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    M.P.E.C. 2005-R56                                Issued 2005 Sept. 12, 12:30 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 QR173

Observations:
     K05QH3R* C2005 08 29.19555 20 36 18.86 +08 49 08.4          18.4 R ER056644
     K05QH3R  C2005 08 29.22049 20 36 23.60 +08 49 20.0          18.4 R ER056644
     K05QH3R  C2005 08 29.24914 20 36 29.01 +08 49 33.1          18.0 R ER056644
     K05QH3R  C2005 09 11.22673 21 21 15.47 +09 28 47.9          19.3   ER056704
     K05QH3R  C2005 09 11.23831 21 21 17.65 +09 28 47.6          19.7   ER056704
     K05QH3R  C2005 09 11.24967 21 21 19.81 +09 28 46.2          19.1   ER056704
     K05QH3R  C2005 09 11.26149 21 21 22.08 +09 28 46.7          19.4   ER056704
     K05QH3R  C2005 09 11.27291 21 21 24.28 +09 28 44.9          19.2   ER056704
     K05QH3R 5C2005 09 12.20532 21 24 35.87 +09 27 37.8          18.6 R ER056673
     K05QH3R 5C2005 09 12.21296 21 24 37.30 +09 27 37.1                 ER056673
     K05QH3R 5C2005 09 12.22350 21 24 39.31 +09 27 36.2                 ER056673
     K05QH3R 5C2005 09 12.23646 21 24 41.76 +09 27 35.4                 ER056673

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
    J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 QR173
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
M 359.42450              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27031737     Peri.   76.76997     +0.80748354     +0.58576169
a   2.3689364      Node   247.33059     -0.56623164     +0.73656167
e   0.5034447      Incl.    4.32998     -0.16538457     +0.33817177
P   3.65           H   20.4           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2005 Aug. 29-Sept. 12.

Ephemeris:
2005 QR173               a,e,i = 2.37, 0.50, 4                   q = 1.1763
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 09 07    21 06.72   +09 28.3    0.214    1.193   147.2    27.2    18.7
2005 09 17    21 40.58   +09 16.2    0.241    1.217   148.4    25.6    18.9
2005 09 27    22 11.64   +08 29.7    0.280    1.250   148.7    24.6    19.3
2005 10 07    22 39.24   +07 33.6    0.331    1.290   147.3    24.7    19.7
2005 10 17    23 03.76   +06 47.3    0.395    1.337   144.3    25.8    20.2
2005 10 27    23 25.81   +06 19.7    0.472    1.390   140.2    27.3    20.7
2005 11 06    23 46.11   +06 13.2    0.563    1.446   135.3    28.8    21.2
2005 11 16    00 05.29   +06 27.4    0.667    1.506   129.9    30.2    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R56

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