 +09 20 07.6                 EN003J95
     K05M13N  C2005 06 30.95491 16 34 26.21 +09 19 24.2                 EN003J95
     K05M13N  C2005 06 30.95919 16 34 26.44 +09 18 39.4          18.6 R EN003J95
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.03764 16 34 32.11 +09 06 05.0          18.3 R EN003I77
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.04082 16 34 32.21 +09 05 32.0          18.3 R EN003I77
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.04401 16 34 32.36 +09 04 57.7          18.5 R EN003I77
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.24237 16 34 44.68 +08 29 25.0          18.5 R EN003448
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.24668 16 34 44.86 +08 28 39.7          18.7 R EN003448
     K05M13N 5C2005 07 01.24861 16 34 45.57 +08 28 17.5          18.5 R EN003673
     K05M13N 5C2005 07 01.25017 16 34 45.66 +08 28 02.1                 EN003673
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.25095 16 34 45.06 +08 27 55.0          18.2 R EN003448
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.25281 16 34 45.34 +08 27 36.4          17.9 R EN003651
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.25394 16 34 45.42 +08 27 24.1          18.1 R EN003651
     K05M13N 5C2005 07 01.25920 16 34 46.06 +08 26 27.0                 EN003673
     K05M13N  C2005 07 01.26060 16 34 45.70 +08 26 14.2          18.0 R EN003651
     K05M13N 5C2005 07 01.26279 16 34 46.21 +08 25 49.5                 EN003673
     K05M13N 2C2005 07 01.30421 16 34 47.49 +08 18 34.8          18.5 R EN003H06
     K05M13N 2C2005 07 01.30762 16 34 47.62 +08 17 57.6          18.9 R EN003H06
     K05M13N 2C2005 07 01.31096 16 34 47.81 +08 17 24.0          17.9 R EN003H06

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.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  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.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
    + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 MN13
Epoch 2005 June 19.0 TT = JDT 2453540.5                 MPC
M   7.82317              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47160000     Peri.  142.00164     -0.34472947     +0.86214285
a   1.6346327      Node   105.01738     -0.92756257     -0.25209892
e   0.3285958      Incl.   22.60897     -0.14418486     -0.43949499
P   2.09           H   20.9           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2005 June 30-July 1.

Ephemeris:
2005 MN13                a,e,i = 1.63, 0.33, 23                  q = 1.0975
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 06 29    16 32.45   +14 54.6    0.154    1.125   132.0    42.2    18.7
2005 07 09    16 44.77   -14 01.2    0.159    1.149   143.9    31.4    18.5
2005 07 19    17 02.93   -36 00.0    0.203    1.179   140.0    33.7    19.2
2005 07 29    17 26.90   -48 18.4    0.270    1.214   132.3    38.2    20.0
2005 08 08    17 55.61   -54 35.4    0.349    1.252   126.3    40.7    20.7
2005 08 18    18 27.40   -57 28.2    0.435    1.294   121.7    41.7    21.3
2005 08 28    19 00.06   -58 17.9    0.525    1.338   117.8    41.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N03

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