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    M.P.E.C. 2005-P02                                Issued 2005 Aug. 1, 11:13 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 OK3
    
    Observations:
         K05O03K* C2005 07 31.37647 20 08 55.71 -05 10 04.5          17.0   EP002608
         K05O03K  C2005 07 31.38671 20 09 01.78 -05 10 48.7          17.0   EP002608
         K05O03K  C2005 07 31.39758 20 09 08.20 -05 11 35.8          16.9   EP002608
         K05O03K  C2005 07 31.99616 20 15 37.22 -05 56 14.1          16.1 R EP002599
         K05O03K  C2005 07 31.99681 20 15 37.64 -05 56 17.1          16.1 R EP002599
         K05O03K  C2005 07 31.99748 20 15 38.05 -05 56 20.2          16.0 R EP002599
         K05O03K  C2005 07 31.99812 20 15 38.48 -05 56 23.1          16.2 R EP002599
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.15422 20 17 23.37 -06 06 04.5          16.6 R EP002I77
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.15747 20 17 25.38 -06 06 19.1          16.7 R EP002I77
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.16201 20 17 28.26 -06 06 39.7          16.6 R EP002I77
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.19144 20 17 51.01 -06 10 57.0          16.5 R EP002785
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.20741 20 18 01.05 -06 12 08.7          16.4 R EP002785
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.22197 20 18 13.00 -06 13 14.4          16.5 R EP002734
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.22282 20 18 13.55 -06 13 18.3          16.5 R EP002734
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.22369 20 18 14.10 -06 13 22.3          16.5 R EP002734
         K05O03K  C2005 08 01.22455 20 18 14.65 -06 13 26.2          16.5 R EP002734
         K05O03K 2C2005 08 01.28322 20 18 53.35 -06 17 44.8          15.8 R EP002H06
         K05O03K 2C2005 08 01.28580 20 18 55.00 -06 17 56.6          15.9 R EP002H06
         K05O03K 2C2005 08 01.28819 20 18 56.51 -06 18 07.4          15.9 R EP002H06
    
    Observer details:
    599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observers A. Boattini, E. Gregori.  Measurers
        A. Boattini, A. Di Paola, E. Dotto.  0.60-m f/3.1 Schmidt + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        E. Helin, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Maeda.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
        Cassegrain + 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 OK3
    Epoch 2005 July 29.0 TT = JDT 2453580.5                 MPC
    M 354.52997              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30955500     Peri.  189.59860     +0.81213251     +0.57551775
    a   2.1642670      Node   134.81324     -0.52594773     +0.79333531
    e   0.5064356      Incl.    7.77911     -0.25262576     +0.19849032
    P   3.18           H   21.6           G   0.15
    From 18 observations 2005 July 31-Aug. 1.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 OK3                 a,e,i = 2.16, 0.51, 8                   q = 1.0682
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 07 29    19 45.87   -02 33.2    0.0774   1.088   160.1    18.6    17.2
    2005 08 08    21 54.11   -15 56.4    0.0589   1.072   169.8     9.6    16.2
    2005 08 18    00 27.79   -24 41.8    0.0713   1.069   141.0    36.6    17.5
    2005 08 28    01 50.00   -25 11.4    0.103    1.078   129.4    46.4    18.6
    2005 09 07    02 23.84   -24 15.8    0.140    1.100   128.5    45.8    19.3
    2005 09 17    02 35.66   -23 11.3    0.179    1.133   132.3    41.0    19.7
    2005 09 27    02 36.23   -21 55.4    0.221    1.176   138.2    34.6    20.1
    2005 10 07    02 30.65   -20 17.1    0.268    1.227   144.4    28.3    20.4
    2005 10 17    02 22.69   -18 09.3    0.322    1.284   149.5    23.2    20.8
    2005 10 27    02 15.08   -15 36.3    0.386    1.346   151.6    20.6    21.2
    2005 11 06    02 09.52   -12 46.2    0.462    1.410   150.0    20.6    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P02
    

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