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    M.P.E.C. 2005-N26                                Issued 2005 July 5, 14:39 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 NP1

Observations:
     K05N01P* C2005 07 03.52979 15 43 32.48 -31 43 19.5          18.4 V EN026E12
     K05N01P  C2005 07 03.53669 15 43 33.09 -31 42 47.7          18.3 V EN026E12
     K05N01P  C2005 07 03.54359 15 43 33.74 -31 42 15.4          18.4 V EN026E12
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 03.66587 15 43 45.38 -31 32 53.0          18.7 R EN026413
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 03.66738 15 43 45.53 -31 32 45.8          18.6 R EN026413
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 03.70561 15 43 49.32 -31 29 50.1          18.5 R EN026413
     K05N01P  C2005 07 04.11966 15 44 30.87 -30 58 43.8          18.8 R EN026I77
     K05N01P  C2005 07 04.12383 15 44 31.38 -30 58 24.2          18.9 R EN026I77
     K05N01P IC2005 07 04.14956 15 44 35.04 -30 56 45.1          18.6 R EN026711
     K05N01P  C2005 07 04.15337 15 44 35.39 -30 56 29.3          18.4 R EN026711
     K05N01P IC2005 07 04.15744 15 44 35.75 -30 56 09.1          18.7 R EN026711
     K05N01P 2C2005 07 04.19698 15 44 39.36 -30 53 10.4          17.6 R EN026H06
     K05N01P 2C2005 07 04.20813 15 44 40.47 -30 52 20.6          18.0 R EN026H06
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 04.39022 15 44 59.371-30 38 26.56         18.4 R EN026413
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 04.39075 15 44 59.422-30 38 24.32         18.3 R EN026413
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 04.39127 15 44 59.469-30 38 21.82         18.5 R EN026413
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 04.66944 15 45 25.29 -30 17 35.6          18.6 R EN026413
     K05N01P 1C2005 07 04.67157 15 45 25.48 -30 17 25.9          18.7 R EN026413
     K05N01P  C2005 07 05.12914 15 46 12.00 -29 44 09.6          19.0 R EN026734
     K05N01P  C2005 07 05.13086 15 46 12.11 -29 44 02.7          18.8 R EN026734
     K05N01P  C2005 07 05.13259 15 46 12.27 -29 43 54.4          18.7 R EN026734
     K05N01P IC2005 07 05.17993 15 46 16.80 -29 40 26.3                 EN026711
     K05N01P IC2005 07 05.18385 15 46 17.17 -29 40 09.1          18.2 R EN026711
     K05N01P  C2005 07 05.18794 15 46 17.53 -29 39 51.2          18.1 R EN026711
     K05N01P  C2005 07 05.49275 15 46 47.09 -29 17 17.5          18.5 R EN026474
     K05N01P  C2005 07 05.49380 15 46 47.19 -29 17 13.1          18.4 R EN026474
     K05N01P  C2005 07 05.49519 15 46 47.34 -29 17 07.1          18.4 R EN026474

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
    + prime-focus corrector.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer,
    R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + 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.

Orbital elements:
2005 NP1
Epoch 2005 June 19.0 TT = JDT 2453540.5                 MPC
M  18.99728              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39731011     Peri.  307.67960     -0.59386277     +0.57021534
a   1.8325239      Node   275.06559     -0.43190886     -0.82115557
e   0.2984010      Incl.   34.73879     -0.67880907     +0.02362182
P   2.48           H   18.6           G   0.15
From 27 observations 2005 July 3-5.

Ephemeris:
2005 NP1                 a,e,i = 1.83, 0.30, 35                  q = 1.2857
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 06 29    15 35.76   -37 46.5    0.425    1.369   139.8    28.6    18.7
2005 07 09    15 52.45   -25 15.6    0.483    1.398   134.3    31.4    19.1
2005 07 19    16 08.00   -16 00.1    0.568    1.429   126.6    34.8    19.6
2005 07 29    16 23.21   -09 35.9    0.670    1.463   119.0    37.4    20.1
2005 08 08    16 38.52   -05 16.5    0.785    1.499   112.3    38.8    20.5
2005 08 18    16 54.21   -02 21.8    0.906    1.536   106.3    39.2    20.9
2005 08 28    17 10.35   -00 23.1    1.032    1.575   100.9    39.0    21.2
2005 09 07    17 27.01   +00 58.9    1.160    1.614    96.0    38.4    21.5
2005 09 17    17 44.24   +01 58.0    1.289    1.654    91.4    37.4    21.8
2005 09 27    18 02.00   +02 43.5    1.419    1.693    87.0    36.2    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N26

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