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    M.P.E.C. 2005-R02                                Issued 2005 Sept. 1, 11:55 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                       2001 TX44
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2001-U12
    
    Additional Observations:
         K01T44X 5C2005 08 31.42095 03 26 51.23 -20 07 13.8          20.5 R ER002673
         K01T44X 5C2005 08 31.42766 03 26 50.72 -20 07 23.2                 ER002673
         K01T44X 5C2005 08 31.43704 03 26 49.94 -20 07 37.2                 ER002673
         K01T44X 5C2005 08 31.44502 03 26 49.26 -20 07 50.0                 ER002673
         K01T44X 5C2005 09 01.42060 03 25 30.40 -20 32 25.5          20.5 R ER002673
         K01T44X 5C2005 09 01.43611 03 25 29.03 -20 32 48.9                 ER002673
         K01T44X 5C2005 09 01.44769 03 25 27.96 -20 33 07.0                 ER002673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    050831 673  3.8+ 11.6+    050901 673  5.1+ 12.7+    MPO 70302   -0.0028 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2001 TX44                                                            PHA 0.004
    Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
    M 109.41798              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.20468278     Peri.  135.95953     -0.95044777     +0.21758852
    a   0.8747573      Node    57.86146     -0.30356159     -0.80365829
    e   0.5460338      Incl.   15.20233     +0.06707759     -0.55388499
    P   0.82           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    011011 704  0.3-  0.3-    011024 699  0.3-  0.1-    011111 046  0.9+  0.1+
    011011 704  1.0-  0.1+    011024 699  0.1-  0.7-    011111 046  0.9+  0.0
    011011 704  0.2-  1.1-    011024 699  0.0   0.3-    011111 046  1.0+  0.6-
    011014 699  1.3-  1.2+    011024 699  0.6-  0.2-    011115 118  1.0-  0.7+
    011014 699  1.2-  0.7-    011029 608  0.3+  0.2+    011115 118  0.2-  0.2-
    011014 699  0.4+  0.1+    011029 608  0.5+  0.1-    011115 118  0.2-  1.1+
    011014 699  0.1+  0.3+    011029 608  0.1-  0.0     011115 587 (3.5+  0.4+)
    011015 704  0.1-  0.1+    011103 413  1.6+  0.9-    011115 587  1.5-  1.8+
    011015 704  0.1-  0.1-    011103 413  0.2+  1.2-    011115 587  1.7+  0.7-
    011015 704  0.2-  0.4+    011103 413  1.1+  1.1-    011204 413  0.4+  0.4+
    011015 704  0.4+  0.1+    011107 704  0.7-  0.7+    011204 413  0.3-  0.1+
    011015 704  0.0   0.4+    011107 704  0.9+  0.5+    011204 413  0.3+  0.1-
    011015 046  0.1+  0.4+    011107 704  1.3+  0.6+    011205 413  0.4-  0.1-
    011015 046  0.7-  0.2+    011107 704  0.9-  1.0+    011205 413  0.1-  0.5+
    011015 046  0.6-  1.0-    011107 704  0.5-  0.3+    011205 413  0.3-  0.9-
    011015 046  0.1+  0.0     011110 704  1.0-  0.3-    050831 673  0.8-  0.7-
    011015 046  0.9-  0.3+    011110 704  1.3-  0.1-    050831 673  0.1-  0.1+
    011015 046  0.0   0.2+    011110 704  0.9-  0.5-    050831 673  0.0   0.4+
    011017 704  0.3+  0.3+    011110 704  1.2-  0.3-    050831 673  0.2-  0.3-
    011017 704  0.7+  0.1+    011110 704  0.8-  0.1-    050901 673  0.4+  0.1-
    011017 704  0.7+  0.4-    011111 046  1.1+  0.1-    050901 673  0.6+  0.4+
    011017 704  0.5+  0.4+    011111 046  1.8+  0.1-    050901 673  0.2+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2001 TX44                a,e,i = 0.87, 0.55, 15                  q = 0.3971
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 08 28    03 30.77   -18 43.8    0.501    1.247   106.2    51.1    19.8
    2005 09 07    03 16.08   -22 59.1    0.464    1.286   116.9    44.4    19.5
    2005 09 17    02 49.90   -27 34.2    0.433    1.316   127.8    37.1    19.2
    2005 09 27    02 10.58   -31 33.5    0.416    1.337   136.9    30.8    19.0
    2005 10 07    01 21.75   -33 35.9    0.420    1.349   140.3    28.3    18.9
    2005 10 17    00 33.92   -32 56.4    0.445    1.352   136.0    30.8    19.1
    2005 10 27    23 56.73   -30 10.8    0.489    1.347   127.1    36.1    19.5
    2005 11 06    23 32.76   -26 23.9    0.547    1.332   117.1    41.5    19.8
    2005 11 16    23 19.99   -22 21.2    0.611    1.309   107.4    46.1    20.2
    2005 11 26    23 15.28   -18 22.4    0.676    1.276    98.5    49.9    20.4
    2005 12 06    23 16.21   -14 32.0    0.737    1.234    90.3    53.0    20.6
    2005 12 16    23 21.03   -10 48.9    0.789    1.182    82.8    55.7    20.8
    2005 12 26    23 28.43   -07 10.7    0.830    1.120    75.7    58.4    20.8
    2006 01 05    23 37.49   -03 34.4    0.855    1.047    69.0    61.3    20.8
    2006 01 15    23 47.32   +00 01.5    0.862    0.963    62.5    65.0    20.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R02
    

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