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    M.P.E.C. 2005-R28                                Issued 2005 Sept. 6, 11:38 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 RB3
    
    Observations:
         K05R03B* C2005 09 03.25075 23 26 53.80 +26 36 16.7          19.1 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 03.25994 23 26 51.03 +26 34 30.5          18.9 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 03.26902 23 26 48.33 +26 32 44.5          18.8 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 03.27810 23 26 45.67 +26 30 59.0          19.4 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.46372 23 20 56.40 +22 08 00.3          19.0 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.46425 23 20 56.32 +22 07 54.6          19.4 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.46477 23 20 55.96 +22 07 45.6          18.5 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.46529 23 20 55.86 +22 07 35.2          19.3 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.80574 23 19 15.30 +20 38 48.8          18.6 V ER028151
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.80712 23 19 14.75 +20 38 28.0          18.5 V ER028151
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.80851 23 19 14.28 +20 38 06.1          18.4 V ER028151
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.81468 23 19 12.11 +20 36 27.6          18.6 V ER028151
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.97076 23 18 15.19 +19 53 55.0                 ER028118
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.97351 23 18 14.21 +19 53 08.7                 ER028118
         K05R03B  C2005 09 04.97628 23 18 13.16 +19 52 22.6                 ER028118
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.21446 23 16 55.07 +18 44 38.7          17.7 R ER028651
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.21510 23 16 54.81 +18 44 27.1          17.7 R ER028651
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.21575 23 16 54.56 +18 44 16.1          17.7 R ER028651
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.27298 23 16 32.25 +18 27 26.7          17.8 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.27349 23 16 32.03 +18 27 17.4          17.9 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.27402 23 16 31.77 +18 27 07.9          17.8 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.27454 23 16 31.62 +18 26 59.6          17.8 V ER028703
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.33364 23 16 04.83 +18 08 56.4          18.2 R ER028932
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.33849 23 16 02.96 +18 07 28.6          18.1 R ER028932
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.34645 23 15 59.90 +18 05 03.4          18.3 R ER028932
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.35124 23 15 58.08 +18 03 36.4          18.1 R ER028932
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 05.38096 23 15 50.00 +17 54 56.6          17.6 R ER028673
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 05.38348 23 15 49.01 +17 54 11.4                 ER028673
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 05.39022 23 15 46.32 +17 52 07.3                 ER028673
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 05.39514 23 15 44.35 +17 50 37.4                 ER028673
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.96670 23 12 10.14 +14 44 51.9                 ER028595
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.97226 23 12 07.76 +14 42 56.5                 ER028595
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.97345 23 12 08.75 +14 42 44.6          17.2 R ER028952
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.97519 23 12 07.97 +14 42 08.9          17.5 R ER028952
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.97781 23 12 05.35 +14 41 01.7          18.5 V ER028595
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.97984 23 12 05.95 +14 40 32.3          17.4 R ER028952
         K05R03B  C2005 09 05.98259 23 12 04.76 +14 39 34.8          17.6 R ER028952
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.05129 23 11 33.81 +14 15 24.1          18.4   ER028130
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.05269 23 11 33.25 +14 14 55.2          18.3   ER028130
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.05409 23 11 32.58 +14 14 24.7          17.8   ER028130
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.05548 23 11 32.00 +14 13 55.1          18.1   ER028130
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.12772 23 11 10.42 +13 48 27.4          17.7 R ER028649
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.12952 23 11 09.64 +13 47 49.2          17.8 R ER028649
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.13132 23 11 08.86 +13 47 10.6          17.8 R ER028649
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.13313 23 11 08.09 +13 46 32.3          17.7 R ER028649
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.29363 23 09 56.24 +12 48 17.4          17.9 R ER028734
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.29468 23 09 55.76 +12 47 54.2          17.9 R ER028734
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.29573 23 09 55.27 +12 47 30.8          17.7 R ER028734
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.29677 23 09 54.80 +12 47 07.8          17.9 R ER028734
         K05R03B  C2005 09 06.29781 23 09 54.31 +12 46 44.6          17.8 R ER028734
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 06.36581 23 09 25.39 +12 21 32.2          17.5 R ER028673
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 06.36882 23 09 23.98 +12 20 24.9                 ER028673
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 06.37391 23 09 21.59 +12 18 30.0                 ER028673
         K05R03B 5C2005 09 06.38063 23 09 18.45 +12 15 57.7                 ER028673
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    130 Lumezzane.  Observers W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
        A. Soffiantini.  Measurer M. Micheli.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers M. Spolaor, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m
        f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
        0.75-m Newtonian reflector + 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 f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  Measurer D. Tibbets.  0.7-m
        reflector + CCD.
    932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observer M. Robson.  0.4-m f/6.5
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    952 Marxuquera.  Observer J. J. Gomez.  0.36-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 RB3
    Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
    M 230.11313              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.19879654     Peri.  320.36123     -0.62114950     -0.77039232
    a   0.8776184      Node   165.88401     +0.78042106     -0.59131612
    e   0.3937721      Incl.   36.12050     -0.07152810     +0.23841333
    P   0.82           H   22.5           G   0.15
    From 53 observations 2005 Sept. 3-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 RB3                 a,e,i = 0.88, 0.39, 36                  q = 0.5320
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 09 07    23 04.75   +08 07.9    0.0676   1.073   165.7    13.4    17.6
    2005 09 08    22 56.23   +00 13.3    0.0613   1.068   173.5     6.1    17.1
    2005 09 09    22 46.04   -09 14.1    0.0566   1.063   173.0     6.7    16.9
    2005 09 10    22 33.72   -19 59.2    0.0539   1.058   162.2    16.9    17.2
    2005 09 11    22 18.65   -31 19.8    0.0534   1.053   150.0    28.6    17.5
    2005 09 12    22 00.00   -42 15.8    0.0551   1.048   138.0    40.0    17.9
    2005 09 13    21 36.68   -51 54.5    0.0589   1.043   127.0    50.4    18.3
    2005 09 14    21 07.41   -59 47.7    0.0644   1.037   117.6    59.2    18.8
    2005 09 15    20 30.96   -65 50.2    0.0712   1.032   109.8    66.5    19.2
    2005 09 16    19 46.92   -70 09.4    0.0789   1.026   103.3    72.5    19.6
    2005 09 17    18 56.76   -72 57.9    0.0873   1.021    97.9    77.3    19.9
    2005 09 18    18 04.47   -74 31.4    0.0962   1.015    93.4    81.2    20.3
    2005 09 19    17 15.12   -75 08.4    0.105    1.009    89.6    84.4    20.6
    2005 09 20    16 32.30   -75 07.4    0.115    1.003    86.3    87.2    20.9
    2005 09 21    15 57.08   -74 43.6    0.125    0.997    83.4    89.4    21.1
    2005 09 22    15 28.82   -74 07.6    0.134    0.991    80.9    91.4    21.4
    2005 09 23    15 06.25   -73 26.2    0.144    0.985    78.7    93.0    21.6
    2005 09 24    14 48.10   -72 43.0    0.154    0.979    76.7    94.5    21.8
    2005 09 25    14 33.35   -72 00.0    0.164    0.973    74.9    95.7    21.9
    2005 09 26    14 21.20   -71 18.3    0.175    0.967    73.2    96.9    22.1
    2005 09 27    14 11.04   -70 38.3    0.185    0.960    71.6    97.8    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R28
    

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