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    M.P.E.C. 2005-R03                                Issued 2005 Sept. 1, 16:10 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.
    
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                                       2005 QP87
    
    Observations:
         K05Q87P*tC2005 08 31.12952 20 39 22.32 -13 04 51.4          18.2 V ER003691
         K05Q87P tC2005 08 31.14502 20 39 59.02 -13 01 26.7          17.8 V ER003691
         K05Q87P tC2005 08 31.16470 20 40 45.51 -12 57 02.4          18.3 V ER003691
         K05Q87P tC2005 08 31.23030 20 43 17.51 -12 41 56.2          18.4 V ER003291
         K05Q87P tC2005 08 31.23515 20 43 28.80 -12 40 46.7          18.3 V ER003291
         K05Q87P tC2005 08 31.24002 20 43 40.11 -12 39 37.3          18.3 V ER003291
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.25299 20 44 17.19 -12 37 07.8          17.5 R ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.25451 20 44 20.71 -12 36 45.8                 ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.25869 20 44 30.46 -12 35 45.9                 ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.26464 20 44 44.27 -12 34 20.9                 ER003673
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.28851 20 45 32.05 -12 27 56.3          17.8 R ER003854
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.29032 20 45 36.32 -12 27 29.0          17.7 R ER003854
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.29212 20 45 40.54 -12 27 03.1          17.7 R ER003854
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.29287 20 45 50.24 -12 27 30.1          17.8 R ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.29841 20 46 03.25 -12 26 08.5                 ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.30471 20 46 18.01 -12 24 35.7                 ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 08 31.31035 20 46 31.30 -12 23 12.3          17.5 R ER003673
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.81907 21 10 38.09 -10 19 13.9          17.6 R ER003185
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.82266 21 10 46.89 -10 18 20.3          17.9 R ER003185
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.85900 21 12 09.26 -10 09 35.1                 ER003046
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.86052 21 12 12.74 -10 09 13.7                 ER003046
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.90714 21 14 17.12 -09 55 23.4          18.0 R ER003176
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.90744 21 14 17.84 -09 55 18.9          18.0 R ER003176
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.90773 21 14 18.56 -09 55 14.5          17.9 R ER003176
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.90803 21 14 19.25 -09 55 10.0          18.0 R ER003176
         K05Q87P  C2005 08 31.90833 21 14 19.96 -09 55 04.8          18.1 R ER003176
         K05Q87P  C2005 09 01.12747 21 24 36.86 -08 57 22.3          17.9 R ER003649
         K05Q87P  C2005 09 01.12878 21 24 39.99 -08 57 02.2          17.8 R ER003649
         K05Q87P  C2005 09 01.13010 21 24 43.09 -08 56 41.5          17.7 R ER003649
         K05Q87P  C2005 09 01.13141 21 24 46.25 -08 56 21.9          17.7 R ER003649
         K05Q87P  C2005 09 01.13404 21 24 52.47 -08 55 41.6          17.7 R ER003649
         K05Q87P tC2005 09 01.22307 21 28 39.93 -08 30 45.5          18.4 V ER003291
         K05Q87P tC2005 09 01.22842 21 28 52.16 -08 29 22.2          17.8 V ER003291
         K05Q87P tC2005 09 01.23283 21 29 02.17 -08 28 13.4          18.5 V ER003291
         K05Q87P 5C2005 09 01.23924 21 29 23.48 -08 27 06.3          17.5 R ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 09 01.24462 21 29 35.90 -08 25 41.4          17.4 R ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 09 01.25122 21 29 51.05 -08 23 57.8          18.0 R ER003673
         K05Q87P 5C2005 09 01.26071 21 30 12.85 -08 21 28.3          17.5 R ER003673
         K05Q87P 2C2005 09 01.30896 21 31 49.98 -08 08 07.4          17.0 R ER003H06
         K05Q87P 2C2005 09 01.31132 21 31 55.37 -08 07 28.4          16.8 R ER003H06
         K05Q87P 2C2005 09 01.31377 21 32 01.09 -08 06 47.5          17.3 R ER003H06
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
        0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    185 Vicques.  Observer M. Ory.  0.61-m f/3.88 reflector + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Trentman, A. Behere.  0.75-m
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers M. T. Read, S. K"urti.
        Measurer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 QP87
    Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
    M 354.37841              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.72717517     Peri.    1.77497     +0.88208266     +0.47108661
    a   1.2247385      Node   330.11968     -0.43228896     +0.80708589
    e   0.1708646      Incl.    0.31664     -0.18723363     +0.35593507
    P   1.36           H   27.6           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    050831 691  1.0+  0.5-    050831 673  0.1+  0.3+    050901 649  0.5-  0.4+
    050831 691  0.2+  0.3-    050831 673  0.5-  0.1+    050901 649  0.2+  0.2-
    050831 691 (3.5+  0.7+)   050831 673  0.4-  0.0     050901 649  0.1-  0.3-
    050831 291  0.6-  0.2-    050831 185  0.4-  0.3-    050901 291  1.2+  0.6+
    050831 291  0.4+  0.4+    050831 185  1.0-  0.2-    050901 291  0.4+  0.0
    050831 291  1.1+  0.4+    050831 046  1.8+  0.9+    050901 291  1.1-  0.5-
    050831 673  0.9-  0.1-    050831 046  1.2-  0.8-    050901 673  0.1-  0.1-
    050831 673  1.1-  0.1+    050831 176  0.2+  0.2-    050901 673  0.1+  0.3+
    050831 673  0.7-  0.2+    050831 176  0.3+  0.3-    050901 673  0.5-  0.1+
    050831 673  1.2-  0.2-    050831 176  0.9+  0.4-    050901 673  0.7-  0.2-
    050831 854  0.6+  0.5+    050831 176  0.6+  0.5-    050901 H06  0.5+  0.1+
    050831 854  1.0+  1.0+    050831 176  0.7+  0.1+    050901 H06  0.6-  0.7+
    050831 854  0.9+  0.2+    050901 649  0.1-  0.0     050901 H06  0.0   1.7+
    050831 673  0.2-  0.2+    050901 649  0.1+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 QP87                a,e,i = 1.22, 0.17, 0                   q = 1.0155
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 08 28    18 37.00   -20 45.9    0.00966  1.016   123.9    55.6    19.6
    2005 08 30    19 49.34   -16 41.7    0.00810  1.016   139.3    40.4    18.8
    2005 09 01    21 18.31   -09 16.8    0.00754  1.016   159.6    20.3    18.0
    2005 09 03    22 42.40   -00 41.7    0.00820  1.017   172.9     7.0    17.7
    2005 09 05    23 45.59   +05 53.6    0.00986  1.018   162.1    17.7    18.5
    2005 09 07    00 28.67   +10 03.9    0.0121   1.019   153.1    26.6    19.3
    2005 09 09    00 57.88   +12 37.8    0.0147   1.020   147.6    31.9    19.8
    2005 09 11    01 18.24   +14 15.4    0.0174   1.021   144.5    34.9    20.3
    2005 09 13    01 32.89   +15 19.9    0.0203   1.022   142.8    36.5    20.7
    2005 09 15    01 43.72   +16 04.0    0.0233   1.024   142.1    37.1    21.0
    2005 09 17    01 51.90   +16 34.8    0.0263   1.026   142.0    37.1    21.3
    2005 09 19    01 58.15   +16 56.5    0.0293   1.028   142.5    36.6    21.5
    2005 09 21    02 02.93   +17 11.5    0.0324   1.030   143.3    35.7    21.7
    2005 09 23    02 06.57   +17 21.4    0.0355   1.032   144.3    34.5    21.8
    2005 09 25    02 09.29   +17 27.3    0.0387   1.035   145.7    33.1    22.0
    2005 09 27    02 11.27   +17 29.9    0.0419   1.038   147.2    31.6    22.1
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R03
    

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